Mother in tears after being denied Covid test following 90-minute journey in UK

Kirstie Penman said she started crying after being turned away from a test centre (Kirstie Penman/PA)

A mother was left in tears after travelling an hour-and-a half for a coronavirus test, only to be turned away on arrival.

Kirstie Penman, 21, a student from Wrexham, initially rang her doctor seeking antibiotics for a bad chest but was informed she would need to get a test for Covid-19 instead.