UK rules on pre-departure Covid tests delayed until Monday New rules requiring international travellers to take a pre-departure Covid test before arriving in England will be delayed until the early hours of Monday. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said last night the delay will give passengers more time to prepare. The rules were originally due to be introduced at 4am tomorrow. “To give international arrivals more times to prepare, passengers will … Read More
Pre-departure Covid tests to be mandatory in England from Friday Mandatory Covid testing will be introduced for everyone arriving in England from 4am on Friday, the Government has confirmed today. All visitors and all residents travelling back to England will need proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken no more than three days before departure. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the test must be ‘of a diagnostic-standard test’ such … Read More
Arrivals to England – including Brits – will need to show a negative test before entry Passengers arriving from all international destinations will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before departing for England to help protect against new strains of coronavirus circulating internationally. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that from next week inbound passengers arriving by boat, plane or train will have to take a test up to than 72 hours before … Read More
Ryanair warns it may axe all UK flights from the end of January Ryanair may cut all flights from the UK and Ireland from the end of January as it blasted governments in both countries for their ‘draconian’ approach to Covid. The drastic warning came as the budget carrier said the new lockdowns will see January traffic fall to under 1.25 million passengers, and plummet further to 500,000 in February and March. The … Read More
Pedestrian Killed near Park of Nations A woman, said by emergency services to be 68-years-of-age, was knocked down and killed on Tuesday near Torrevieja´s Park of Nations. The woman was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing when an articulated truck collided with her as it was leaving the N-332 main road on the slip road that leads to the main entry and exit route to … Read More
Five Arrested in Fake Licence Scam Officers from the National Police have arrested four people for being part of a group who would help people obtain a driving licence by fraudulent means. The officers also charged a fifth person as alleged perpetrators of criminal offences including the disclosure of secrets, document forgery and crimes against the State Administration. The arrests were … Read More
DRIVING LICENCE WARNING. DEADLINE APPROACHING Dear Readers, We have been receiving may enquiries from a lot of clients concerned about the need to exchange their driving licences. As the Brexit deadline of the 29th March approaches rapidly Drivers fromthe UK living in Spain should swap their licence for a local one as soon as possible in case there is… La entrada DRIVING LICENCE WARNING. DEADLINE APPROACHING se publicó primero en BZN INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS. Read More
Trucks May be used to Fight Mobile Phone Use This week, the DGT is running a special campaign on secondary roads, the location of the majority of fatal and serious incidents in Spain, which focussed on the main contributing factor to road traffic collisions, inappropriate speed, driving too close, alcohol and drugs, and not wearing a seat belt or using a mobile phone. It … Read More
Quirónsalud offer free early detection prostate cancer tests The Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja launches a new edition of the free campaign for early diagnosis of prostate cancer on the occasion of the world day of this pathology, which is celebrated on September 15. The initiative consists of carrying out free PSA tests and consultation with the urologist with prior appointment requests to males from the general population and patients from the hospital centre aged 45 … Read More
27 Kilos of Drugs Found in Airport Suitcases Officers from the Guardia Civil have arrested a 48-year-old man at Alicante-Elche Airport, as he was about to catch a flight to Eindohven (Netherlands) with 27 kilos of marijuana hidden in two suitcases. The Guardia Civil report that it was specialist officers from the Office of Fiscal Analysis and Research (ODAIFI) who located the drugs … Read More
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL’S RECYCLE FOR SIGHT MONTH BEGINS WITH A DONATION OF OVER 11,000 PAIRS OF GLASSES On the 16th February Specsavers Opticas launched a campaign to collect 4,500 pairs of unwanted glasses to present to the Lions for their “Recycle for Sight Month” and give the gift of sight to some of the world's poorest people. The respo... Read More
ELCHE STUDENTS TO RACE ECO CAR IN ROTTERDAM Students from Elche University (UHM) were showing off their new Eco car last Tuesday, the 'Datil 15', which they will be entering into the Shell Eco-Marathon this coming weekend on a Rotterdam street circuit. The car is much lighter, has a much improv... Read More