The SNP is attempting to shift blame for failing to prevent a private plane from departing the UK for Russia after a flying ban was enforced, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. Boris Johnson was questioned by SNP MP Richard Thompson yesterday on why the flight from Inverness to Moscow was permitted to take off … Read more
LONDON: The UK government said Monday it will scrap compulsory Covid tests for fully jabbed arrivals and quarantine for unvaccinated travelers, in what it called “a new phase” in its pandemic strategy. Currently, fully vaccinated arrivals are required to take a lateral flow test within two days, while those not jabbed must self-isolate for 10 … Read more
PARIS: Britain will get Europe’s “fastest operational train” for its new high-speed rail line under a huge deal with a Franco-Japanese joint venture, the companies said in a statement on Thursday. French firm Alstom and Japan’s Hitachi Rail will build 54 trains under contracts worth nearly £2 billion ($2.6 billion, 2.3 billion euros) signed with … Read more
