different quarantine rules for different uk nations — the government admits it's confusing. holidaymakers are angry and frustrated as scotland and wales impose new restrictions, while there's no change in england and northern ireland. obviously not very happy. we feel as though we've lost two days of our holiday. it's cost us an arm and a leg. we'll be live with our correspondent in portugal. also this lunchtime... claims of a looming crisis in britain's supply chains — and possible shortages — when the brexit transition ends. we are heading for a shambles. it is a real case of government sleepwalking to a disaster. nato says russia must allow an international investigation into the poisoning of alexei navalny, a leading

critic of the kremlin. one month on from the the explosion in beirut, rescuers search the rubble after reports there could be a survivor still trapped there. and tonight, blackpool turns back on its famous illuminations as it tries to boost its tourist trade. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, andy murray says he is still going to shoot for the stars on the tennis tour, despite his second—round defeat at the us open in new york. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has admitted the difference in new uk quarantine rules is confusing for travellers.

many holiday—makers and travel companies have said they're frustrated and angry, after wales and scotland imposed new quarantine restrictions on people coming back from portugal and parts of greece, while england and northern ireland didn't make any changes. our europe correspondent, gavin lee, is in faro in portugal. well, we and people generally gone on holiday have become used to this weekly decision to say whether it is for spain, france or croatia that people have to come back and quarantine. we have seen the same thing today. however, things are different. far more complicated because wales and scotland say portugal is a no—go zone because of covid, and england and northern ireland say it is currently safe. the effects on the ground, worry we have been taking a look.

back to britain from faro airport this morning. where you are going back to now dictates where you have to isolate. there's been no indication from the government. this couple are heading to birmingham. they don't need to quarantine time but they bought airlie tickets home. —— airlie tickets. we are not very happy. we feel we have lost two days of our holidays. it has cost us an arm and a leg. we arejust very disappointed. ron and his children are cutting their holiday short by four days when ultimately there was no need to. so we paidjust four days when ultimately there was no need to. so we paid just over £1000 for three. going no need to. so we paid just over £1000 forthree. going back no need to. so we paid just over £1000 for three. going back to manchester. and the flight on monday hasjust gone. it manchester. and the flight on monday has just gone. it would manchester. and the flight on monday hasjust gone. it would be good if the government could all get together and come up with one set of policies which are applied reasonably consistently. as more british tourists return home it is clear to me how confusing many

people find the new rules. for example, if you're an english traveller flying to cardiff today you can drive back, won't have to self—isolate. but if you're a welch and land in birmingham today, you will then go back and have to spend the next two weeks in isolation. this new way of travelling has just become even more complicated. so just how do the uk nations differ on quarantine? if you fly from six greek islands and live in wales you have to self—isolate for 14 days. if you live in scotland, now the whole of greece is on the quarantine list. there are no restrictions in england and northern ireland. if you arrived from portugal and live in wales you will have to self—isolate from today. it is the same for scotland. but the new rules coming tomorrow. again there are no new restrictions for england and northern ireland. portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in recent days, going just above the uk margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people. but the tourist destinations

of the algarve are not the problem. so why are politicians taking such different approaches? we look at the data and then we do speak, but i'm afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomes. afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomeslj afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomes. i am wondering if there is a larger tide of infections from these parts of europe... this is about keeping the world safe. it is estimated more than 30,000 uk holiday—makers have headed out here since the travel corridor opened two weeks ago. golf and good weather a magnet for all the travellers for so—called silver season. the travellers for so—called silver season. but arrivals this morning we re season. but arrivals this morning were much quieter than usual. the money and complexity of taking an unpredictable break may now not be worth the gamble for many. what is interesting in the portuguese government sources have told us they have complicated —— concentrated their diplomatic effo rts concentrated their diplomatic efforts on london. now they will have to defragment that. talk to the regions, tell them what they are

doing and hopefully they say it may make a difference next week. many thanks for that. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in westminster. we had the transport secretary admitting there it is all pretty confusing? that's right. but i think it's worth stressing this situation as an illustration of the basic point that the different uk nations do have the power to take different decisions on certain things when they see fit. we have seen this throughout the pandemic, different nations have moved at different paces, there have been different rules in place on different things, and gatherings, for example, and facemasks at any one time. so to now their approach to international travel that left this situation which the transport secretary has called confusing. scotland clearly taking a more cautious approach in greece, wales targeting the quarantine measures on certain islands in a way that other nations are not. i think they are looking at the same data but they are making different policy decisions. and

