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must now quarantine for m days because of a spike in cases there. with holidays now in chaos spain's foreign minister urges british government to reconsider but the foreign secretary defends the decision. spain is safe, is safe for spaniard, safe for tourist. we must take these measures to across the risk of reinfection into the uk given the serious spike in cases in spain. reinfection into the uk given the serious spike in cases in spain. the body of the late congressmanjohn lewis makes a finaljourney in selma, alabama crossing the famous bridge
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where he helped lead a march for voting rights in 1965. as infections continue to rise across the country a report on the desperate plight of coronavirus patients in india's countryside. and the two time oscar winner, dame olivia de havilland, who starred in gone with the wind, has died at the age of 104. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk government has defended its move to re impose defended its move to reimpose quarantine restrictions on travellers arriving back from spain. it says that the latest data on coronavirus infections across the spanish mainland meant
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that it had to act. everyone now coming into the uk from any part of spain is now being told to self—isolate for two weeks. the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, said the government would "not apologise" for the decision. the figures from spain show a particular spike in the number of positive covid—19 tests in the north. it's feared the country could be experiencing a second wave of coronavirus. as a result, europe's biggest travel company, tui, says it has decided to cancel all holidays to mainland spain for the next two weeks. but the spanish government insisted that the country remains safe for both spaniards and tourists. more than 18 million british tourists went to spain last year making it the uk's most visited tourist destination. our correspondent guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. for thousands of british holiday—makers, relaxation suddenly turned to frustration here in barcelona. it's a bit crazy, considering the restrictions in place in spain already
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are really good with the mask, disinfecting everything, hand wash in the shops, that is better than what we have in london. others think it's the right move. since the number of cases here in spain are rising, i think it is probably a sensible measure and i was expecting it. the decision has major implications for spain. britons make up nearly a quarter of all those who travel to the country. several parts of spain like barcelona are grappling with a resurgence of coronavirus, with a number of areas seeing a spike in cases. the spanish government insists that this is not a reason for tourists to stay away, and is calling for popular destinations to be excluded from being on the quarantine list. in particular our dialogue efforts at the moment are focussed around excluding from the quarantine measures the balearic and the canary islands, for two reasons, number one,
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their data is extremely positive, well below the data in the uk. despite the new restrictions, some in ibiza are happy to be on holiday. still going to ride it out. we are going to have a good time and deal with it when we are back. like you say, it is one of them, we need probably two weeks recovery. but for now, spain is paying a high price for the virus‘s continued spread. the body of the late congressmanjohn lewis has made a final journey across the famous bridge in selma, alabama, where he helped lead a march for voting rights in 1965 when he was just 25. he and other marchers attempted to cross the edmund pettus bridge. the activists were met by state troopers who attacked them with clubs, fracturing mr lewis's skull. the ceremonies in alabama are part of six days of memorial events to celebrate the congressman‘s life.
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our north america correspondent peter bowes has been reflecting on the man, and the moment in history. very very significant can't for so many people, a lot of people remembering him back some perhaps weren't born at the time. 1965 when john lewis and hundreds of others attempted to start that journey across that bridge, from selma to montgomerie, in the state of alabama, to highlight the issue of a lack of voting rights for african—americans, he was to have presented those arguments to george wallace, the governor of the state in montgomerie, instead, the governor declared that the march was illegal, and that is when the violence started. john lewis knocked to the ground, his skull was fractured and he would later say that he felt as if he was going to die on that day. he didn't, he survived the day became known as bloody sunday, and it wasn't in
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vain, it did lead to the voting rights active of 1965 which afforded voting rites to all americans without discrimination, and of course, catapulted john lewis to fame. he became a politician, three decades in congress. 17 terms representing his district from georgia. and became known as the conscience of congress force, his continuing and persistent on issues to
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