this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... thousands of holiday—makers in france scramble to return home before new restrictions come in to force telling them to self—isolate for m days. we decided to try and book a ferry, cancel our holiday and come home to avoid it. i think it's very sudden. i think it could be a bit more gradual. travel isn't as reliable as it once was, i'm afraid. the virus, in particular, when it's not in our hands, overseas, is an unpredictable beast. local lockdown restrictions in parts of northern england will remain in place, as there's no evidence yet of a decrease in the number of cases. businesses including casinos and bowling alleys are allowed to reopen in other parts of england this weekend.

but there'll be bigger fines for people who refuse to wear a face covering. millions of doses of two more experimental coronavirus vaccines have been ordered by the uk government. anger grows over a—levels, as the government faces calls for an urgent review of this year's end of school exam results. and at 5.45pm, anna smith takes a look at this week's movie releases online and in the cinema — starting with the australian comedy—drama, ba byteeth. that's coming up in the film review. hello, welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of holiday—makers are urgently trying to return home to the uk,

after the government imposed quarantine measures on france and five other countries from early saturday morning. it comes after the french prime minister acknowledged infection numbers were going "the wrong way". the full list of countries is france, netherlands, malta, monaco, and the caribbean islands turks and caicos, and aruba. hundreds of thousands of uk tourists are thought to be in france at present. the new rules come into force at 4am saturday morning — and that's resulted in a rush to ports and airports, with thousands desperate to avoid quarantine. eurotunnel says it doesn't have the capacity to bring everyone home in time. but additional ferries have been added to repatriate passengers from calais. the advice is to book online. transport secretary, grant shapps, has ruled out people receiving compensation, even if it affects their ability to work, saying holiday—makers knew the risks when going abroad. airlines uk described it as "another

devastating blow to the travel industry already reeling from the worst crisis in its history". our europe correspondent gavin lee reports. the long road back to the uk. the cuthbert family, who were supposed to be on holiday for another week, are hotfooting it from the west of france trying to catch a ferry to avoid mandatory quarantine in the uk. looking at the satnav, we are struggling for time, very tight for time. we may not make it, we may be about half an hour short, and travelling with three other families, my wife and my daughter in the car, a bit deflated, to be honest. feel a little let down by the government. a short while later, it is clear the family are going to miss their boat. we now think we cannot make the roscoff ferry so we are going to have to try to travel to see if we can go to calais and get a ferry across from there.

we are trying to book those ferries as we speak. the decision came late last night — two weeks of self isolation for all travellers from france on arrival in the uk. there are estimated to be half a million british tourists in the country right now. this morning, the transport secretary grant shapps explained his decision. i am afraid itjust is inherent in the system at the moment that travel isn't as reliable as it once was. i am afraid this virus, particularly when it is out of our hands, overseas, is an unpredictable beast. the destinations on the uk's quarantine list is growing, with five more countries and destinations now added. in the netherlands, daily coronavirus cases are 15 times that of a month ago, an average of 600 a day. in france, the number of daily covid cases is four times that of a month ago, reaching more than 2,500 a day. the french europe minister has made sure, clear on social media

they will reciprocate. uk travellers will be made to quarantine on arrival in france. there is only one ferry a day that comes from this northern french port in le havre, through brittany ferries to portsmouth and they are saying that there is very little space left and they are warning people not simply to turn up to this port without a ticket. they say it is unlikely they will get the last boat tonight. the situation across the northern coast in dieppe, in dunkirk, in calais as well, we are hearing of a similar rush for tickets and companies are saying that if people turn be they face a long wait and it is unlikely they will arrive before 4am tomorrow morning. those planning to travel by eurostar and eurotunnel are being given similar advice. we are saying clearly to people, unless you have a confirmed booking for today, there is no space, so do not turn up, allow the system to work properly for those who have spaces and travel as soon as time becomes available.

