in the uk from the us and most of the european union has been lifted. but strict rules will still apply for those who've been in france and several other countries. the belarusian olympic athlete kristina tsimanouskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. wildfires in turkey have killed eight people and destroyed large swathes of forest in the southwest. the european union has sent assistance and several other countries have sent fire—fighting aircraft to help. the afghan president has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of us troops for the deteriorating security situation. it's as a taliban offensive threatens three cities.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy online editor of the new statesman, and kieran andrews, political editor of the times scotland. tomorrow's front pages. let's kick off at the metro. it leads with the changes to the nhs test and trace app, which will cut down the number of people it pings as a result of contact with someone who's tested positive for covid. the financial times has a picture of a woman meeting her baby grand—daughterfor the first time at heathrow airport, after quarantine rules for people arriving in the uk were eased. the government scrapping plans for a travel amber watchlist is the main story in the i. that story makes the front page of the daily mail too, which adds that the number of new covid cases is the lowest for a month.

the ending of plans for an amber watchlist is the lead on the telegraph, next to a picture of team gb's latest gold medallists, the team eventers. the guardian says the head of the joint biosecurity centre, which advises the government on travel rules, has quit, which the paper claims has left the organisation rudderless. finally, the sun reports on death threats received by the girlfriend of the england footballer jack grealish — she says she received 200 a day during the euros. let's get cracking, and we are going to start with the daily telegraph, alongside a picture of the winning of enters — more undone hopefully a little later on — there is the main story. rachel cunliffe, iam little later on — there is the main story. rachel cunliffe, i am tempted to ask you to list all the different travel categories in which country is in which list. i want to do that, but it will ask you what's in this story. it but it will ask you what's in this sto . , , ., , ., but it will ask you what's in this sto . , , ., ., story. it is funny, i was doing a -a er story. it is funny, i was doing a paper review — story. it is funny, i was doing a paper review last _ story. it is funny, i was doing a paper review last night - story. it is funny, i was doing a paper review last night and - story. it is funny, i was doing a paper review last night and we | story. it is funny, i was doing a i paper review last night and we are trying to do exactly that, work out how many categories there are,

because in addition to red, amber and green, there is the green watchlist, which of the countries that might become amber, and there is the amber plus list, which is amber but you softer quarantine when you come back but quarantine at home as opposed to in a hotel cub even if your double vaccinated, and there was good to be another category announced this morning which was the amber watchlist, which would have meant that if your holiday changed, the destination changed while you were on holiday, you might have to quarantine in hotel we came back and a cost of nearly £2000 for an adult. there was a huge uproar among tory mps, including some ministers, and chancellor rishi sunak not very happy with the prospect of that, but concerns that it would completely decimate the travel industry, which is already limping along, barely functioning at the moment, by obviously, if —— you are not going to book a holiday if in the middle it is going to increase by £2000, holiday if in the middle it is going to increase by e2000, and now the

prime minister has dropped that idea and is saving holidays through a plan he himself was proposing early this morning. plan he himself was proposing early this morning-— this morning. karen andrews, olitical this morning. karen andrews, political editors _ this morning. karen andrews, political editors of _ this morning. karen andrews, political editors of the - this morning. karen andrews, political editors of the times | political editors of the times scotland, one of the countries is france, its own category, mentioned alongside all the others alone —— kieran. it is as rachel said, rather interesting, the pm steps in to save the government from his own plan. is that how you see it? it the government from his own plan. is that how you see it?— that how you see it? it has been a fascinating... _ that how you see it? it has been a fascinating... it _ that how you see it? it has been a fascinating... it sums _ that how you see it? it has been a fascinating... it sums up - that how you see it? it has been a fascinating... it sums up a - that how you see it? it has been a fascinating... it sums up a lot of l fascinating... it sums up a lot of the divisions in the conservative party— the divisions in the conservative party and — the divisions in the conservative party and indeed in the cabinet. their_ party and indeed in the cabinet. their strong opposition to the prime minister_ their strong opposition to the prime minister '5 _ their strong opposition to the prime minister 's original plan, in particular— minister 's original plan, in particular rishi sunak, the chancellor, has been pretty overt in the last_ chancellor, has been pretty overt in the last few days about his opposition to any kind of increasing competitions or blockages on restarting the economy, which was this additional confusion, seen as

