A passenger collapsed at Heathrow Airport border control after waiting in line for a reported seven hours due to delays. Video of the incident shows the traveller lying on the floor while a border force guard kneels at their side. The camera pans out to show numerous people queuing at arrivals, many of whom are sitting down, as if they have been waiting for some time. Freelance journalist Kashif Iqbal shared the video on Twitter on 12 April,.
Foreign holidays are still forbidden despite six hour queues at airports , says Number 10
People should not be travelling unless absolutely necessary, says Prime Minister’s official spokesman
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MailOnline understands that complicated cases are taking 40 minutes rather than the expected four minutes
Only half of desks can be used in passport control at Heathrow because they only have front-facing screens
Heathrow chief solutions officer Chris Garton said the situation at the west London airport was untenable
Passengers are regularly waiting between two and six hours to get tested, he told MPs at a select committee
Mr Garton said the Home Office has not increased the number of border staff checking arrivals to Heathrow
Bosses of Heathrow Airport, British Airways and Jet2 expressed dismay at the completely avoidable queues
They called on Home Secretary to boost border guard numbers as there are often hardly any desks manned
The wider use of electronic passport gates would ensure hassle-free holidays once foreign travel resumes
It comes after a senior Heathrow official told MPs how more than half of arrivals are waiting two or three hours
One woman collapsed at a Heathrow passport control desk after waiting up to seven hours for her paperwork
TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Coinbase briefly worth USD100 billion on NY debut
Thu, 15th Apr 2021 10:51
(Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.
COMPANIES
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made a dramatic stock market debut Wednesday amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. The enterprise, the first company devoted entirely to cryptocurrency to enter the US stock exchange, debuted on the market well above its reference price and quickly rocketed higher before pulling back somewhat. Coinbase opened on the Nasdaq at USD381 per share, 52% above its reference price and rising as high as USD429.54 before finishing the day at USD328.28. The company ended the day with a market value around USD86 billion after topping USD100 billion earlier in the session.