this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm... portugal is removed from the uk green list. for travellers hoping to get to the only mainstream option for european holidays, it's a bitter blow. i'm gutted, really. but, anyway, it is what it is. i understand. but we can't quarantine. we are trying to change flights as i stand. but it's not likely that i'll be able to go. international travel is being scapegoated. the government says it's all about safety. we simply don't want to take the risk as we come up to 21 june and the review of the fourth stage of the unlock. ~ , . , , .,

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destination on the uk green list — but those returning from portugal after 4am on tuesday will now have to isolate for ten days and take two coronavirus tests. no new countries were added to the green list today, and seven countries, including costa rica, egypt, and sri lanka, were added to the red list, meaning mandatory quarantine in a government—approved hotel. portugaljoins the amber list which includes other key british holiday destinations, such france, italy, spain, and greece, which the government says british residents "should not travel" to. the portuguese government said it was struggling to see the logic in the decision, while here, the move has sparked anger and concern in the travel industry — and introduced uncertainty for those who've booked to go abroad. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was a brief moment in the sun. after three weeks, portugal is off the green list. for passengers heading out there today, the news came as a shock. gutted, really. but, anyway, it is what it is.

i understand, but we can't quarantine when we come back, for work. so we just had to cancel everything. frustrating. it's not a problem for me, i'm retired. but my daughter was coming out with her friends on sunday. they've now had to cancel. so four of them are really disappointed, i guess. i definitely can't quarantine - for ten days when i come back, due to business commitments. so i probably... i will make a decision very shortly as to whether i go at all. - in portugal, beach bars and restaurants have been steadily filling up. today's news was crushing for the seabrooks, who run a bar in the algarve. well, unfortunately, we employed ten new staff in the last week, and every single one of them will have to be made redundant. it's just terribly sad. and the suppliers, carriers, all of the testing centres, for the travellers to get back efficiently without queues, it'sjust rubbish.

there's no two ways about it. it's heartbreaking for us, letting all the staff go again, and we don't know when — if — we'll be able to employ them again. no other countries have been added to the green list either, meaning portugaljoins spain, greece and france on the amber list. the small trickle of passengers back into uk airports over the course of the last few weeks has not been the restart that many in the industry wanted. but today's announcement is a very bitter blow. well the uk has, essentially, with the decision taken today, which i said was unjustifiable and completely irrational, cut itself off from europe — and from the world, for that matter. i would urge them to re—look into this, because there are so many families now that cannot reunite that should be able to do so, and i think it's utterly confusing for british people. so, what's the justification? we've seen two things, really, which have caused concern. one is the positivity rate has nearly doubled

since the last review in portugal. the other is that there is a sort of nepal mutation of the so—called indian variant which has been detected, and we just don't know the potential for that to be a vaccine defeating mutation, and simply don't want to take the risk as we come up to 21june. seven more countries were also added to the red list — afghanistan, bahrain, costa rica, egypt, sri lanka, sudan and trinidad and tobago — with concerns about new variants, some have argued that the government have made the right decision. to be cautious at this stage. it's, yes, an extreme measure. but it's a a pandemic situation and you don't want more variants coming to the uk. but many who were planning foreign trips, and the industry that was hoping to take them, will be bitterly disappointed by today's news and worried about the uncertain shadow it throws across the summer.

charlie cornish says... if the government has information to support its decisions, it must report it. "we have been repeatedly left in the dark about how it's making its choices with no opportunity for scrutiny or for challenge."

well, for more reaction now we're joined byjorge traver. he's the country manager for spain and portugalfor the etoa — that's the european tourism association. this is disappointing for your members and portugal? yes this is disappointing for your members and portugal? yes it is, thank you, sean, _ members and portugal? yes it is, thank you, sean, it's _ members and portugal? yes it is, thank you, sean, it's a _ members and portugal? yes it is, thank you, sean, it's a pleasure l members and portugal? yes it is, | thank you, sean, it's a pleasure to be here. the news was somewhat shocking, but on the other hand, i wouldn't say it was expected, but the numbers had been rising in the last few weeks. and therefore, staying in the cruellest was kind of hard to. i staying in the cruellest was kind of hard to. , ., i. hard to. ijust wonder, given your responsible _ hard to. ijust wonder, given your responsible for _ hard to. ijust wonder, given your responsible for both _ hard to. ijust wonder, given your responsible for both spain - hard to. ijust wonder, given your responsible for both spain and i responsible for both spain and portugal in your organisation, can you paint is a picture of what the differences are at the moment in terms of how active and worrying covid is in those two countries? well, it's actually not much difference. actually, you arejust

mentioning the balearic islands and the canary islands — i think the numbers are slightly lower than in spain, but it varies week to week. what we have learned is that during this past strange year is that things changed dramatically and too quickly, and sometimes due to new circumstances, it's very difficult. in this case, therefore that was one of the reasons why our portuguese members were kind of surprised with the news release today, because they had been making great efforts, especially coastal areas in lisbon and porto, to make sure they were social distancing and the other measures taken in place were respected, including the football final they had last week in

porto. . �* , football final they had last week in porto. . v . football final they had last week in porto. ., �*, ., ., ., , porto. that's a good point to raise, actuall , porto. that's a good point to raise, actually. the _ porto. that's a good point to raise, actually, the football, _ porto. that's a good point to raise, actually, the football, because - actually, the football, because portugal stepped in when other countries were impossible because english fans wouldn't have been able to watch an all english match. they were welcomed in porto, there was a bit of trouble, sadly, but broadly it was a success. do not regret having hosted that, do you think? is it possible that that event has actually made the government more likely to say with all those people having travelled there and back, maybe they don't want to travel to portugal at the moment? i maybe they don't want to travel to portugal at the moment?— portugal at the moment? i don't think so. portugal at the moment? i don't think so- we _ portugal at the moment? i don't think so. we don't _ portugal at the moment? i don't think so. we don't think -- - portugal at the moment? i don't| think so. we don't think -- we've think so. we don't think —— we've learned that numbers increase in time. we would see the effect of that and may be two weeks, ten days at least. porto was expecting the good policies implemented by the

government, the tourism of portugal has done such a greatjob in the last year. we've learned from them and copied some of their measures, and copied some of their measures, and we've tried to copy what they were doing. so it's somehow surprising to see that they have been removed from the list, and it's causing distress in the industry. but we think that measures and efforts going in that direction from all of us, all european countries including in the uk, can be on a safe pattern to travel to other countries. safe pattern to travel to other countries-— safe pattern to travel to other countries. ., , ., ., ., countries. country manager for spain and portugal. — countries. country manager for spain and portugal, thank _ countries. country manager for spain and portugal, thank you _ countries. country manager for spain and portugal, thank you very - countries. country manager for spain and portugal, thank you very much . and portugal, thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. let's talk to chrissy gibson, she can join us now. i was a reaction when you

