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Spain and Portugal latest countries to ban arrivals from UK

Spain and Portugal have become the latest countries to suspend travel from the UK due to a mutated form of coronavirus which could be up to 70% more transmissible. Spanish nationals and residents will still be allowed to come home after the ban which comes into force on December 22, the country announced. It comes […]

Coronavirus LIVE update: Lockdown rules to stay until HALF of Britain is vaccinated

Nurse with rare condition faints after getting Covid-19 vaccine Stephen Evans, professor of pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said until half of Britons are inoculated with the COVID-19 jab the virus will not reach a “very low” level of circulation. His dire warning comes as a further 190 people who […]

Queen and Prince Philip unrecognisable as classic royal Christmas card revived in colour

Queen Elizabeth has 'no intention' of stepping down says expert As the festive season gets underway, Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, released their annual Christmas card last week showing their young family in front of chopped logs. Prince Charles and Camilla also posted their Christmas card on the official Clarence House Instagram account. But […]

Princess Diana’s humiliating Christmas faux pas over Secret Santa

Princess Diana 'crawling the walls' during Christmases says Burrell The royals exchange gifts on Christmas Eve, in keeping with their German heritage, but they always give each other cheap, joke presents. However, no one thought to tell the young Princess of Wales and she bought expensive Cashmere scarves and other luxury times for her in-laws. The […]

Meghan Markle warning: Prince Edward’s ‘prophetic comment’ about royal life

Prince Edward visits Reading University coronavirus researchers The couple have spoken about how they struggled with public and press scrutiny and desired a more private life. With the anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell decision looming in January, it has emerged that they are not the only royals to struggle with being […]

Christmas visits ban in tier four is 'unenforceable', warn police

Police officers have warned stopping people living in tier four areas travelling over Christmas will be ‘unenforceable’. It comes as 18 million people across the South East have been ordered to ‘stay at home’ over Christmas and are not seeing rules temporarily lifted so they can mix in bubbles. But police say they have little […]

Cash refunds for cancelled Christmas train and coach tickets

Passengers who have cancelled their Christmas travel plans will have their train and coach bookings refunded, the Government has announced. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said customers will not be ‘left out of pocket’ for ‘doing the right thing’ amid the tightening of Covid restrictions across the UK. It came after the Prime Minister curtailed the […]

Boris to hold crisis talks with ministers to prevent Christmas food shortages

Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks with ministers today after France placed a temporary travel ban on the UK, blocking lorries carrying freight from entering the country. The Port of Dover has now closed to all freight vehicles leaving Britain for at least the next 48 hours. Hauliers coming to the UK from […]

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie ‘snubbed Christmas lunch with Queen’

Princess Beatrice 'has questions to answer' over dinner says Ship This year, the York sisters’ Christmas plans are in tatters as they will likely have to spend Christmas apart from each other, and from their parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. The whole York family are trapped in Tier 4 amid the Government’s new coronavirus restrictions […]

First twins in UK born with Covid have recovered and are home for Christmas

The mother of twin babies who are believed to be the first in the UK born with Covid-19 has said she feels ‘blessed’ as they prepare to celebrate their first Christmas together. Sarah Curtis, 34, says enjoying the festive period with her family is the ‘greatest gift’ she could ever ask for. She said it […]