this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. in england, major changes are due to be announced to international travel rules — making it easier for people to go abroad. also — fully vaccinated arrivals in england may no longer have to take costly pcr tests — but some uk ministers are urging caution. the rationale for keeping pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that's been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. a court in vienna begins hearing a case against the austrian government over its handling of a coronavirus outbreak at a ski resort. in italy, all workers will have

to prove they've been vaccinated or had a covid negative test — or face suspension without pay or even a fine. a police watchdog for england and wales, says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter—terrorism. and coming up, we've spoken to the winner of the ocean photographer of the year award — you can hear that interview later this hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. our top story — changes to international travel are expected to be announced by the uk government later, for travellers

arriving in england. there's been speculation that the traffic light system — which places countries on red, amber and green lists — will be simplified, with the amber list removed entirely. these countries would be moved to either the red list or the green list. ministers are also said to be considering scrapping pcr tests for double—jabbed people arriving in the uk — rules that currently apply to people returning from green list countries. there are also reports that dozens of countries could be removed from the red list — there are currently 62 countries on that list. travellers returning from those destinations have to spend 11 nights in hotel quarantine. these changes would apply to england. our transport correspondent caroline davies has more. sunshine, but no one's sunbathing. in a normal year, 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british.

turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anyone travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then, it has been a difficult summer here. but they are holding out hope it could change. we have just about survived, but it has been very, very challenging. at the moment, we are very, very quiet. to get the british market a go ahead at this stage would be great. it could take us through to the end of october. maybe even into november. at the moment, it is very, very important. there are now 62 countries on the red list, including pakistan and mexico. the government will announce changes to the list today. there are other moves ahead, too. the travel industry hopes that the traffic light system, where countries are currently divided into green, amber or red, will be simplified. and it wants the more expensive pcr tests that all travellers have to do when they arrive in the uk replaced by the cheaper lateral flow tests. it worries that the cost is putting off travellers. i think there is always that risk

with lateral flow that you do not have the gold standard of pcr. i think the key is, at the moment, it's looking at that risk—reward scenario. we are seeing infection rates are high, but obviously we have got the vaccination through in the uk. and i think the government has got to balance that — us getting back on with life. the government has previously argued that pcr tests are needed to keep an eye on variants of concern, and some say they are still needed. i would like to see pcr tests remain, because they have given us so much information already from the sequencing. so we know when delta was introduced, when the delta variant came in, that this virus was imported over 500 times. we would not have that information if we were not doing the screening and sequencing that is associated with that. the government has said its priority is to protect public health and the decisions on the traffic light system are informed by the latest risk assessment from thejoint biosecurity centre and wider public health factors. a decision on what happens next with test and travel will be announced later today.

the industry is hoping for something that will fill up the sunbeds. the environment secretary, george eustice, told the bbc this morning that nothing has been decided yet — but has stressed that the current system of using pcr tests has good reasoning behind it. the rationale for keeping the pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that has been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. we also want to try to help people get back to life as normal. so, if a case can be made for changes, then obviously we'll consider that, but i have to stress that no decisions have been made on this at the moment. we'll have more on the expected travel announcements shortly on bbc news. a court in vienna has begun hearing

a case against the austrian government over its handling of a coronavirus outbreak at a ski resort. the civil lawsuit concerns cases at ischgl known as the "ibiza of the alps" — in march 2020. thousands of people from 45 countries say they were infected there — the family of one man who died of covid—i9 has brought the case. it could set a precedent for numerous other lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from austria and germany, accusing the authorities of failing to respond quickly enough to covid outbreaks. our correspondent bethany bell is in vienna and told us more about the case. this case involves actually just one family. it involves a widow and the son of an austrian journalist, a 72—year—old man who died after contracting coronavirus after a skiing holiday in ischgl in early march 2020,

and they say the austrian government mismanaged the evacuation of the resort when it emerged there was coronavirus there, and it was chaotic. they say he caught coronavirus on the bus as he was leaving and it was badly handled. the austrian government for its part has said over the past few months that it acted according to the information it had at the time. now, if everyone is watching this particular case, it is because it's being organised by a group in austria that say they know of potential several thousand other people who could potentially also bring in lawsuits against austria or possibly have some kind of class action suit. so what happens with this one small family could then unleash more court cases. but the other thing that could also happen, there could be moves

