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UK: Three jabs needed for Covid pass – and £10k fine for fakesDecember 14, 2021UK: Three jabs needed for Covid pass – and £10k fine for fakesPeople may need three jabs to use Covid passes for entry to large venues in England by next month, the UK health secretary Sajid Javid has said.Scotland and Wales call for 8-day quarantine for UK arrivalsNovember 29, 2021Scotland and Wales call for 8-day quarantine for UK arrivalsThe Scottish and Welsh governments have called for an eight-day quarantine for all arrivals into the UK following the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.US to end Covid travel ban for UK and EU travellersSeptember 21, 2021US to end Covid travel ban for UK and EU travellersThe US is set to lift its Covid-19 travel ban, admitting fully vaccinated people from the UK and most EU countries from early November.All clear No spike in cases after UK business events pilotsAugust 23, 2021All clear No spike in cases after UK business events pilotsThere were no reported transmissions of Covid-19 at either of the business events that took place as part of the UK government’s Events Research Programme.UK: 15 people out of 60 000 test positive for Covid-19 after pilot eventsMay 23, 2021UK: 15 people out of 60 000 test positive for Covid-19 after pilot eventsJust 15 people out of 60,000 tested positive for Covid-19 following attendance at one of nine Events Research Programme pilot events in the UK earlier this month.Further blow to meetings as UK plunges back into lockdownJanuary 5, 2021Further blow to meetings as UK plunges back into lockdownPrime minister Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown in England, expected to remain in place until the middle of February.Scotland hosts almost a third of association meetings in UKMay 29, 2020Scotland hosts almost a third of association meetings in UKScotland’s meetings industry leaders were in celebratory mood after the latest ICCA rankings revealed that the country accounted for almost a third (31%) of the association events held in the UK in 2019.Mammoths effort wins National Education Union contractOctober 29, 2018Mammoths effort wins National Education Union contractManchester-based agency the Mammoths (formerly Mammoth Events) has secured a three-year contract to produce the conference for the UK’s largest education union, the National Education Union (NEU).The Meetings Show announces keynote speakersJune 13, 2018The Meetings Show announces keynote speakersThe Meetings Show has announced the keynote speakers for its 2018 education programme.Record figures as Bristol events worth £259m last yearAugust 1, 2017Record figures as Bristol events worth £259m last yearBristol's conference and business events industry has reached its highest economic impact on record, surpassing £259 million last year.



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