heard the news earlier today? shock emma because _ heard the news earlier today? shock emma because obviously _ heard the news earlier today? shock emma because obviously we've - heard the news earlier today? circ emma because obviously we've had many holidays cancelled over the last year, and this has been rebooked several times. we did a lot of looking into whether it was safe to travel and if you had to quarantine —— if we would've had to quarantine. the government has sent a warning that if the traffic light was going to change, we expected we would know if we were likely to be... . , would know if we were likely to be... ., , . , ._ be... last night, wednesday night, ou be... last night, wednesday night, you opened — be... last night, wednesday night, you opened a _ be... last night, wednesday night, you opened a bottle _ be... last night, wednesday night, you opened a bottle of _ be... last night, wednesday night, you opened a bottle of wine - be... last night, wednesday night, you opened a bottle of wine and i you opened a bottle of wine and thought, "we know, we've passed to the seven days until we have to fly back," you come back on tuesday. you must�*ve felt relaxed last night? irate must've felt relaxed last night? we certainl must've felt relaxed last night? - certainly did, guess. must've felt relaxed last night? we certainly did, guess. now - must've felt relaxed last night? we certainly did, guess. now how- must've felt relaxed last night? we certainly did, guess. now how do i must've felt relaxed last night? we l certainly did, guess. now how do you feel about it? — certainly did, guess. now how do you feel about it? quite _ certainly did, guess. now how do you feel about it? quite stressed, - feel about it? quite stressed, actuall , feel about it? quite stressed, actually. we _ feel about it? quite stressed, actually, we were _ feel about it? quite stressed, actually, we were actually - feel about it? quite stressed, actually, we were actually at. feel about it? quite stressed, - actually, we were actually at lunch when one of my work colleagues

message on our group chat and said it looks like we're going to have to coverfor it looks like we're going to have to cover for chrissy at work next week. and obviously that was the first indication i had, we were having a nice lunch... we then started looking into the changes that were going to be made, we are looking potentially at trying to come back slightly earlier. there doesn't appear to be that many flights, unfortunately, so we are going to spend tonight here. abs, unfortunately, so we are going to spend tonight here. pl. bit unfortunately, so we are going to spend tonight here.— spend tonight here. a bit of a downer on — spend tonight here. a bit of a downer on the _ spend tonight here. a bit of a downer on the holiday - spend tonight here. a bit of a downer on the holiday itself. | spend tonight here. a bit of a i downer on the holiday itself. but spend tonight here. a bit of a - downer on the holiday itself. but do you understand the government's argument that in a sense, grant shops put quite candidly, 21june is quite important and they don't want to but that risk? {iii quite important and they don't want to but that risk?— to but that risk? of course, i'm a nurse, i worked _ to but that risk? of course, i'm a nurse, i worked at _ to but that risk? of course, i'm a nurse, i worked at a _ to but that risk? of course, i'm a nurse, i worked at a hospital- to but that risk? of course, i'm a i nurse, i worked at a hospital during covid, i've seen it first—hand.

obviously as i said, we look towards the safety issues in the polling tests and, as a family of nine, we paid £2000 for our covid tests. we've actually been on an aeroplane with everyone who has been covid tested. .. ., , ., with everyone who has been covid tested. ., , ., , tested. safer than you sometimes feel when bustling _ tested. safer than you sometimes feel when bustling other - tested. safer than you sometimes feel when bustling other people . tested. safer than you sometimesj feel when bustling other people in tested. safer than you sometimes l feel when bustling other people in a shop or pub back home.— feel when bustling other people in a i shop or pub back home.- have shop or pub back home. exactly. have ou soken shop or pub back home. exactly. have you spoken to — shop or pub back home. exactly. have you spoken to any _ shop or pub back home. exactly. have you spoken to any of— shop or pub back home. exactly. have you spoken to any of the _ shop or pub back home. exactly. have you spoken to any of the people - you spoken to any of the people involved in the industry out there? i wonder if you happen to have spoken any portuguese people since the news broke. mot spoken any portuguese people since the news broke.— spoken any portuguese people since the news broke._ i - the news broke. not really, no. i was 'ust the news broke. not really, no. i was just curious _ the news broke. not really, no. i wasjust curious how— the news broke. not really, no. i was just curious how they - the news broke. not really, no. i wasjust curious how they might| the news broke. not really, no. i. wasjust curious how they might be was just curious how they might be feeling. are there other brits that you've spoken to that are out there? or just the you've spoken to that are out there? orjust the family? just you've spoken to that are out there? orjust the family?— orjust the family? just the family. we chose to _ orjust the family? just the family. we chose to remain _ orjust the family? just the family. we chose to remain quite - orjust the family? just the family. we chose to remain quite isolated| we chose to remain quite isolated throughout the holiday period. that's ironic, isn't it? you think you may not be able to get back in time for the 4am deadline, unless

you're able to find another flight. we are about nine hours over the timescale. we are potentially going to look at splitting it into two with some of us tracking back early on, if there aren't enough lights for all of us to travel back together. unfortunately like i say myself, i've got work, and one of the party... and my son has gcses. so we're looking at maybe trying to travel back earlier than the rest of the family. i’m travel back earlier than the rest of the famil . �* ,., , travel back earlier than the rest of the family-— the family. i'm sorry it happened when it has _ the family. i'm sorry it happened when it has for _ the family. i'm sorry it happened when it has for you, _ the family. i'm sorry it happened when it has for you, and - the family. i'm sorry it happened when it has for you, and it's - the family. i'm sorry it happened j when it has for you, and it's easy for me to say but i hope perhaps you can try and enjoy something of the next few days once you get the immediate worries about travel out of the way. thank you very much for talking to us. well, for those people who were really looking forward to getting away this summer, the decisions taken today by the uk

government about the green list will come as a blow. let's talk now to lisa francesca nand, who is host of the big travel podcast thanks so much for speaking to us. you can imagine what's being said by different peoples in different parts of portugal tonight. do you think it is clear enough why the decision is being taken today in the way it's being taken today in the way it's being taken? i being taken today in the way it's being taken?— being taken today in the way it's bein: taken? ., �* ~ �*, , being taken? i don't think it's very clear at all- _ being taken? i don't think it's very clear at all. i'm _ being taken? i don't think it's very clear at all. i'm not _ being taken? i don't think it's very clear at all. i'm not a _ being taken? i don't think it's very clear at all. i'm not a scientist - clear at all. i'm not a scientist but we are asking the government wears the data on this? and it seems i portugal is doing really well with their vaccinations, a lot of the other countries are, as well. we've at similar levels here, we have vaccines, we've got testing. we didn't have the vaccine or testing this time last year. it seems that we are back with more restrictions this summer then we were last summer. so what's the point? it's really stressful for anyone wanting to travel, and of course for the