possibly for a settlement, which would be a different picture again, so we are watching the court case today in vienna. let's return to the expected announcement on travel restrictions for england. joining me now is jamieson hill a brit who lives between the uk and turkey. turkey remains on the red list at the moment which means jay hasn't been home to see family or look after his business since last year. thank changes do come through, what will they mean to you? it’s thank changes do come through, what will they mean to you?— will they mean to you? it's massive. b the will they mean to you? it's massive. by the way. — will they mean to you? it's massive. by the way. i'm _ will they mean to you? it's massive. by the way. i'm on _ will they mean to you? it's massive. by the way, i'm on the _ will they mean to you? it's massive. by the way, i'm on the aegean - will they mean to you? it's massive. | by the way, i'm on the aegean coast of turkey right next to the beach at the moment. i haven't seen my mother for a year. we lost our father two years ago. so, to lose a parent and then be cut off from the other one

for a year is very hard. psychologically, i've had to keep myself tiptop and creatively focused. ratherthan myself tiptop and creatively focused. rather than bow under pressure i've managed to keep my business going online because i work for a company business going online because i work fora company in business going online because i work for a company in birmingham and i've managed to carry on as a copywriter digitally. i've been trying to keep my psychology focused and positive but it's not been easy because that's a long time to be cut away from your family, that's a long time to be cut away from yourfamily, especially that's a long time to be cut away from your family, especially when you've lost a loved one. just clarify on — you've lost a loved one. just clarify on the _ you've lost a loved one. just clarify on the red _ you've lost a loved one. just clarify on the red list, - you've lost a loved one. just clarify on the red list, which you have been able to travel if he had gone into quarantine? i have been able to travel if he had gone into quarantine?— gone into quarantine? i could have but as a small _ gone into quarantine? i could have but as a small business _ gone into quarantine? i could have but as a small business paying - gone into quarantine? i could have| but as a small business paying over £3000 to quarantine, that's a lot. as a small business person i don't get paid holidays. if i don't work, i don't get money. so, it was really outside of the budget of my

business. what i was planning today was to go to romania for ten days but i've got to say, the turkish health system is brilliant. i've had the pfizerjab, 90 million people have been vaccinated, everybody wears a in shops. the irony is the pfizerjab wears a in shops. the irony is the pfizer jab was wears a in shops. the irony is the pfizerjab was developed by two turkish germans and i can't see the logic behind turkey being red listed. the turkish health system is brilliant, i use it all the time and when i'm in the uk, obviously the nhs is marvellous as well. for me it's going to mean everything but i just can't wait to get home. the uk has had quite _ just can't wait to get home. the uk has had quite significant _ just can't wait to get home. the uk has had quite significant covid - has had quite significant covid figures as well. we feel safe coming here? �* ., ., , here? i'm a great believer in medicine. — here? i'm a great believer in medicine, i've _ here? i'm a great believer in medicine, i've had _ here? i'm a great believer in medicine, i've had my - here? i'm a great believer in medicine, i've had my two . here? i'm a great believer in i medicine, i've had my two the here? i'm a great believer in - medicine, i've had my two the pfizer jab is and i'm very pragmatic and hysterical. at the end of the day,

when it's your time, it's your time. i lived through a military career in istanbul in 2016. i survived that, i'm feeling pretty lucky with regards covid. take every day as it comes, that's my philosophy, try and find small victories every day. these times we live in are very hard on our psychology. these times we live in are very hard on our psychology-— on our psychology. nadhim zahawi, whilst he was _ on our psychology. nadhim zahawi, whilst he was vaccine _ on our psychology. nadhim zahawi, whilst he was vaccine minister, - on our psychology. nadhim zahawi, whilst he was vaccine minister, had| whilst he was vaccine minister, had said back injuly that by the end of this month uk nationals who have been vaccinated overseas will be able to talk to their gp, i suppose this is key for you, go through what vaccines they've had, you've had both, have it registered with the nhs, which would then allow you to travel to the uk safely. do you have a gp in the uk?— a gp in the uk? yes, i do, in worcestershire. _ a gp in the uk? yes, i do, in worcestershire. as - a gp in the uk? yes, i do, in worcestershire. as soon - a gp in the uk? yes, i do, in worcestershire. as soon as l a gp in the uk? yes, i do, in worcestershire. as soon as i | a gp in the uk? yes, | do, in - worcestershire. as soon as i get the

green light, i'm coming and the first thing i'll do is see my family, give my mum a big hug, pick a ticket to aston villa. i've got to finish my album in the studio, my band,it finish my album in the studio, my band, it has been delayed by nearly a year. it's going to be like the day when the news comes through, i'll be celebrating.— i'll be celebrating. thank you very much indeed. _ i'll be celebrating. thank you very much indeed. the _ i'll be celebrating. thank you very much indeed. the power - i'll be celebrating. thank you very much indeed. the power of - i'll be celebrating. thank you very i much indeed. the power of football! with me now is lesly reynaud, director of the office de tourisme provence 0ccitane. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you must be watching things very closely and helping things are developing in the uk. what are you hoping to see? 50. developing in the uk. what are you heping to see?— hoping to see? so, now it's a very, very good — hoping to see? so, now it's a very, very good news _ hoping to see? so, now it's a very, very good news for _ hoping to see? so, now it's a very, very good news for french - hoping to see? so, now it's a very, | very good news for french tourism. with the return of english tourists

