this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. mass walk=outs and strikes spread across belarus as the unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the president warned of the financial hardship people will face if they don't return to work. translation: you should explain to people that this is the only chance to save their companies. if you save your company, you'll be able to feed your family. in the capital, minsk, some 10,000 protesters descend on a government building in the centre of the city. meanwhile, eu foreign ministers consider sanctions against belarus.

a desperate dash to the french port of calais as britons scramble to get home before the uk's new quarantine measures on france come into force. and president trump stokes a patently false theory that kamala harris doesn't qualify to serve as us vice president. hello, and welcome. european union foreign ministers have moved a step closer to imposing sanctions on belarus. they're reported to have agreed to draw up a list of belarusians to be targetted. it comes as thousands of people have taken to the streets of minsk, demanding the resignation of belarus‘ president, alexander lu kashenko. unrest has been fuelled by accounts of torture from protesters who were detained earlier in the week. speaking from exile, the main opposition candidate, svetla na ti kha novs kaya,

called for weekend strikes and protests against an election she claims was rigged. the bbc‘s sarah rainsford sent this report from moscow. this is now a mass walk—out. at minsk tractor plant, they've downed tools and are shouting for alexander lukashenko to go. he claimed there were just two dozen or so strikers in belarus, but their sign tells him there's 16,000 and that's just one factory. it's what police did to protesters that's infuriated so many. they've been emerging from detention centres, but after tearful reunions, talked of punishment, beatings and torture. the men in particular carry the proof of that. "they beat everyone," this man says. "women, men and children — there were teenagers," he says. another describes detainees being made to sing the national

anthem and to shout that they loved the riot police. this group are teachers protesting against the violence and sending alexander lukashenko their own kind of message about his supposed landside election win. "80% equals a lie," the teachers tell him. it's no wonder mr lukashenko seems rattled. today, he even had to deny rumours that he'd died. "i'm still alive," he says, "and i haven't fled the country." but the mood has shifted firmly against him. across belarus, crowds are now declaring they voted for svetla na tikhanovskaya. she's in exile for her safety, but today re—emerged to call for the peaceful transition of power. translation: we need to end the violence on the streets of bela rusian cities. i call on the authorities to end it and to enter into dialogue. i ask the mayors of all cities

to organise peaceful mass gatherings and every city on august the 15th and 16th. where alexander lukashenko goes from here isn't clear. his security forces have stood firm so far, but the crowds demanding change are growing all the time. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. i'm joined by belarusian journalist fra nak viacorka. he fled the country due to security concerns and now works with other journalists in ukraine collecting and verifying footage of the protests sent from his sources in belarus. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. first of all, your thoughts on the demonstrators, on the strikers. what is a general mood amongst people? how far do you think they are willing to go? it is spectacular. the strike that we have seen, it was impossible to predict in belarus will week ago. if i would have been asked on monday if belarus would strike, i would say definitely

not. we don't have such tradition and we have never seen it before. and we are seeing now more than 20 different enterprises and companies are struggling in their demands are pretty clear. they demand for new government. and i think they are very serious about this and they will follow to the end. what is it this time do you think has put people across that line to start striking, to start pushing themselves even further? people are very tired of this system of totalitarianism of alexander lukashenko. it is very similar to 1989 before communism fell in belarus. people wanted to just change, any change. so employees of factories, scientists, medics, doctors, teachersjoin factories, scientists, medics, doctors, teachers join the factories, scientists, medics, doctors, teachersjoin the protest back them up in 1989. and now a very similar situation. all the social groups, they want alexander lukashenko to leave and they hope

this transition will happen soon and will be nonviolent. but western support and western sanctions can help prevent alexander lukashenko from shooting people, from torturing people. in order to have nonviolent transition, alexander lu kashenko must stop using firearms and main streets. and what about russia? what is their role in this? russia did not expect such revolution. i think russia was not prepared enough. there is no russian political party nor organisation in belarus. so is closely following end of the situation gets unstable, alexander lukashenko will become to weaken there will be a vacuum in the power. definitely russia can step in. this is why this transition time when there is no clear legitimate power in the country must be shortened. so russia cannot come and put their own quy russia cannot come and put their own guy to lead belarus. how do you see this playing out? there are three

