this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines at 5pm — fully vaccinated people returning to england, scotland and northern ireland from france will no longer need to quarantine from sunday. the belarusian olympic sprinter who's in exile after refusing orders to go home tells a news conference in warsaw it was a warning from her grandmother which convinced her it was not safe to return. my grandmother, she called me and she said to me, "please don't come back to belarus." and that was the reason why i go to the police. gold on the track once

again for the first time at these olympic games. another gold for team gb injapan as matt walls triumphs in the velodrome, taking the olympics medal tally to 51. seven men have beenjailed for life for the murder of a law student during a botched drive—by shooting in blackburn. a wildfire that has raged for eight days in turkey reaches a thermal power plant on the aegean coast. and uk adults spent more than a third of their waking hours watching tv and online video last year because of the pandemic. and strictly come dancing is to have its first all—male partnership in the show�*s history after last yea r�*s first all—female partnership.

good afternoon. british holiday—makers who are fully vaccinated can more easily travel to france this summer as part of significant changes to the covid travel rules that will come into force in the early hours of sunday. france will be brought into line with other amber list countries, so anyone who's had both doses of a vaccine will no longer have to quarantine when arriving in england, scotland or northern ireland. wales is due to make a decision shortly. india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation, while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but mexico and georgia have been added to the red list, the highest level of restrictions.

up to 6000 british residents are currently in mexico, and if they can't get back before sunday morning, they will have to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense. the welsh government is expected to announce this afternoon whether they will adopt the same rules as the rest of the uk. with the latest, here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. a near—empty swimming pool, a few tents pitched, and no—one propping up the bar. this would normally be the busiest time of year at this campsite in western france, but at the moment, they're half empty. so happy about it. we couldn't understand why we were on the amber—plus list anyway to start with. we've had so many cancellations as a result of it, and we're over the moon now. the amber—plus was a bit nonsensical to us because infection rates were lower here in france.

ferry companies are also hoping this will give a much—needed boost to passenger numbers. in terms of demand, we know it's out there because we know how many - people visit our website, l we know how many people are looking for prices. we expect now that that will pick up sharply, - people will have more confidence to be able to book and travel. - across the channel, these british holiday—makers are staying home. not this year. due to the pandemic, we feel that holidaying in the uk is a lot better and safer for us. yeah, we've come here for a week. we probably would've gone to spain with the family and kids, but, obviously, it's a bit risky with flight restrictions. we've already had to change our holiday. i i work for the nhs, so i couldn't quarantine when i get back. - so, this is it for us this year. these changes are for england, scotland and northern ireland. wales are yet to say if they'll follow. there are new additions to the green

list, including germany, but out of the seven countries added, only two will allow non—vaccinated tourists without quarantine. spain is still amber, but the government is now advising passengers to have the more expensive pcr test rather than the cheaper lateral flow test before they depart for the uk. now, we set a very high specification, so—called the sensitivity, and specificity for that test, which in the case of spain means virtually everyone is already taking a pcr test. that's helpful. countries including the uae and india will also now move from red to amber, meaning arrivals don't need to quarantine if they're double—jabbed in the uk, us or europe. although the travel industry are pleased more of the world is opening up, many feel it's too slow. quite frankly, it's happening at a real snail's pace, so seven more countries coming on, none of which are the traditional holiday destinations that people would go to. country by country, more of the world is opening up to uk travellers, but well into summer

and after months of uncertainty, the question is how many will want to make the trip? caroline davies, bbc news. let's try to get a little more clarity on where we can and can't go this summer with the independent�*s travel editor, simon calder. welcome again. let's start with the countries where things have eased up. a lot of focus here on france because there is such a lot of traffic between france and britain. is it the clarity now that it's going to help people? film. is it the clarity now that it's going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, _ going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, and _ going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, and there - going to help people? 0h, certainly in terms of france, and there is - in terms of france, and there is actually quite a lot of anger that for 20 days effectively, france will have been off—limits for a lot of people. that causes many people who are quarantining right now having come back from france, mandatory quarantine remains in place until 4am on sunday, and unfortunately the law means that even if or when francis put on the ordinary amber list, you cannot stop quarantining evenif list, you cannot stop quarantining even if you have been double jabbed.

so a lot of misery there. but better news, i guess for people coming in from india, from the uae came up from india, from the uae came up from qatar and bahrain, moved onto the amber list. however, to counteract that, mexico as you mentioned has been put on the red list, and that's triggered on the enormous rush people getting home. and people came as many people want to go to turkey or come back from there, they've got family there or there, they've got family there or there on holidays or they have holiday homes there, and it looks as though august has not been written off completely for turkey. so a bit off completely for turkey. so a bit of good news, but not the joint many people would want. find of good news, but not the “oint many people would wanth of good news, but not the “oint many people would want. and you mentioned an of their people would want. and you mentioned any of their there _ people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have _ people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have been _ people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have been a - people would want. and you mentioned any of their there have been a lot - any of their there have been a lot of questions raised even by some mps about pakistan. film. of questions raised even by some mps about pakistan.— about pakistan. 0h, sure. this is as it were inevitable _ about pakistan. 0h, sure. this is as it were inevitable in _ about pakistan. 0h, sure. this is as it were inevitable in the _ about pakistan. 0h, sure. this is as it were inevitable in the way - about pakistan. 0h, sure. this is as it were inevitable in the way of - about pakistan. 0h, sure. this is as it were inevitable in the way of a . it were inevitable in the way of a change like this people will say if india, when i pakistan? if the uae, why not turkey? and so on. and

unfortunately the travel industry and people you want to enjoy looking at the numbers and not getting the clarity on decisions. i still don't understand. i kind of had a pretty strong feeling that poland would be very much on the green lives as well as canada, both of them really looking good in terms of the parameters used by the government. neither of them made it, and of course both of those countries have very strong links with the uk in terms of families and so want, as well as being fantastic places to visit. . . ~ well as being fantastic places to visit. ., ., ~ ., , ., visit. can we talk a little bit more about the travel _ visit. can we talk a little bit more about the travel industry, - visit. can we talk a little bit more about the travel industry, the - about the travel industry, the economics of it all? it's a broadbrush question, but to what extent do you hear from people broadbrush question, but to what extent do you hearfrom people in the industry who think that this is sufficient, who think that things are clear enough because we all know about the economic impact that this has had and its people and notjust about getting to sunnier climes but about getting to sunnier climes but about people's jobs? film.