because it's a large part of our european clientele. some parts of france last summer suffered from the lack of english tourists so it's very good news for us.- lack of english tourists so it's very good news for us. how has it im acted very good news for us. how has it impacted tourism _ very good news for us. how has it impacted tourism in _ very good news for us. how has it impacted tourism in your- very good news for us. how has it impacted tourism in your region? | very good news for us. how has it l impacted tourism in your region? in our region, the south of france, english tourists are important but not really that they are very important now, in autumn and spring. it safely until —— they travel in our region in couples and families and they like to visit and try our wine, ourfood and enjoy the and they like to visit and try our wine, our food and enjoy the view. it's very important for us. next year, last year english people began

to return to france and now we are very, very happy and said business, because the english are a large part of business travel so it's very good news for all the tourist economy. it's france and your region happy with, just talking about health and covid, happy to accept uk nationals? yes, of course. it's very, very important. they spend a lot of money in our country. they love france and we are very happy to welcome us. since many years ago, english tourists come over to the countryside and since two years they've come again to provence. we are very happy the restriction was

out. i are very happy the restriction was out. ., , ., u, are very happy the restriction was out. ., u, , out. i wonder if you can clarify, i don't know— out. i wonder if you can clarify, i don't know if— out. i wonder if you can clarify, i don't know if it's _ out. i wonder if you can clarify, i don't know if it'sjust _ out. i wonder if you can clarify, i don't know if it'sjust paris - out. i wonder if you can clarify, i don't know if it'sjust paris or . don't know if it's just paris or france where you have to show a pass essentially to show you are negative to enter hospitality areas. how does that impact on british tourists? plat that impact on british tourists? not a lane that impact on british tourists? iirrt a large impact because now many, many people are vaccinated. in france it's around 80% and i think in england it will be the same. the passis in england it will be the same. the pass is not a problem for tourism and we hope the same thing for english tourists, the european tourists it's not a problem too so we are very, very happy for this. thank you. the headlines on bbc news...

in england, major changes are due to be announced to international travel rules — pcr tests for travellers could be scrapped — and trips abroad could be made easier. a court in vienna begins hearing a case against the austrian government — over its handling of a coronavirus outbreak at a ski resort. and in italy — all workers will have to prove they've been vaccinated or had a covid negative test — or face suspension without pay or even a fine. italy has become the first country in europe to make it compulsory for all workers to have a covid "green pass". from mid—0ctober, about 23 million people will need to prove they've been vaccinated or have had a negative test, or that they've recovered from the virus. mark lobel reports.

it is a bold move to boostjabs, policing all workers in italy as infections rise, and with a third not yet fully vaccinated. translation: with this measure, we make places safe. _ the green pass is an instrument of freedom. also, it makes the vaccination campaign more effective from the middle of next month, all workers including self—employed, will need a green pass to prove they have been vaccinated, show a negative test or prove they are recovering from the virus, otherwise they face suspension from work. their pay will be stopped after five days, and fines of up to 1500 euros will be handed out if staff are caught working without one. the digital and paper certificates are already required in many parts of italy, including train stations, restaurants and schools, but these new measures are some of the toughest in europe.

translation: | do not| agree in forcing people, but i am also in favour of protecting the health of others. therefore, the fact that people who do not want to get vaccinated must be put in a position of not making others sick is of social primary importance. when there is obligation, we no longer live in a democracy but dictatorship, so i do not agree. in france, vaccines are mandatory for health workers and so far around 3000 have been suspended from hospitals, care homes and health centres for failing to comply, including this medical secretary, vanessa. translation: i am disgusted but there is nothing i can do. | i have to put up with that. i don't know what tomorrow will bring. i know that i'm not being paid as of today and yesterday, as i was on a demonstration. in england, thursday is the last day for a firstjab for care staff

who must be fully vaccinated by the middle of november. there are worries it may deepen the sector's staffing crisis. mark lobel, bbc news. the welsh government will decide today whether to introduce vaccine passports for entry into venues like nightclubs. the first minister, mark drakeford has previously said he believes there are ethical and practical problems with the idea ? but concern remains over the high level of covid infection. here's more from our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. after bouncing back into life around britain over the summer, night clubs are still seen by some as a front line in trying to tackle the pandemic. in scotland, from october the 1st, entry will depend on having proof of vaccination, while in england, the idea has been dropped. the welsh government has repeatedly raised concerns about how practical or ethical it is to require vaccine passports.

