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Finally, Spain has announced that their mask mandate in public transport will end on 8 February, after that obligation is repealed on the Government's Cabinet Meeting at 7 February Compulsory use of face masks on public transport in Spain ends on 7 February...

I've seen this, although it seems it's not an explicit ban because of safety fears, but because of a lack of space at their trains: Cross Country: For safety reasons, our on-board staff can refuse to allow bikes on board if there is insufficient space on the train. As space is limited, we are...

After Northern, TFL and EMR, Avanti becomes the fourth railway operator in the UK to ban e-scooters in trains and stations. From Tuesday 27 December the devices will be prohibited because of the risk posed by the lithium-ion batteries that are normally in e-scooters. It said these batteries can...

It's true that Renfe has put more limits to book a return on the same day, but there are still hundreds of massive seat bookings until 31 December, that were made before the new rules entered into force. That's some issue the Spanish Minister of Transport says she wants it to be solved before...

With respect to connections, I think Renfe's policy is that, in case of having two different tickets for changing between two trains (not a combined through ticket), the connection is guaranteed if there are at least 60 minutes between the arrival of the first train and the departure of the...

And now the Telegraph has also confirmed that two households may be able to meet outside by Easter; at the same time (just before Easter), non-essential shops and hairdressers could reopen if cases continue to drop at the current rates. In addition, they mention that all primary and secondary...

And we also need to take into account that the inclusion of a country into the red list means an automatic ban for all the direct flights from that country to the UK since this moment, with all the changes / refunds that this circumstance may cause. It is even worse; if you don't take the...

The Telegraph reports that the US and Spain may be added to the UK red list:

There is an interesting interview with Hancock at the Telegraph; he thinks that the vaccine will have been offered to all adults by September and "hopefully a bit before that". He also hopes to live with Covid like flu by end of this year; this is the date where all restrictions may end in the UK.

Exactly; I have found an interesting piece of news about how vaccinations are progressing. Looking at the last graph, if the vaccination pace continues at the current weekly rate, 75% of the UK population (50 million people) will be fully vaccinated (with both doses) by 3 July; therefore, all...

And now we have the last example of trying to move the goalposts: Jeremy Hunt has said that the lockdown should continue until the number of cases falls below 1,000 cases per day; he thinks that the Government should aim to suppress Covid sufficiently to enable a South Korea-style approach of...

I've found an interesting piece of news where it is mentioned that Government officials are looking at March 23 as a realistic date to start the easing of restrictions, and May Day bank holiday as the date when pubs may reopen.

Bad news for the end of restrictions: the Telegraph reports on its front page that the Government is studying to impose a national lockdown from mid January, with the return of shielding and school closures, and it may last until Easter:

And here we have the measures that Boris is expected to impose to London and the South East: https://twitter.com/Carolin64723572/status/1340288874472493059