about getting to sunnier climes but about people'sjobs?_ about people's “obs? oh, yes, absolutely. — about people's “obs? oh, yes, absolutely. in — about people's jobs? oh, yes, absolutely. in the _ about people's jobs? oh, yes, absolutely. in the chorus - about people's jobs? oh, yes, absolutely. in the chorus i'vel about people's jobs? oh, yes, - absolutely. in the chorus i've been hearing in the 18 hours since we got this announcement or so is too little, too late. there isjust a very, very strong feeling that the government has effectively said as from the second week in august, yes, there's llama places you can go to but that does not make a summer. summer, many people say it, has already been lost and we are now going into what they set is the fifth winter in a row.— going into what they set is the fifth winter in a row. gosh. well, we will talk _ fifth winter in a row. gosh. well, we will talk again. _ fifth winter in a row. gosh. well, we will talk again. thank - fifth winter in a row. gosh. well, we will talk again. thank you - fifth winter in a row. gosh. well, l we will talk again. thank you very much. simon there from the independent and much more to come on that, i'm quite sure. the sprinter from belarus, krystina timanovskaya, has told a news conference in poland that she refused orders by her team to fly home from the tokyo olympics early because she was worried about her safety. she's now been granted a humanitarian visa by the polish government. the 24—year—old athlete claims she was removed from the belarus national team

after criticising her country's coaching staff. she's been speaking to journalists in warsaw. when i was in olympic village, some coach and some men from our team, they come to my room and they say that i should say that i have some injury and come back to home. if i will not do it, then i can get some problem in my country. and they don't know which one problem, but after this day, they also come to my room and they say that i have no chance to run 200—metres, and i should come back to home, and it's not their decision, it's just theirjob to do it. and when i pick out my clothes and go to the car, my grandmother, she called me and she say, "you can't come back to home because on the tv they say a lot of bad words about you, that you have some mental problems and maybe you can go to "some hospital in belarus or maybe to jail, we don't know."

before that press conference, ms timanovskaya gave an interview to the bbc. she spoke of her sadness at not being able to return home and encouraged her country's citizens to speak out. now i can't come back to belarus, because for sure now it's so dangerous for me. i don't know when i can come back to home, but i love my country so i wanted to come back to home. and i was born belarus so it's my country, but now it's so sad that i can't come back. i wanted the people in my country to not be afraid any more, and to say all things what they don't like, and to respect each other and themselves. and so that was the interview that she gave to the bc before that news

conference. and more on that a little later as well. the time right nowjust edging up to 12 minutes past five p:m.. seven men have been jailed for life for murdering a law student in a drive—by shooting in blackburn. 19—year—old aya hachem was shot dead last may. the boss of a tire company had arranged the murder of a rival business with the gun she hired shot shot by mistake. she wasjust out gun she hired shot shot by mistake. she was just out shopping. her brother said the family was satisfied with the sentences that have been handed down today. mil satisfied with the sentences that have been handed down today. mm have been handed down today. all i can sa is have been handed down today. all i can say is i'm _ have been handed down today. fill i can say is i'm glad that many people going to be safe. no one else is going to be safe. no one else is going to be hurt by these people. and a lot people are happy the people are going to spend a lot of their lives inside prison. otherwise would have been outside doing more

criminal stuff. and hurting more people, like they've hurt us. i wished, in my opinion, i would not wished, in my opinion, i would not wish it on my worst enemy my family's pain. we will live the rest of our lives without our angel. she is always with us, but it's just too hard. is always with us, but it's 'ust too hard. �* , . . is always with us, but it's 'ust too hard. �* , ., ., ., is always with us, but it's 'ust too hard. a ., ., ., is always with us, but it's 'ust too hard. ., ., hard. abraham who lost his sister who was murdered _ hard. abraham who lost his sister who was murdered in _ hard. abraham who lost his sister who was murdered in a _ hard. abraham who lost his sister who was murdered in a drive-by l who was murdered in a drive—by shooting in blackburn. seven life sentences handed down today. now i think we can turn our attentions to the latest sports news and focus on the latest sports news and focus on the olympics of course as ever. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good afternoon. it's been a long time coming for holly bradshaw,

but finally she has an olympic medal, winning bronze in the pole vault and also becoming the first brit of either sex to take a medal in the event. the 29—year—old finished fifth and sixth at the last two olympics, but in tokyo cleared 4.85 metres to finish third. bradshaw couldn't match gold medallist katie nageotte of the usa or russian world champion anzhelika sidorova over 4.90 metres, but she was thrilled nonetheless. it's not sunk in. i don't know what to say. i'm almost, like, emotionless because i don't know what emotions this is that i'm feeling. it's belief, pure enjoyment and just excited and just of myself sticking with it. and i knew i could get it one day, and ijust, i can't express how, you know, grateful i am to be involved in the sport and to finally get an olympic medal. i can't believe it. congratulations to her. team gb have taken two more medals on day 13 of the games, including gold in the track cycling. matt walls winning the omnium at the first time of asking.

andy swiss rounds up the rest of the day in tokyo so far. olympic debuts just don't get better than this. 23—year—old matt walls from oldham after the ride of his life. walls was already the european champion in the omnium, one of track cycling's most brutal spectacles. four energy—sapping races culminating in a 100—lap epic, and after dominating the event from start to finish, he did more than enough to clinch the title. fortune favours the bold, and there were none bolder than walls in this one! if he wasn't a household name before, he certainly is now after a win walls dedicated to his family back home. i wouldn't be here without them, especially my parents, when i was a youth growing up travelling round the country racing, yeah, no chance i'd be here without them, so a big thank you to them. and, yeah, they're all at shoreside watching, so have fun!

