12th
March
2010
According to several travel operators and opposition parties in the UK government, the recently deployed electronic border controls, ‘e-Borders’, are not reliable.
Ministers had earlier informed the public that the e-Borders system will check 95 per cent of passenger activities by the end of 2010, but ferry companies and Eurostar told Sky News that they have not agreed a deal with the UK Border Agency yet over the electronic screening system.
The UK Government informed that e-Borders is the country’s forefront to keep the country secured from terrorism and illegal immigration. The advanced system works by electronically checking the details of an [...]
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12th
March
2010
Crowds went to Manchester Airport to receive David Beckham back to London. The midfielder was revisiting the country for the Champions League, where Beckham’s team AC Milan will compete with his old squad Manchester United.
Upon his arrival at the airport, Beckham was given a wholehearted welcome by dozens of fans, reporters and photographers, even though he is now playing for the Italian AC Milan.
As for his comment on the upcoming match, he said that returning back to Manchester as an AC Milan player is exciting. United Manchester emerged as the winner during the first match, with a result of 3-2.
He [...]
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12th
March
2010
The already troubled British travel industry, still mired in ongoing airline disputes, has been dealt another body blow after the RMT union advised that national rail network staff had spoken out in support of a proposed walk-out. This means the threat of a rail strike over the Easter period is now a very real possibility.
Members voted by a favourable 77 percent to take action against network rail whose changes made to working conditions and practices has resulted in around 1,500 job losses.
The RMT union claimed that no call to strike would be made before next Friday’s group meeting. Any decision [...]
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12th
March
2010
A young Singaporean man was yesterday sentenced by a local district court to serve 42 months behind bars following investigations into an alleged car hire scam.
22-year-old Allen Tan Wei Loon pleaded guilty to eight charges, mainly involving cheating and fraud, and was also banned from driving for the next four years after it was discovered that he had been driving without any insurance cover or a driver’s license. The court heard how Loon cheated around S$134,000, the majority of which has already been repaid.
The scandal followed Loon’s response to an advertisement placed online by Ms Lim Lay Lan offering her [...]
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