First passengers from 'red list' countries pictured checking into UK quarantine hotels

Edinburgh Airport were wrongly stung with hefty fees amid travel restriction confusion in Scotland.All 36 arrivals on a flight from Dublin Airport were mistakenly asked to buy coronavirus test kits worth £210 by Border Force in a costly error with full refunds issued to each passenger.Those flying on the Ryanair service, which arrived in Edinburgh on Friday 26 February, told officials that they did not need the testing kits because they had come from Ireland - a "common travel area", Dublin Live

Covid test kits due to a Border Force mix up.The 36 Ryanair passengers arriving from Dublin last Friday, February 26 argued they were not required to buy the home-testing kits because they had been in Ireland for more than 10 daysThe UK Government's Border Force has apologised for its mistake which caused "general panic."The airport blamed inaccurate guidance from the Scottish Government for the confusion and accused it of a 'lack of engagement', saying 'passengers were paying the price'.Full

direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person reported to have died after testing positive for the disease.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.It was headline news in every newspaper and on every television channel across the country.It shocked us all.Just days later, on March 8, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater

direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person to die after testing positive for Covid-19.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.The news was reported in It was later discovered that At the Manchester Evening News, we made a pledge to pay tribute to the special people across from our region who have died with this terrible disease.We believe that it's important to remember

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direct to your inboxFour travellers were fined £10,000 each after failing to declare they had arrived in the UK from a 'red list' country, police have confirmed.West Midlands Police said the offenders were caught after landing at Birmingham Airport on Monday - the first day that tougher border rules came into force.

direct to your inboxTravellers in quarantine hotels could be slapped with an extra £1,200 bill if they test positive for coronavirus.From 4am on Monday (February 15) it became mandatory for people arriving in England from one of 33 'red list' countries to quarantine in a government approved facility for a minimum of 10 days.The cost for a quarantine hotel stay is £1,750 for a single adult with people only allowed to arrive into Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, London City Airport, Birmingham

expected to pay £1,750  in advance to cover the costs of their isolation and testing.

UK has banned arrivals from 'red list' countries, unless they fall under once of the limited exemptions.

What do you think of the new travel rules? Have your say below “Passengers will have to book these tests through our online booking portal before they travel.