there has been this threshold which there has been this threshold which the nations have been working towards, the idea of 20 cases per 100,000 people, ifa towards, the idea of 20 cases per 100,000 people, if a country goes above that that is when quarantine measures could be reimposed. the transport secretary saying, we don't wa nt to transport secretary saying, we don't want to penalised countries for testing more and therefore finding more cases. they also want to look at the percentage of positive cases out of the total number of cases being tested. so clearly a number of indicators in the mix. but i think the overarching message from all governments is still be careful if you're travelling abroad, things can change very quickly, policies can be introduced very quickly. so anyone preparing to go abroad at the moment it should be prepared to quarantine at very short notice. leila nathoo, thank you. freight and haulage firms are warning of a looming crisis in uk border plans, when the brexit transition period ends on 31 december. the road haulage association says the the supply chain of goods

could become "a disaster area with rocket boosters on". the firms want to meet ministers to discuss concerns about it systems, border infrastructure and the training of customs agents. our political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster. some pretty strong words from these logistics companies who have come together to make this warning to the government? that's right. you can never confuse them as diplomats. they say the government's problems are very serious of that preparation is so farare are very serious of that preparation is so far are a shambles and that ministers are sleepwalking to disaster. what is causing these criticisms? well, deal or no deal with brussels, we will definitely be leaving the customs union on december the 31st, and that will have consequences. for example, 220 million new customs declarations may have to be filled in. and the logistics companies say they will

need customs agents to help with all this new bureaucracy. but they say there are simply not enough of them. they are worried britain will not be ready. that it systems will not be up ready. that it systems will not be up and running on time. they are also worried about the numbers of border staff that may be in place and border infrastructure. they have got pretty wide ranging criticisms. in response the government says, first of all we are investing in infrastructure and trying to train up infrastructure and trying to train up these customs agents that might be able to help with bureaucracy. they're also suggesting some of the criticisms may be overblown. for example, the transport secretary grant shapps was suggesting he had dealt with all sorts of cataclysmic scenarios itself and supply chains we re scenarios itself and supply chains were under sue —— a severe pressure in recent months because of covid. those supply chains which have put food on supermarket shelves have all held up. he is confident when we leave the transition period at the end of this year is that those supply chains will remain secure.

iain watson. nato has called for an international investigation into the alleged poisoning of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny. he remains in an induced coma in a hospital in berlin, recovering from what german officials say was a novichok nerve agent attack on an internal flight in russia last month. nato says moscow has serious questions to answer. our security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. still critically ill, still in a berlin hospital, russia's most prominent government critic, alexei navalny, poisoned, so his doctors, with a novichok nerve agent on a flight with a novichok nerve agent on a flight across russia. now nato and the west are demanding answers from moscow. nato allies agree that russia now has serious questions it must answer. the russian government must answer. the russian government must fully cooperate with the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons on an impartial unit to —— international

investigation. those responsible for this attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. this attack must be held accountable and brought tojustice. here this attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. here the foreign secretary, dominic raab, called the poisoning of utterly deplorable. he is insisting on the full and transparent investigation. the kremlin says it will investigate what it complains it has not been shown any evidence of poisoning. translation: our specialists are carrying out checks, investigative actions. if there is a confirmation of the presence of poisonous substances, there is no doubt an investigation will be launched. we are asking everybody to rely on the fa cts . are asking everybody to rely on the facts. there are disturbing echoes here of what happened in salisbury more than two years ago. a novichok nerve agent developed in soviet laboratories was used to poison the former russian kgb defector sergei skripal and his daughter. britain blamed it on to a russian military intelligence officers. moscow denied responsibility. then there was alexander litvinenko, another former

