France mulls tighter UK travel rules to tackle Omicron

France said yesterday it could tighten border controls to protect against the Omicron Covid variant, which is infecting a huge number of people in Britain.

France currently requires a negative Covid test result less than 48 hours old for arrivals from outside the European Union even if they are vaccinated.

But government spokesman Gabriel Attal said officials were "always looking at how we can strengthen our rules at the border".