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London (United Kingdom), Feb 22 (EFE) .- The United Kingdom will begin its de-escalation of confinement, one of the strictest in the world, on March 8 gradually with the reopening of schools, in a process that will consist of of four phases and that would be completed by next June 21.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi strongly condemns the British government's plan to send migrants who arrived illegally in the UK to Rwanda. "We believe that this is all wrong, this is all wrong this deal for so many different reasons", says Filippo Grandi during a press conference in Geneva, a day before the first UK-Rwanda flights are scheduled to take place. SOUNDBITE
The European Union still expects to conclude talks on a post-Brexit fishing rights row with Britain today, according to a spokeswoman, despite London saying it does not recognise the deadline. SOUNDBITE
London/Berlin, Jul 28 (EFE/EPA).- Fully vaccinated people traveling to the United Kingdom from the European Union and United States will not have to quarantine upon arrival, UK authorities said Wednesday.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATIONS AND TRAVELLERS IN GERMANY.
Madrid, Jul 19 (EFE).- The number of flights between the United Kingdom and Spain increased 400% since July 8 as British holiday-makers took advantage of news rules that mean UK residents returning to England from so-called amber destinations no longer have to observe a quarantine period if they are fully vaccinated.The data from the Spanish Airlines Association will come as good news for Spain’s tourism industry, which has seen a boost in bookings as British beachgoers scramble to get abroad this summer.“Today alone there are 31 flights from the United Kingdom, which account for some 6,000 people,” Toni Mayor, president of Hosbec, a hotel and tourism business association in Valencia, told Efe. (Camera: SANTIAGO CASTRO). SHOT LIST: BRITISH TOURIST ARRIVE AT MADRID–BARAJAS AIRPORT, IN MADRID, SPAIN.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).