Lorry drivers on quick trips to UK no longer need Covid test to travel to France
Lorry drivers heading back to France from 11pm on Sunday will no longer need to show a negative coronavirus test if they have spent less than 48 hours in the UK.
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Asking parents to test children for Covid-19 ‘fraught with difficulty’ – union
Asking parents to take responsibility for testing their children regularly for Covid-19 is “fraught with difficulty” and a “huge ask”, the leader of the UK’s largest teaching union has said.
More surge testing ordered after South African Covid variant found in Leeds
More surge testing is being introduced in England after a further discovery of the South African variant of Covid-19.
Government looking at coronavirus testing for pupils to allow return to school
The Government is looking at how coronavirus testing of pupils could help the return to school amid reports that parents may become responsible for tests, a health minister has confirmed.
Covid: Sturgeon to ‘consider’ quarantine exemption for offshore workers
Nicola Sturgeon has agreed to "consider" a move to exempt offshore workers from having to quarantine in hotels when they return from overseas but warned any decision will be subject to the "utmost caution".
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 27 new coronavirus cases across the north-east in the last 24 hours
There have been 27 new coronavirus cases across the north-east in the last 24 hours.
Could rapid Covid testing help entertainment venues reopen?
The Prime Minister has said rapid Covid-19 testing could help entertainment venues, such as theatres and nightclubs, start to welcome back customers once lockdown restrictions are eased.
Exclusive: Scottish prisoners are not Covid tested before jail transfers
Prisons are not routinely testing inmates for coronavirus before transferring them to other jails across Scotland, it has been revealed.
Covid-19 saliva testing strategy could mean easy-to-use home device, experts say
A new two-stage coronavirus saliva testing strategy that is simpler and easier to use than nasal swab tests has been developed by scientists.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: NHS Grampian has recorded 45 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours
NHS Grampian has recorded a further 45 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 46 new coronavirus cases across north-east in last 24 hours
NHS Grampian has recorded a further 46 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
When will foreign holidays resume?
There is growing uncertainty over when Britons will be allowed to go on a foreign holiday amid changing travel restrictions in the fight against coronavirus.
What are the new rules for travel?
New rules for international arrivals are being introduced in a bid to slow the spread of new coronavirus strains.
Relatives providing help ‘must be reunited with care home residents by March’
Relatives of care home residents who provide essential help must be reunited with their loved ones by March, campaigners say.
Door-to-door delivery of tests to find South African variant gets under way
Operations for the door-to-door delivery of thousands of coronavirus testing kits are getting under way across England to help identify cases of the South African variant.
Asymptomatic testing rollout targeted at people unable to work from home
Thousands of rapid turnaround coronavirus tests are being handed out to businesses to test workers without symptoms.
Upcoming BMW i4 showcased undergoing final dynamic testing
BMW has given a sneak peek at its new i4 undergoing final development ahead of its full reveal later this year.
Government’s scheme to test pupils and staff daily in secondary schools ‘paused’
The Government’s programme to test pupils and staff daily in secondary schools and colleges as an alternative to self-isolation will be “paused” in the latest in a string of U-turns.
Passengers face long queues as travel corridors scrapped
Passengers arriving in the UK on Monday faced long queues as new coronavirus travel rules came into force.
Travel corridors closed in UK
Travel corridors allowing people to enter the UK without self-isolating have closed.
Sony begins on-road testing of Vision-S
Sony’s Vision-S concept has been shown undergoing dynamic testing for the first time on roads in Austria.
Schools testing strategy could ‘increase Covid in schools’
The programme of mass testing in schools has been called into question by experts.
Covid: Calls for military personnel to be tested on return to base
Armed Forces personnel are not being tested for coronavirus "regularly" on their return to base from leave.
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘It’s down to all of us’ to keep NHS afloat
"More than at any time in any of our lifetimes, it's down to all of us" to help keep the NHS afloat, Nicola Sturgeon has said, amid a warning that Tayside is just days away from exceeding coronavirus hospital capacity.
Sturgeon defends Test and Protect after detection rate criticism
Nicola Sturgeon has defended the Test and Protect system after a think tank said it was having almost no impact on slowing the spread of coronavirus.
Scotland’s Covid-19 detection rate ‘worst in UK’
Scotland’s coronavirus detection rate is the worst of the UK nations, according to a report from former prime minister Gordon Brown’s think tank.
How do the new travel and Covid testing rules work?
The Government has announced plans to introduce new coronavirus testing requirements for travellers heading to England from abroad.
Fire stations piloted as new sites for Covid-19 testing in rural Scotland
Fire stations are being trialled as new locations for Covid-19 testing in parts of rural Scotland.
London Mayor tells ministers to ‘get a grip’ on foreign arrivals
Ministers must “get a grip” on people arriving in the UK from abroad to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Mayor of London has said, as he backed calls for a full national lockdown.
Push on Covid testing at ports needed, says Labour
Spare capacity in the coronavirus testing system should be used to help deal with the situation at British ports, Labour has said.