doing. _ this additional confusion, seen as doing, because they thought was it would _ doing, because they thought was it would put — doing, because they thought was it would put people of booking or holidays — would put people of booking or holidays because, who, frankly, would _ holidays because, who, frankly, would want to pay or negotiate their way through, which country is the country— way through, which country is the country i — way through, which country is the country i want to go on holiday to at the _ country i want to go on holiday to at the moment? and secondly, where will that— at the moment? and secondly, where will that country be, the uncertainty of where that country will he _ uncertainty of where that country will he in — uncertainty of where that country will he in a — uncertainty of where that country will be in a few weeks or so, when they would — will be in a few weeks or so, when they would be heading there? and the fact that _ they would be heading there? and the fact that rishi sunak seems to have won this _ fact that rishi sunak seems to have won this battle is quite interesting, as is the suggestion in the telegraph story that there could be another push from tory backbenchers and from industry leaders — backbenchers and from industry leaders to wipe out effectively the green _ leaders to wipe out effectively the green watchlist, amber, air plus list entirely and just have a red list. _ list entirely and just have a red list. and — list entirely and just have a red list, and so effectively it goes from — list, and so effectively it goes from being... it goes very simple. you carr— from being... it goes very simple. you can go— from being... it goes very simple. you can go and everything is good or you come _

you can go and everything is good or you come back and there is a quarantine waiting for you. right, io, quarantine waiting for you. right, no, no quarantine waiting for you. right, go. no go! _ quarantine waiting for you. right, go. no go! that — quarantine waiting for you. right, go, no go! that would _ quarantine waiting for you. right, go, no go! that would be - quarantine waiting for you. right, go, no go! that would be more i go, no go! that would be more simple. rachel, let's look at the next newspaper and carry on, because at the same subject, it di, flip flops on changes to amber travel. trying to put the other point of view, is it not really this? there is not really certainty in a pandemic? variants emerge very quickly. the government was criticised for not shutting down travel to india in the spring as the delta variant started. there might have to be the different categories to deal with rapidly changing situations in different countries. that certainly has been the printable so far, rachel. yes cub and i do printable so far, rachel. yes cub and i do have — printable so far, rachel. yes cub and i do have somebody - printable so far, rachel. yes cub and i do have somebody with - printable so far, rachel. yes cub | and i do have somebody with that view, procedurally because as you say situations can change very quickly —— sympathy with that view. the view... i think part of the problem is borisjohnson, as we

know, he is a have cake and eat cake kind of person, and that is the kind of politician he is, and does not want to say to people, go on holiday a few want but at your own risk, because we might have our own pandemic and vexing run under control, but we do not know what is going on in other countries, we may change the rules on you. the problem with that is people might choose not to go, and you've also got the travel industry and business on the other side, saying, travel industry and business on the otherside, saying, how travel industry and business on the other side, saying, how are people meant to plan? are you going to give us more support if you're going to impose rules like this that mean that travel and the air industry are not able to function, to which rishi sunak says, no, we not can have any more support, and i think is what you have this nonsensical approach where on the one hand it needs to be very flexible in very reactive, but on the other hand, is uncertainty. i

sympathise with the position, but if we had a prime minister capable of laying out the harsh reality, they became to be having a slightly easier time.— easier time. kieran is this the second year _ easier time. kieran is this the second year of _ easier time. kieran is this the second year of the _ easier time. kieran is this the | second year of the staycation? easier time. kieran is this the i second year of the staycation? it was interesting, i heard something from and _ was interesting, i heard something from and adviser to the uk and scottish— from and adviser to the uk and scottish government's behavioural scientists. — scottish government's behavioural scientists, suggested it should be this the _ scientists, suggested it should be this the second year of the staycation, for the public health reasons— staycation, for the public health reasons but to give the public confidence. rachel is saying they're the people, they may feel nervous travelling, — the people, they may feel nervous travelling, so is the —— what is the harm in building a people's— —— what is the harm in building a people's confidence? so people feel they can _ people's confidence? so people feel they can travel more freely. of course — they can travel more freely. of course the _ they can travel more freely. of course the travel industry she's it very differently and sees it as the past 16— very differently and sees it as the past 16 months or so of really,

