Travel & Culture
- Evening Standard
Royal Shakespeare Company makes masks mandatory at theatres
The company has announced that face coverings for audience members will be mandatory from Tuesday, following new Government advice.
- The Telegraph
Ski holidays in France could be hit by new Swiss quarantine rule
Ski holidays have been thrown into chaos amid confusion over the impact of Switzerland’s decision to impose a 10-day quarantine.
- The Guardian
Where to start with Stephen Sondheim: 10 of the best from the maestro
Discover the musical theatre titan through the life-changing cast album of Company, Imelda Staunton’s phenomenal turn in Gypsy, starry birthday concerts and his essential book on lyric writing
- The Guardian
Life Between Islands review: displaying the power and passion of Caribbean-British art
Resistance and defiance and celebrations, arrivals, departures and returns: from photographs of protests to a Union Black flag, this timely show is an unmissable testament to creativity
- The Telegraph
Make PCR tests free to stop the holiday rip-off, say Tory backbenchers
PCR swabs must be made free to avoid holidaymakers being ripped off, the head of the backbench Tory group has said, as test firms started to hike prices.
- The Telegraph
Virgin Atlantic push to raise £400m in rescue funds thrown into doubt
An effort by Virgin Atlantic to raise £400m in rescue funding has been thrown into doubt by fears of new travel curbs, raising concerns among industry observers about its prospects over winter.
Evening StandardOPINION - Talking Point: Have new Covid travel restrictions impacted your holiday plans?
From 30 November, anyone returning to the UK will have two days to take a PCR test. Lateral flow tests will no longer be accepted, and you’ll have to self-isolate until you have proof of a negative test result. To enter the UK from one of these countries you must be a UK or Irish national or resident, and you’ll be required to isolate in a quarantine hotel for 10 days.
- Evening Standard
Covid travel: Hassle-free holiday guide to the countries you can visit without quarantine
10 easy options for your next trip
- The Guardian
‘He was a god for us’: actors on being side by side with Stephen Sondheim
Musical theatre stars Jenna Russell, Daniel Evans and Janie Dee remember working with their hero, and the unique demands and rewards of his songs
- The Telegraph
How fresh Covid restrictions are keeping families apart and ruining travel plans
Ten countries are on the red list, Switzerland has effectively banned British travellers, EU countries are tightening entry rules – and Nicola Sturgeon is calling for an eight-day quarantine for all UK arrivals… our travel horizons are becoming murkier by the day.
- The Telegraph
Six Londoners arrested over Airbnb cocaine trafficking operation
Six Londoners have been arrested for running a major international drug dealing network in Antwerp out of a number of holiday rental properties including Airbnbs.
- Evening Standard
Kasabian star Serge Pizzorno joins Banksy in art show
Art is the new rock ‘n’ roll for Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno as the musician joins Banksy in a new exhibition in west London. Pizzorno, who exhibits his work under the name daft-apeth, is not the only artist on show with a background in the music business. Also involved is Jamie Reid whose best known works include the cover for the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols and singles including Anarchy in the UK.
- The Telegraph
What to look out for with Lastminute's Covid refunds policy
Gill Charlton has been fighting for Telegraph readers and solving their travel problems for more than 30 years, winning refunds, righting wrongs and suggesting solutions. She takes on a different case each week – so please send your problems to her for consideration at asktheexperts@telegraph.co.uk. Please give your full name and, if your dispute is with a travel company, your address, telephone number and any booking reference. Gill can’t answer every question, but she will help where she can a
- The Telegraph
The dilemmas facing skiers this winter, from lockdowns to travel bans
It was almost too good to be true. We were sliding into the ski season without a bump in our path, then in a matter of days travel restrictions around the globe went from being in the favour of skiers and snowboarders, to threatening to push the start of the ski season off a cliff.
- Evening Standard
Omicron variant: ‘I’m pregnant and stuck in South Africa — then my husband was stabbed’
My husband and I am among the hundreds, if not thousands, of UK citizens who are currently stuck in South Africa. Oh, and I am 32 weeks pregnant with my first child. Like many of the 200,000 South Africans living in the UK, Steve - my husband - was excited to finally be flying home after a long 18-month travel ban.
- Evening Standard
Black Friday Cyber Monday flight and holiday deals 2021: Travel offers from easyJet, Booking.com, British Airways and Virgin
Jaw-dropping offers for your next getaway, these prices are too good to miss
- The Telegraph
How long will travel restrictions last, and other omicron questions that need answers
Travel restrictions are back. After months of loosening our shackles, permitting a slow but steady recovery for an industry that employs tens of millions of people around the world, the red list is back and testing requirements have been tightened.
- Evening Standard
Windrush mural at Brixton Tube station to star in Tate show
A huge mural tribute to the Windrush generation originally designed for Brixton tube station is going on show at the Tate. The work called Remain, Thriving, is three and a half metres long by almost two metres and was made by Nigerian artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby. It shows a scene in an imagined south London front room where the grandchildren of original Caribbean immigrants have gathered together surrounded by photographs and furniture that recall the post-war generation who came to Britain from the Commonwealth.
- Evening Standard
UK Covid travel: What countries are on the red list?
Everything you need to know about the latest travel announcements
- The Guardian
Royal Ballet dancer to auction world’s first ballet NFTs
Royal Ballet dancer to auction world’s first ballet NFTs. Natalia Osipova hopes to ‘broaden appeal’ of ballet by selling unique digital copies of performances
- Evening Standard
Omicron Covid variant: How could the latest UK red list update affect my travel plans?
The emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid has caused shockwaves across the world, with countries scrambling to close their borders to curb its spread. Ministers have announced a ban on travel from ten countries in southern Africa where the variant is thought to be in circulation. The Government red list for travel means arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia will have to quarantine for 10 days.
- Evening Standard
New Covid travel rules ‘completely ineffective’
From 4am on Tuesday fully-vaccinated people entering the UK will be required to self-isolate until they receive a negative result from a PCR test.
- The Telegraph
The gritty, eccentric town that's as authentically English as you can find
The sea shimmered in the late November sun, while cold water swimmers rippled its silvery surface. On the water’s edge, families huddled around polystyrene pots, jabbing cockles with plastic forks. Above the old customs house a Union Jack hung limply.
- The Telegraph
The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre, review: if ever a wonderful show there was...
In 1974 came the premiere, in Baltimore, Maryland, of The Wiz, a new stage musical based upon L Frank Baum’s beloved children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A world away from the famous 1939 film version starring Judy Garland, the new show was distinguished by its use of African-American popular music and its being performed by an entirely black cast.
- Evening Standard
Life Between Islands at Tate Britain review: a captivating collection of cracking Caribbean art
5/5 This exploration of the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain in art across eight decades is utterly absorbing
- HuffPost UK
Omicron Variant: All The Covid Rules Changing In England This Week
Face masks are back, isolation is changing and travel is tighter – the new Covid rules in case you missed them.