GOVERNMENT guidance for students returning home for Christmas during the pandemic is welcome but “riddled with holes,” the University and College Union (UCU) said today.

Universities Minister Michelle Donelan has announced plans for a travel window from December 3 and December 9 to allow students to spend the festive period with family. 

She said students travelling home to England from other parts of Britain should undertake at least a fortnight of “refined behaviour” to avoid contracting Covid-19 beforehand.