kgb officer. he died in a london hospital in 2006, after his assassins slipped radioactive polonium into his tea. today, his widow says russia cannot be trusted with an investigation. u nfortu nately, with an investigation. unfortunately, russia is not a democratic country right now. it's a lot of signs of dictatorship regime. in doing business as a dictatorship regime you have a different approach. and everything what you try to do as you did before, you can't say now is business as usual. all this throws an uncomfortable spotlight on president putin and the kremlin dealership. but mr navalny, who campaigned against corruption and many powerful enemies in russia, despite the global outrage, it is possible we may never learn the truth of who poisoned him. frank gardner, bbc news. people in leeds are being warned to follow coronavirus guidelines, or face new restrictions. cases in the city are rising and the local council says the community has reached

a "pivotal moment". here's our health correspondent, richard galpin. leeds micra, the latest in a growing list of cities across the country for infection rates have risen to the point where more action may need to be taken. it's expected the city will be added to public health england's watch list of areas of concern. and local officials are preparing for the possibility of imposing further measures. we'll be keeping a very close eye over the next couple of weeks. and what we would expect in the first place, if there is any change, is just restrictions of movement rather than, it's premature to talk about lockdowns at this stage, but clearly if it's felt there does need to be restrictions of movement, for example, then that is something of course that we will have to put into

place. for those living here the prospect of more restrictions is bleak. it can't be good for businesses and the economy can't really afford us to go into another really afford us to go into another real lockdown. but health and safety has to come first. i know that if it was my grandparents at risk, i would wa nt was my grandparents at risk, i would want us to go into another lockdown to save them. everybody has to be responsible. i don't know how things can really be helped or anything other than people taking ownership and getting on with, you know, following the rules and restrictions and things. the figures are clear. cases of coronavirus in leeds have been rising steadily over the past week. 55 new cases, according to figures yesterday. and all this inevitable, say experts, due to the rising cases across west yorkshire asa rising cases across west yorkshire as a whole, particularly amongst young adults. independent sage were

calling, as were others, for a zero covid strategy over the summer, and that was to push the infection rates down as low as they could be, as has happened in scotland, and to get the test track trace and isolate system fully functional so that you could stamp down on these research agencies. now they didn't do that. so we are where we are. alongside leeds there are other hotspots in the north of england, such as bolton. these areas have also seen cases of coronavirus rise recently. with winter approaching, the battle with the virus is set to intensify. richard galpin, bbc news. virgin atlantic has announced plans to cut more than a thousand jobs, after it successfully completed a 1.2 billion rescue deal. the company announced more than 3,000 job losses in may, meaning it has little over half the staff it had before the coronavirus crisis. virgin says it wants

to mitigate as many cabin crew redundancies as possible. new zealand says a man infected with coronavirus has died — the first such death in the country since may. the health ministry said the man was in his fifties. he is only the 23rd person to have died with the coronavirus in new zealand. the country appeared to have succeeded in curbing community transmission of the virus — until a fresh cluster emerged in the city of auckland. formal construction work is finally getting started on the controversial hs2 rail link. it's the biggest infrastructure project in europe and could cost more than £100 billion. the government claims more than 20,000 jobs will be created in the first phase to link london and birmingham. but critics say the project will actually cost jobs and damage the environment. theo leggett reports.

this is a highly symbolic moment for hs2. this is a highly symbolic moment for hsz. the this is a highly symbolic moment for hs2. the project has been plagued by yea rs of hs2. the project has been plagued by years of delays and rising costs, is furious arguments raged over whether or not it should go ahead at all. but no construction on the 140 mile route from london to birmingham can officially begin. in fact, a great deal of work demolishing buildings, clearing sites and preparing the route has already been carried out. the first phase of hs2 will require a32 the first phase of hs2 will require a 32 miles of new tunnels. there will be 110 embankments, 70 cuttings and 150 bridges. all of this will require a million tonnes of steel. but it comes as a heavy price. the first part of hs2 alone is expected to cost at least £35 billion. a second phase, extending the line to manchester and leeds, could take the total bill to more than 100 billion. critics say the money could be

better spent improving existing transport links. the government disagrees. i think in the end will be very pleased that we do have additional rail capacity in the country. i think we needed. if you like, today is a sign of confidence in the future of our country. the company in charge of the project says some 82,000 newjobs will be created over the next two years. including 2000 apprentices. opponents of the scheme, which remains highly controversial, are not impressed. from their own figures, it shows over 19,000 jobs will be displaced, purely got rid of because hsz is shutting down businesses that have those jobs. so these 22,000 jobs sound great, but when you compare that to the number ofjobs going because hsz is being built, it's a drop in the ocean. but others say it is essential to take