travel industry when thousands of jobs could realistically be at risk. is difficult to understand, this was a point that was being made by mr cornish who was trying to find a note to print off on his statement, saying we cannot understand what the likes of the balearic islands, the canary islands do not fall into the green list. people you talk to all the time are saying we are baffled by the system — and we heard from chrissy there saying from the government that we would get seven days notice. it's five days and she's understandably quite angry at that. , , . . she's understandably quite angry at that. , , .., , she's understandably quite angry at that. ,, , that. the public are confused about it. we are confused, _ that. the public are confused about it. we are confused, in _ that. the public are confused about it. we are confused, in the - that. the public are confused about it. we are confused, in the travel i it. we are confused, in the travel industry, we were expecting earlier this morning that perhaps the greek islands, malta, finland and other countries were expecting due to their levels and vaccination rates that they were going to go on the green list. exactly the opposite has

happened, nothing is going on the green list and know you have people scrapping to get back from portugal. just two and half weeks after they said it was ok to get there. i can understand the hesitancy from anyone else to book something for the summer. you've got to be in a very unique position or be retired, or isolate for days at a time, take all those expensive pcr tests to risk going ahead and looking a holiday. supposing what it means for the rest of the season, it's half term so it's one of the peak weeks in the long run up for the holidays. there are people who have already planned their holidays. mm are people who have already planned their holidays-— their holidays. will there be much of a summer— their holidays. will there be much of a summer season _ their holidays. will there be much of a summer season left, - their holidays. will there be much of a summer season left, do - their holidays. will there be much of a summer season left, do you | of a summer season left, do you think? i of a summer season left, do you think? ., ., , ., ., , think? i want to give you a pure answer, think? i want to give you a pure answer. but _ think? i want to give you a pure answer, but at _ think? i want to give you a pure answer, but at the _ think? i want to give you a pure answer, but at the moment - think? i want to give you a pure answer, but at the moment we | think? i want to give you a pure - answer, but at the moment we don't know. we've got another review coming up in three weeks, this one was meant to be three weeks but it

was meant to be three weeks but it was two and a half weeks. the announcement hasn't quite beneficial, it's been leaked gradually through the day by the press, i was expecting some sort of conference or something but we do have another review coming up. i can only hope for the travel industry and anyone who wants to travel as well that there will be many more countries on the green list by the time the summer holidays come. but at the moment it's impossible to say, it's such a fast—moving situation. in say, it's such a fast-moving situation-— say, it's such a fast-moving situation. . . . , situation. in those circumstances, and tell me _ situation. in those circumstances, and tell me if _ situation. in those circumstances, and tell me if this _ situation. in those circumstances, and tell me if this is _ situation. in those circumstances, and tell me if this is a _ situation. in those circumstances, and tell me if this is a daft - and tell me if this is a daft question because it might well be, what advice would you give to people? what advice would you give to eo - le? �* what advice would you give to neale? �* , people? and absolutely deft question! — people? and absolutely deft question! no, _ people? and absolutely deft question! no, it— people? and absolutely deft question! no, it very - people? and absolutely deft question! no, it very much i people? and absolutely deft - question! no, it very much depends on your personal circumstances. can you afford to part with that money, a couple of grand or whatever for more uncertain situations and not get a refund? you get a voucher and exchange it. can you afford to take that time? can you afford to take ten days isolation at home? i think it's a very personal decision. i

book something, and i'm waiting to see if spain goes on the green list by the end ofjuly, but i think it's really down to you which is a very brave and scary situation, to make that decision yourself. for brave and scary situation, to make that decision yourself.— that decision yourself. for those who it's their _ that decision yourself. for those who it's their one _ that decision yourself. for those who it's their one and _ that decision yourself. for those who it's their one and only - who it's their one and only opportunity for a holiday in a year — lisa, thank you very much. opportunity for a holiday in a year - lisa, thank you very much. thank ou. will - lisa, thank you very much. thank you- will be — - lisa, thank you very much. thank you. will be answering _ - lisa, thank you very much. thank you. will be answering your - you. will be answering your questions — you. will be answering your questions on _ you. will be answering your questions on international. you. will be answering your - questions on international travel just after 8:30pm this evening. by goodness, they must have a lot to gossip about tonight. get involved by tweeting your questions and using the hashtag, or e—mailing your questions at that's coming up just after 8:30pm. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm

and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are anna isaac, who's the uk trade and economics correspondent at politico, and joe mayes, the uk politics reporter for bloomberg. stay with us on bbc news for the papers. new analysis by public health england suggests that the covid variant first identified in india is now dominant in the uk. experts believe the variant — which the world health organization has renamed "delta" — may also increase the risk of people being hospitalised with the virus compared with the older kent one. here's our health editor hugh pym. we heard this from public health england this afternoon with their weekly report, and they've gone through the numbers involving cases with this variant, first identified in india. now 12,1100 — up from just 7000 last week. they are still fairly concentrated in hotspot areas in bolton and blackburn —

that's 3,000 of them — but it is spreading slightly beyond that, as well, we are told. interestingly, public health england say there is an increased risk slightly of going to hospital as a result of getting sick with this variant than with the existing kent variant, first identified there at the end of last year. they don't say how much they are, and they don't say that they can be definitive about that at the moment. but that is an interesting development. looking at the hospital numbers, 278 needed to go to hospital — up from 201 the previous week, of which 94 needed an overnight stay. now the bulk of those, a majority of those were unvaccinated — so that is likely the reason why they've got sick, but certainly some had had one dose. so this is the sort of information that's going into the jigsaw puzzle, if you like, the officials and ministers are having to assess before their decision about raising

lockdown restrictions on 21 june. and the words being used are abundance of caution — we heard that about the portugal decision, and i think that'll be applied to all this data and what happens on 21 june. hugh pym there. let's take a closer look at today's coronavirus figures. 18 people died within 28 days of a positive covid test. there were 5,274 new cases of the virus in the past 2a hours. just over 39,758,000 people have received their first vaccianation — that's 75.5% of the adult population. and just over 26,400 have received their second jab — including the prime minister borisjohnson. he got his second dose earlier today.

before the end of this month. presidentjoe biden announced the us will share 25 million doses with most of them, 19 million, allocated to cove!, a scheme to help out poorest countries. the g7 met in oxford today to discuss sharing vaccines with poor countries. gary o'donoghuejoins vaccines with poor countries. gary o'donoghue joins us from washington. the prime minister will have a chance to talk face—to—face with borisjohnson — president biden in due course. but has the president told those in the states what explaining to do with vaccine doses? —— what he's planning to do. hill -- what he's planning to do. hill release 18 _ —— what he's planning to do. f! ii release 18 million doses by the end ofjune, this is about three quarters of the 25 million going through the who's covax system. but

the us wants to see about 6 million of them going to central and south america, the caribbean, another 7 million going to south asia and southeast asia, than 5 million to africa. the other part of the 25 million will go to places like mexico and canada — explicitly directing vaccines to the us neighbours, of course, but also some extra ones to india because of the particular problems they are having there. they will undoubtedly announce more in the coming months, i'm sure, because the president has made it clear that he believes america has a leading role to play, quite frankly, in curbing the pandemic. and it fits in quite nicely with his whole multilateral list approach and his belief that, as he puts it, america is back. there's a debate in the uk about whether we be vaccinating children or diverting our spare doses of what would be surplus doses to other parts of the world. has that debate