scenarios. i think alexander lukashenko will definitely leave presidential chair very soon. and there are three reasons it can happen. the scenario when he flees the country and goes to russia. the second is popular revolution where he is arrested and sentenced in belarus or in the hague or somewhere else. 0r third to take over from the inside. someone near alexander lukashenko arrest him and the elections are announced. 0k, thank you very much. talking to us from ukraine. hundreds of thousands of british holiday—makers are desperately trying to return home to the uk after the government imposed quarantine measures on france and five other countries, taking effect in the early hours of tomorrow morning. travellers will have to self—isolate for 1h days, as the french prime minister acknowledged the number of coronavirus cases in the country was going "the wrong way". the current rate of infection

in france is 34.0 cases per 100,000 people. in the netherlands, one of the other countries taken off the uk travel corridor list, the current rate of infection is 41.6 cases per 100,000. and in malta, also removed from the list, the rate is 84.1 cases per 100,000. the uk, by comparison, has 17.3 cases per 100,000 people. lucy williamson reports from calais. faced with the new, a bit of normal. no queues in calais today, no chaos. everyone we spoke to here had a space reserved on a shuttle or ferry crossing. some had already done their queueing online. it was only literally 15—20 minutes. i think we were 852nd in the queue. i made sure we got our booking, and our friends

were in the cottage behind us. and within10—15 minutes, they were over 5500 in the queue. eurotunnel say their worst fears have so far been avoided. all trains today are now fully booked, but thanks to extra shuttles, traffic is flowing well. this woman is french, but she's lived in the uk for 20 years. she last came to visit herfamily here in may. the extra travel restrictions back then meant she missed her mother's death by a day. the new quarantine rules now make little sense, she says. i think it's not as if england had no cases. we're all in the same boat. if we had hardly any cases, i would understand why you would want to protect the country, but i think it's all a bit... we're all in the same boat. the uk's decision on quarantine wasn't unexpected. many tourists had already factored in the possibility they might have to isolate when they got home. and eurotunnel says many

of its customers are choosing to simply stay on to the end of their holiday. there are also a lot of people who've actually decided not to travel. they are going to stay. but the other side of it is, it hasn't stopped travel in the other direction. we're still seeing people coming to france. france has said it regrets the british decision and will reciprocate. today, it declared the regions around paris and marseille high—risk zones. the national infection rate has risen to sa cases per 100,000. when did you hear about this? but many holiday—makers who've cancelled their trips this weekend say it's not the risk of coronavirus that's put them off, but the effects of quarantine. when were your wheels rolling? packed my cases from about 6pm last night. was going to put the cases in the car, and then got the breaking news, knowing we would definitely have to quarantine. my son would miss two weeks of school. and from an insurance perspective, i had concerns around insurance. in the end, we knew that there

was only one decision to make, but it's just so disappointing. some of those who have cancelled their visit say a national quarantine is too blunt a tool, that smaller, rural and more coastal towns in france are safer than many parts of britain. 0thers accept the price of their holiday now includes some stringent new rules. i think what's really striking here today is what hasn't happened. the nightmare for the operators was that tens of thousands of people, at least thousands, would have converged on calais, blocking any access to ferries or shuttles. that hasn't happened, but they do say that if there are going to be any problems, it will be from the early evening onwards as people from down in the south of the country finally arrive here in the north. germany has extended its requirement for people to quarantine after returning from spain to cover all of the country apart from the canary islands. the uk had already imposed similar restrictions. it comes as the number of infections

in spain continues to remain high despite orders closing bars and nightclubs and restricting smoking in open areas in some regions. let's look at some of the day's other news. there have now been nearly 21 million confirmed cases around the world. more than 760,000 people are known to have died from the disease. we touched on how the virus is continuing to spread in europe after cases had fallen. but the fastest growing areas of infection continue to be in south asia and the americas. peru, on friday, went past 500,000 confirmed cases. the search for a vaccine continues with many countries putting in huge orders for something which they hope will work. here in the uk, britain has now put in requests for 340 million doses of six different vaccines. but at this stage, it's unclear whether any of them will work. here's our medical editor fergus walsh.

