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Lorry driver shortage: Government working on temporary visa scheme
A shortage of drivers has disrupted supply chains and fuel deliveries, with vehicles queuing for petrol.
Supply chain crisis: Tories poised to U-turn on foreign worker visas
Boris Johnson believed to have overruled ministers unwilling to compromise on post-Brexit immigration as forecourt queues mountMinisters are poised to agree an extraordinary post-Brexit U-turn that would allow foreign lorry drivers back into the UK to stave off shortages threatening fuel and food supplies.Boris Johnson ordered a rapid fix on Friday to prevent the crisis escalating. Ministers met in an attempt to agree a short-term visa scheme permitting potentially thousands more lorry drivers from abroad to come to the UK. Continue reading...
Nicola Sturgeon U-turn over Covid tests after travel industry outcry
NICOLA Sturgeon has climbed down after a backlash from the tourism industry and abandoned plans for continued Covid tests for international travellers to Scotland.
Thousands stuck in huge queues at Heathrow as e-gates fail
Thousands of passengers are stuck in huge queues at Heathrow airport after a systems failure at the e-gates operated by Border Force.
Saturday, 25 September 2021
BBC News
- Airport arrivals hit by passport gate failurePassengers arriving at UK airports suffer delays after an IT problem hits self-service passport gates.
Financial Times
- Passport gate failures leave UK passengers queueing for hoursTechnical problem hits vital automated border control system at airports across the country
The Guardian
- Delays at UK airports as IT failure hits biometric passport gatesProblems at Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh and East Midlands now resolved, says Home OfficePassengers arriving at airports across the UK faced major queues on Friday after an IT failure hit the electronic passport gates operated by Border Force.Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh airports all reported problems with the gates, which allow travellers with biometric passports to pass through border control without a manual inspection. Continue reading...
The Herald
- Nicola Sturgeon U-turn over Covid tests after travel industry outcry NICOLA Sturgeon has climbed down after a backlash from the tourism industry and abandoned plans for continued Covid tests for international travellers to Scotland.
Times Online
- Covid in Scotland: U-turn means Scottish passengers no longer need PCR tests [Subscription]People will no longer have to pay for PCR tests before they fly abroad after the Scottish government brought its policy into line with England’s.
- Rolls-Royce embraces spirit of electric innovation [Subscription]An air speed record attempt is a sign of things to come for the engineering giant
- Chaos at Heathrow and other airports as electronic passport gates fail [Subscription]Passengers faced delays of up to four hours at Britain’s borders yesterday after electronic passport gates failed, causing chaos at airports.
City AM
- Heathrow meltdown: Thousands of passengers including Louis Theroux unable to enter UKDocumentary maker Louis Theroux was among thousands of passengers unable to enter the country as a result of e-gate failures The post Heathrow meltdown: Thousands of passengers including Louis Theroux unable to enter UK appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- Heathrow Airport CHAOS as 'thousands' of passengers are stuck in three-hour queuesPassengers arriving into Heathrow Airport this morning faced scenes of total chaos as travellers fumed over queues of people into the 'thousands', and three-hour wait times.
Birmingham Post
- CMA probes Babcock's £10m sale of oil and gas helicopter businessWatchdog will look at CHC's acquisition of business which ferries oil and gas workers to North Sea rigs by chopper
London Evening Standard
- Thousands stuck in huge queues at Heathrow as e-gates failThousands of passengers are stuck in huge queues at Heathrow airport after a systems failure at the e-gates operated by Border Force.
Aviation Industry
- Government's proposals for delivering net zero aviation incoherent and inadequateA summary of our response is below. To read our written evidence in full, click here. The Government is proposing a trajectory for aviation emissions with regular policy reviews. Setting … The post Government's proposals for delivering net zero aviation incoherent and inadequate appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
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