but it may now introduce its own scheme, something that worries the hospitality industry. we really need to build the nightclubs back up. the industry has been hit very hard. so just giving more challenges to the customer. we want to make it very easy for the customer to come and enjoy themselves. covid case rates in wales have rocketed over the summer, despite the use of facemasks remaining in place in shops and on public transport. the advice to work from home was never removed. and so ministers are looking for new measures to stop the spread of the virus before the strain on the welsh nhs takes its toll. stopping violence against women should be considered as much of a priority for the police as combating terrorism, according to a major report. it found "problems, unevenness and inconsistencies" in the police response to what it called the "epidemic" of violence

against female victims in the uk. the report was commissioned by the home secretary priti patel in the wake of the murder of sarah everard. joining me now is zoe billingham, her majesty's inspector of constabulary — who works for the watchdog that wrote the report. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. obviously you are one of the authors of the report, as it was put together and the inconsistencies were uncovered, what were your thoughts? i were uncovered, what were your thou~hts? . , were uncovered, what were your thou~hts? ., , ., , were uncovered, what were your thoughts?— were uncovered, what were your thouuhts? ., , , ,, thoughts? i was really shocked by the scale of _ thoughts? i was really shocked by the scale of the _ thoughts? i was really shocked by the scale of the harm _ thoughts? i was really shocked by the scale of the harm that's - thoughts? i was really shocked by the scale of the harm that's beingj the scale of the harm that's being inflicted on women and girls across the country. i've worked in this area for a long time and every day new figures were coming forward. we already knew 1.6 million women are victims of domestic abuse and a woman is killed every three days by

a man. but we also heard about girls being fearful online, we heard about two thirds of women having been harassed in the last year. the scale, the breadth and depth of the harm being perpetrated against women and girls is staggering and we decided there'sjust no and girls is staggering and we decided there's just no way we can make our normal recommendations, for the police to do more training and a bit more supervision. they're really needed to be a whole new change, a whole new approach to tackling this. really cheating these crimes are keen to some of the serious height harm crimes like terrorism and county lines and serious and organised crime, where they are given privatisation and there is a requirement on local partners. so notjust requirement on local partners. so not just the requirement on local partners. so notjust the police but councils, the health service, probation, to all work together in a really structured way to stop crime from happening in the first place. that's easier said than _ happening in the first place. that's easier said than done, _ happening in the first place. that's easier said than done, isn't - happening in the first place. that's

easier said than done, isn't it? - happening in the first place. that's| easier said than done, isn't it? bed at this stop — easier said than done, isn't it? bed at this stop -- _ easier said than done, isn't it? eezc at this stop —— there's one easier said than done, isn't it? e2c at this stop —— there's one or two ways of looking at this. in the aftermath of the murder of sarah everard, there was a real outpouring of fear, anger and a collective voice that is enough is enough. this in to be too difficult box, or we can come forward with a plan. but it needs commitment from the very top and we have that, the home secretary is so committed to this, she's already announced many of the changes that we heralded in our report in her own strategy. it needs commitment through policing services and we heard today universal agreement to the proposals in this report. we've also heard from victims and survivors telling us clearly that this has to be the right way forward. we think the

stars are aligned. we think we can make a real change if we followed the plan outlined in our report today. the plan outlined in our report toda . ~ . , , today. where will the resources be cominu today. where will the resources be coming from? _ today. where will the resources be coming from? this _ today. where will the resources be coming from? this isn't _ today. where will the resources be coming from? this isn't going - today. where will the resources be coming from? this isn't going to i coming from? this isn't going to ha en coming from? this isn't going to happen without _ coming from? this isn't going to happen without resorting. - coming from? this isn't going to happen without resorting. the . happen without resorting. the question i would ask is, why wouldn't we resource this? women are 51% of the population. we've outlined today in the most shocking terms the scale of the epidemic of crime being perpetrated against women. i think there is an absolute expectation by men and women, boys and girls, but we do address this societal problem. i really think we have a once in a generation opportunity to stop this, to get ahead of the curve, to start focusing on prevention as well as keeping victims safe and to get to the root cause of some of these problems that are creating such harm across so many of our communities up and down the country.—

