The Foreign Office's advice against taking a cruise holiday remains in place.People arriving in the UK from France, Italy, Belgium, Germany and dozens of other countries no longer have to spend 14 days in quarantine.But people who arrived from those countries at an earlier point in the last two weeks will still be expected to complete their period of isolation, On Friday, the UK government changed its advice for Serbia, no longer allowing travellers to return without quarantining.Travel agents told the BBC they were seeing some increased demand for short-haul destinations, but confusion about restrictions both in the UK and abroad remained a problem. But my ethnicity is not relevant when I’ve done something good.”Two of Harper’s killers reportedly came from English Romani backgrounds, with the background of the third unknown. Mr Marigold and his daughter are flying out to see his son in Geneva As the three killers of PC Andrew Harper are jailed, senior officer says the community must not be demonisedA senior police officer has condemned deep-seated prejudice for making it acceptable to label the UK Travelling community “inherently criminal”.Speaking after the three killers of PC Andrew Harper were The three men were jailed on Friday for a total of 42 years.“There seems to be a deep-seated and accepted prejudice that demonises people from the community.
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As Covid-19 cases cross three million across the globe, a Singapore-based university has predicted the end of the coronavirus pandemic in 131 countries with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). UK news ‘End the prejudice against Travellers’ – police chief As the three killers of PC Andrew Harper are jailed, senior officer says the community must not be demonised We are asking for an understanding that we condemn this crime, that it was morally wrong.”McCarthy added: “We want to fight to be part of society, but you get something like this and it pushes us back so far. At the Berkshire site where Long was arrested, English Romanies and Irish Travellers live alongside each other.There are a number of nomadic communities living in the UK – the three most populous being English Gypsies, Irish (and Scots and Welsh) Travellers, and more recently arrived Roma – making up the umbrella group often referred to as the GRT communities.We are asking for an understanding that we condemn this crime, that it was morally wrongIn addition, there are smaller communities, including Showpeople, associated for centuries with travelling shows, and boat-dwellers, as well as New Travellers, many of whom took to the road during the Thatcher era.Clark said that, for some sections of the media, the idea that all Travellers were born criminals would continue to prevail.“This idea that Travellers are born criminals due to genetics and culture goes back to the Holocaust.“It’s depressing to read newspaper columnists who suggest ‘Traveller culture’ makes you a criminal at birth. Nor will their families.“There’s so much shock and horror that this should happen – and to someone in the line of duty. The alleged lack of remorse is unforgivable.”Other prominent figures in the Travelling community used even stronger language.Thomas McCarthy, an Irish Traveller folk singer, said: “PC Harper was somebody’s son. Quarantine rules for people returning to or visiting the UK from certain countries will be eased from Friday. If you do bad, you are always a Traveller. “There is no evidence to suggest we have a disproportionately high crime rate around Traveller sites,” she said.The officer added: “The reality is within the communities you have huge disadvantages such as health, literacy, job prospects. Quarantine rules end today for people travelling to the UK from more than 70 countries and British Overseas Territories. Like any community where you have significant disadvantage, that can be correlated with crime. She said travellers could not bypass the restrictions by flying to airports in England and sample checks would be carried out.Among those setting off on holiday on Friday was Billy Marigold, who is flying with his family to Geneva from Gatwick Airport to celebrate his 60th birthday. These are external links and will open in a new windowTravellers arriving in the UK from dozens of countries no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks from Friday.The rules are being relaxed for arrivals from 75 countries and British overseas territories.However, Scotland still requires people travelling from Spain to quarantine - unlike England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The officer became entangled in a tow rope attached to their Seat Toledo and was dragged at “breakneck” speed for more than a mile along country lanes. And we were so worried about self-isolating on the other side as well. Coronavirus: What are the UK's travel rules and which countries can you visit? "I think confidence is still poor," Alistair Mclean of Dorking Travel in Surrey said.