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The UK Nations Are Split Over Their Approach To Coronavirus Quarantine Rules And It's Causing Chaos For Holidaymakers
The UK Nations Are Split Over Their Approach To Coronavirus Quarantine Rules And It's Causing Chaos For Holidaymakers
Coronavirus
Holidaymakers and travel firms have been left baffled by increasingly divergent approaches taken by the UK, Welsh and Scottish governments to imposing quarantine restrictions on those returning from abroad.
Government urged to freeze rail fares after warning ‘slap in the face’ 1.6% season ticket hike will price passengers off trains
Transport
Government urged to freeze rail fares after warning ‘slap in the face’ 1.6% season ticket hike will price passengers off trains
Boris Johnson promises to be ‘absolutely ruthless’ about adding France to coronavirus quarantine list
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson promises to be ‘absolutely ruthless’ about adding France to coronavirus quarantine list
Cabinet minister Grant Shapps cuts short Spain holiday after being swept up in quarantine move
Coronavirus
Cabinet minister Grant Shapps cuts short Spain holiday after being swept up in quarantine move
Boris Johnson unveils £2bn fund to build thousands of miles of new bike lanes as part of anti-obesity drive
Health
Boris Johnson unveils £2bn fund to build thousands of miles of new bike lanes as part of anti-obesity drive
Dominic Raab says Government ‘cannot make apologies’ for surprise u-turn on Spain travel rules
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab says Government ‘cannot make apologies’ for surprise u-turn on Spain travel rules
Grant Shapps promises Northern leaders a ‘direct line to ministers’ as part of £600m railway boost
Transport
Grant Shapps promises Northern leaders a ‘direct line to ministers’ as part of £600m railway boost
The House Live
Our transport sector must be run for the benefit of passengers, not for private profit
Political parties
By Jim McMahon MP
Our transport sector must be run for the benefit of passengers, not for private profit
Government must deliver a green recovery for transport by 2030
Environment
By Kerry McCarthy MP
Government must deliver a green recovery for transport by 2030
Cleaner air under lockdown could be made permanent with action to decarbonise transport Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Cleaner air under lockdown could be made permanent with action to decarbonise transport
Most read
The Overseas Operations Bill is damaging to both our troops and our international standing
The Overseas Operations Bill is damaging to both our troops and our international standing
By Dan Jarvis MP
Defence
A Member Of Sage Has Claimed The “Trivial” 10pm Curfew Will Have Little Impact On Slowing Coronavirus Infections
A Member Of Sage Has Claimed The “Trivial” 10pm Curfew Will Have Little Impact On Slowing Coronavirus Infections
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak Has Cancelled The Budget And Will Reveal A Furlough Replacement Scheme Tomorrow Instead
Rishi Sunak Has Cancelled The Budget And Will Reveal A Furlough Replacement Scheme Tomorrow Instead
Coronavirus
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The Breakfast Briefing: U-turn if you absolutely have to, PLUS Priti Patel’s Covid quarantine plan
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: U-turn if you absolutely have to, PLUS Priti Patel’s Covid quarantine plan
Your essential morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster from the PoliticsHome team
Transport news
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM appoints new Chief Executive Sarah Sillars to champion driving and riding skills
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has appointed Mrs Sarah Sillars OBE, one of the leading women in British industry, as its new Chief Executive Officer as she returns full-time to the automotive sector.
Partner content
Transport
By Mott MacDonald
MTEW consortium to provide environmental and sustainability services for Crossrail 2
A consortium including Mott MacDonald, Temple, ERM and WSP (referred to as MTEW) has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) to provide environmental and sustainability services for Crossrail 2. The consortium will provide input to the developing project plans and the funding case.
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driving test doesn’t equip new motorists for life on the road, says IAM and young drivers’ group
Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and young driver safety organisation the Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust are calling for the UK driving test to be revamped to make it more relevant to the real world risks that young drivers will face as they start their driving careers.
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM calls for traffic education to become part of the National Curriculum
Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for traffic education to become an integral part of the National Curriculum, in an effort to cut the numbers of young people killed and injured on UK roads.