the long view. h52 has been ten years or more in the planning. it will be ten years or more in the building. it will last for decades beyond that. nobody really knows what this country will look like in 50 years' time, but i think it will bea 50 years' time, but i think it will be a better country of people can easily move around it. with construction starting and travel is now officially on the ground, there are no longer seems much doubt that hs2 will get the go—ahead. but protests like this one today will continue regardless. and arguments about whether or not the lighting should be built look like they will carry on for years. theo leggett, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: holiday—makers are angry and frustrated, as scotland and wales impose new restrictions while there's no change in england and northern ireland. the government admits it's confusing. and coming up, eat out to help out —

dinners grabbed more than 100 million subsidised meals last month. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, frustration for great britain's dan evans, as rain interrupted his second round match at the us open. it will resume later today. a man who admitted filming a naked woman without her consent, as she slept, has been sentenced to 30 month community order for voyerism. christopher killick admitted filming emily hunt in a hotel bedroom in 2015. she fought a five year campaign for justice after the crown prosecution service repeatedly refused to prosecute killick. she's been speaking to our correspondent michael buchanan. i think, for me, the biggest win was injanuary i think, for me, the biggest win was in january when we clarified i think, for me, the biggest win was injanuary when we clarified that it is illegal to look at somebody naked without their consent —— video. that

was a huge weight lifted off, in ways that i didn't anticipate. that was the win. so when he pleaded guilty in august, and became a convicted sex offender, it was icing on the cake. because the really big success on the cake. because the really big su ccess was on the cake. because the really big success was when my team argued this is voyeurism. what impact have the past few years had on you? total, really. my professional life has been destroyed. you know, i was working in a big job and had a breakdown and never really quite recovered, in a way that they could support me through. and then —— and i ended up being made redundant. and i've not been able to get a full—time role since. i think it

probably doesn't help that i don't publicly talk about sexual violence, because that makes some people uncomfortable. but since the win in january, i felt completely reinvigorated, serve actuallyjust started a small consulting role. i'm writing a book. i'm doing a bunch of things and i feel finally like writing a book. i'm doing a bunch of things and ifeel finally like i'm starting to get back to being me. i used to be a bit of a workaholic, i loved it and worked long hours on consultancies. i got such a kick out of it and i've missed it. and i think one win after the other, it's made it clear that i can go back to my real life now. you're always clear in your own mind that what this man done was illegal. what questions remain for you? this man done was illegal. what questions remain for you ?|j this man done was illegal. what questions remain for you? i think we really need to think about what it says about the criminaljustice system that we are not prioritising prosecuting crime. we talk about the

fa ct prosecuting crime. we talk about the fact that only 1.4% of sexual assaults are fact that only 1.4% of sexual assaults a re currently fact that only 1.4% of sexual assaults are currently being prosecuted by the cps, but actually only 7% of crimes are being prosecuted by the cps. there's been lots of interesting conversations about rape essentially being decriminalised, but when do we talk about crime being decriminalised? we deserve better and we deserved to be protected better by our criminal justice system against people who are offending against us. emily hunt talking to our correspondent michael buchanan. it's a month since the huge explosion in beirut, which killed hundreds of people and injured thousands more. but today rescue workers are concentrating on one site, where they believe a survivor may possibly be alive and trapped under the rubble. our correspondent carine torbey is in beirut. what is the latest? what are rescue

workers saying? well, the moment, what's happening, you can see a lot of dust behind me. this is a machine which has been brought to the site to vacuum up all the dust and all the very fine fractures of debris that were created by all the ruins there. we just that were created by all the ruins there. wejust spoke that were created by all the ruins there. we just spoke to someone who was in charge of the rescue operation from the lebanese and what he told us is not very reassuring. he is not encouraged by the findings so far. he told us that they have reached the location that the original team thought the person alive might be under. and they couldn't find any sign so far. they even cleared three metres surface around that location, that specific location, and so far nothing. but this does not mean that the operation is stopped. this is still ongoing and there are around ten