it wasn't all good news for britain's cyclists, though. jason kenny's nine—year reign as olympic sprint champion is over as he was beaten in the quarterfinals. and in the women's keirin, there was an abrupt end to katie marsh's chances as her hopes of victory came crashing down. meanwhile, time for some paddle power. in the kayak final, britain's liam heath the defending champion. could he do it again? well, after a sluggish start, heath came roaring back, and third from the top, it was agonisingly close. it's totke who takes. the goal for hungary! but behind him, heath took bronze in the tightest of photo finishes, his fourth olympic medal confirming his status as britain's most successful canoeist. in the boxing, meanwhile, another brit now has gold within his reach after a stunning victory in his flyweight semifinal. delight for the 28—year—old, whose

two older brothers are also boxers. i talked about it at home with my brothers, and now i'm fighting in front of everyone, in front of them my mum, family and friends, the whole team, the whole world watching, and i'm in the olympic final and just got to deliver the goods and pray that win�*ll i come home. on the track, dina asher—smith was back. after pulling out of the 200—metres, she returned for the relay heats and helped the british team into the final with a new national record to boot. after asher—smith's tears at the weekend, it was all smiles. i know that these ladies are in great shape. they're incredibly talented, so i knew that rest up and get ready for the team event, that was what i was going to be doing this week. i've been training hard to get ready! but if you think it's just the competitors putting themselves on the line, watch this. taking the cameraman out! in the skateboarding, one cameraman got rather more of a close—up than he bargained for. in a sport of thrills and spills, well, it was surely top marks to him.

andy swiss, bbc news. we are told that cameraman was ok afterwards. away from the olympics, and to the second day of england's opening test against india at trent bridge, which has been affected by rain. james anderson took two wickets in two balls, including virat kohli for a golden duck, to give england a bit of hope. that takes his tally to 619 and puts him joint third in the list of most test wickets. the players have been taken off for rain and bad light three times, with india 125—11, trailing byjust 58 runs. meanwhile, there's been some serious news on the injury front for england bowlerjofra archer. he's been ruled out for the rest of the year. after returning to action last month, scans have revealed he's suffered a recurrence of a stress fracture of his right elbow. that means he will miss the t20 world cup and the ashes series in australia.

the nine—time motogp world champion valentino rossi has announced he'll retire at the end of the season. at 42 years old, he said this season would be his last and that it was a "very sad moment". his grand prix career has spanned 25 years and included 115 race victories. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. thank you very much, jane. look forward to hearing more about that. more now on britain's second medal in track and field at the tokyo olympics, won by holly bradshaw, who took bronze in the pole vault. after three failed attempts to clear 4.90 metres, she took third place afterfinishing outside the medals in the last two olympic finals.

let's discuss her achievement. sally simpson is a former gb pole vaulter and is a close friend of holly bradshaw. good evening. what on earth was it like for you watching that final? what does it mean? it like for you watching that final? what does it mean?— what does it mean? it was so stressful- _ what does it mean? it was so stressful. i— what does it mean? it was so stressful. i was _ what does it mean? it was so stressful. i was absolutely... | what does it mean? it was so| stressful. iwas absolutely... i stressful. i was absolutely... i just could not sit down even. i was wondering about and on that bar when the greek girljust edged in front of her, she was down to fourth place, i could hardly watch, but then she fought back and she cleared that bar that time and got herself back up into the metals and it was such an amazing performance by her. i was so thrilled for her. find such an amazing performance by her. i was so thrilled for her.— i was so thrilled for her. and her smile was _ i was so thrilled for her. and her smile was so _ i was so thrilled for her. and her smile was so delightful - i was so thrilled for her. and her smile was so delightful witchy i i was so thrilled for her. and her i smile was so delightful witchy one and she gave all the interviews afterwards. it's such a treat. like so many of us it brings tears to your eyes. is even more specialfor her because she's had this previous disappointments, that since she is finally on the podium?—

finally on the podium? definitely. this is her gold _ finally on the podium? definitely. this is her gold medal. _ finally on the podium? definitely. this is her gold medal. she's - finally on the podium? definitely. | this is her gold medal. she's been in all the major global finals since 2012 and she has come in sixth and fifth and fourth at the world championships last year, well, and 2019. so to finally get over the line and get that global medal, it isjust amazing to line and get that global medal, it is just amazing to see. find line and get that global medal, it isjust amazing to see.— isjust amazing to see. and your husband is _ isjust amazing to see. and your husband is coaching _ isjust amazing to see. and your husband is coaching her? - isjust amazing to see. and your husband is coaching her? yes, | isjust amazing to see. and your- husband is coaching her? yes, that's riuht. so, husband is coaching her? yes, that's right- so. yeah. _ husband is coaching her? yes, that's right. so, yeah, it's _ husband is coaching her? yes, that's right. so, yeah, it's always— husband is coaching her? yes, that's right. so, yeah, it's always a - husband is coaching her? yes, that's right. so, yeah, it's always a team . right. so, yeah, it's always a team effort, and they've been through thick and thin together. and to see them bothjust thick and thin together. and to see them both just succeed thick and thin together. and to see them bothjust succeed in thick and thin together. and to see them both just succeed in this way, like you say, it's just phenomenal. have you spoken to them, been texting? we have you spoken to them, been textin: ? ~ . , , texting? we have definitely been textinu. texting? we have definitely been texting. there _ texting? we have definitely been texting. there is _ texting? we have definitely been texting. there is a _ texting? we have definitely been texting. there is a lot _ texting? we have definitely been texting. there is a lot they - texting? we have definitely been texting. there is a lot they have l texting? we have definitely been i texting. there is a lot they have to do, that goes on once they finish, a lot of media, anti—doping and things. hard to speak to them but a lot of texting, a lot ofjoy. they are so excited and so pleased with performance and we are obviously so

please back your is well. so it's just so good. please back your is well. so it's just so good-— just so good. everyone is after --eole just so good. everyone is after people who — just so good. everyone is after people who can _ just so good. everyone is after people who can forgive - just so good. everyone is after people who can forgive me - just so good. everyone is after. people who can forgive me come just so good. everyone is after- people who can forgive me come up perhaps do not engage with the sport but just once perhaps do not engage with the sport butjust once every four years or the very big championships, just explain to those who don't know that much about it what the real key strengths are, with the real key elements are that she will have a working on in terms of her fitness and her technique. 50. working on in terms of her fitness and her technique.— working on in terms of her fitness and her technique. so, to be a pole vault or, and her technique. so, to be a pole vault or. you _ and her technique. so, to be a pole vault or, you have _ and her technique. so, to be a pole vault or, you have to _ and her technique. so, to be a pole vault or, you have to be _ and her technique. so, to be a pole vault or, you have to be fast, - vault or, you have to be fast, yet to be strong, you have to have a lot of courage at throw yourself high in the air and of courage at throw yourself high in the airand all of courage at throw yourself high in the air and all those things in spades for holly. as she has also had to have a lot of mental resilience because she as we alluded to has been there or thereabouts and had injury setbacks and had come in fourth place, things like that, so she is persevere over the years and it's just really paid off. brilliant. delighted it has. when he finally get to talk to her committee have to say well done from everyone,