Partner content
Health
By Guide Dogs
Department for Transport needs to urgently address dangers of shared surfaces
Guide Dog's responds to Lord McAvoy'soral question in the House of Lords for the Governments assessment of the impact of shared space crossings on the safety of blind and partially sighted people and other people with a disability.
Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM statement on Scottish drink-drive limits
An IAM survey statistics report from October 2014 found over 47% of respondents support adopting Scottish drink-drive laws across England and Wales in order to reduce the number of accidents taking place on UK roads.
Driverless cars – a motoring heaven or hell? Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driverless cars – a motoring heaven or hell?
Neil Greig, Director of the Institute of Advanced Motorists Policy and Research, questions the safety risks involved in achieving a future with driverless cars.
Transport Secretary launches Christmas Designated Driver Campaign Partner content
Transport
By Coca-Cola European Partners
Transport Secretary launches Christmas Designated Driver Campaign
MPs & Peers joined people from across the transport and pub sectors to launch this year's Designated Driver Campaign in parliament.
Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs calls for pavement parking ban as three quarters forced into road
Almost three quarters of UK adults (74%), have been forced to walk into the road because of a vehicle parked on a pavement, according to a survey commissioned by Guide Dogs. The charity is leading a campaign to call for a new law to ban parking on pavements and is asking politicians to back a private members bill which will be tabled on 12 September.
Too many people heading for a destination unknown Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Too many people heading for a destination unknown
Guide Dogs UK supports Jim Shannon MP’s Bill calling for AV technology on buses, giving back independence to the blind.
Partner content
Transport
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Driverless car road trials could lead to huge societal benefits – providing they tackle the big issues: acceptance, liability and safety, says IET
Welcoming the results of the UK driverless car road trials announced today by the Government as part of the Autumn Statement, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) outlines the big challenges for the trials to address.
Partner content
Transport
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
National Infrastructure Plan
Simon Harrison from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Energy Policy Panel said:
Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group celebrates double win at IR Society Best Practice Awards
The Go-Ahead Group has been recognised by the Investor Relations Society Best Practise Awards in the FTSE 250 category for
New manifesto focuses on young drivers Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
New manifesto focuses on young drivers
High speed rural roads should be part of the driving test, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).
Pavement Parking Law - ensuring a safe passage Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Pavement Parking Law - ensuring a safe passage
Guide Dog’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, Jennifer Keen, explains why pavement parking is a major fear for people without sight and how their Streets Ahead campaign is fighting to end it.
Lord Low: Pavements are for people, let’s keep it that way Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Lord Low: Pavements are for people, let’s keep it that way
Lord Low of Dalston wants to end pavement parking, an anti-social behaviour that makes the pavement dangerous for people with disabilities.
Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs puts MPs in the bus driver’s seat
When one Guide Dog owner told Guide Dogs Campaigns Team that getting off buses that arent fitted with audio visual (AV) announcements was like a game of chance this was the inspiration for their most recent Party Conference stand.
Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Minister for Transport responds to campaigners on Pavement Parking
Over the past 6 weeks Guide Dogs campaigners have been writing to Robert Goodwill MP, the Minister for Transport, asking him to support two bills that would bring an end to problem pavement parking in England, Scotland and Wales.
Engineers welcome HS3 plan Partner content
Transport
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Engineers welcome HS3 plan
A new high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds will help the North compete with London, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Partner content
Transport
By British Air Transport Association
BATA reaction to interim report by Airports Commission
Simon Buck, Chief Executive of the British Air Transport Association (BATA), responding to the publication today of the Airports Commission Interim Report, said:
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line Partner content
Transport
By Network Rail
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line
Four major junctions will be replaced on the West Coast Main Line this summer, Network Rail has announced.
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line Partner content
Transport
By Network Rail
Network Rail to upgrade West Coast line
Four major junctions will be replaced on the West Coast Main Line this summer, Network Rail has announced.
OFT to investigate 'excessive' car accident costs Partner content
Transport
By Association of British Insurers
OFT to investigate 'excessive' car accident costs
Insurers have welcomed the decision of the Office of Fair Trading to refer the credit hire and credit repair markets to the Competition Commission.
EventsAll
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
2020
Central London
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
2020
Central London
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference
2020
Central London
The Building Regulations and Fire Safety Conference
NHS Parliamentary Awards
2021
House of Commons
NHS Parliamentary Awards