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Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

SRI LANKA was last week included in the ‘red list’ of Britain, along with seven other countries.

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sudan, and Trinidad & Tobago are the other six countries added to the red list last Thursday (3).


The UK government also announced that as part of a limited trial, from Tuesday (8), direct flights will be permitted to England from countries on the ‘red list’ that were previously subject to flight bans, so long as they arrive at dedicated terminals at Heathrow and Birmingham airports, The Sun reported.

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heavy rain and strong winds hit the UK

UK heads into a cold and unsettled spell as the met office yellow fog warning comes

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Met Office yellow fog warning issued as heavy rain and strong winds hit the UK

Highlights

  • Met Office yellow fog warning issued for southeast England
  • Up to nine hours of heavy rain forecast on Friday
  • Strong winds and coastal gales expected
  • Flood risk rises as rain hits already saturated areas

Fog alert sets the tone for an unsettled weekend

The UK heads into a cold and unsettled spell as the met office yellow fog warning comes into force across parts of southeast England on Thursday night. Visibility drops below 100 metres in places, with ice forming on untreated surfaces before conditions improve on Friday morning.

The warning covers East Sussex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.

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