also been happening in the united states? hot also been happening in the united states? ., . ~ states? not so much as you think. questions about _ states? not so much as you think. questions about donating - states? not so much as you think. questions about donating vaccines have not been as divisive as that would have been given the nature of the politics here. that may change in the coming months when moore starts to go out, but keep in mind the domestic vaccination programme has been pretty successful, more than a third of the population is fully vaccinated now. there's plenty to go around, the difficulty is take up here at the moment, which is starting to fall in various places which is why certain states are developing their own incentives to getting a vaccine, like from new jersey where you get a beer if you get one to some places in the midwest or you can win $1 million if you can prove you had one. that reminds me _ you can prove you had one. that reminds me of _ you can prove you had one. that reminds me of a _ you can prove you had one. that reminds me of a story _ you can prove you had one. that reminds me of a story of- you can prove you had one. that reminds me of a story of the conservative mp used to tell me about the temperance movement in

glasgow, you get a shilling from one, then signed the pledge in another part of the city, get another part of the city, get another tip. another part of the city, get anothertip. i another part of the city, get another tip. i don't know how many beers you could rack up. on another subject, the president and first lady have come to the uk for this g7 summit and we've heard what they will be meeting the queen. the white house announced _ will be meeting the queen. the white house announced that _ will be meeting the queen. the white house announced that this _ will be meeting the queen. the white house announced that this morning i house announced that this morning that the bidens will meet the queen on sunday after finishing and heading to the nato and eu meetings and brussel. that'll be a hell of a moment, of course, because of course the queen welcomed donald trump to the queen welcomed donald trump to the buckingham palace, i was there and pretty sure you were there too for that momentous occasion. i don't think we will see blimps ofjoe biden flying over london on this particular occasion, but you never know. i think an indication perhaps that the country, the uk in particular is welcoming back the new

president, orwelcoming particular is welcoming back the new president, or welcoming the new president, or welcoming the new president and perhaps reaching out for a bit of a fresh start, mainly. indeed, gary, after what anthony blinken said about the special relationship being alive and kicking, i guess it was an opportunity for the british government to reciprocate. you don't get much more special than meeting the queen. gary, thanks as everfor speaking to us on bbc news. the government acted unlawfully, the high court has ruled, by housing migrants in a dilapidated former army barracks, where 200 of them caught coronavirus. six asylum seekers brought the case, claiming that napier barracks in folkestone were unsafe. the home office said that use of the barracks would continue, and that it was considering its next steps. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has the details. a former and rundown army base, less than a mile from the english channel — a temporary home for asylum seekers arriving in dinghies and lorries, asking for britain to take them in. this is napier barracks. for months, campaigners have called for its closure, saying it's unfit for human habitation.

hundreds of men in limbo, waiting for a decision on whether they can stay or must leave the uk, men like these, from iran, kuwait and elsewhere, who, from behind wire, tell me they have spent years moving through europe, looking for a future. what is it like in there? there is no room. no, no room. like line, and the animal is sleeping, one beside one. this is why they say conditions are harsh. a blaze ripped through one of the dorms injanuary, as protests grew over conditions. injust two months, almost 200 men were infected with covid, as the virus swept through the packed dormitories and shared facilities. some tried to run away, fearing for their lives. today, mrjustice linden ruled it was inevitable that there would be a major outbreak of covid—19. he said that led to actual bodily harm of the residents and, as a result, the mental health of the claimants deteriorated. today, residents say they're

still desperate to leave. we do not have hot water. we do not have the internet, not have electricity, we have just one douche for 100 person, and live in this military base for 100 people. you understand ? if you need food? bad food. same food, notjust bad. everything, my friend, is bad here. the home office today said it was disappointed with the ruling. but it hasn't said if it is going to appeal and it has no plans either to close the facility. that is because it now believes it is safer — there is more covid testing, recreation for the men living here and the barbed wire is gone. charities say the home secretary priti patel can't be trusted. but ministers need a solution to this now daily occurrence. more small boats across the english channel, around 100 people a day this week. as the summer hots up, expect more and expect greater

political and legal pressure on ministers to find a solution. dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. today ended up being a slightly cooler day compared with the last few across most parts of the uk. as we head to the next few days, we stick with that slightly cooler feel, but it will be mostly dry, still with some warm sunshine. however, there is a bit of rain in the forecast across western counties of northern ireland, and also some showery rain through tonight across some southeastern parts of england. but in between, largely dry with clear skies. 9—10 celsius in most places, but quite mild and muggy across eastern parts, under tomorrow, we will see some outbreaks of rain pushing quite erratically across the southeast of england into east anglia, maybe into parts of lincolnshire, for example, as well. more cloud bringing some showery rain to western parts of northern ireland. in between, largely dry with some sunshine, and although it's not

quite as warm as it was earlier in the week, it's still feeling very pleasant in any sunshine. into the weekend, a lot of dry weather. still with some warm sunshine, butjust the chance of one or two showers here and there. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... portugal has been removed from the uk green travel list. travellers have experienced a bigger blow. gutted but anyway, it is what it is. i understand, but we can't quarantine.— i understand, but we can't uuarantine. �*, ., ~ , ., quarantine. it's not likely that i'll be quarantine. it's not likely that i'll be able — quarantine. it's not likely that i'll be able to _ quarantine. it's not likely that i'll be able to go. _ the travel industry says the system is not fit for purses. brute the travel industry says the system is not fit for purses.— is not fit for purses. we don't want

to take the — is not fit for purses. we don't want to take the risk _ is not fit for purses. we don't want to take the risk of _ is not fit for purses. we don't want to take the risk of that _ is not fit for purses. we don't want to take the risk of that we - is not fit for purses. we don't want to take the risk of that we come i is not fit for purses. we don't want j to take the risk of that we come up to take the risk of that we come up to the _ to take the risk of that we come up to the for— to take the risk of that we come up to the for 24th _ to take the risk of that we come up to the for 24th of _ to take the risk of that we come up to the for 24th ofjune _ to take the risk of that we come up to the for 24th ofjune and - to take the risk of that we come up to the for 24th ofjune and the - to the for 24th ofjune and the review— to the for 24th ofjune and the review of— to the for 24th ofjune and the review of the _ to the for 24th ofjune and the review of the unlock _ to the for 24th ofjune and the review of the unlock —— - to the for 24th ofjune and the review of the unlock —— 21st. i -- fit —— fit for purpose. hundreds of asylum—seekers develop covid. and with 50 days to go till the olympics, a rehearsal despite mounting opposition. now on the news channel, it's time for your questions answered. seems to be the right day to put travel questions to experts. as well as how your consumer rights might be