and down the country. many people will be screening _ and down the country. many people will be screening at _ and down the country. many people will be screening at the _ and down the country. many people will be screening at the tv - and down the country. many people will be screening at the tv saying, l will be screening at the tv saying, why are women such a low priority in the first place? you compare crimes against women to financial crimes. financial crimes are given the right attention and resources, but not women. why not? i attention and resources, but not women. why not?— attention and resources, but not women. why not? attention and resources, but not women. wh not? , ., , , .,, women. why not? i question myself as a woman as — women. why not? i question myself as a woman as well _ women. why not? i question myself as a woman as well because _ women. why not? i question myself as a woman as well because like - women. why not? i question myself as a woman as well because like many - women. why not? i question myself as a woman as well because like many in l a woman as well because like many in the aftermath of sarah's terrible, tragic murder, i looked at myself and thought, there's lots of things that happened to me as a woman that i take for granted, that i accept and think, that's normal. why shouldn't i walk down the middle of the street at night because i'm scared to walk on the pavement? why wouldn't i keep my keys between my fingers in case someone is walking behind me? ithink fingers in case someone is walking behind me? i think there's been a real sea change that enough is

enough and also there is a recognition amongst all of those agencies i've talked about that getting on top of this is a joint endeavour. we can only do this collectively and i think that the will of the public has been very, very clearly expressed. whatever the reasons are for it not being privatised to date, there is a clear indicator to us as set out in the report that it must be privatised from now on in.— report that it must be privatised from now on in. ., ~ i. , . from now on in. thank you very much for our from now on in. thank you very much foryourtime- — two men have been charged with the murder of the journalist lyra mckee, who was shot during rioting in londonderry in 2019. the men, aged 21 and 33, were arrested on wednesday morning, and have had a number of other charges brought against them, including firearms possession, rioting and arson. they're appearing before magistrates in londonderry via videolink this morning.

the liberal democrat autumn conference gets under way today in the uk and the event will once again be a virtual affair due to the pandemic. it comes as the party looks to build on the success of its chesham and amersham by—election victory over the conservatives injune. the conference continues to sunday. it is understood the government is to pause its planning reforms. it follows the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. it's understood mr gove wants to take stock and discuss concerns with conservative mps. the pause comes as the newly reshuffled cabinet met for the first time in downing street this morning. let's talk to our political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. these housing reforms or planning reforms have been hugely controversial. the government was planning a pretty radical shake—up

of the way that people apply for planning permission to build new properties. there was a real fear amongst tory mps that that would take away a lot of local decision making, could lead to some really unpopular developments in certain parts of the country. the government was looking at the prospect of struggling to get these reforms through parliament. it was thought to be one of the reasons that the old housing secretary, robert jenrick, got the boot from the cabinet on wednesday. he was sacked. michael gave kane in in his place, he's seen in westminster as someone who likes reform, someone who likes getting things done —— michael gove. he wants to speak to conservative colleagues, find out a bit more about their concerns and to basically take stock of what was going on and whether the plans that the government were pursuing with

the government were pursuing with the right ones. this is a big deal because the government has made some pretty bold promises to build 300,000 new homes in england alone by every year. and that is going to be tough. there isn't a great deal of space and one of the reasons these planning reforms were going ahead was to give some more leeway to allow that to happen. the fact it's been paused suggests the government thinks it needs to rethink its approach. i spoke to the environment secretary george eustice and asked him about michael gove's potential for and asked him about michael gove's potentialfor ripping up and asked him about michael gove's potential for ripping up the and asked him about michael gove's potentialfor ripping up the plans as they stand. potential for ripping up the plans as they stand-— as they stand. there is a white -a er on as they stand. there is a white paper on a _ as they stand. there is a white paper on a planning _ as they stand. there is a white paper on a planning policy - as they stand. there is a white j paper on a planning policy that as they stand. there is a white i paper on a planning policy that is due to _ paper on a planning policy that is due to come out shortly and i'm sure michael_ due to come out shortly and i'm sure michael gove will want to have a look at _ michael gove will want to have a look at that and also legislation planned — look at that and also legislation planned for the next session of parliament through the planning

bill. parliament through the planning bill i'm — parliament through the planning bill. i'm sure he's going to want to look at _ bill. i'm sure he's going to want to look at all— bill. i'm sure he's going to want to look at all of — bill. i'm sure he's going to want to look at all of these issues, it is a bil look at all of these issues, it is a big issue — look at all of these issues, it is a big issue and contentious for some. parliament— big issue and contentious for some. parliament will have views on it as well, _ parliament will have views on it as well, all— parliament will have views on it as well, all of— parliament will have views on it as well, all of which will need to be managed — well, all of which will need to be manaaed. ~ �* ., ., , ., managed. we've heard many of those he is over the — managed. we've heard many of those he is over the last _ managed. we've heard many of those he is over the last weeks _ managed. we've heard many of those he is over the last weeks and - he is over the last weeks and months, it's fair to say this reform was really controversial. the fact michael gove is pausing it doesn't mean it has been scrapped completely, but it does suggest the government is prepared to rethink what it is doing, in listening mode. listening mode, and also some action needed with the new cabinet, the reshuffle that took place, people are watching closely, aren't they? yes, and the big challenge is going to be delivering the promises that borisjohnson made. we had brexit, we had the pandemic which basically sidelined a lot of the plans the government has, and borisjohnson has always insisted he has a bold,