it's been fantastic. thank you very much indeed and enjoy your meet up when she is back in the uk. thank you very much. have a party, of course. sally simpson, thank you very much indeed humility to talk to you, thank you. and another medal they are today from team gb. the tally now at 51 14 gigabytes there in tokyo. it's 23 minutes past five p:m.. let's turn to different matters. the greek prime minister has said authorities are doing "whatever is humanly possible" to tackle wildfires burning across greece for the third day today, including near the ancient site of the first olympic games. the country is dealing with a protracted heatwave and strengthing winds, prompting the authorities to issue an "extreme fire warning". dozens of towns and villages have been evacuated since tuesday, including the outskirts of athens

to the island of evia. there have been more than 150 fires raging across greece in recent days, as well as in neighbouring turkey and north macedonia. i'm joined now byjournalist anthee carassava, who lives in athens. thank you forjoining us, and even if you are in the centre of the city, and must be terrifying. explain with the last few days have been like. i’m explain with the last few days have been like. �* ., ., , been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. _ been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. i'm _ been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. i'm very, - been like. i'm not actually in the centre of athens. i'm very, very| centre of athens. i'm very, very near the northern district of athens, close to the actual fires, and ijust came back momentarily from the front line of this fire and the scenes there are little literally harrowing. government officials i have spoken to are saying this is a nightmarish scenario. and obviously the big gambit and race right now that they are facing is mobilising this

herculean effort and getting water dropping planes to stop this fire from further moving into these residential pockets within athens within the next couple of hours. by 9pm local time when the sun sets. and when meteorologists expect fierce and stronger actually wins to set in. that will create a turbine effect that will kind of propel these flames that are 200 metres high, ranging into potential residential districts, and that could be the tragedy that we just do not want to see. so, all efforts right now are being focused here on this northern tip of the greek capital, but again with the country flaming, resources are stretched and we have other major fronts happening

or active fires in the peloponnesian near the ancient site of ancient olympia, orthe near the ancient site of ancient olympia, or the birthplace of the olympic games, on the island of evia, also with fires unchecked over the last few days.— the last few days. so many fronts ou the last few days. so many fronts you describe- _ the last few days. so many fronts you describe. in _ the last few days. so many fronts you describe. in terms _ the last few days. so many fronts you describe. in terms of- the last few days. so many fronts you describe. in terms of the - you describe. in terms of the situation in athens, on the movie people out of their homes now? those residual pockets are at risk, is there a concerted operation to get people out?— people out? absolutely. as i was there, people out? absolutely. as i was there. there _ people out? absolutely. as i was there, there were _ people out? absolutely. as i was there, there were police - people out? absolutely. as i was there, there were police going i there, there were police going literally door—to—door trying to evacuate people. we have already seen three districts in this area being evacuated. that's about 2000 people. an additional community was being evacuated as i was leaving. more densely populated. people are

really panicking right now. it's one of the situations where you might say you are in the capital of a major western metropolis, kind of saying this cannot be happening here but yet it is. saying this cannot be happening here but et it is. ,, saying this cannot be happening here but yet it is-— but yet it is. goodness, thank you so much for _ but yet it is. goodness, thank you so much for taking _ but yet it is. goodness, thank you so much for taking the _ but yet it is. goodness, thank you so much for taking the time - but yet it is. goodness, thank you so much for taking the time to - but yet it is. goodness, thank you | so much for taking the time to talk to us. stay safe, thank you very much indeed. all the best to you as well, thank you. and goodness, did she not paint quite a terrifying picture of the ferocity of those fires there in athens? and of course hundreds, 150 or so fires across the country. now to iran. the hardline cleric ibrahim raisi has been sworn in as iran's new president. he's promised to deal with corruption and solve iran economic crisis, which has been worsened by the pandemic and sweeping us sanctions. his swearing in comes at a time of tension with foreign powers followed a tanker attack off the coast of oman in which a british man was killed. iran has denied involvement.

let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. on the day of the swearing in, paul, briefly if you can first, ibrahim raisi, a little more about him. he's is and then people might be familiar with, but what could be expected from him? he with, but what could be expected from him? , ., ., ., , ., from him? he is not someone who is a familiar politician _ from him? he is not someone who is a familiar politician but _ from him? he is not someone who is a familiar politician but he _ from him? he is not someone who is a familiar politician but he is _ familiar politician but he is absently part of the iranian establishment and has been since the iranian revolution. and of course it is his role back in the late 1980s as one of the judges presiding as one of thejudges presiding over the interrogation of political prisoners that is something that is hanging over him. and may indeed be cited in a swedish war crimes trial against other reigning individual which begins next week. i think it is safe to say that ibrahim raisi will not be a darling of the west. if there ever has been of course amongst iranian presidents. it's

going to be a difficult relationship, and of course memo collocated as you say by the fact that right now as he takes office we are back in one of the situations in which iran is facing off against the west over the issue of shipping in the gulf. you know, he is a hardliner, he is a conservative, but heat will i think pursue negotiations and diplomacy if he can get us international sanctions lifted against his country. and that of course would mean returning in some shape orform of course would mean returning in some shape or form to the 2015 nuclear deal, and he has said that he is open to diplomacy to achieve that. , , ., , , that. yes, but iran still denying involvement _ that. yes, but iran still denying involvement in _ that. yes, but iran still denying involvement in that _ that. yes, but iran still denying involvement in that taker - that. yes, but iran still denying l involvement in that taker attack, that. yes, but iran still denying - involvement in that taker attack, so it is another and that we have seen before, another acute moment in terms of relations with western countries. it terms of relations with western countries. , ., , , countries. it is and this is something _ countries. it is and this is something the _ countries. it is and this is something the iranian - countries. it is and this is - something the iranian president is unnecessarily in charge of. we did