a coronavirus vaccine, it would be the solution to the pandemic. a way to protect the vulnerable, to end social distancing. such is the pressing need, countries are placing orders long before clinical trials are finished and they know whether any of the vaccines protect against the virus. the uk is set to have one of the world's biggest stockpiles of coronavirus vaccine. 340 million doses have been ordered of six different vaccines. the latest deals are with a belgian company and a us biotech as well. now, even though most of the vaccines require two doses, it will still mean there'll be enough to inject everyone in the uk five times over. it's a recognition most vaccine trials end in failure.

the woman in charge of buying coronavirus vaccines for the uk says the government has to hedge its bets. 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. britain has a strong record in supporting global health, but one of the world's biggest research charities is concerned that developing nations could lose out in the scramble for covid vaccines. it's critically important that countries that cannot afford to self—finance vaccines have a way of accessing some of those early doses. if we're to deliver maximum public health impact around the world, countries mustn't secure too many

doses for their own citizens. so, when will we know if we have an effective vaccine? early signals might come at the end of the year. more trials are due to start in britain soon. the more people who sign up, the sooner we'll get an answer. fergus walsh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, as japan prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii, our tokyo correspondent asks why reconciliation in the region is still so hard to find. music. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of ground control.

the brutalformer the brutal former dictator of uganda has died at the age of 80. he has been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sunset over the of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. ata at a virtual meeting, european union

four ministers moved closer to imposing sanctions on belarus. there's been queues at the french port of calais as britons scramble to return home before new uk quarantine measures on france come into force. president trump has weighed into a fringe theory that joe biden‘s democratic running mate kamala harris "doesn't qualify" to serve as us vice president. many see the theory as racist. a member ofjoe biden‘s campaign team said that the move was unsurprising" given "trump was the national leader of the grotesque, racist birther movement with respect to president 0bama". ms harris was born in the us to a jamaican father and indian mother in oakland, california in 1964. but a conservative law professor has questioned her eligibility, something the president highlighted during a press conference when asked about it. i heard it today, that she doesn't meet the requirements. and by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer.

i have no idea if that's right. i would've assumed that the democrats would have checked that before she gets chosen to run for vice president. that's a very serious... they're saying she doesn't qualify because she wasn't born in this country? she was born in this country but her parents... the claims say that her parents did not have permanent status at that time. i don't know about that. the professer the president is talking about is drjohn eastman, who studies consitutional law at chapman univeristy in california. he wrote an article for newsweek on the issue, and tweeted... the article focuses on whether or not kamala harris is actually elibigle to be vice president under the terms of the us constitution. dr eastman cites the 12th amendment, which states that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of president shall be eligible to that of vice president

of the united states". article ii of the constitution that specifies that "no person except a natural born citizen shall be eligible to the office of president". professor eastman also cites the 14th amendment, stating that "all persons born...in the united states, and subject to thejurisdiction thereof, are citizens" may make her ineligible. he goes on to suggest it is unclear if kamala harris qualifies as a "natural born citizen" simply because she was born on us soil. his argument hinges on the idea that ms harris may not have been subject to usjurisdiction if her parents were, for example, on student visas at the time of their daughter's birth in california. critics, including other constitutional law experts, have labelled the theory as "nonsense" and "a racist trope". joining me now to discuss this is daniel lippman, politico's white house reporter. he joins me from washington. sadly we have been here before with president trump and president 0bama

and the birther theory and he has done this previously. this is his old playbook but it does not seem like he has a great chance of success because most like he has a great chance of success because most people believe that barack success because most people believe that ba rack 0bama success because most people believe that barack 0bama is an american and even more far—fetched now with kamala harris where she was born in 0akland, kamala harris where she was born in oakland, california and many americans had more important things on their mind like the pandemic and also the economic toll that has resulted. so very few americans are going to defeat —— see what donald trump said and say i will not vote for harris and biden now and that settles the issue. there is no issue and it is kind of a distraction from the failures of the pandemic response. that is the key thing because as we get ever closer to the election, president trump want to set out his stall explain to voters where he will be different and where he will improve things for them and this seems to be sent to divert attention from that. they don't have attention from that. they don't have a great plan for the second term in