really— past 16 months or so of really, really struggle, under intense pressure _ really struggle, under intense pressure and her difficulties, and if the _ pressure and her difficulties, and if the support is drying up for the industry. — if the support is drying up for the industry, as rachel says, rishi sunak— industry, as rachel says, rishi sunak trying to squeeze spending slowly _ sunak trying to squeeze spending slowly and move back into what he would _ slowly and move back into what he would see — slowly and move back into what he would see as more comfortable fiscal territory. _ would see as more comfortable fiscal territory, that is not really an opportunity, because without support opening _ opportunity, because without support opening up for the travel industry, firms— opening up for the travel industry, firms will— opening up for the travel industry, firms will fold and jobs we lost. every _ firms will fold and jobs we lost. every night there is one headline i wish i _ every night there is one headline i wish i have — every night there is one headline i wish i have written. here it is on the daily— wish i have written. here it is on the daily mail.— wish i have written. here it is on the daily mail. why did i not think of that? rachel _ the daily mail. why did i not think of that? rachel cunliffe, - the daily mail. why did i not think of that? rachel cunliffe, we - the daily mail. why did i not think of that? rachel cunliffe, we have| of that? rachel cunliffe, we have gone through the amber watchlist, let's look at the nhs app. potentially the number of paint and told to self—isolate is

cut. two people you know use the app? cut. two people you know use the a . . ? ., ., cut. two people you know use the a . n ? ,, ., ., cut. two people you know use the a. i7 ,, ., ., ., cut. two people you know use the aii7 ,, ., ., ., cut. two people you know use the app? quite a lot of them say they do at least! make _ app? quite a lot of them say they do at least! make of _ app? quite a lot of them say they do at least! make of that _ app? quite a lot of them say they do at least! make of that what - app? quite a lot of them say they do at least! make of that what you - at least! make of that what you will. i have also found that being pinged, whether you are or not, is a great of social engagements. i pinged, whether you are or not, is a great of social engagements.- great of social engagements. i have seen peeple — great of social engagements. i have seen peeple say _ great of social engagements. i have seen people say they _ great of social engagements. i have seen people say they have - great of social engagements. i have seen people say they have gotten . seen people say they have gotten pinged and it is not true. == seen people say they have gotten pinged and it is not true. -- makes treat for pinged and it is not true. -- makes great for getting — pinged and it is not true. -- makes great for getting out _ pinged and it is not true. -- makes great for getting out of. _ pinged and it is not true. -- makes great for getting out of. i _ pinged and it is not true. -- makes great for getting out of. i think- great for getting out of. i think the government is trying to react to the government is trying to react to the fact that vexing relic means hospitalisations are under control and deaths, thankfully, we have not had a spike in debts as we haven't had a spike in debts as we haven't had in the previous waves, the people —— and it can still catch the virus, so you had the situation in the early days of freedom day where, theoretically, you could do anything you want, things were as open as they'd ever been in the last year and a half and, yes, they'd ever been in the last year

and a halfand, yes, more they'd ever been in the last year and a half and, yes, more people had to self—isolate that ever before, millions having to, because you have more cases in circulation and the 3pp more cases in circulation and the app was very sensitive, so this is again the prime minister bowing to pressure from the moore lockdown sceptic, shall we say, members of his cabinet, saying, we have got this amazing vaccine roll—out, can we use the rules little bit? and so i can get is now you're going to get pinged within two days of contact with, and not five days, and it will help people enjoy some of the freedoms we were technically granted on the 19th ofjuly but it does not really feel that way. on the 19th ofjuly but it does not really feel that way.— on the 19th ofjuly but it does not really feel that way. gold medallist on the daily — really feel that way. gold medallist on the daily mail— really feel that way. gold medallist on the daily mail cut _ really feel that way. gold medallist on the daily mail cut silver - really feel that way. gold medallist on the daily mail cut silver to - really feel that way. gold medallist on the daily mail cut silver to the i on the daily mail cut silver to the metro, it says pinging the changes. kieran, a good idea was blue it is interesting

it is an interesting one. case numbers— it is an interesting one. case numbers are falling. on the deal enail— numbers are falling. on the deal e—mail front page, cases are falling in england. — e—mail front page, cases are falling in england, scotland at the moment as well _ in england, scotland at the moment as well. that means there an opportunity to go at things further, in england, although freedom day came _ in england, although freedom day came much earlier than elsewhere in the uk _ came much earlier than elsewhere in the uk can— came much earlier than elsewhere in the uk can actually we have seen people _ the uk can actually we have seen people from isolation, on the 7th of august. _ people from isolation, on the 7th of august, wales are planning to release — august, wales are planning to release people who have been pinged, if nicola _ release people who have been pinged, if nicola sturgeon, the scottish first _ if nicola sturgeon, the scottish first minister, confirms this tomorrow, the same rules will come into place _ tomorrow, the same rules will come into place on— tomorrow, the same rules will come into place on the 9th of august in scotland. — into place on the 9th of august in scotland, and people in england, despite _ scotland, and people in england, despite having had freedom day so much _ despite having had freedom day so much earlier than the rest of the country. — much earlier than the rest of the country, have to wait to august 16 to not—

