UK holidaymakers in Portugal charged hundreds of pounds to beat quarantine deadline

Holidaymakers scrambling for flights home from Portugal before new quarantine requirements come into force are being charged hundreds of pounds (Nick Ansell/PA)

British holidaymakers scrambling for flights home from Portugal before new quarantine requirements come into force are being charged hundreds of pounds.

People arriving in the UK from Portugal after 4am on Tuesday will need to self-isolate at home for 10 days after the British government moved it from the green list to the amber list.