terms of actual policy. they —— most americans are very sad and negative towards this administration in terms of the pandemic response. more americans by a few percentage points trust donald trump on the economy because he is a businessman and have done a greatjob in terms of the economic growth and job growth back before the pandemic. but people, donald trump says he wanted to keep the death toll to 60,000 americans and now it is over 160,000. the death toll to 60,000 americans and now it is over160,000. so the death toll to 60,000 americans and now it is over 160,000. so this kind of rhetoric, this kind of talk from president trump, is it a sign do you think that things will turn a bit dirty and nasty in this campaign in the up to november?” bit dirty and nasty in this campaign in the up to november? i think he is kind of floating around. they have not found a good message to go against kamala harris. either she is too liberal or she is too moderate and liberals are mad her. and so she

is almost a perfect president for joe biden —— candidate forjoe biden as vice president because she does not have much baggage to the trump campaign is trying to figure out how to hurt her. but they are not finding a great strategy to do so. so we can expect a lot of spaghetti thrown against the wall in terms of messaging as we get the conventions next week. 0k, thank you very much indeed. thank you. saturday marks 75 years since the end of world war ii, when japan's emperor hirohito announced his country's unconditional surrender. even after so many decades, reconciliation in asia remains elusive, with many japanese seeing their country as a victim of us atom bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. at the same time, china and korea view japan's postwar apologies as incomplete and insincere. from tokyo, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports.

at tokyo's yasukuni shrine, the narashino brotherhood has come to bow to the spirits of japan's wartime leaders. august is a busy month for these far—right nationalists. first, they try to get to japan's parliament, but the way‘s blocked. so, they crank up the speakers and begin shouting abuse. "the liberal democratic party is useless," they shout. "you're idiots!" with more and more of her troops landing at shanghai... japan committed many crimes during world war ii, but by far the worst was the nanjing massacre. after the city fell, tens of thousands of chinese soldiers and civilians were slaughtered. but not according to takahiro ezaki. translation: first of all, the nanjing massacre does not exist. the civilian population

of the city was evacuated. if there was a massacre, where did all the dead bodies go? there is no evidence. it's all a lie. china is not the only country these groups claim has wronged japan. today, their target is russia. so, this is another piece of highly contested history for japan's nationalists. up the street, just here, is the russian embassy. and they believe that at the end of world war ii, russia stole a big chunk of territory from japan. and today, they're here to demand it back. 75 years on, the wounds inflicted by world war ii remain open and festering. anger is strongest in south korea, where japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, is a figure of hate and ridicule. last month, a korean artist unveiled this statue of mr abe prostrating himself before a young korean woman. it symbolises the begging for forgiveness that japan has yet to do for the crimes it committed against thousands of korean women.

the united states, which was the occupying power injapan, did not want to get into the history question, wanted everyone to move forward. and you had, you know, millions, tens of millions of victims in china and korea who were saying, "wait a second, wait a second. that's not ok. i'm not ready to move on." on saturday, thousands will gather at the yasukuni shrine. many will come to pray for a relative, one of the 2.5 million japanese war dead. but others will come here to pay homage to the 14 class a war criminals who are also honoured here. in seoul and beijing, they will see a country that still refuses to face its own past. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. you can always get the very latest and news on our app. that is all for

us. and news on our app. that is all for us. bye—bye for me. hello. i suspect my windows will be rattling just as they were last night as the thunderstorms roll on by across the southern part of the british isles. that is a fraction of the weather story. other areas have had a lot of low—level cloud hanging around for the greater part of the day. and elsewhere, some warm, pleasant sunshine until maybe 1—2 thunderstorms roll on by. not a great deal of difference in the pattern overnight, much of the activity will be found towards the south and high pressure keeping it more settled through scotland and northern ireland. quite a lot of low—level cloud creeping back in from the north sea here, and itjust depends on whether you catch one of these passing thunderstorms or hefty showers. further north, that cloud really pours on in, so it will be a grey

old start to the weekend for many. it won't be that cold in the north, 10—13, another humid night in the south with the humidity still up, despite the fact that temperatures are coming back a degree or two. the weekend is mostly cloudy, a prospect of a wee bit of sunshine, there will be spells of rain or hefty showers and it will still feel really quite humid in the heart of both england and wales. so, we start saturday looking a bit like friday in the fact that we still have these thunderstorms across the south, and then after a grey old start for the north, the best of the sunshine in the afternoon, north west england parts of scotland and into northern ireland, temperatures responding to the sunshine and if you don't see it on the coast, it will be back in 15—16 celsius or so. here we are on sunday. 0nly real differences with the high pressure giving ground to the low pressure coming up from the south a wee bit more and pushes the showers into northern ireland into the south