effective. you've been sending in your questions, so to answer them, we can now speak to linsey mcneill, traveljournalist and co—editor of travel gossip news, and chris wright, managing director of tour operator sunvil. thank you both very much for being with us on bbc news this evening. i guess you weren't going anywhere. let's go straight in. one viewer tweeted they were on holiday in approachable right now. should they travel back early? you approachable right now. should they travel back early?— travel back early? you don't have to no home travel back early? you don't have to go home early _ travel back early? you don't have to go home early -- — travel back early? you don't have to go home early -- from _ travel back early? you don't have to go home early -- from portugal. . travel back early? you don't have to| go home early -- from portugal. but go home early —— from portugal. but if you want to avoid self—isolating, then you need to get back before 4am on tuesday. but that will be probably be at your own expense. so, you're on your own trying to get a flight back, and i believe there are

about 110,000 holiday—makers in portugal at the moment. some people won't be able to be that deadline. we've been chasing for several hours to get an accurate picture. even the very helpful people weren't able to give us that. so that's really helpful. that gives us an idea of just how many people took advantage of the green list. chris, was that your experience when the green list was published? those were woke people were from that point on? == people were from that point on? -- those people were from that point on? —— those were people. we had quite a rush of— those were people. we had quite a rush of people wanting to go out. we also had _ rush of people wanting to go out. we also had people wanting to go to other— also had people wanting to go to other destinations, which was quite a surprise — other destinations, which was quite a surprise. the government are advising — a surprise. the government are advising against travel, but all across— advising against travel, but all across our— advising against travel, but all across our programmes, people have been wanting to travel. unaware of the testing from her coming back

into the _ the testing from her coming back into the uk, but portugal was a hotspot, — into the uk, but portugal was a hotspot, hence why there's all this people _ hotspot, hence why there's all this people you — hotspot, hence why there's all this people you need to come back. not needing _ people you need to come back. not needing to — people you need to come back. not needing to come back, but wanting to come _ needing to come back, but wanting to come back— needing to come back, but wanting to come back before the quarantine comes— come back before the quarantine comes in— come back before the quarantine comes in on tuesday.— comes in on tuesday. chris, apologising _ comes in on tuesday. chris, apologising for _ comes in on tuesday. chris, apologising for the - comes in on tuesday. chris, apologising for the nudge. l comes in on tuesday. chris, apologising for the nudge. i | comes in on tuesday. chris, - apologising for the nudge. ijust realised how long there was a delay on your line. i got a question from one viewer saying "i'm due to go to amber country in august. will the provider cancel holidays because of what the government as saying? was we've got maybe three more review point _ we've got maybe three more review point. we've seen how quickly things can change — point. we've seen how quickly things can change. most travel providers are really— can change. most travel providers are really hopeful that some of the season— are really hopeful that some of the season is— are really hopeful that some of the season is going to go ahead. i think we're _ season is going to go ahead. i think we're all— season is going to go ahead. i think we're all looking forward to the 28th— we're all looking forward to the 28th of— we're all looking forward to the 28th ofjune, when the next review comes— 28th ofjune, when the next review comes through. we've always had in the back— comes through. we've always had in the back of— comes through. we've always had in the back of our minds that the 28th ofjune _ the back of our minds that the 28th ofjune is— the back of our minds that the 28th ofjune is about change, and the zist ofjune is about change, and the 21st is _

ofjune is about change, and the 21st is when we have the relaxation of the _ 21st is when we have the relaxation of the rules— 21st is when we have the relaxation of the rules in the uk. we're very hopeful— of the rules in the uk. we're very hopeful that will be followed by the 28th with another review and more countries _ 28th with another review and more countries added to the green list. so, countries added to the green list. so. there — countries added to the green list. so, there may be as you view whole tales _ so, there may be as you view whole tales that _ so, there may be as you view whole tales that decided not to open. —— a few hotels — tales that decided not to open. —— a few hotels. the majority of people will still _ few hotels. the majority of people will still be hanging on in the hope we have _ will still be hanging on in the hope we have a — will still be hanging on in the hope we have a strong july august. waiting — we have a strong july august. waiting until much closer before making — waiting until much closer before making that call. if waiting until much closer before making that call.— making that call. if people are themselves — making that call. if people are themselves contemplating - making that call. if people are - themselves contemplating cancelling a holiday they've already booked, in these bizarre pandemic circumstances, operators have is often much more flexible operations with much better number let people who have cancelled in recent months because of the changes. what can they expect? i because of the changes. what can they expect?_

because of the changes. what can the exect? ~ ., ., they expect? i think at the moment, we're working _ they expect? i think at the moment, we're working on _ they expect? i think at the moment, we're working on a _ they expect? i think at the moment, we're working on a close _ they expect? i think at the moment, we're working on a close to - we're working on a close to departure resume, where we're looking — departure resume, where we're looking to — departure resume, where we're looking to her three weeks out. we're _ looking to her three weeks out. we're talking to those people and saying _ we're talking to those people and saying you're travelling but for the next review, so these are your options — next review, so these are your options. you can either defer to next _ options. you can either defer to next year~ — options. you can either defer to next year. you can defer to this year— next year. you can defer to this year if— next year. you can defer to this year if you _ next year. you can defer to this year if you want if you feel confident. oryou year if you want if you feel confident. or you can get a refund credit— confident. or you can get a refund credit and — confident. or you can get a refund credit and note that you can use against — credit and note that you can use against the future holidays. or you can ask— against the future holidays. or you can ask for— against the future holidays. or you can ask for a cash refund, and that really— can ask for a cash refund, and that really applies when the f cdi advice is against _ really applies when the f cdi advice is against all the essential travel. we've _ is against all the essential travel. we've got— is against all the essential travel. we've got these mixed approaches at the moment where even for amber destinations... seems to be the trigger~ — destinations... seems to be the trigger. that's still saying it's safe — trigger. that's still saying it's safe to — trigger. that's still saying it's safe to travel. still portugal at the moment. but you've got this amber— the moment. but you've got this amber quarantine come in. that seems

to be the _ amber quarantine come in. that seems to be the trigger, so i think a lot of companies are allowing you to defer— of companies are allowing you to defer and — of companies are allowing you to defer and be more flexible, but it's on an— defer and be more flexible, but it's on an individual basis. this defer and be more flexible, but it's on an individual basis.— on an individual basis. this is the million-dollar— on an individual basis. this is the million-dollar question. - on an individual basis. this is the million-dollar question. when i on an individual basis. this is the l million-dollar question. when can on an individual basis. this is the - million-dollar question. when can we million—dollar question. when can we expect the majority of countries to go to the green list? that expect the majority of countries to go to the green list?— go to the green list? that is a million-dollar— go to the green list? that is a million-dollar question, - go to the green list? that is a million-dollar question, and i go to the green list? that is a | million-dollar question, and it million—dollar question, and it really is dangerous to speculate because we just don't know. you can't look at a country and say, well, they have a good vaccination rate, low covid rates, therefore it will go on the green list because if that was the case, multi—would be green. we have some of the spanish island on the green list. and they aren't. so we don't know because we don't know what the government criteria is for placing countries on the green list, so the best thing to do is if you're looking to book a holiday and you're waiting for countries to go green and trying to guess whether you should go or not, book a package with the tour operator that's offering you