the same situation back in 2019 when hassan rouhani was president and he was regarded as a more pragmatic and progressive figure. the role of the iranian military something over which the iranian president has very little authority. that is a matter for the iranian supreme leader, the ayatollah, to take charge of. we will have these moments of tension in the future pretty much undoubtedly as hardliners in iran try to reassert themselves. i think we have now the situation in which hardliners essentially control everything from the supreme leader on down through the establishment, and that means they can no longer perhaps blame moderates to my blame pragmatists for things that go wrong. the hardliners have it all now and if iran continues to falter, thenit now and if iran continues to falter, then it will be they who attract the blame. and one last thing, don't forget that ibrahim raisi did when an election but it was an election in which fewer than 50% of the

iranian electorate bothered to show up iranian electorate bothered to show up to vote at all. and so he is on a pretty flimsy mandate.— pretty flimsy mandate. paul, thank ou ve pretty flimsy mandate. paul, thank you very much _ pretty flimsy mandate. paul, thank you very much for _ pretty flimsy mandate. paul, thank you very much for now. _ pretty flimsy mandate. paul, thank you very much for now. all- pretty flimsy mandate. paul, thank you very much for now. all items i you very much for now. all items there, thank you. before we take you to the weather prospects, in fact just to take you back to the story that we started the hour with today and it is all the changes to travel restrictions in the wake of covid—19. we are just hearing a few lines from the welsh government, and in essence, the government saying it is going to replicate the changes being made in england, scotland and northern ireland. it will maintain the same traffic light system, so we talked about at five p: m., the same traffic light system, so we talked about at five p:m., the changes regarding france lots of other countries, some countries moving from red to amber, wales in essence saying it is going to replicate those. it is quite a lengthy statement from the welsh government that has just come through in the last few moments talking effect about being disappointed with the unilateral

approach taken, but that is a little more off the side with the politics of it all but in terms of the practicalities for people needing to travel perhaps to visit family abroad orjust wanting to travel, wales saying that it will follow the other uk nations. so certainly more to come on that and a lot more analysis of course of those travel changes as you would expect in the 6pm news as well. but that is just through from the welsh government. now time to look at the weather prospects. hello there. low pressure's dominating the scene now for the next few days. it's going to bring rather windy conditions to pretty much all areas, and we'll see heavy showers or larger spells of rain at times. this area of low pressure will stick around for quite a while. it has been moving across us during thursday, through to night into

friday, bringing bands of showers, longer spells of rain, it could be thundery again for stopping between, jar interludes but i think tonight it will be fairly mild with temperatures no longer than 14 or 15 degrees for many of us. into tomorrow, a breezy one, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some longer spells of rain, the chance of some thundery downpours across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england into north wales and the midlands. a greater chance of seeing whether your site goes across the south robbie coetzee 22 degrees, generally the high teens celsius elsewhere. hello, this is bbc news with jane hill. the headlines: fully vaccinated people returning to england, scotland and northern ireland from france will no longer need to quarantine from sunday. the belarusian olympic sprinter who's in exile after refusing orders to go home, tells a news conference in warsaw. it was a warning from her grandmother which convinced her it

was not safe to return. gold on the track once again for the first time at this olympic games. another gold for team gb injapan, as matt walls triumphs in the velodrome — taking the olympics medal tally to 51. seven men have beenjailed for life for the murder of a law student during a botched drive—by shooting in blackburn. wildfires rage in greece, including near the ancient site of the first olympic games. uk adults spent more than a third of their waking hours watching tv and online video last year, because of the pandemic// now, how did you get through lockdown? we spent about a third of our waking hours last year watching tv and online video, according to ofcom's annual survey of media habits. the figures apply to adults across the uk. the regulator says people increasingly turned to subscription

services when repeated lockdowns left millions at home. here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. like many of us, the oakley family spent much of 2020 glued to screens, though not necessarily all together. mum and dad were in front of the main telly. son arun spent lots of time gaming, chatting to friends, and watching youtube videos, but it's streaming services not broadcast tv which were big for all of them. increasingly, it's just news and current affairs, really, is what we are watching broadcast. otherwise it's streaming. almost everything else is streamed via one service or another. arun, do you watch any television? almost none. i'm usually watching youtube or netflix. i ofcom's annual snapshot of our media habits shows we spent an average of five hours and 40 minutes a day watching tv or online video in 2020. that's up 47 minutes on the year before.

much of the increase is down to the fact that the time watching subscription streaming services almost doubled to an hour and five minutes a day. the biggest player, netflix, is now in more than half of all uk homes. with hit series like bridgerton, netflix now has more subscribers than sky, virgin and the other uk pay—tv providers put together. so what we're seeing is that younger people are migrating from traditional tv to really engaging in these streaming services, where they can watch what they want when they want on their own device, whether that's netflix or youtube, but we're now seeing older audiences also catching up and turning to these streaming services. so 2020 was the year britain became a streaming nation, with traditional broadcast tv something for older people and set to decline. but is this a permanent change, and will we want to continue to pay for the likes of netflix, amazon prime, nowtv, disney+, or will we start switching some of them off?

we had a total of six streaming services subscribed at one point. that's now kind of slimmed down to four at the moment, and i think another one will be dropping off soon. hey, google, play the bbc tech tent podcast. one other change in our media habits — more than half of uk homes now have a smart speaker. an internet connection, not an aerial or satellite dish, is becoming the way we all get access to entertainment. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. strictly come dancing is to have its first all—male partnership in the show�*s history. tv chefjohn whaite was announed as a contestant today. he won bake off in 2012, and has described the announcement that he'll compete in strictly with a male professional as a great step forward in representation and inclusion. whaite will follow in the footsteps of boxer nicola adams,

who was the first celebrity to have a same—sex partner in last year's series. lots and lots of tv stories today so who better to discuss them with? tv critic scott bryan joins me now. good evening for lemon a good evening, you are right? very good. let's start with strictly, this is good news. pl. let's start with strictly, this is good news-— let's start with strictly, this is good news. a lot of people are askin: good news. a lot of people are asking why _ good news. a lot of people are asking why this _ good news. a lot of people are asking why this is _ good news. a lot of people are asking why this is a _ good news. a lot of people are asking why this is a new- good news. a lot of people are asking why this is a new story | good news. a lot of people are l asking why this is a new story in the first place. we are already seeing a lot of lgbt representation all across the board, but i feel it is so important for there to be this role celebrated on strictly because it seemed to be one of the last places that there has been a lack of lgbt representation until last year with nicola and i think it was incredibly important because families watch these shows but also particularly young people, young people who are still 20 work out their place in the world, you might