west of scotland, but the bulk of them again going to be found towards the south. and there are met office warnings about these, so please keep up—to—date with those if you're out and about. a humid feel with a high of about 25 or so. here we are into the star of next week. not a deal of difference. the same area of low pressure until the middle part of the week. we look to the atlantic for wet and windy weather coming in from the atlantic, and once that feature has passed on through, it is only then that we really may freshen things up across the isles, but i expect it to stay pretty unsettled.

this is bbc world news the headlines. thousands of people are protesting to demand the resignation of the present protest have been fuelled by accounts of torture from protesters detained earlier in the week. she was are forming at french ports as britain's race to read return home is quarantine. coronavirus cases has surged in recent days. president trump has yoked a false conspiracy theory that kamala harris doesn't qualify to sei’ve kamala harris doesn't qualify to serve as a vice president. comella was born in oakland, california to a jamaican father and indian mother. the us as its taking control of foreign fuel shipments from venezuela. the justice foreign fuel shipments from venezuela. thejustice department said it was the largest seizure of iranian oil ever made by the us authorities.

you are watching bbc news. now, as thousands of holiday—makers are racing to return to the uk with quarantine restrictions imposed on france coming in for us from saturday. rebecca jones has been taking your questions on what the latest rules will mean for your travel plans. you have been sending your questions about the latest quarantine restriction rules for france, the netherlands, turks and caicos and aruba mean for you. the 14 day isolation requirement comes in from 4am on saturday morning. and here to a nswer 4am on saturday morning. and here to answer your questions is the founder of the pc agency and travel co nsulta nt of the pc agency and travel consultant paul charles, hi there charles. and the travel editor of the sun at least great to have you with us at lisa as well. lisa, idid lisa, i did want to start with you with a general question. if that's all right. can't you just outlined

the quarantine situation as it is at the quarantine situation as it is at the moment? in terms of france and the moment? in terms of france and the latest one? as it would affect uk travellers, yes. right. it basically means that as we had with spaina basically means that as we had with spain a couple weeks ago. and the latest countries added to be honest, it's really france, holland and mulder that are going to affect the most people. as you say, from far a.m. most people. as you say, from far a. m. saturday most people. as you say, from far a.m. saturday morning you will have to self—isolate. when you come back into the uk for 14 days. there is no excuse. it is literally, everybody has to self—isolate was up which is why we are seeing the scenes today of people rushing to get back before that cut off date. trying to get home so they can avoid doing the 14 day quarantine. paul, let's come to oui’ day quarantine. paul, let's come to our first day quarantine. paul, let's come to ourfirst question which day quarantine. paul, let's come to our first question which is from martin in bedford. martin asked, i'm do to move permanently to france at the beginning of october. how will the beginning of october. how will the latest quarantine regulations affect not only me but also the

removal company? good question. good itiove removal company? good question. good move for good reason sounds very exciting for martin. obviously, the itiove exciting for martin. obviously, the move in itself depends on whether in fa ct, move in itself depends on whether in fact, the french reciprocate. which i think they're very likely to, in terms of quarantine vels up so when you first move out there, actually, if the french do retaliate that you will have to quarantine potentially for two weeks on your arrival in france. that means staying in your home for two weeks and not going home. and what the french introduced very shortly which they're expected to. obviously then you're free to itiove to. obviously then you're free to move around and then should you come back to the uk at any point to visit friends or family you would then have to quarantine as well for 14 days. actually, it's the removal that will face the worst scenario because not only will they have to potentially quarantine in france on

their arrival, if the french do interview new measures but also they would then have to quarantine for two we e ks would then have to quarantine for two weeks on their return to the uk. that would be a or we quarantine. i don't think removal companies are going to be able to cope with that. it's very likely that they would mix teams. potentially leaving the uk teams. potentially leaving the uk team in the uk and only having one driver take the vehicle across on a ferry. be met by the french team on the other side. it's going to be an interesting challenge and for them. yes it may be all of these restrictions are being imposed and actually scrapped by then. so who knows, things could change, a? lisa, this is a question from bruce who was in northampton. travel insurance, we had quite a lot of questions on this as you might imagine full—time is my current travel insurance policy going to remain valid for the rest of my stay in france if the foreign

