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Daily Mirror
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Liam Buckler

Retired couple turned away from £4,000 cruise after Covid app stopped working

A retired couple were turned away from a dream £4,000 cruise after their NHS Covid app suddenly stopped working.

Malcolm Walker, 75, and his wife, were due to embark on a long-awaited cruise from Southampton to Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar - having travelled down from Scotland.

However, on April 18, Malcolm was left "astounded" when his NHS Scotland Covid status app underwent a "security update" just moments before his trip.

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