be questioning and trying to see what their sexuality is, so to see that representation, that you can see someone love somebody, dance with somebody on screen of the same—sex and it not be a big deal i think is such an important step and it will have a mark on those young viewers for along time to come in the same way that for myself i some myself represented on screen had an impact on me. that myself represented on screen had an impact on me— impact on me. that is an interesting oint, impact on me. that is an interesting point. isn't — impact on me. that is an interesting point. isn't it? _ impact on me. that is an interesting point. isn't it? it— impact on me. that is an interesting point, isn't it? it is— impact on me. that is an interesting point, isn't it? it is a _ impact on me. that is an interesting point, isn't it? it is a family - point, isn't it? it is a family entertainment, saturday night family fun and that is why it is important, really. it is interesting because in the first few years, it was a question which was asked over and over again, when they would have a same—sex couple and it seems like there was quite a lot of resistance and now not, thank goodness. i found it so frustrating _ and now not, thank goodness. i found it so frustrating because _ and now not, thank goodness. i found it so frustrating because i _ and now not, thank goodness. i found it so frustrating because i would - it so frustrating because i would get thrown into so many different debates and i would be with people who would be saying, you cannot have same—sex performances because it would mean that it wouldn't be fair because who would be leading the

dance or they would be mentioning some technicality that wouldn't really make sense because it is a saturday night entertainment show that millions of us are watching and they can adjust to the rules and what i just they can adjust to the rules and what ijust love they can adjust to the rules and what i just love to was seeing nicholl and catcher last year on screen and realising that actually nobody really cared about it from week to everyone was just commenting on whether they were able to continue the dance in the right step for keeping up with the pace of the music. —— nicola and katya. it is the realisation that the big debate people are thrown into our quite meaningless when the change actually happens and we are seeing it again because many people are saying that there shouldn't be lgbt representation on reality shows such as love island, the boss of that show saying that same—sex relationships would be a logistical difficulty, but i am thinking, look, if you are having that inclusion, we are not the problem. make the show suit our communities and put those on screens because, trust me, your show will benefit and we will all benefit as a result.—

benefit as a result. that is the interesting- — benefit as a result. that is the interesting. in _ benefit as a result. that is the interesting. in terms - benefit as a result. that is the interesting. in terms of - benefit as a result. that is the interesting. in terms of the i benefit as a result. that is the - interesting. in terms of the ofcom findings today, one third of all waking hours were spent looking at a screen in one form or another. you probably do more than that anyway but that is yourjob, you are a tv critic. but that is your 'ob, you are a tv critic. ., _, , ., , but that is your 'ob, you are a tv critic. ., , ., , ., critic. no complaints whatsoever! last ear critic. no complaints whatsoever! last year was _ critic. no complaints whatsoever! last year was your _ critic. no complaints whatsoever! last year was your dream - critic. no complaints whatsoever! i last year was your dream scenario. really, i guess we shouldn't be surprised by these figures, should we? i suppose it is the divide between linear, subscription, all the different ways we are watching. exactly, and i think there were some striking statistics that came out of this report. the fact that subscription services have gone up ljy subscription services have gone up by 50% in terms of the amount of people subscribing to them, 31 million of us having a subscription to netflix or one of the other box offerings out there, but traditional tv viewing, bbc one to channel five, they still have huge ratings but only when it really matters, so for example, line of duty had 10 million

viewers, the euros had some of the highest ratings that television has ever had and then the interview with prince harry and meghan markle, if there is a show or event that people want to watch in real time and do not want to wait for, people choose to. but the power is in the consumers�* cancer. there is a fantastic drama byjimmy called time and more people watched it on iplayer first as a box set their nightly watched it on traditional tv and i think the fact that people get to decide whether they want to wait or to watch it all at once, the issueis or to watch it all at once, the issue is the fact that netflix have a limitless amounts of money whereas public service broadcasters have to choose carefully what shows they invest their time and talent in and the challenge is, at the end of the day, netflix will always do more quantity than quality and well that quantity than quality and well that quantity somehow offset what everyone else, including the bbc,

manages to produce? and everyone else, including the bbc, manages to produce?— everyone else, including the bbc, manages to produce? and in the next ear and manages to produce? and in the next year and two — manages to produce? and in the next year and two years. — manages to produce? and in the next year and two years, it _ manages to produce? and in the next year and two years, it is _ manages to produce? and in the next year and two years, it is going - manages to produce? and in the next year and two years, it is going to - year and two years, it is going to be interesting to see how many people maintain... they may have got lots of extra subscriptions last yearfor lots of extra subscriptions last year for obvious reasons, lots of extra subscriptions last yearfor obvious reasons, but when they sit down with the family finances, it will be interesting to see whether they maintain them or, once life goes a bit back to normal, will they think how much is this a month? i do not know which way it is going to go. what would be your guess? i going to go. what would be your cuess? ~ . . going to go. what would be your i uess? ~' ., . ., going to go. what would be your cuess? ~ .. ., ., guess? i think the fact that at the end of the day — guess? i think the fact that at the end of the day the _ guess? i think the fact that at the end of the day the consumer - guess? i think the fact that at the end of the day the consumer has | guess? i think the fact that at the i end of the day the consumer has the choice that they can unsubscribe. with the big sky subscription packages, you can go on the phone and try to negotiate but they are always a bit of a faf. the issue is that we are seeing so many new entrants into the markets that it is practically daily. peacock is nbc announcing that they are going to be showing a lot of nbc shows in the uk, just today paramount plus are partnering with sky and they will have the frasier reboot, so we will get to a place where people have to actively and willingly chop and