radical domestic policy agenda. we could be facing a general election in as little as two years and i think this cabinet will face the big challenge of delivering that for the prime minister. they met for the first time this morning and we got a glimpse of what he was talking about at the very top of the meeting. this is the government _ at the very top of the meeting. this is the government that took on one of the _ is the government that took on one of the most — is the government that took on one of the most difficult questions that has bedevilled british politics for decades — has bedevilled british politics for decades. this government is going to -et decades. this government is going to get social— decades. this government is going to get social care done and fix the problems— get social care done and fix the problems of social care as well as enabling — problems of social care as well as enabling our nhs to bounce back from the pandemic. my friends, what we are going _ the pandemic. my friends, what we are going to do is make sure that by doing _ are going to do is make sure that by doing all— are going to do is make sure that by doing all the things we are pledged to do. _ doing all the things we are pledged to do. not— doing all the things we are pledged to do, notjust 20,000 more police and 48 _ to do, notjust 20,000 more police and 48 more hospitals, but by cutting — and 48 more hospitals, but by cutting crime and making our streets safer across — cutting crime and making our streets safer across the country, by improving the quality of people's lives, _ improving the quality of people's lives, by— improving the quality of people's lives, by putting in fibre—optic gigahit— lives, by putting in fibre—optic gigabit broadband, by tackling the skills deficit across our country, by giving — skills deficit across our country, by giving people opportunity across the whole _

by giving people opportunity across the whole of the uk. that _ the whole of the uk. that was a bit of a shopping list, wasn't it? there was a lot in there for the cabinet to mull over but the challenge is not going to be saying it at the top of the meeting, it is going to be delivering it and i think borisjohnson has a lot of work on his hands if he's going to deliver those promises, and the clock is ticking.— clock is ticking. nick eardley, thank you _ clock is ticking. nick eardley, thank you very _ clock is ticking. nick eardley, thank you very much. - the headlines on bbc news... in england, major changes are due to be announced to international travel rules, making it easier for people to go abroad. also, fully vaccinated arrivals in england may no longer have to take costly pcr tests but some uk ministers are urging caution. the rationale for keeping pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that's been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. a court in vienna begins hearing a case against the austrian government

over its handling of a coronavirus outbreak at a ski resort. in italy, all workers will have to prove they've been vaccinated or had a covid negative test, orface suspension without pay or even a fine. a police watchdog for england and wales says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter—terrorism. and coming up...we've spoken to the winner of the ocean photographer of the year award — you can hear that interview in the next few minutes. let's return to our top story — we're expecting an announcement on changes to international travel rules for england. one of the options ministers are said to be considering is scrapping pcr tests before and after arrival in england. currently, travellers to green and amber list countries must take the privately paid for tests regardless of whether they're fully vaccinated or not.

i'm joined now by donal kane, a frustrated traveller. hopefully that is a fair way to describe you. why are you frustrated? it describe you. why are you frustrated ?_ describe you. why are you frustrated? , ., ., ., frustrated? it has been a lot more difficult than — frustrated? it has been a lot more difficult than it _ frustrated? it has been a lot more difficult than it should _ frustrated? it has been a lot more difficult than it should be - frustrated? it has been a lot more difficult than it should be over- frustrated? it has been a lot more difficult than it should be over the | difficult than it should be over the last year to travel, as many others are normally accustomed to. one in seven of the uk population is foreign—born including myself, and people's lives don't necessarily fall neatly down boundaries any more and it's been extremely difficult over the last 18 months to travel. it is welcome things are slowly improving but there is still some way to go. 50 improving but there is still some way to go— improving but there is still some wa to no. ., ., way to go. so where would you have travelled if it _ way to go. so where would you have travelled if it hadn't _ way to go. so where would you have travelled if it hadn't been _ way to go. so where would you have travelled if it hadn't been for- way to go. so where would you have travelled if it hadn't been for the - travelled if it hadn't been for the travelled if it hadn't been for the travel regulations? i travelled if it hadn't been for the travel regulations?— travel regulations? i would certainly — travel regulations? i would certainly have _ travel regulations? i would certainly have gone - travel regulations? i would certainly have gone back i travel regulations? i would| certainly have gone back to travel regulations? i would - certainly have gone back to my travel regulations? i would _ certainly have gone back to my home in ireland a lot more, i would have travelled on more holidays. i don't want to dwell too much on my own

