New analysis shows the USA, Israel and Malta are top contenders for the holiday ‘green list’
19 April 2021 • 1:57pm
Malta is likely to be on the ‘green list’ for safe travel this summer
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The USA, Malta, Israel, Iceland, Gibraltar and Ireland are likely to be on the ‘green list’ for safe travel this summer, according to new modelling.
The analysis, carried out by Robert Boyle – former strategy chief of British Airways and its owner IAG – confirms that, according to the Government s “risk” criteria, only eight destinations will make the cut when the green list is unveiled on May 10.
New Zealand and Australia will also be categorised as green, the analysis shows, although both countries are currently closed to foreign arrivals outside of their ‘Tasman Bubble’, which opens today.
Ten hotspots with a fighting chance of the green light (and they can t wait for you to visit. )
From June 1, Malta will welcome fully vaccinated UK visitors. The average temperature soars to 31C in summer
The Canary Islands have started their vaccination programme faster than almost anywhere else in Spain
Israel is the only country with a swifter vaccination rollout than the UK and 60% of the population is covered
Portugal has worked hard to lower its Covid infection rate, more than 6% of the population is fully vaccinated
Fort Ricasoli to be freed from unsightly oil tanks
Government has awarded an alternative site to Ricasoli Port Facility so that the oil tank cleaning facility at Fort Ricasoli in Kalkara can be relocated
19 April 2021, 4:32pm
by Kurt Sansone
The tank cleaning facility occupies Ricasoli Fort s ditch with large tanks. Rinella Bay is situated inside the inlet.
Fort Ricasoli will be rid of massive oil tanks that occupy part of the historic site after parliament approved an alternative site for the tank cleaning company.
The fort in Kalkara lies at the mouth of the Grand Harbour and part of it is used as an oil tank cleaning facility by Ricasoli Port Facility Ltd.
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He had been a constant by her side for almost 74 years, but as the Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest on Saturday, the Queen was a solitary figure, forced to sit alone at St George’s Chapel in Windsor because of Covid distancing rules.
The event, meticulously planned by Prince Philip and adapted to work around restrictions brought about by the pandemic, saw the him praised for his “resolute faith and loyalty” during his time as the nation’s longest-serving royal consort.
Carried towards St George’s Chapel on a Land Rover Defender he had helped to design for the event, the funeral involved more than 730 members of the armed forces in a spectacle that drew scores of onlookers onto the streets of Windsor.