Frustration at US failure to reveal reopening date

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View online October 05, 2021   1 / Government frustrated at US failure to reveal date country will open up to British travellers The British government is growing increasingly frustrated at the failure of Joe Biden's administration to name a precise date for the lifting of travel restrictions, with just weeks to go until air travel to the US is supposed to resume.   The White House said on 20 September that fully vaccinated foreign nationals would be allowed to enter the US from "early November", but the US Department for Transportation today told The Independent it had no further information about exactly when the change will be implemented.   It leaves thousands of UK passengers in limbo waiting to hear when they can visit family and friends in the US or take holidays in popular destinations like New York, Florida or California.   2 / Five arrested after Iain Duncan Smith assaulted with traffic cone outside Tory conference 'I nearly knocked them out', says former Tory leader as Jacob Rees-Mogg also confronted in street   3 / London flooding hits roads and causes Tube closures Flooding has caused major disruption to Tube lines across London 4 / Secrets of rich and powerful exposed in the Pandora Papers met with a weary shrug The revelations are eye-catching, but the test will be whether they lead to major reform   5 / British Airways to bring back the A380 'SuperJumbo' jet World's biggest plane will warm up on short-haul hops to Frankfurt and Madrid The Big Question     What is the Pandora Papers leak? The secret offshore wealth of more than 300 world leaders, politicians and influential figures in the business world has been revealed in one of the largest ever leaks of financial data.   The Pandora Papers investigation, which involved a consortium of some 600 journalists from a variety of global media outlets, is based on the leak of some 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies around the globe.   Some 35 world leaders and more than 100 billionaires are implicated in the leaked documents. So what are the most damaging revelations and how do they affect the likes of  ex-British prime minister Tony Blair, associates of Russian president Vladimir Putin, King Abdullah of Jordan, and Czech prime minister Andrej Babis? Read the full story >   Watch / Bear discovers lost GoPro, turns it on, starts recording himself NUMBER OF THE DAY 600 The number of seats on a Airbus A380 "SuperJumbo" jet, which British Airways is said to be bringing back next month, despite a prevailing view that the aircraft's economics had made it unsuitable for post-Covid operations QUOTE OF THE DAY "If you consider the circumstances under which she's had to grow up, and what she's achieved, then anyone can make a mistake."    –  Cabinet minister Michael Gove on Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner calling the Conservatives "scum" last month. He claimed it was because of her childhood in a poverty-stricken family Other stories you might like BBC may not exist in 10 years, says Nadine Dorries in attack on 'elitist' broadcaster New hope for sickle cell disease as first new drug in 20 years is approved Brexit: Sign up to The Independent's virtual event exploring the hidden costs of leaving the EU If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters.     Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.