personal situation, a lot of people have much worse problems travelling back for funerals and seeing family members, things like that, which of these harsh restrictions over the last year have caused serious problems for.— last year have caused serious roblems for. ~ ., ., problems for. what are you hoping? we are talking _ problems for. what are you hoping? we are talking about _ problems for. what are you hoping? we are talking about what _ problems for. what are you hoping? we are talking about what we - problems for. what are you hoping? we are talking about what we are i we are talking about what we are expecting to hear announced today. what do you think will work? for me the most important _ what do you think will work? for me the most important thing _ what do you think will work? for me the most important thing now- what do you think will work? for me the most important thing now is - what do you think will work? for me the most important thing now is the | the most important thing now is the red list and the scope of that. that is what causes the biggest problem for people. yes, testing is an issue, clearly, but the harshest restrictions are those that are faced by people wanting to travel to and from red list countries. so i welcome the rumours, shall we say, that that is going to be significantly reduced, because as it stands, there are far too many countries on it and it is not well managed over the last whatever however long it has been, since the start of this year, it's been... decisions around it have been

capricious, absent, notjustified in the data. i know they always say they are following the data, but there have been countless decisions or a lack of decisions that expose that as untrue.— that as untrue. talking about the red list, i don't _ that as untrue. talking about the red list, i don't know— that as untrue. talking about the red list, i don't know if— that as untrue. talking about the red list, i don't know if you - that as untrue. talking about the red list, i don't know if you have| red list, i don't know if you have seen this, the department for transport have said their top priority is to protect public health. decisions on our traffic light system are kept under regular review and are informed by the latest risk assessment from the joint bio—security centre and wider public health factors. if that red list is reduced by half, ultimately they are on the list for a reason. there are concerns about various factors whether it is the cases, the level of vaccination.— level of vaccination. there have been concerns, _ level of vaccination. there have been concerns, i— level of vaccination. there have been concerns, i have - level of vaccination. there have been concerns, i have seen - level of vaccination. there have | been concerns, i have seen that statement, i think it is the same statement, i think it is the same statement more or less there has been for the last 18 months. clearly there is a place for a properly

managed red list but we have a situation now where, of the top five most infected countries in the world, number one, numberthree and numberfive are on world, number one, numberthree and number five are on the green list and number two number five are on the green list and numbertwo and numberfourare and number two and numberfour are on and numbertwo and numberfourare on the red list. it makes no sense. 0k, on the red list. it makes no sense. ok, thank you very much, donal kane, and happy travels when it is possible. and happy travels when it is possible-— despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions, some families in england say they're still not being allowed to see loved ones living in care homes as often as they'd like. more than a quarter of a million people have signed a petition calling on the government to do more, amid claims some homes aren't following official guidance. jayne mccubbin reports. it's my escape from the nursing home. drawn by archie, my grandson. a wheelchair here. and flames coming out.

archie wanted to bust you out? yeah. he's got quite a vivid imagination, i think. we first heard from maggie late last year. like so many, trapped in her nursing home, unable to have visitors. life's not worth living, really. that was when her grandson hatched the plan. there wasn't a ring of fire outside, but they came. today, she lives with her son tom and his young family, who have spent thousands adapting their home. but she is campaigning for those she sees as being left behind in the pandemic. applause yesterday, maggie helped deliver a 260,000—name petition to downing street, calling for care home residents to be allowed the same freedoms

as the rest of society. there must be laws for people in care homes who haven't got anyone to speak up for them. mum has been very lucky. we are privileged to have the space and the means to have busted mum out with the plan that archie hatched. i think there are thousands of people who don't. in leeds, 100—year—old frances enjoys a freedom unthinkable a year ago. afternoon tea in daughter linda's garden. but her own care home still feels farfrom a real home. linda can visit me. my son comes from right across the country to see me. and he can't come in my room at all. he stands in the back garden and shouts to me. now, that's ridiculous. he has travelled two

hours in a car to see me, and that is the reception he gets. over 18 months, window visits turned into garden visits. there was a mother's day behind a screen. i've got some news. and, at christmas... you are coming home at christmas. ..a calculated but much welcomed risk. life's not about the length of life, the quantity of life, it is about the quality of life. and life's about risks. you can'tjust stop living because of that. this was christmas for pat, in bristol. a virtual choir of family members who could not be at her care home in person. today, her son tim can visit. but he's still more than happy to visit behind a screen. i much prefer to have my mother alive and kicking, rather than risk exposure to a disease that we know