change according to the shows that they want to see and isn�*t that so frustrating? i think many of us just want to pay a fee and have all the shows in one place rather than having to pay an endless amount of money to just watch one show and then unsubscribed as quickly as we subscribed. you then unsubscribed as quickly as we subscribed. ., ., , , subscribed. you have been in my house! so _ subscribed. you have been in my house! so i _ subscribed. you have been in my house! so i must _ subscribed. you have been in my house! so i must let _ subscribed. you have been in my house! so i must let you - subscribed. you have been in my house! so i must let you go, - subscribed. you have been in my house! so i must let you go, but| subscribed. you have been in my| house! so i must let you go, but i am assuming you were asked for strictly but your diary was too busy this autumn. strictly but your diary was too busy this autumn-— strictly but your diary was too busy this autumn. when are you going to be on it, that _ this autumn. when are you going to be on it, that is _ this autumn. when are you going to be on it, that is what _ this autumn. when are you going to be on it, that is what i _ this autumn. when are you going to be on it, that is what i want - this autumn. when are you going to be on it, that is what i want to - be on it, that is what i want to know! ., , ., be on it, that is what i want to know! ., ., , , know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i alwa s know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i always say- _ know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i always say- i— know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i always say. i will— know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i always say. i will take _ know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i always say. i will take it - know! not if you paid me! honestly, as i always say. i will take it as - as i always say. i will take it as confirmation _ as i always say. i will take it as confirmation for _ as i always say. i will take it as confirmation for 2022. - as i always say. i will take it as confirmation for 2022. i'm - as i always say. i will take it as| confirmation for 2022. i'm sure as i always say. i will take it as - confirmation for 2022. i'm sure they do -a confirmation for 2022. i'm sure they do pay people. _ confirmation for 2022. i'm sure they do pay people. but _ confirmation for 2022. i'm sure they do pay people, but you _ confirmation for 2022. i'm sure they do pay people, but you know- confirmation for 2022. i'm sure they do pay people, but you know what i | do pay people, but you know what i mean by that. lovely to see you. i will talk to you again, enjoy the show. tv critic and co—host of the must watch podcast. with the time edging up to quarter to six, let�*s talk about the travel changes. boris

johnson hasjust talk about the travel changes. boris johnson has just been talking about those and has defended the changes that the government has made to the traffic light system that governs international travel. he is on a two—day visit to scotland, germaine know and has been talking about this during that visit. he said apparently people have to be patient this year when it comes to summer holidays. we will discuss exactly what he said with our political correspondence, damien. defending the policies was the line we were using there. what is your assessment of the pressure which is still on the government around all of this? he was put under some pressure, questions about the changes and the idea or the sense that there has been chopping and changing in the policy that may have left some people confused. the idea that the government had last week been talking about creating a sort of extra watch list of countries,

possibly including places like spain, ruling they could tip into the red zone where you would need to do hotel quarantine has not happened. instead what they came out with was advice to get a higher level pcr test when you are coming back ideally, but then, of course, today the discussion around that, it has been clear that that is not mandatory, that is just an advisory, so he was asked that, given all of this, would he himself book a holiday to spain? and this is what he said. ., , holiday to spain? and this is what he said. .,, , ., holiday to spain? and this is what hesaid. ,., ., _ he said. people should obviously look at the _ he said. people should obviously look at the guidance. _ he said. people should obviously look at the guidance. we - he said. people should obviously look at the guidance. we are - he said. people should obviously i look at the guidance. we are trying to make _ look at the guidance. we are trying to make it— look at the guidance. we are trying to make it as simple as we can. we have _ to make it as simple as we can. we have lengthened the interval between the changes to the guidance, but we want people to get away if they possibly— want people to get away if they possibly can, we are just saying that obviously this year is going to be a bit _ that obviously this year is going to be a bit trickier. we just ask for a bit of— be a bit trickier. we just ask for a bit of patience, but we have to

balance — bit of patience, but we have to balance the two objectives. we want people to be able to travel, we want the travel industry to get going again. — the travel industry to get going again. we — the travel industry to get going again, we want to see tourists coming — again, we want to see tourists coming back to our country, and very. _ coming back to our country, and very. very— coming back to our country, and very, very important part of our economy, — very, very important part of our economy, but you have to balance that against the need to protect ourselves against the pandemic. but ithink— ourselves against the pandemic. but i think what we will also do is make sure, _ i think what we will also do is make sure. as _ i think what we will also do is make sure. as we — i think what we will also do is make sure, as we go into the autumn, we continue _ sure, as we go into the autumn, we continue to— sure, as we go into the autumn, we continue to build up the wall of protection with more boosterjabs for older— protection with more boosterjabs for older people and some vaccinations for younger people as well _ vaccinations for younger people as well. �* ., ,., vaccinations for younger people as well. �* ., , , vaccinations for younger people as well. �* ., , well. but there are so precious on the government _ well. but there are so precious on the government and _ well. but there are so precious on the government and he _ well. but there are so precious on the government and he talks - well. but there are so precious on. the government and he talks about the government and he talks about the autumn. there are mps, the travelling see looking ahead and worried about a lower period for travel in the autumn and what they want and what they are pushing for is more signification of the country list and also more simplification of the testing when you come back. mps, conservative mps, are saying that it is expensive to get these pcr tests

and they are not necessary. some of them said they were a rip—off, so them said they were a rip—off, so the government still facing pressure on that front. mil the government still facing pressure on that front-— on that front. all right, thank you ve for on that front. all right, thank you very for that- _ the new chief executive of nhs england has revealed that one in five people admitted to hospital with covid are now aged between 18 and 34. in her first major interview in the role, amanda pritchard said the figure is four times higher than last winter, and demonstrates the importance of vaccination. there are just under 5,000 covid patients in english hospitals. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. the average age of covid patients admitted to icu has dropped by a decade, from 59 in the winter peak to 49 in this third wave. intensive care consultants say they�*re seeing younger patients with no underlying health conditions. we�*ve been seeing young, fit patients who haven�*t been lucky enough to get vaccinated, coming in for some time. i�*ve been caring for young, fit men in their 30s — no medical problems whatsoever, very healthy, muscular people.

i�*ve been looking after young pregnant women as well. more than 70% of adults in the uk are fully vaccinated. two doses offer high levels of protection and estimates suggest more than 50,000 hospital admissions have been prevented in england alone. at the peak of the second wave injanuary, there were around 34,000 covid patients in hospitals in england. around 5% of admissions were among young adults. currently, there are just under 5,000 patients in hospital. 20%, orabout1,000 patients, are aged 18—34. the new boss of nhs england says the vaccination programme�*s having a massive impact. it shows how effective the vaccine programme has been at protecting people, stopping them needing hospitalisation, keeping them safe. so, young people are not immune and the best way they can protect themselves absolutely is to get that vaccine if they haven't already.