commonwealth office advises against future travel to france? yes, it was far as we understand the government has said they are not expecting people to come home immediately and that they can continue to have their holiday and come back on the date they were meant to be coming back. in that case the travel insurance does remain valid until you return. that's really only for the people who are out right now. anyone who is due to travel from today onwards, it's a nonevent. and your travel insurance might not cover you. that's not to say that you can't get travel insurance but the travel insurance you currently have might not cover you. 0k, insurance you currently have might not cover you. ok, that's very clear. thank you. paul, am i automatically entitled to a refund for my package holiday, that might be the key. if government advises against nonessential travel which is what is happening with france in these other countries. yes, essentially, you should be able to get your money back. obviously its

case to case. because the government has made this move because the foreign advice has then your travel insurance will cover you for that change. equally, when you are talking to your package operator who supplied it, they would be able to give you a refund, should be within 14 days. obviously they are under enormous pressure 14 days. obviously they are under enormous pi’essui’e at 14 days. obviously they are under enormous pressure at the moment. more likely to take up to 28 days. even better it would be too if you can postpone it to another date in the future, maybe next year. so that the future, maybe next year. so that the money stays with the tour operator is helping the travel receptor operator is helping the travel i’ece ptoi’ i’ecovei’ operator is helping the travel receptor recover and you have something to look forward to in terms of the trip next year. it's different if you book say, accommodation and transport separately. yes, if you've done it interdependently then travel insurance is going to be absolutely key here. that's why travel insurance has become even more important these days. you have some form of protection. every policy is

different. you really need to look at the small print and ask lots of questions of your insurance provider. but policies these days have been tailored more and more and pay more as a result to coronavirus. hopefully, your policy will cover you in this particular case. lisa, does catching a ferry from the netherlands mean we have to quarantine? we've driven from a country on the safe list and not stopped. that's a good question. u nfortu nately, stopped. that's a good question. unfortunately, it doesn't mean you have to quarantine because you're going to be getting on board a ferry and even though you might not get out of your car, everybody normally would get out of the car on the ferry and you are then actually mixing with people where you don't know where they've been. the rules are quite clear. if it's a transit stop are quite clear. if it's a transit sto p eve n are quite clear. if it's a transit stop even though you've only passed through the netherlands and you been a country that's not quarantine you will have to self quarantine when you get back because of the fact that you are actually with lots of

other people on the ferry. it may not seem fair but unfortunately that's the rules. david from aberdeen as saying i'm flying from the uk to italy via the netherlands on return flights. do i still need to quarantine for the full 14 days when i get back home? david, this is a question so many people are asking. absolutely. i'm sorry to say you will have to quarantine. even though you are in transit and technically not, you are in no man's land effectively when you are in transit. you are potentially mixing with people in the departure lounge from other countries entity from the netherlands without even though you're coming back from italy. i'm sorry to say, transit doesn't protect you. as far as the governments cohcei’fi you protect you. as far as the governments cohcei’fi you may protect you. as far as the governments concern you may be mixing with other people who could have covid—19 symptoms. and therefore pass them onto you. sadly, it's a 14 day for you. at least

that's clear. paul, you mentioned about different travel insurance policy for top lisa, next question is back to travel insurance was this is back to travel insurance was this is from alan james is back to travel insurance was this is from alanjames in chesterfield without allen says, i've booked a ferry for the 22nd of august two travel slovenia from the uk via france, belgium, germany and austria. and i get travel insurance? yes you can get travel insurance. i had talked to a colleague early on today who is planning a trip to france and she's leaving this weekend and she's driving around car and not only managed to confirm with the car company at the car insurance is valid she's also managed to find travel insurance with another company. it wasn't cheap. it was £60 for a two and half weeks that she's away. but you can get insurance for stop its just a case of really having to look long and hard and find a particular company. i've had other travel colleague saying there are actually looking towards company

