Four fined £10,000 at Birmingham airport for not declaring arrival from 'red list' country

Travellers entering UK must complete passenger locator form and lying about place of departure can lead to prison

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Four passengers at Birmingham airport have been fined £10,000 for failing to declare they had travelled from a “red list” country on the first day the restrictions came into force.

British and Irish nationals or UK residents who have been in a country deemed a high coronavirus risk in the previous 10 days are required to book a 10-day quarantine package, costing £1,750 per adult, as the government seeks to limit the spread of new and potentially more dangerous variants arriving from abroad.

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