there is a feeling of exasperation and a certain amount of panic in normandy and from holiday—makers and businesses in areas of france like the dordogne and parts of the south coast that aren't as badly affected by covid—19. but the british government is clear, now warning against all but essential travel to any part of this country. gavin lee, bbc news, le havre. angus crawford is outside st pancras international station in central london — home to eurostar, which runs trains from paris to london. what's the situation there where you are? well if you hadn't already booked and you were hoping to try and get eurostar back to the uk before 4am tomorrow morning, it's a grim news. there are only three eu rostar grim news. there are only three eurostar services coming back from paris tonight, and two more coming from brussels as well. but eurostar management say unless you are on one of them at the moment or you've actually booked one of those and you

have a ticket in your hand, you simply aren't getting back that way. don't turn up to the station, don't try to get on — you simply won't make it. as for the euro tunnel, the same problem but they have been saying that since this morning. all the services that were available to get you home before 4am tomorrow morning are fully booked. don't turn up morning are fully booked. don't turn up to anything unless you have a ticket in your hand or you've booked one digitally. know what about other options? you could always try and fly back. we know there are still some flights available, but the prices for those direct flights have absolutely skyrocketed. the other alternative is potentially a circuitous route back to the uk via a third—party country. but again, time is simply running what about the fairies? you heard they are very busy, we know that there are four extra departures from calais put on by df ds, and p and 0 has said it will create some extra availability

for passengers. we know there's something like 160,000 holiday—makers from britain and france at the moment, second behind spain as the normal tourist destination. many of those will be desperate to get back, some may decide tojust desperate to get back, some may decide to just tough it out, finish their holidays, then carry out the two week quarantine when they get back. as for the french government, it is quite simply that it will take reciprocal measures in the coming days. angus, thanks so much for that update. we'll be speaking to our correspondent in france shortly. so stay with us for that. germany has placed all of spain, excluding the canary islands, on its list of countries requiring returning travellers to take a coronavirus test, or quarantine for 1h days, according to media reports. it comes as spain tightens coronavirus restrictions nationwide, closing all bars and nightclubs amid fears about a rise in new infections.

restrictions on household gatherings will continue in parts of england which have seen spikes in coronavirus cases. limits have been in place in greater manchester, west yorkshire, east lancashire, and leicester for at least two weeks to combat rising infections. ministers have decided to keep them in place — and cancel a planned easing of lockdown there that will go ahead in the rest of england. officials say it will "help protect local residents and allow more time for the changes to have an effect" the easing of some lockdown rules this weekend means small wedding receptions, live indoor performances and more beauty treatments are allowed in england from tomorrow. soft play centres and casinos can also reopen. but larger fines are to be introduced for failing to wear a face covering — and in wales, changes to rules about meeting people indoors have been postponed. our business correspondent

vivienne nunis has the latest. i like that, i like that. ready for saturday, yeah? exactly. after nearly five months of waiting, gita is looking forward to a full day of appointments at her south london beauty salon. we are busy with facials, which we are really looking forward to, but, more importantly, our clients are just beside themselves, really ready to go. i mean, there will be prosecco drinks flowing outside the salon. from tomorrow, close contact services such as facials, eyebrow waxing, and eyelash extensions have been given the green light in england. for many beauticians, those treatments make up the bulk of their business. under new guidelines, beauticians and hairdressers will need to wear a visor and a face mask to lower the risk of the coronavirus spreading. also reopening on saturday — casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and soft play centres. indoor theatre, music

and performances will be allowed with socially—distanced audiences. and wedding receptions for up to 30 guests will be permitted. more changes have been announced in wales. from next weekend, up to four households will be able to form an extended household or bubble, and you will also be allowed to have a meal following a wedding, civil partnership, or a funeral, for up to 30 people indoors. tomorrow's easing of lockdown restrictions has been a long time coming for the businesses involved. but with some epidemiologists claiming that little has changed in terms of the spread of the virus over the past few weeks, business owners are asking why the reopening had to be delayed. many say they were ready to open safely weeks ago, when other businesses opened their doors. to be told that late in the day that we couldn't open was really devastating. but, moving on, we are in a much better place, and we have been given the green light to reopen our centres in england tomorrow. and, as more businesses open,

there is hope there will be knock—on effects for other parts of the economy. we all live off each other, and it's the ecosystem is now back in action. we are the largest licensed premises in westminster, and i think we are a fundamental part of that. with most businesses soon to be open, the government will be hoping it has made the right bet and the economy will soon be out of recession. vivienne nunis, bbc news. deals have been signed by the uk government for two more experimental coronavirus vaccines. a total of 90 million doses have been purchased from a belgian pharmaceutical company, janssen, and a us firm, nova—vax. britain now has on order 340 million doses of six different potential vaccines. more details from our medical editor, fergus walsh. there are nearly 30 coronavirus vaccines undergoing clinical trials,

