Updated: May 17 2021, 8:28 ET
TRAVELLERS facing two-hour queues on arrival in the UK have blasted airports as a petri dish for Covid .
It s claimed some people landing at Heathrow this morning had to mingle with arrivals from Covid red-list countries
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Sun-starved Brits have flocked to airports today to head to Portugal as travel restrictions lifted.
Long queues formed at Heathrow and Gatwick Airport from 6am as airports prepare for their busiest day of the year so far.
It comes after an airports chief warned Border Force problems meant passengers face chaos and unacceptable queues when returning to the UK.
One dad, who arrived at Heathrow from New York this morning, tweeted: Been told to join the 1hr+ queue and also that the fast tracking of families with young children is on hold.
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Holidaymakers warned to expect SIX-HOUR airport queues from Monday as Portugal ready to welcome 3,000 Brits a DAY
Updated: 15 May 2021, 13:04
BRITISH holidaymakers travelling to Portugal have been warned to expect six-hour airport queues from Monday.
Around 3,000 sun-seeking Brits a day are due to jet to Portugal from Monday, after the country was placed on the government s Covid safe destination green list.
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Around 3,000 Brits a day are due to jet to Portugal from Monday, amid warnings of six-hour delaysCredit: Reuters
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Portugal is set to cash in on being the only major Euro country on the green list for quarantine-free travelCredit: Alamy
Baroness Helena Morrissey among senior industry allies to launch racial equality campaign
Shifting the narrative to support equality
The Diversity Project s Helena Morrissey
A team of ethnic minority allies from across the asset management community have launched a new campaign to spotlight the success stories of BAME people in the industry.
The campaign, called reboot., aims to use the power of story-telling to offer members of the BAME community role models within asset management, as well as to support positive dialogue regarding racial.
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