flexible terms so that you can change that holiday later on if you need to. anything could happen at this stage. need to. anything could happen at this sta . e. , ., need to. anything could happen at this state. , ., ., , a this stage. chris, i wanted to pick u . this stage. chris, i wanted to pick u- on this this stage. chris, i wanted to pick up on this point — this stage. chris, i wanted to pick up on this point about _ this stage. chris, i wanted to pick up on this point about the - this stage. chris, i wanted to pick up on this point about the traffic. up on this point about the traffic lights and some that the government unveiled. the confusion between a traffic light system, which they have stop and go countries and countries in the middle, which they might and up installed, they might go. right now, they're sitting on the amber light, waiting for the lights to change. with hindsight, do you think that was a mistake? definitely. i think when it was introduced back at the beginning of may, _ introduced back at the beginning of may, we _ introduced back at the beginning of may, we were all very much of the opinion— may, we were all very much of the opinion that... and we were led to believe _ opinion that... and we were led to believe that — opinion that... and we were led to believe that green was go, amber was you could _ believe that green was go, amber was you could still travel, but there would — you could still travel, but there would be — you could still travel, but there would be a need for testing, and read _ would be a need for testing, and read what — would be a need for testing, and read what was the once the government didn't want you to travel

to. government didn't want you to travel to as _ government didn't want you to travel to as the _ government didn't want you to travel to. as the models of old, they're pushing — to. as the models of old, they're pushing amber, you should be travelling to, and also, thisjunk. -- jump — travelling to, and also, thisjunk. -- jump we _ travelling to, and also, thisjunk. —— jump. we were told there would be a watchlist _ —— jump. we were told there would be a watchlist where a country would be given _ a watchlist where a country would be given three _ a watchlist where a country would be given three weeks' notice. i think there _ given three weeks' notice. i think there is— given three weeks' notice. i think there is a — given three weeks' notice. i think there is a lot of confusion when it was announced. we thought it would be a good _ was announced. we thought it would be a good thing, but the practicalities have been a lot different. , , ., practicalities have been a lot different-— practicalities have been a lot different. , , ., . ., different. linsey, would you echo that? yeah, _ different. linsey, would you echo that? yeah, the _ different. linsey, would you echo that? yeah, the industry - different. linsey, would you echo that? yeah, the industry is- different. linsey, would you echo that? yeah, the industry is in - different. linsey, would you echo that? yeah, the industry is in a i that? yeah, the industry is in a state of confusion, _ that? yeah, the industry is in a state of confusion, and - that? yeah, the industry is in a state of confusion, and we've l that? yeah, the industry is in a i state of confusion, and we've just gone back to the chaos that we had last year, when it was a stop, start. the government said we wouldn't be in that situation. they wouldn't be in that situation. they would try to avoid that this year. yet here we are again with nobody really knowing what's going on, and it's a real dent to consumer confidence. holiday—makers don't know whether it's safe to go, it's going to put them off. i’m know whether it's safe to go, it's going to put them off. i'm assuming the answer to _ going to put them off. i'm assuming the answer to this _ going to put them off. i'm assuming the answer to this is _ going to put them off. i'm assuming the answer to this is yes, _ going to put them off. i'm assuming the answer to this is yes, but - going to put them off. i'm assuming the answer to this is yes, but i - the answer to this is yes, but i don't know, but is turkey still on

the red list? it don't know, but is turkey still on the red list?— the red list? it is. i'm advising ou not the red list? it is. i'm advising you not to _ the red list? it is. i'm advising you not to go- _ the red list? it is. i'm advising you not to go. if— the red list? it is. i'm advising you not to go. if somebody i the red list? it is. i'm advising| you not to go. if somebody has the red list? it is. i'm advising i you not to go. if somebody has a fliuht, you not to go. if somebody has a flight. chris. — you not to go. if somebody has a flight, chris. to _ you not to go. if somebody has a flight, chris, to a _ you not to go. if somebody has a flight, chris, to a red _ you not to go. if somebody has a flight, chris, to a red this - you not to go. if somebody has a| flight, chris, to a red this country already booked, are they entitled to refund or at the very least the credit you talked about? or is it because it's a red list country, you lose your money? i because it's a red list country, you lose your money?— lose your money? i think the difference — lose your money? i think the difference with _ lose your money? i think the difference with this, - lose your money? i think the difference with this, they i lose your money? i think the | difference with this, they sort lose your money? i think the i difference with this, they sort of snuck— difference with this, they sort of snuck in. — difference with this, they sort of snuck in, not allowing direct flights— snuck in, not allowing direct flights into the uk, and i think there's— flights into the uk, and i think there's more countries being allowed into the _ there's more countries being allowed into the uk_ there's more countries being allowed into the uk than there had been previously. so, there weren't that many _ previously. so, there weren't that many flights and i think people, and not a _ many flights and i think people, and not a lot— many flights and i think people, and not a lot of— many flights and i think people, and not a lot of people had read this countries, — not a lot of people had read this countries, but if it's a flight only there's— countries, but if it's a flight only there's no— countries, but if it's a flight only there's no real cause for refund. it's there's no real cause for refund. it's a _ there's no real cause for refund. it's a risk—

there's no real cause for refund. it's a risk and you may be called out this time. what if i've booked independently? does not affect the refund, whether if there is one? but it does. i think we've got a system. it it does. i think we've got a system. it was _ it does. i think we've got a system. it was the _ it does. i think we've got a system. it was the package travel regulation, so tour operators have to abide — regulation, so tour operators have to abide if— regulation, so tour operators have to abide. if you book a package, you're _ to abide. if you book a package, you're covered. this is normally affected — you're covered. this is normally affected by... so, you're entitled to a refund _ affected by... so, you're entitled to a refund. if you've booked individual— to a refund. if you've booked individual elements, especially where — individual elements, especially where the flights are still operating, you've got less flexibility there and not entitled to a refund. a lot of airlines are allowing — to a refund. a lot of airlines are allowing you to defer and take a voucher— allowing you to defer and take a voucher and a lot of accommodations are being _ voucher and a lot of accommodations are being more flexible. ithink voucher and a lot of accommodations are being more flexible. i think of as we _ are being more flexible. i think of as we get— are being more flexible. i think of as we get further into the summer, we will— as we get further into the summer, we will hit — as we get further into the summer, we will hit a — as we get further into the summer, we will hit a period where the travel— we will hit a period where the travel industry will be without income — travel industry will be without income for 18 months. if you are

able _ income for18 months. if you are able to— income for 18 months. if you are able to travel, i think there will be a _ able to travel, i think there will be a lot— able to travel, i think there will be a lot less opportunity for refund _ be a lot less opportunity for refund. . , be a lot less opportunity for refund. ., , , refund. can i pick up something you mentioned a — refund. can i pick up something you mentioned a little _ refund. can i pick up something you mentioned a little earlier? - mentioned a little earlier? vouchers, are those interchangeable? if you got one from one travel operator, and they give you this compensation, can you use it with a different travel operator? it is different travel operator? it is tied to the — different travel operator? it is tied to the company, - different travel operator? it is tied to the company, but you can at any point _ tied to the company, but you can at any point during the voucher ask for any point during the voucher ask for a cash _ any point during the voucher ask for a cash refund. the whole idea of it is to— a cash refund. the whole idea of it is to assist— a cash refund. the whole idea of it is to assist the travel companies with their— is to assist the travel companies with their cash flow into enabling you to _ with their cash flow into enabling you to have some waiting time to see whether— you to have some waiting time to see whether you — you to have some waiting time to see whether you want to book something ahead _ whether you want to book something ahead but _ whether you want to book something ahead. but if you wanted to book with another company, you would have to ask— with another company, you would have to ask for— with another company, you would have to ask for refund from that company and use _ to ask for refund from that company and use that cash to book elsewhere.