and well over 100 more in laboratory development. the uk is said to have one of the world's biggest stockpiles. advance orders have been placed for 340 million doses of six different vaccines. most require two doses, but there should be enough for everyone in the uk to be injected five times over. most vaccine trials end in failure, even those that look promising at the early stages. so, the government is hedging its bets, hoping that one of the candidate vaccines it has bought will be successful. we don't know if any of these vaccine formats that we've acquired will actually work. there are no licensed vaccines for any human coronavirus. so our priority is to ensure that we have sufficient vaccine for the populations in the uk who are most at risk from coronavirus infection. the latest deals are for 30 million

doses of the vaccine being developed by a belgian company, jansen, and 60 million doses from the us biotech, novavax. there are roughly four technologies being used for coronavirus vaccines, and the uk has deals covering each of them. none of the costs have been revealed. by the end of the year there could be at least half a dozen different coronavirus vaccines in clinical trials in the uk. members of the public are being encouraged to register interest online, because, without medical volunteers, we won't know if any of the vaccines actually work. fergus walsh, bbc news. joining me now is dr muhammad munir, virologist and professor of biomedicine at lancaster university. good evening to you, think for joining us on bbc news. as fergus

was saying there, we don't know which of these vaccines could work, if even any of them could work. but in your view, it is still important that the government purchase them?” think it is a wise fact to have enough infrastructure in place if any vaccine were to become available. part of the problem is that we don't have a track record in establishing coronavirus vaccines, basically. so all the technology that's now being secured by the uk government our different technologies, and those have some track record and other infections but not really with coronavirus is. soi but not really with coronavirus is. so i think this is a really good step to have that in place so that any vaccine that becomes available ina any vaccine that becomes available in a phase three trial, it would have access to the public. but when? this is the $6 million question,

when might any of them be ready?“ we really look at the front runners, including the chinese vaccines, they are in the phase three trials. we have eight vaccines in phase three trials, the last trial before any vaccine can be introduced. those trials take 3—6 months. depending on the infection rate in the country and the majority of these phase three trials are being developed in places where the infection is high, so places where the infection is high, so therefore we are hoping that that time will be squeezed relatively quickly. in the worst case scenario, in orderfor the vaccine quickly. in the worst case scenario, in order for the vaccine to be available in november, that would be the time presented to the regulatory parties. so we are aiming for the end of this year to roll out the processes . end of this year to roll out the processes. could it turned out that some vaccines work better for some people, and that you could end up

giving different vaccines to different people? absolutely, this is very important. i think this is the question that needs to be considered at the phase three trial so considered at the phase three trial so that a diverse population with different commonalities, age ranges, pregnant women would be included in the phase three trials to determine whether that vaccine will work on the entire population or not. because i believe we can't have a vaccine that doesn't work on a broad scale of the population. i don't think that any vaccine would give us 100% protection from the coronavirus is. i think the best case scenario is. i think the best case scenario is that if we have an effect rate of 70% across geographies, i think that would be the best we can think of. we are looking into the future there. let's deal a bit more with there. let's deal a bit more with the here and now. new figures out

today from the office for national statistics suggests that one in 1900 people and households in england had covid—19 last week. now that's broadly unchanged from the previous week. so is that a cause for cautious optimism? to be honest, i think that is really good news, and i would congratulate the public to follow all the rules and regulations we have put in place. because the important thing is that we have done so important thing is that we have done so much in these 5—6 months. so the news that whatever we've achieved so far in bringing the number down. but moving forward, the lockdown could produce a number of cases, and the real testament is the infrastructure for the diagnostics so that we can identify any infection that comes up ina identify any infection that comes up in a small location to really identify at the beginning, so that these small clusters don't morph into uncontrollable infection. so thatis into uncontrollable infection. so