who would normally cover people who are going out for business or two areas that is quite political, and stability. those companies are now coming up with travel insurance policies for people to go to france, spain and italy. in these policies lisa, what is that they are covering exactly? aren't they covering what would happen to you if you needed medical help while you are abroad perhaps because you caught the coronavirus or is it beyond that? most of the policies at the moment are basically that. if you're travelling anywhere in europe we still have the edict scheme. we are able to use in all the different countries as a local would use those health care facilities. we still have that in place. most of these policies right now are only going to give you protection against as you say, medical condition and medical problems related to coronavirus and all other medical problems or other things you would normally claim you're on your travel insurance was

up you're on your travel insurance was up cruise ships will not cover you for cancellation or where we have a situation like this where u nfortu nately, situation like this where unfortunately, it may be flights or a ferry crossing and because the government changing their advice you are no longer able to take the holiday. at the ferry crossing is still going, if the flights are still going, if the flights are still going, if the flights are still going, you will probably lose your money and probably won't be able to claim that back on insurance policies. understood. paul, and other insurance related question from kate. ifi other insurance related question from kate. if i travelled to a country where there are no current restrictions but the advice changes while i am away, will my insurance still be valid? let's suppose kate wa nts to still be valid? let's suppose kate wants to go to greece, for example. what would happen? well, the governments have said certainly and previous cases that your insurance would cover you because you'd already started your trip. so it depends on the timing of the trip. if you go to greece and then the advice changes whilst you're on holiday, then the government has

made it clear that you would still be protected because of your trip had started. and therefore, you relax and enjoy the rest of the trip. obviously, if you haven't started your trip and you're about to go to greece and the advice changes then because the government is changing advice again, your policy should cover you. depending on the wording of the policy. very important when you're buying at travel insurance at the moment and the numbers of evil are searching because they want more protection. it's very important to check the exact wording photo i know we don't like reading all the little words, sentences, the huge clauses that you get in these contracts. but it is vital to study them closely. because they could save you a lot of money. also, it is worth saying, this is what happened to me. it does depend on when you booked your holiday because i booked my holiday in february, in other words, all before all these lockdown restrictions. i was actually covered for it when i had to cancel due to the coronavirus

was him so he can actually depend on when you book your trip. you are nodding lisa. that's right. obviously, everybody booked a holiday and hopefully i always say to do, you book your holiday and you book your travel insurance at exactly the same time. because then you're covered for anything that can happen in the run—up to your holiday. people who've done that have found that are covered because they booked them early in the air on they booked them early in the air on the last year and pandemic wasn't known about ten full—time and the insurance will cover them. obviously it then became a known event. during the actual height of the pandemic. they point you can barely get a travel insurance policy they didn't exist. now it's count the time to actually look at the rest, look at how the situation is going for top now they are able to offer up policies again albeit at a higher price. lisa, i think policies again albeit at a higher price. lisa, ithink you policies again albeit at a higher price. lisa, i think you probably entered this already, let's clarify, i'm travelling to france through

belgium. 0h, he's asking, do i have to self—isolate and france? he says he's travelling to france through belgium. doi he's travelling to france through belgium. do i have to self—isolate and france? i don't have any more details, i'm afraid. i amjust starting to work out where he would've started from. that depends on the relationship between france and belgium. in that particular case it's going to defend what the french government ask you to do if you're coming from a neighbouring countries like belgium. best thing to do there is to check the french government website which is a website around restrictions in place. it could be they do have restrictions on belgium at the moment. forcing you to quarantine when you arrive in france. this is the jigsaw puzzle that consumers are having to put together at the moment because of the many restrictions it put in place. thank you for that. given the requirement for self isolation on

return to the uk, as we know from certain countries, not all countries. why has the office also banned all but essential travel as well? that's because of mostly not wanting people to go but crucially so that you don't go, insurance is the issue. it won't cover you. again, the foreign office, if they banning nonessential travel that means your insurance will cover you for the trip. if you still go, which the government does not want you to go ideally, then you are taking maximum risk. that's not something you should be doing when you go in on any trip whether it be for business or front leisure. especially if there is a medical issue that emerges when you would end up footing the bill. yes protecting uk citizen and obviously you need to protect yourself by not ignoring that advice wasn't lisa, you have already touched on this. let's a nswer you have already touched on this. let's answer this