people there with their bare hands, with shovels, still trying to clear the debris. and they are adamant that they continue up to the last minutes, make sure that there aren't any lives being wasted under this rubble. although the very slim hopes that we had in the beginning are getting slimmer by the minute. all right, carine torbey, thank you very much. the latest from beirut. more than 100 million meals were eaten last month as part of the government's eat out to help out scheme. initial figures from the government have revealed that restaurant bookings surged as a result of the stimulus programme designed to boost the hospitality sector. our consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker is in manchester city centre. yes, across the uk, more than 84,000 restau ra nts yes, across the uk, more than 84,000 restaurants took part in the scheme. here in the northern quarter in

manchester, restaurants reported a surge in bookings throughout august. as you can see, they have pedestrianised this area to make the most of the outdoor space. so how did the scheme work? through august, diners got half price meals mondays— wednesdays, a maximum of £10 per person. restaurants then claim the discount back from the government. initial figures discount back from the government. initialfigures from the discount back from the government. initial figures from the treasury show bookings were up 53% compared to last august and, as you say, 100 million discounted meals were consumed. the chancellor has described this as a big success, protecting hospitalityjobs. the hospitality sector has said it gave the industry a big boost at a time when it was really struggling. and the treasury has set aside more than £500 million to fund this scheme. it does have some critics who have said it has affected weekend trade, people spending money at the start of the week instead of paying full

price on friday and saturday. overall, it has been hugely successful, encouraging people to come out and start spending their money again. it's fairly quiet this lunchtime, but some restaurant chains have said that through september they are going to be funding their own meal deals throughout the month, to really take advantage of that jump throughout the month, to really take advantage of thatjump in demand. zero caulker, thank you. the world —famous blackpool illuminations will be turned on tonight. this year's lights will be in place until the new year — two months longer than usual — to try and boost tourism in the area. more than a million light bulbs will be part of the display, as tim muffett reports. ridiculous! for mooki and mr boo, summer 2020 has been nojoke. it's been interesting. it's been a challenge and it won. you sort of find out how much you enjoy what you do for a living when you can't do it. the clowns of blackpool tower circus

are brothers and neighbours. we've been able to keep ourjuggling skills up over the garden fence. the circus was able to reopen last month. i think the audiences have been better, haven't they? yes. more friendlier. yes. absolutely. they're more appreciative of live entertainment. absolutely. even though their faces are covered but you can kind of see the laugh lines on the side of the face so it's good. yes. injuly and august, blackpool had its highest visitor numbers in ten years, according to the council. for many, a holiday abroad just wasn't an option. since we had the removal of lockdown, it's been absolutely amazing. it's been a god—send to the businesses who, of course, lost a significant part of the trading for this year, including easter and the may bank holidays, and so it's been great for them, it's been good for the morale of the town. yeah, we were supposed to be in lanzarote. so we decided to do like a staycation. so instead of being in lanzarote, you're in blackpool. how does it compare? uh, it's a bit more breezy in blackpool! we were supposed to be

going to turkey in october, but we didn't want to run the risk of the 14—day quarantine when we come back. many who visited uk resorts this summer did so at the last minute. perhaps a foreign holiday had been cancelled or the weather was good, so many who came to blackpool did so on day trips, without necessarily staying the night. hi, claire. so claire's bed and breakfast has still struggled. a horrendous start. the virus hit at the worst possible time. august has been brilliant, thank goodness. so it'll be interesting to see how it continues going forward. jason had hoped to open this new nightclub in april. it is frustrating, you know, and to see the sand and the dust that's gathering up. for people like myself and people who own nightclubs and festivals, we need a clear route to opening, we need some guidelines, we need an indication of, at least a date would be the first step. blackpool‘s world —famous illuminations are normally switched

on in front of huge crowds. we are having a virtual switch—on in this beautiful ballroom. no audience, just some performers and then the lights will go on at 9.30pm. but they'll say on until the new year, eight weeks longer than normal. a town reliant on tourists, doing everything it can to keep them coming. tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. cloud is one of those recurring themes of our weather over the next few days. skies like this will become increasingly commonplace as we go through the afternoon, across england and wales. eventually, we get some rain over parts of the south—west. scotland and northern ireland, brighter but with plenty of showers. over the atlantic, this area of cloud will be coming in just in time for the weekend. things

looking pretty cloudy for many