that is really good news, but there isa that is really good news, but there is a big challenge coming forward, especially when we are opening up. so the next four weeks, i think will be very volatile. i wanted to ask you about that. we are seeing an easing of lockdown restrictions in some parts of england, not the northwest, but beauty partners, casinos — is that wise from your professional point of view?” casinos — is that wise from your professional point of view? i think it is important that we keep a fine balance between life and livelihood. we cannot stay in the lockdown forever or even we cannot stay in the lockdown forever 01’ even up we cannot stay in the lockdown forever or even up until the vaccine becomes available, because again thatis becomes available, because again that is a very risky bet. but i think here the message really is that, if we follow all the rules and regulations that have been put in place, we can avoid the transmission of this infection within the population. and if we can avoid the transmission, then we will have full control of this infection until the vaccine becomes available. sojust to really emphasise the fact help important it is for every person to

play their role is if we follow the rules and regulations — anytime we don't could have accidents happen,. always good to talk to you, thanks as always for your thoughts and insights. thank you very much for having me. the uk has recorded its highest number of positive coronavirus test since 14june, new government data shows. the uk has recorded its highest number of positive coronavirus 1,441 positive tests were recorded — that's the fifth time in six days that daily cases have topped 1,000. and a further 11 people have died after testing for the virus within 28 days. spain is tightening coronavirus restrictions nationwide, closing bars and nightclubs and banning outdoor smoking where social distancing isn't possible. it follows a rise in cases, with almost 3,000 new

infections on thursday. hotels and restaurants must close by 1am in the morning. drinking alcohol in the streets has been prohibited, and is now subject to fines. spain's health minister has also advised against gatherings of more than ten people. new zealand has announced a 12—day extension to auckland's lockdown. it follows the country's first coronavirus outbreak in three months. 0fficials reported 12 new covid—19 cases on friday, all linked to a now 30—strong cluster first detected in a family in auckland two days ago. the prime ministerjacinda ardern has warned that cases will grow before they slowdown. returning to the quarantine rules for people arriving from france. gavin lee is in le havre and joins

us now. gavin lee is in le havre and joins us now. gavin, what's happening where you are at the port? it looks wet there, are people scrambling to get back to the uk? the mood is pretty bleak, reflecting the weather at the moment, absently pouring down here. there is one fairy per day from le havre to portsmouth. when you look at other ports, all the way to the ross goth in the northwestern tip as well — this is where i've been hearing for many people. in fa ct, been hearing for many people. in fact, tourists here, 160,000 estimated according to the home 0ffice, estimated according to the home office, are trying to come back. the hot footing it, we've been inundated with different stories from different people. i spoke to one family in the west who are on the way here. they were trying to get to ross goth and said they've missed the boat, they are desperate to get back to the uk before 4am tomorrow morning. that's when the british government are imposing quarantine

restrictions on anybody who's been coming from france, to quarantine for two weeks. they were given 13.5 hours to do so, when the announcement came last night at 10pm uk time. for different people who have different reasons say they cannot quarantine after the pandemic, or members of the family, one woman has dementia and she needs to find care and she can't. they need to come back. so it has promoted some pretty frenetic activity here. now what the ports are saying, places like here in the organisations running the fairies from le havre to portsmouth are saying they are running out of space of people, people shouldn'tjust turn up any more, they are not guaranteed. in fact it is unlikely they will get here to the uk before 4am tomorrow morning. so it is quite bleak, but the british government is clear that there are too many cases — favourites and fourfold in france in the last month. gavin, there had

been a suggestion for a few days that this might happen, and france and very much asked for this quarantine not to be imposed. how have the french responded? it's interesting because you and i spoke about a three weeks ago that spain has the same quarantine ruling, and the spanish government tried to plead with the uk government. in the end they backed off, realising it wasn't working. we've heard from the europe minister in a tweet who said that they will reciprocate — meaning they'll wait to see what happens, but travellers from paris to france also have to quarantine. nothing from the prime minister, perhaps it will come in the morning. at the moment we are seeing how the initial first 24 hours please out, and those people are trying to get back, avoiding quarantine.” people are trying to get back, avoiding quarantine. i wonder when we will talk to each other, where you'll be next time. but for now go

