Friday’s national press headlines cover renewed fears over wait times for passport renewals and the impact of Covid on the high street, as well as more fallout from the latest traffic light update
Passengers travelling to the UK from Spain will, however, be advised to take a pre-departure PCR test instead of an antigen test, while France’s ’amber plus’ status has been scrapped
Huw Merriman, chair of the transport select committee, has hit out at the high cost of PCR tests – branding them an ’unnecessary rip off’ for international travellers
The Biden administration has inter-agency working groups working ’to have a new system ready for when we can reopen travel’, a White House official confirmed to Reuters
Thursday’s national press headlines (5 August) cover the government’s latest traffic light update extensively, including fears new pre-departure testing advice for Spain will cause snags
Chair of parliament’s transport select committee says the government’s decision to bestow so-called ‘amber plus’ status on France highlights the need for more openness from government
Wednesday’s national press headlines hint at a highly anticipated traffic light system update this week, while more teenagers are set to be offered Covid vaccinations