thank— and use that cash to book elsewhere. thank you _ and use that cash to book elsewhere. thank you very much. linsey, just a question a lot of brits are asking probably, especially brits of my age and above. why do i need to pay for and above. why do i need to pay for a pcr test if i've already received both doses? it a pcr test if i've already received both doses?— a pcr test if i've already received both doses? , , , ., �* both doses? it depends where you're travellinu. both doses? it depends where you're travelling. some _ both doses? it depends where you're travelling. some countries _ both doses? it depends where you're travelling. some countries like i travelling. some countries like spain aren't asking anyone to be tested. any british holiday—makers can go. if you're going to greece and you've been vaccinated, you can have test free access and the canaries will let you and without a test. it depends on where you're travelling, but you will need a covid test when you come back to the uk. you'll need multiple tests when you come back, and that's because the government is saying that even though you've been vaccinated, you can still get covid and you might still be able to pass it on. we're hoping that if more people are protected through the vaccination programme from the worst effects of covid, they will be able to relax the testing regime. they do need to

do that because it's really under pressure, even now. people are saying that they're not getting their test results back in time or they're coming backjust to the very last minute, adding to the stress of going on holiday. to ramp up the number of testing, they need to relax at some point when we know everyone is protected.— everyone is protected. chris, the government _ everyone is protected. chris, the government knockdown - everyone is protected. chris, the i government knockdown suggestions there would be covert passports. is there would be covert passports. is the industry itself doing anything as an alternative? hate the industry itself doing anything as an alternative?— the industry itself doing anything as an alternative? we have got the nhs a- -, as an alternative? we have got the nhs app. that _ as an alternative? we have got the nhs app. that has _ as an alternative? we have got the nhs app, that has become - as an alternative? we have got the nhs app, that has become the i as an alternative? we have got the i nhs app, that has become the method that proves _ nhs app, that has become the method that proves that you've been vaccinated. so we've got travellers travelling — vaccinated. so we've got travellers travelling into greece who been double — travelling into greece who been double vaccinated can go and without any type _ double vaccinated can go and without any type of— double vaccinated can go and without any type of test, and you have to show _ any type of test, and you have to show your— any type of test, and you have to show your app that shows both doses and at _ show your app that shows both doses and at least _ show your app that shows both doses and at least a two week period. or you can _ and at least a two week period. or you can for—

and at least a two week period. or you can for confirm on 119 within the week— you can for confirm on 119 within the week you can get a paper version _ the week you can get a paper version. you present at. that is the covid _ version. you present at. that is the covid vaccination passport within the current form. let covid vaccination passport within the current form.— covid vaccination passport within the current form. let me try and end on an optimistic— the current form. let me try and end on an optimistic note, _ the current form. let me try and end on an optimistic note, linsey. i the current form. let me try and end on an optimistic note, linsey. there | on an optimistic note, linsey. there is a question from one of you are saying will countries with fast vaccine roll—outs be green listed soon. it's another million dollar question. we soon. it's another million dollar cuestion. ~ ., , soon. it's another million dollar cuestion. ~ ., ., soon. it's another million dollar cuestion. ., ., ., question. we hope so. i do want to end on a positive _ question. we hope so. i do want to end on a positive note. _ question. we hope so. i do want to end on a positive note. he - question. we hope so. i do want to end on a positive note. he lets i question. we hope so. i do want to | end on a positive note. he lets hope when the rest of the world rolled out this vaccine. they make... but it isn'tjust out this vaccine. they make... but it isn't just about the vaccine roll—outs, as we seen with other countries, even though they had a good successful vaccine roll—outs. they are still not on the green list, so there are other things that we have to look to to decide whether we have to look to to decide whether we can go there or not. but let's hope that will happen in the next few weeks. hope that will happen in the next

few weeks-— hope that will happen in the next few weeks. hope that will happen in the next fewweeks. , ., . ., few weeks. somebody once said, a sinale few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope — few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope is— few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope is worth _ few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope is worth a _ few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope is worth a cart - few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope is worth a cart load i few weeks. somebody once said, a single hope is worth a cart load ofl single hope is worth a cart load of certainty. linsey mcneill and chris wright, thank you very much for talking to us. i hope tearing people up talking to us. i hope tearing people up a little bit at the end of a rotten day. thank you. the president of the committee organising the tokyo olympics, the mother of a 14—year—old boy stabbed to death broke down in tears as she pay tribute to him. he was killed in the standing area of the city on monday area. a 35—year—old man appeared in shorts with killing him. police also charged the second man and a 14 euros boy and murder —— in court. a mother's grief. three days after her son, dea—john reid, lay dying herejoan morris came to lay flowers.

on monday evening, she said she sent her son out to play football and he never came home. they took away my son's life. my son won't even grow up to give me a grandchild. what more must i do? i love my son so much! and when i went home i don't see my son in the house. it has grieved me a lot. what more, what more can i do? what more can i do? it was another teenage life lost. described by his family as an incredibly talented footballer, gymnast and runner, dea—john died from a single stab wound to his chest. west midlands police said there had been an incident involving him and his friends immediately before he died. the police tapes and forensic tent have gone today, and that's given locals a chance to express their grief. in a statement, dea—john's family thanked the public for their outpouring of love and support, and added that it wouldn't be just them that felt his loss,

but everybody that knew him, too. he had so much potential. so much... every day i tell him i'm proud of him. i don't want to talk any more, i'm sorry. the family has praised the police investigation and said it would return here for a vigil on sunday night. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. the president of the committee organising the tokyo olympics, seiko hashimoto, has told the bbc that the games will go ahead as planned — despite mounting opposition in her country. with 50 days to go until the delayed 2020 olympics begin — and with the first athletes arriving injapan — 10,000 volunteers have quit, citing safety fears, and 100 areas have pulled out of hosting training camps for certain teams. the west of japan is currently experiencing a fourth wave of coronavirus, raising concerns that the games could become a super spreader event.