and get dry. gavin lee, thanks. brought into the second world war. the public will be invited to enjoy a two minutes' silence to remember the sacrifices made. and in a run up, number of events will take place aiming to help younger people understand the significance of the event. and some of the horrors that we re event. and some of the horrors that were endured. sian lloyd reports. paper cranes fluttering in the garden of remembrance. tiny pieces of art that have become international symbols of peace — these being made by children getting their first experience of the japanese craft of origami. an event being organised to also help them learn about the war waged in the far east. they're kind of the forgotten army, which is upsetting because they were risking their lives just

like all the other troops were. and they were thousands of miles away from theirfamilies. and, even after it ended, it took them months or even years to get back home. "i will be fair, for there were those that care. i would be strong, for there is much to suffer. iwould be brave, for there is much to dare." it's a personal journey for 13—year—old sam cooper, sharing a poem written by his great, great uncle who was interned by the japanese together with his wife. the couple had begun missionary work just before the war broke out. sam feels pride in what they endured and gratitude to those who helped free them. even if you can't make it to an event this year, i thinkjust remembering them — i think the thought across the nation, if every individualjust took a minute and thought about why they can do what they're doing, i think the world would be a better place. these young people are reading about v—j day for the first time on the royal british legion website.

veterans like 96—year—old richard wellings are keen to share their experiences with the younger generation. hi, richard, my name is vinnie. what was your best experience during the war? we were one of four aircraft that were sent out to drop supplies to the troops behind the lines. we actually lost three aircraft on that trip. we survived. and we were lucky because we almost landed on a railway line instead of a road. and they are inspired to find out more. we've seen all the history, and now we have to learn from it so we can prevent things like that happening. having spoken to richard, i'll definitely go read up a bit more about what actually led to the victory in japan, and the suffering of the service people that fought in the far east. their contribution will be remembered in a special service

here at the national memorial arboretum tomorrow. sian lloyd, bbc news. joining me now to reflect on the importance of this anniversary is lieutenant general sir peter royson duffell, who led gurkhas in clandestine operations against indonesia in the 1960s and who is a former commander of british forces in hong kong. is a former commander thank is a former commander you forjoining us here on news. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. hello. why do you think it is important that v—j day is marked and remembered? welll important that v—j day is marked and remembered? well i think victory over the japanese during the second world war was very significant. and it was significant for a number of reasons. first, if you go back to the beginning in december 1941, a rampant japanese army overcame the beginning in december 1941, a rampantjapanese army overcame and occupied almost the entire

occupation. significantly they had also bombed and destroyed the united states pacific fleet at pearl harbour. in the significance of that was that it brought the americans into the war into the pacific, as well as africa and north europe. and with the american participation in both chapters, victory in the end was assured. no victory in europe came with the surrender of the germans in may 1945, but it took until august 1945 for victory over the japanese to be achieved. given the japanese to be achieved. given the significance, as indeed you've explained, i wonder why it is sometimes called the forgotten war? well, i think it was forgotten in some ways. perhaps unfairly. but one must remember that while that

campaign was being waged largely inland in burma, british forces were fighting in north africa, in italy, and that was followed by d—day and the war in the atlantic and the blitz. and of course, these things we re blitz. and of course, these things were far closer to home and more easily covered by the media than the campaign in burma. but it's unfair to call them forgotten because it was an army under general bill slim that in the end turned a defeat into a very significant victory. and clearly a very significant day for americans. i'm just wondering what about for people in the uk? well, it was a very significant contribution to the burma campaign by british regiments, and indeed from many nationalities in the british commonwealth. lots of african

italians, and the best commanding presence was that of the volunteer british indian army. and within the indian army where the 35,000 gurkhas 27 battalions who marched in general slim's 14th 27 battalions who marched in general slim's14th army. and of course general slim himself had grown up in richmond. one final question - what will you be doing tomorrow? well, i'm joining some colleagues from the brigade of gurkhas, there are lots of gurkhas serving in the british army now. we are laying some wreaths at three very significant memorials in london — firstly at the chinned it memorial at the thames embankment. they were a clandestine force that air landed into the rear

of the japanese lines and threw off the japanese forces away from the battles that were being fought at cohiba. secondly, we are laying a wreath at general slim's statue in whitehall. he was the architect of the victory at burma. he was the most marvellous strategic general, and also he had wonderful human qualities which endeared himself to his soldiers. and he set high standards for morale by those qualities. he was a very, very significant, probably the greatest british general of the second world war. and then finally, we are going to lay a wreath at the gurkhas statue. this was a very punishing campaign in burma. there was a good