country, have to wait to august 16 to not have — country, have to wait to august 16 to not have to self—isolate if they are pinged. it is curious, again, just— are pinged. it is curious, again, just the — are pinged. it is curious, again, just the quirks that come up between the different governments and the different— the different governments and the different approaches, no matter how people _ different approaches, no matter how people may want to try and box them in simplistically as being either rushing — in simplistically as being either rushing headlong towards easing of restrictions from the uk government and a _ restrictions from the uk government and a more _ restrictions from the uk government and a more cautious approach perhaps generally— and a more cautious approach perhaps generally in _ and a more cautious approach perhaps generally in cardiff and edinburgh. let's have — generally in cardiff and edinburgh. let's have a quick look at the olympics and see how the yorkshire post covered it. and there is a picture here, i might be able to show you from an overhead shot, the yorkshire post. another yorkshire victory at the olympics, it says, there is, and a fascinating race. do you remember the london 2012 olympics? there was an alternative yorkshire medal table quite a highway up, yorkshire looks like it is doing it again, rachel. yorkshire

clearl the is doing it again, rachel. yorkshire clearly the breeding _ is doing it again, rachel. yorkshire clearly the breeding ground - is doing it again, rachel. yorkshire clearly the breeding ground for - clearly the breeding ground for incredible athletic sporting success. i love this story, i love all the other big events, but i love the ones that are a bit weird and the ones that are a bit weird and the ones that involve horses, because i love watching them. you are a horse and you won a medal! rachel, sorry tojump in, but the writers are the only ones to win medals! hearthe writers are the only ones to win medals! hear the horse gets hay? they need gold! i medals! hear the horse gets hay? they need gold!— they need gold! i think they robabl they need gold! i think they probably get _ they need gold! i think they probably get sugar - they need gold! i think they probably get sugar lumps, l they need gold! i think they - probably get sugar lumps, although, tweet me if you know what the horses get if you know. it is a wonderful story, these three have had a fantastic story to get here, one of them in a coma eight years ago and lost sight in one eye. and they do not have the usual upbringings you might associate with equestrian events. she was raised by a single mother, one of the other, his father

was a milkman, so i love this idea that support is for everyone, even the ones you might not be so sure about. maybe this one, lots of people like me...— people like me... laughter kieran, people like me... laughter kieran. are _ people like me... laughter kieran, are you _ people like me... laughter kieran, are you enjoying - people like me... laughter kieran, are you enjoying the| kieran, are you enjoying the yorkshire medal table? mr; kieran, are you enjoying the yorkshire medal table? yorkshire medaltable? my dad is from echols! _ yorkshire medaltable? my dad is from echols! there _ yorkshire medaltable? my dad is from echols! there is _ yorkshire medaltable? my dad is from echols! there is a _ yorkshire medaltable? my dad is from echols! there is a bit - yorkshire medaltable? my dad is from echols! there is a bit of - from echols! there is a bit of rivalry— from echols! there is a bit of rivalry of— from echols! there is a bit of rivalry of the roses there. it is a great _ rivalry of the roses there. it is a great thing. _ rivalry of the roses there. it is a great thing, is wonderful to see team _ great thing, is wonderful to see team gb— great thing, is wonderful to see team gb doing so well generally, but also it— team gb doing so well generally, but also it is— team gb doing so well generally, but also it is nice when there is any part— also it is nice when there is any part of— also it is nice when there is any part of the _ also it is nice when there is any part of the uk, we have been hearing about— part of the uk, we have been hearing about it _ part of the uk, we have been hearing about it in _ part of the uk, we have been hearing about it in scotland if there is a scottish— about it in scotland if there is a scottish medal table pushing ahead ~~ _ scottish medal table pushing ahead... it scottish medal table pushing ahead. . . . , scottish medal table pushing ahead... . , , scottish medal table pushing ahead... , ., ., , ahead... it was 'ust scotland only, how would — ahead... it wasjust scotland only, how would scotland _ ahead... it wasjust scotland only, how would scotland be _ ahead... it wasjust scotland only, how would scotland be doing? - ahead... it wasjust scotland only, how would scotland be doing? i i ahead... it wasjust scotland only, | how would scotland be doing? i am ashamed to — how would scotland be doing? i am ashamed to say. — how would scotland be doing? i am ashamed to say, i _ how would scotland be doing? i am ashamed to say, i am _ how would scotland be doing? i am ashamed to say, i am not sure, i do not think— ashamed to say, i am not sure, i do not think so— ashamed to say, i am not sure, i do not think so good! i will try and

find that— not think so good! i will try and find that out, but