around a third of 18—to—29—year—olds are still to come forward for a jab. now the roll—out�*s been extended to 16— and 17—year—olds, with vaccinations expected to begin this month. katharine da costa, bbc news. the number of contact tracing alerts from the nhs covid—19 app fell sharply in the last week ofjuly. nearly 396,000 people in england and wales were pinged after contact with someone who tested positive in the week ending july 28th. that compares to around 690,000 the previous week. changes to the app take effect next week, meaning fewer people will be counted as close contacts. at least 482 people crossed the english channel in 21 small boats yesterday. the home office says that�*s a new record for a single day. there have been more than 10,000 migrant arrivals in 435 boats so far in 2021.

a home office spokesman said the crossings were "putting lives at risk". the bank of england has warned that inflation will rise further this year, after keeping interest rates on hold at nought point 1%. it�*s predicting that inflation will increase to 4% — double the bank�*s target. our economic correspondent andy verity asked the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, why he wasn�*t taking action. in inflation is only temporary and it will unwind. because we have also projected we think the increase in inflation is only temporary and it will unwind. and that the reasons which are causing it, which are really quite specific to the situation we find ourselves in, you know, obviously big, necessary and somewhat bumpy recovery from the covid—induced economic impact is going to be temporary. and as our projection that we published today shows, we think that inflation will come back to target, to the 2% target. and our objective is to target inflation over the medium term,

and so therefore we think that the current monetary policy setting is consistent with, you know, inflation being at target in the medium term, and is therefore consistent with supporting the economic recovery. the governor of the bank of england. ten years ago, riots across england led to the worst public disorder seen in a generation. they began in tottenham in north london after the fatal shooting by police of 29—year—old mark duggan, who was suspected of carrying a gun. an inquest laterfound he had been lawfully killed. within 48 hours of his death, protests led to conflict with police and escalated. there were days of widespread rioting in the capital and other english cities. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, has been assessing the impact of the tottenham riots and changes in the area in the last decade. no—one expected to see the shocking levels of unrest in the summer of 2011.

this was tottenham in tatters. fire, anger and violence ripping through the heart of the community. much of the anger was directed at the police after they killed 29—year—old mark duggan, who they believed was carrying a gun. so black young men and women need to feel that they are safe with police, and i don�*t feel that safety exists with police and community relationships yet. we�*re not there yet. i also still see the poverty, the hardship, the issues around drugs and the poverty of aspiration, opportunity, yet there�*s some hope still. the metropolitan police in a statement say...

regeneration has played a massive part in helping to transform this part of north london since the riots, including more than £40 million from the london mayor�*s office for new homes and jobs, one of the highest levels of investment in the entire capital. so much has changed here in tottenham over the last ten years, with splashes of new housing developments, business ventures and other huge ongoing redevelopments, but for the people who still live here, many still feel stuck and left behind in a place they no longer recognise, with many opportunities passing them by. it's improving, but what's going to happen is that everything is going to go up so high that the average person won't be able to afford to live in tottenham any more. there's still, like, a divide. there's not really— a communication with the police. a few miles away, this new exhibition tells the difficult stories black communities have faced

in the uk over the last 70 years. this is my mum. i�*m obviously proud of her. including the trauma caused by the most recent riots. i don�*t think that we�*ve learnt a lot. i think we�*ve learned that there�*s no support in the system for young people. young people are being further marginalised — we�*ve just had covid so we know that they�*re going to be paying for it going forward. it's hard to see but it's right there. many hope the next generation will see tottenham as a safer space with more community groups like the selby centre in years to come. the riots no longer casting a shadow over their futures. i want tottenham to be the home that we all can be proud of and not feel ashamed or shy to call it our home. much more coming up in the 6pm news,

but now time for the weather. there�*s certainly no summery weather in this forecast. it�*s looking pretty unsettled for the time of year thanks to one area of low pressure which is going to park itself across the uk for the next few days, throughout the weekend and indeed even into the start of next week. and it�*s going to bring windier, wetter conditions, some torrential in places and it�*s generally going to feel on the cool side for the time of year. so, here it is, this new area of low pressure, which moves across many places for thursday. lots of isobars on the charts, so the winds have picked up across much of the country as well. and as we head through this evening and overnight, it stays unsettled. there�*ll be spells of heavy rains, some thundery showers, but also some clearer, quieter interludes as well. now, temperatures will be no lower than 14—15 degrees, so actually quite a mild night to come across the board. so, our area of low pressure, then, very much with us for friday. this little feature will run in across the south of the country as we start the week, and that could bring some heavier downpours across southern areas.

because it does look like on friday the focus of the showers or longer spells of rain will tend to be across more northern areas, and this is where we�*re likely to see some thundery downpours for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, in towards the midlands, north wales. there will be some showers across the south, but i think a greater chance of seeing prolonged sunny spells, so not too bad a day across the south. but it�*s going to be a breezy day. these are mean wind speeds. gusts will be higher than that, particularly around some irish sea coasts. now, temperatures, 21, maybe 22 degrees across the south east given some good sunny spells, but generally for most, i think the high teens celsius. and as we head through friday night, we hold onto the breezy conditions, further showers or longer spells of rain mainly across northern and western areas. again, there will be some lengthy clear spells, particularly through central, southern and eastern areas. and temperatures, 12—14 celsius, so maybe not quite as mild as the previous night. and that little feature i was talking about runs across the south of the country. that can enhance the shower

activity there on saturday. generally it�*s low pressure again both saturday and sunday slap—bang on top of the country, so it�*s going to be another one of sunshine and showers. so, some of those showers could be quite heavy across the south. in between, there will be some sunshine. it�*s a similar picture on sunday. even as we head on into monday, we�*ll see sunshine and showers. and these sorts of values a little below par for the time of year.

today at six, the government defends changes to the rules on foreign travel, as thousands of british tourists scramble to get home from mexico by sunday morning. holiday dreams are now nightmares, as the country is placed on the travel red list. we can�*t afford another £3,000, and also with my work, i can�*t afford to take any extra time off and i can�*t work in the quarantine hotel, so we had to get back before sunday. but there�*s some good news. from sunday, those double jabbed arriving from france won�*t have to self—isolate. also on the programme. the new head of the nhs in england tells the bbc she�*s "cautiously optimistic" about the outlook for hospitals, as more people get vaccinated.

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