deal of heroic heroism in very difficult circumstances over a very difficult circumstances over a very difficult terrain. and the gurkhas, with their endurance in their courage, suffered 2600, including 113 of their own british officers, and they were nine of the 29 victoria crosses that were awarded in the burma campaign. they have qualities of light—heartedness and gallantry, and i suppose those qualities are those that we'd all like to have. we would indeed. well, you've got a busy day tomorrow, and ido you've got a busy day tomorrow, and i do hope it goes well. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello. another day of friday across the british isles, heavy parts in the

british isles, heavy parts in the british isles, heavy parts in the british isles, other areas have been plagued by low cloud, especially where you have something of a low breeze. in parts of northern ireland, there's plenty of warm, summer sunshine. for the rest of tonight, there's still that threat ofa tonight, there's still that threat of a passing thunderstorm across southern areas, the low cloud pouring in off the north sea to affect much of northern england, scotland, and perhaps northern ireland too. my cold mean for like or not by any means across the east. that's how we start saturday, but we've still got passing thunderstorms here across southern and central spots. a rather great start for the north, but hang on in there across northwestern england, northern ireland and central and western scotland, because you'll get some sunshine in the afternoon. again, another democrat rather clammy 24 celsius the high, maybe 22 celsius, very pleasant for the north.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. has the weather interrupted the cricket? yes. a delayed start to play england made inroads after lunch. the parting here as james picked up his third wicket of the endings. and then a mix—up between the batsmen led to the departure who is run out by dom sibley. keep your eye on these nine strikers in here. pakistan stays their recovery from 176 for eight with 53 before mohammad abbas departed lbw two stuart broad before a bad light stop play. with the tour is 349. serena beekman has been confirmed at the new head coach of the england women's football team taking over from phil neville when he steps down in september next year. she will ta ke in september next year. she will take charge after overseeing the netherlands and the postponed tokyo 0lympics netherlands and the postponed tokyo olympics in 2021 and is rated as one of the best coaches in the world. after leading to that site to victory at euro 2017. in reaching

last years world cup final.” victory at euro 2017. in reaching last years world cup final. i think the dutch football federation are very sorry to lose her because they would not find a coach as good as her ina would not find a coach as good as her in a week but after the record she had over the last few years, it was kind of in the stars that she was kind of in the stars that she was going to be tempted by some big offer. england is the land of the golden opportunities for every topcoat and so it is for her. she will demand an incredible amount of self—discipline from the lionesses because that is what she has done that with the dense team. the lionesses will have to go out there improve the want to be at the top level. —— with the dutch team. she will push them very high, tactically she will also change things for the girls because she has a very strong opinion about their own way of playing football. the scottish fa have charged nine premiership players with bringing the game into disrepute after they broke coronavirus lockdown protocol. the eight aberdeen players have already

been fined after gathering in a city centre bar following the opening game in the season against the rangers. the celtics body has issued an apology after travelling to spain without the clubs knowledge and then failing to quarantine on his return. the spfl have opened disciplinary proceedings against both clubs for the breeches with a hearing set for the breeches with a hearing set for the end of the month. mercedes have dominated both at today's practice sessions ahead of the spanish grand prix. lewis hamilton was edged out this morning. hamilton who got the upper hand this afternoon. last week's winner third and is read red bull. another disappointing day for the british contingent at cycling criteria stop the woman transfer the tour de france with the leader still out in front. stage three and a fight today and he finished ahead of his main rivals. he was second on the stage behind it totally. he now leads the race by 16 seconds. not a great day for the british writers.

gary thomas lost five minutes on the leaders on state street. chris froom finished nearly 16 minutes down. mark selby is still lee's riney sullivan by two frames after the honours were set in their latest session of the world championship semifinals playing in sheffield. sullivan was struggling early on and had a really lucky escape when he managed to sink a red from a tight spot and a complete flu care. look at that going. selby was four frames clear at one point brent 0'sullivan won the last two. —— a complete flu ke. won the last two. —— a complete fluke. he targeted 17 frames and they will play to a finish tonight. have a look at this. they were at that maxwell phase karen wilson or anthony mcginnis in the final and we can bring you the pictures inside the crucible of a failing semifinal here to a nerve decider. 16 frames. mcgill has already come through finalframe deciders mcgill has already come through final frame deciders in the championship. it is tensed out. watch this on bbc two right now. more for you and sportsday later.