our sports correspondent laura scott reports. from a state of emergency to the biggest event on earth. that's the shift japan will need to undergo injust 50 days, but the woman at the helm is confident the show will go on. i believe the possibility of these games happening is 100%. despite her determination, as the countdown to tokyo 2020 ticks on, there is still overwhelming public opposition injapan — recent polls suggesting 80% want the games cancelled. a fourth wave of the virus is leaving intensive care wards struggling to cope, and less than 3% of the population have been vaccinated so far. but hashimoto says reassurance should be taken from restrictions like the ban on overseas fans. it is my conviction that when people understand there are no firmer measures we could be taking to prevent the spread

of coronavirus, attitudes will change to say it is ok to have the games. how will you deal with any outbreak of coronavirus during the games? if an outbreak should happen during the games, that amounts to a crisis or an emergency situation, then i believe we must be prepared to have these games without any spectators. hashimoto is a seven—time olympian, winning bronze for speed skating at the 1992 games, so she is well aware of the focus required to perform at this level. whether it's synchronised swimmers in spain, boxer in uganda or divers in the uk, tokyo's hopefuls have been trying to block out the uncertainty. yet, as the first of the teams touched down injapan, hashimoto didn't rule out those from high—risk countries being denied entry. the headaches for organisers continue. on wednesday, 10,000 volunteers quit

amid concerns the olympics will become a super—spreader. still, there are loud voices saying we are not doing enough. and of course the ioc could still say maybe we shouldn't be holding the games. in that case, even though we have very little time, we would put all their efforts into finding areas where we could improve and make our best efforts to put on the games. for many injapan, these games pose an unwanted risk, but hashimoto is adamant that next month athletes from around the world will be stepping onto these podiums, celebrating victory against all the odds. laura scott, bbc news. a greater focus must be placed on self—harm among the uk's over 60 thighs because of the increased risk associated with the pandemic. —— over 65. he says factors are known

to increase the likelihood of someone harming themselves, and all have been made worse by the pandemic. new figures suggest over 65 were admitted around 5000 times as a result of self harm last year. i don't deal well with the unknown, and restrictions didn't seem to be clearing, with no end to this pandemic. so, thoughts of self—harm were creeping in when there didn't seem to be anything else. wendy has struggled with self—harm since her 20s. now 68, she says the pandemic has caused her added anxieties, with her mum being hospitalised after a covid infection. trying to get her care sorted was when i felt at my most delicate, really, mentally, emotionally. all of that on my shoulders, i was falling apart underneath. that's when i ended up harming myself.

new data shows that over—65s are hospitalised around 5,000 times a year as a result of self—harm or self—poisoning in england. social isolation, bereavement and a reluctance to visit doctors are said to be factors, and all have been made worse by the pandemic. professor nav kapur helped write the nice guidelines on self—harm, and is warning that if older individuals don't get support, it can leave them at a much greater risk of taking their own lives. in one of the studies we did, older adults who hurt themselves were about 150 times more likely to die by suicide than older adults who hadn't. i think emphasising that every episode of self—harm needs to be taken seriously, especially in older adults, is a really important clinical message. even now, sometimes self—harm is regarded — as a low—risk behaviour by some clinicians. for wendy, the support of friends,

loved ones and doctors is vital, but hasn't always been possible during the pandemic. i haven't been singing in my choir, couldn't see my partner because we live in separate houses. i would normally have been able to go and present myself at my gp surgery, pre—pandemic. that wasn't available to me. the charity mind says it is important that we all look out for older adults, who may be struggling with self—harm. it's really important i not to be judgmental. just giving people space to talk is really, really powerful. i we could also look at ways i of helping them to find support, talking therapies, peer support, helping someone i navigate that system. wendy agrees that simple gestures can make a big difference. be kind. have a cup of tea and a chat. somehow, you just feel better. adam eley, bbc news. nasa has announced two new missions to venus. the exploration is aimed at understanding why earth's

nearest planetary neighbour became a fiery hellscape while our own planet thrived. the missions are scheduled to launch at the end of the decade. an initial development budget of about £350 million has been allocated to the two missions. let's stay with space, because this evening, thousands of worms are on their way to the international space station as part of a mission to better understand how ageing affects human muscles. researchers said the effect of space flight on humans had long been a concern, with astronauts losing up to 40% of their muscle after six months in orbit. the worms share many of the same biological characteristics as humans and the hope is the research could also help shed light on developing new treatments for muscular dystrophies, a group of inherited genetic conditions that gradually cause the muscles to weaken. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. after the very warm weather we had earlier on this week, today, temperatures dropped byjust a little for most of us, and we take that slightly cooler

feel with us into the next few days. it will be mostly dry, but not completely dry, and actually, during today, we saw cloud and some patchy rain pushing up from the south, affecting the channel islands and some southern counties of england. and it's all because of this weather front here slightly spoiling our mostly dry story, bringing some outbreaks of rain quite erratically northwards, i have to say, across the southeastern parts of england into east anglia as we head through this evening into the night and particularly into tomorrow. but there is still a lot of uncertainty about the detail of this rainfall. we are also going to see some cloud bringing some showery rain into western counties of northern ireland. elsewhere, largely clear through the night. quite a mild and muggy start across eastern areas where we will see some showery rain at times during tomorrow, and also this cloud bringing some showers into western parts of northern ireland. the odd shower elsewhere, too, but most places are looking dry. so, as i mentioned, uncertainty about the exact behaviour

of this wet weather, particularlyjust how far west it will get. i think we will see some rain at times into the london area, certainly across parts of east anglia, but for much of the rest of england and wales, it's fine with some sunshine. these temperatures, high teens, low 20s — about what we'd expect at this time of year. more cloud bringing some rain into the west of northern ireland and the odd rogue shower popping up across scotland, although many spots will be fine. temperatures in aberdeen perhaps up to 19 degrees. as we head into the weekend, high pressure will always be close by, so that means there will always be a lot of dry weather. but a frontal system pushing in from the west will bring cloud and some showery rain into northern ireland and western scotland. this front will be a weakening affair, but it could bring the odd heavy shower through saturday afternoon. but for eastern scotland, down into england and wales, it could be largely dry with spells of sunshine. temperatures between 18—23 degrees, and that weather front will still be with us into sunday, but you can't see much evidence of it on the charts.

just a bit more in the way of cloud developing through the day, the odd shower here and there. most places seeing some sunshine and temperatures ranging from 18 in glasgow to 23 in london.

this is bbc news. does the magician have any tricks left? or is bibi on his way out as prime minister of israel? the rainbow coalition to unseat the man who's lead israel for 12 years is fragile — and already under pressure. benjamin netanyahu is already flexing every last inch of his political muscle, calling on his fellow right—wing politiicans to block the coalition from taking office. meanwhile over in washington, the israeli defence minister holds talks with the us secretary of state, underscoring security ties between the two countries. yet another blow for the tourism industry, as the uk puts portugal on the quarantine list, upending summer holiday plans. also in the programme... the president of the japanese olympics says she's100% certain

the games will go ahead, despite the growing opposition