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Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

SRI LANKA was last week included in the ‘red list’ of Britain, along with seven other countries.

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sudan, and Trinidad & Tobago are the other six countries added to the red list last Thursday (3).


The UK government also announced that as part of a limited trial, from Tuesday (8), direct flights will be permitted to England from countries on the ‘red list’ that were previously subject to flight bans, so long as they arrive at dedicated terminals at Heathrow and Birmingham airports, The Sun reported.

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Sandeep Shingadia named interim transport chief for West Midlands

Sandeep Shingadia of transport for West Midlands

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Sandeep Shingadia named interim transport chief for West Midlands

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Highlights

  • Sandeep Shingadia takes over as Interim Executive Director of TfWM on November (14).
  • He brings nearly 28 years of transport sector experience to the role-.
  • Shingadia replaces Anne Shaw, who stepped down after eight years in leadership

Sandeep Shingadia has been appointed as the temporary boss to oversee all transport operations across the West Midlands. He will take up the position of interim executive director at transport for West Midlands (TfWM) on November (14), while the organisation continues its search for a permanent appointment. The role became vacant after Anne Shaw stepped down following eight years of service.

Shingadia brings nearly 28 years of experience in the transport sector to the position. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, board director at Colmore Business District, board director at European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA), and vice-president at the Network of Metropolitan Areas and Regions (METREX).

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