see you then. thank you. more now on our main story — the new quarantine restrictions on visitors returning to the uk from france, netherlands, malta, monaco, and the caribbean countries turks & caicos and aruba. the new rules will be in place from 4am on saturday — leaving hundred of thousands of travellers in a rush to return. alexander seale is a french journalist based in the uk. he joins us now from west london. give forjoining us. what impact do you think this will have? you will have a terrible impact on families. french family living in the uk will come back for the start of the school term, they will have to self—isolate. it is very worrying that the french mp for print citizens living abroad, he said that

this quarantine is worrying and turbulent for a lot of people and a lot of holiday—makers as you know, they leather travel to france during they leather travel to france during the summer. it is really going to impact the tourism sector in france and it will impact how people work and it will impact how people work and live every day. do you think the french government is likely to introduce reciprocal measures? they already did. in fact, thejunior minister for already did. in fact, thejunior ministerfor transport already did. in fact, thejunior minister for transport in france, already did. in fact, thejunior ministerfor transport in france, he said that they would do that starting from tomorrow and bricks are french we believe in living here will have to fill in the documents. —— brits or french people living here. i have many friends living in london who asked me questions about where were going to do if we have to shop. what can we do if we have to

go out. a lot of uncertainty happening and of course the numbers are rising at the moment. in france with the i wanted to ask you about that. 18 infections per 100,000 in the uk. 32 infections per 100,000 in france. why are cases on the rise there? i think after three months of lockdown, france had, the french government imposed tight measures. you had to fill in a document to go out for example. the french people maybe look at these cases impacted people between the ages of 20 and 40, so these are younger people, these people did not want to wear a face mask, they did not want to obey government guidelines, so really as you know, it is the summer holidays in france, and we saw these pages on

social media a people party, people and the south of france did not want to obey government guidelines and social distancing, and that is what the french government said that we have to wear a mask on the streets in pairs and nice in all parts of france and holiday reports. —— in paris. people have to wear a mask outside and indoors. we have to leave it there. good to talk to you. thank you. the controversy continues over the way a—level grades have been awarded in england, after this year's exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. grades were decided through a controversial modelling system, and nearly 40% of them were lower than teachers‘ predictions. labour says thousands of students have been betrayed and called for the government to award students

marks based on their teacher's assesments. dan johnson reports. as yesterday's results sink in, it's becoming clearer who's up and who's down, who can make their next move and who needs a new plan. abby‘s grades were slightly lower than expected, but she's still heading to cardiff to study history and english. i'm lucky because i got into my first choice, but a few of my friends had to get in to second choice, and a few didn't get into uni at all so their plans for next year are just out the window completely because of this. i'm just angry for them to be honest. artelia was predicted an a*, a and b, but received a c and two bs — they'll stop her doing law at exeter. i don't know if i'm going to be able to appeal, if my place will be held for me, so... yeah, i'm just in a year of uncertainty right now. at their sixth form college in cirencester, more than 40% of students were graded below their teacher's recommendation — only 0.4% were higher. we weren't expecting great

things from the system, we knew it was the best of a very bad set of options because of the year we're in. but i think when we saw the individual subject results come out and how distraught students and teachers were — it was the most depressing day of mine in education. the government insists the system used across england is the fairest it can be. the system has actually enabled more people to get university places accepted, and there's this triple lock enabling people to go back to the mocks or retake — or rather take — the a—level exams in early september. labour has called for the sort of u—turn in scotland, where teachers‘ estimated grades were eventually allowed to stand. there were record highs for a* and a grades,

and overall results are up. more disadvantaged students have already been able to get university places, and the clearing process is busy filling up the remaining courses, but there are suggestions that smaller class sizes in private schools will have favoured those students. the nature of the process that 0fqual have applied means institutions with larger cohorts in given subjects are the ones that are most vulnerable to the statistical vagaries of the system. while there is so much to celebrate and many now are looking ahead, there are question marks over some apparent disparities — that have left others still weighing up their options for appealing and the choices of what to do next. dan johnson, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review.