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US to reopen to British tourists and gas crisis worries

Government
Rob Gill
21 September 2021

Tuesday’s headlines are dominated by the US government’s decision to allow fully vaccinated Britons to visit again from November, while the government struggles to deal with the impact of soaring gas prices.

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The US will reopen to fully vaccinated arrivals in early November, although the full details of the proposals – which were announced on Monday – are yet to be determined.

Meanwhile, ministers remain insistent that there is “no question” of power shortages over the winter in the UK, despite the impact of recent price rises and the potential collapse of many smaller energy firms.

Elsewhere, the Canary island of La Palma has been hit by an earthquake as it struggles to deal with the continuing eruption of a volcano. Here are all the headlines that the travel industry woke up to on Tuesday (21 September)

US to reopen to fully jabbed British visitors