CDC To Require Negative Covid-19 Tests For Airline Passengers Entering U.S. From UK

direct to your inbox Supermarket giant Tesco has announced a set of new rules shoppers must follow, or face being asked to leave - or banned from entering. The changes come after supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Aldi all tightened their rules amidst a surge of coronavirus cases in the UK.

direct to your inbox Airline easyJet has confirmed that cabin crew based across the UK will now be trained to give coronavirus vaccines. Furloughed staff at the operator are being recruited by the NHS to provide innoculation services during the rollout of the jab.

Golden Globe-winner Idris Elba and Riviera and Kick-Ass producer Kris Thykier are entering into a joint venture that will see their respective production companies, Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Thykier’s Archery Pictures, working together on multiple film and TV projects.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip received coronavirus vaccines amid the ongoing pandemic.

The UK government has announced that all international passengers arriving in England will need to show a negative coronavirus test, taken up to 72 hours prior to departure, before travel. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to follow shortly with similar measures.

The country's top soaps will not shut down like last summer – despite the UK entering another national lockdown. It appears EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street are to carry on filming despite the latest strict government coronavirus restrictions.

direct to your inboxA travel ban has been introduced for passengers arriving from South Africa to England.It comes after two cases of another new strain of Covid-19 linked to the country were identified in the UK.From 9am on Christmas Eve (Thursday), visitors arriving in England who have been in or transited through South Africa in the previous 10 days will not be permitted entry.Direct flights will be banned, the Department for Transport said.The ban excludes cargo and freight without

Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated the U.K. and raised fears of food shortages.

direct to your inbox Etihad Airways have announced that all passengers from the UK must now test negative for coronavirus before being allowed to fly. The airline says that it is now mandatory for anyone flying with the operator from the UK to present a negative Covid-19 PCR test result ahead of travel.