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No holidays until August without more 'air bridge' details, warn tour operatorsour operators have put paid to the idea of a sudden resumption of summer holidays, warning they need up to six weeks notice of changing travel restrictions to take travellers away again.The Government has hinted at plans to announce “air bridge” deals by the end of the month, with a view to allowing overseas travel for the first time since March in early July.But travel firms that have spoken to Telegraph Travel have called the Government’s approach to the return of summer holidays confused, nonsense and incompetent.
Coronavirus: Lockdown to be relaxed in England as 2m rule easedPubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can open from 4 July in England, when social distancing rules will be eased.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people should remain 2m apart where possible but a "one metre plus" rule would be introduced.Two households in England will also be able to meet indoors and stay overnight - with social distancing.The prime minister warned that all the steps were "reversible".
Passport two month backlog puts holidays at riskNormal service has been suspended at the Passport Office, leaving a backlog of delays as air bridge plan sparks hope of summer getawaysTavellers face having to wait as long as two months for new passports, sparking fears holiday makers could lose long-awaited summer breaks worth thousands of pounds.
Coronavirus: UK must prepare for second virus wave - health leadersHealth leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the "real risk" of a second wave of coronavirus.In an open letter published in the British Medical Journal, ministers were warned that urgent action would be needed to prevent further loss of life.The presidents of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, Nursing, Physicians, and GPs all signed the letter.
Elderly Greeks Shun Online Banking, Prefer Standing in LineIn 2020, the age of the Internet and technology, 20 percent of Greeks over 60 years old would switch banks to stand in line and carry out transactions to avoid trying to do it online, a survey has found.It’s not much of a surprise to people who live in Greece as many Greeks won’t use a computer or cell phone to do business or pay bills, preferring to queue in often long lines at utilities and other public services.
Unemployed Greek Hotel Worker Witnesses Daughter Collapse from HungerA 9-year-old girl in Rhodes fainted from hunger earlier in the week as she was waiting with her unemployed mother at a local bakery to buy some bread, in an incident which highlights the desperate state many employees in the tourist sector are now facing in Greece.The girl, who has not been named, is one of the twin daughters of the single mother who is now unable to meet the needs of her family financially, since the 800-euro unemployment benefits given by the government to all hotel workers in the beginning of the health crisis has been exhausted.The local charity “Agia Sofia,” took the little family under its protection and immediately offered basic food necessities to them.The charity’s president, Sofia Mania, told dimokratiki.gr that the unfortunate woman is not asking for handouts, but would like a job so she can once again support her family with dignity, as she has been doing for many years.
Residents surrender Thai city to monkey gangs headquartered in an abandoned cinemaThe Thai authorities have stepped in to reintroduce sterilisation programmes as people cower in their homesResidents of the ancient Thai city of Lopburi are living in fear of marauding gangs of monkeys, as thousands of primates brawl with each other, attack shops, and take over the streets in search of food during the coronavirus lockdown. Lopburi province and the antics of its macaques have long lured hordes of foreign tourists who pose with them for selfies in exchange for free bananas. But as tourism dried up because of the global pandemic so too did the monkeys’ food supplies, prompting a violent turn in their behaviour. Local efforts to offer the monkey mobs some nutrition may have backfired as some say a sugary diet of fizzy drinks, cereal and sweets has fuelled the animals’ sex lives, making their population grow even more....
Local efforts to offer the monkey mobs some nutrition may have backfired as some say a sugary diet of fizzy drinks, cereal and sweets has fuelled the animals’ sex lives, making their population grow even more....
Anyone in the Pyrgi area who can help brighten the area up please get in touch with the local community association.