On Monday 4 October, the amber list combined with the green list to make up the rest-of-world countries that are safe to visit. Here's what you need to know. When it was first announced in May , the traffic light system included a green, amber and red list of countries, with each colour signifying different rules around testing and quarantining.
For countries on the amber list, most recently that meant one pre-departure test, plus quarantine at home for 10 days upon return to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In addition, PCR tests were required on or before day two and on or after day eight of quarantine reduced to day five by paying for the cost of an extra test on that day, though this option has not been available in Northern Ireland.
This changed on Monday 19 July to allow double-jabbed travellers to skip self-isolation and day eight testing when returning from an amber list country, as well as green list countries. However, since Monday 4 October the amber list has been redundant. East coast fisherman have gathered pieces of amber in their nets from the seabed for centuries — why not find some of the treasure for yourself! Return to blog article index.
Join our mailing list to keep up to date on all our special offers, latest properties, news and events. A link to our privacy policy can be found here , and you can unsubscribe from marketing at any time. Pets No Pets 1 pet 2 pets 3 pets No pets allowed. So where did it come from? Despite further searches by Nicholas and Paul Pearson, a Cambridge colleague, only 40 pieces have been recovered so far, the biggest about 4 centimetres long.
Interestingly, this Cretaceous amber occurs with abundant fragments of plant material fossilised into low-grade coal. The researchers found that the spectra have similarities with Cretaceous ambers from Canada and Israel but lack other features thought to be characteristic of these old ambers. This apparent discrepancy between the evidence from the plant fossils and the chemical analysis can probably be resolved, says Norman Hughes, a Cambridge palaeobotanist.
He says that in early Cretaceous times these conifer taxa were still evolving and had not yet become fully distinguishable. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Recommended Amber list countries - full updated list When is the next UK travel update for green list countries?
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