Foreign Travel Advice – UK
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UK Government package to protect ferry freight routes
Vital ferry routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland have been safeguarded, thanks to a multi-million-pound UK Government scheme to help ensure critical freight can continue to move into and…
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UK leads way as nations endorse landmark pledge to make coronavirus vaccines and treatments available to all
UK is one of 20 countries and global organisations, like the WHO, to pledge to give the world access to new vaccines and treatments Pledge follows calls from the PM…
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Prioritising peace and cooperation in the Middle East in the midst of COVID-19
Mr President, as others have said this morning, COVID-19 is a global crisis with testing implications for us all. The virus does not respect borders, nor political, cultural or religious…
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Coronavirus testing extended to all essential workers in England who have symptoms
The biggest widening of access to coronavirus testing made possible due to substantially increased testing capacity Essential workers with coronavirus symptoms can get tested, helping them return to work if…
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Weekly COVID-19 surveillance report published
Stay at home Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home) If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from…
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Thousands more Britons to return to UK on new India charter flights
Once completed, these additional flights will bring the total number of people flown to the UK from India on Government charter flights to over 13,000. Details of the flights are…
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Councils given flexibility with free childcare funding
Councils will be able to move around government funding for free childcare entitlements in exceptional circumstances, to make sure sufficient childcare places are available for vulnerable children and those of…
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Glasgow COVID-19 Mega Lab Opens
Funded by the UK Government, the Lighthouse Laboratory in Glasgow is part of what will be the biggest network of diagnostic testing facilities in British history, alongside other Lighthouse Lab…
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Dame Louise Casey writes to Local Authority homelessness managers and rough sleeping coordinators
Stay at home Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home) If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from…
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Funding boost for remote victim services
£600,000 for charities to offer remote based support services helplines across the UK get funding boost to meet growing demand part of government action to ensure help remains available during…