preys on the elderly. while i have every sympathy for those with elderly relatives, parents who want to be able to have that access, if they are living in a nursing home, it's notjust them, it's the wider nursing home community. sadly, i don't think we will see normality for a good few years yet. the people who visit care homes, they are getting hit the hardest. no doubt about it. the government say they are doing all they can to facilitate safe visits, but the sector told us that with infections rising and vaccine efficacy declining, restrictions must remain. this is me going through to see joan. for brendan, that prolongs the pain of the last 16 months. this way, joan. joan. _ joan. this is what happens. his wifejoan has dementia. she doesn't like the only visitors'

room they are allowed access to. she's off. i think that i'm more safe to the residents than some of the staff, because they are young people. they want to go out at weekends, they want to go dancing, they want to go to nightclubs and football matches and stuff. i don't go anywhere. life may be returning to normal for many. not the relatives and residents of care homes. it's now time to live with it, manage it. that's what they've got to do. there are few places in the world where the consequences of a changing climate are as plain to see as in turkana, in northern kenya. the land is so dry, some people are forced to spend their days simply searching for water. as world leaders prepare to meet in scotland next month to discuss climate change, the turkana community say they need help now. our africa correspondent

vivienne nunis reports. on the front line of climate change, a seven—hour trek brings something to drink. this grandmother is part of the turkana community, people who have lived off this land for centuries. life here has never been easy but recent droughts have robbed these pastoralists of water, livestock and vegetation. now they are fighting to keep the only life they have ever known. translation: the | climate has changed. we don't get water from underground any more because the wells are dried. i had a number of goats but the drought hit them. i have nothing left. yet another desperate search where water used to be. not that long ago, this dam was an important water source for local villagers and their livestock. on any given day, you would see cattle, sheep and goats here. but as the rainy seasons became

ever shorter and drier, this dam completely dried up, forcing local communities to walk further and further to find water to survive. livelihoods here are intrinsically linked to the local environment. droughts used to hit turka na every ten years but in the 1990s, the frequency doubled and since 2017, drought conditions have struck turkana every second year. flash flooding can also strike here with the power to wipe out entire herds. extreme weather events mean food shortages, rising poverty and insecurity. translation: when the drought came, it brought new animal— diseases and we lost many animals. now, children go hungry because there is no milk. some herders say they are left with no choice but to travel long distances in search of food.

sometimes it means crossing borders where livestock are stolen and violent conflict ensues. the people here did little to cause climate change but they are bearing the brunt of it. we cannot mitigate — mitigate requires technology — but we can just adapt. but you see, because of these events of climate change, which are increasing day in, day out, it is going out of our hands. a donated water pump brings this community some relief but it will not bring the rains that people so desperately need. vivienne nunis, bbc news, turkana. there's tension in washington over plans for a rally around the us capitol building in support of the rioters who were jailed for their parts

in the invasion of congress on the sixth of january. the unrest happened after a rally by the then president donald trump, when he urged supporters not to accept the presidential election result. fencing around the iconic building has been re—installed, and there are reports that multiple senate offices will shut. russians in the far east of the county have begun voting in parliamentary elections that will be take place across the next three days and 11 time zones. voting is being carried out both in person and online in a bid to keep coronavirus infections under control. president putin's united russia party is expected to win, despite the country's struggling economy. angela merkel was germany's first female chancellor and became one of the world's most powerful women. but, as she prepares to step down after 16 years in office, her successor will inherit a society where gender inequality is still a big problem.

our berlin correspondentjenny hill has been finding out what difference angela merkel has made to the lives of german women, and how that might influence their choice at the ballot box. the merkel marathon is coming to an end. germans moving on into a new political era. for the women of this berlin running club, the country's first female chancellor leaves a powerful legacy, but not a perfect world. translation: a woman managed to get all of the way to the top, _ that gave us women self—confidence. so is germany and equal society now? no, still no. we saw it during the corona pandemic again. the women stayed at home and managed everything, and the men went to work. it's still the case that women

earn much less than men in the same position, it is high time to change that. germany's next chancellor will most likely be a man. social democrat olaf schultz is leading the polls. armin laschet, who represents angela merkel�*s party, has struggled to enthuse voters so far. and despite an initial surge in support, the greens is lagging behind. the new chancellor will inherit a country still riven with inequality. germany has one of the highest gender pay gaps in europe, with few women at the top of business and industry. this is one of them. she manages a firm which installs transport infrastructure. translation: you won't go anywhere i without quotas, but politics needs i to get its own house in order. we need significantly more women

in administration and government. more important than quotas are conditions, we need good conditions, flexibility, financial incentives so that women want to work. for a long time, angela merkel stood alone on a very male world stage. german politics is changing, but it remains male—dominated. when you hear about how she actually managed the chancellery, there, women were in key positions, and she was actually surrounded by women as her closest advisers. but then she, as a chancellor, she never made the woman issue really a topic of her own. so she just was a woman, but she didn't speak about women in politics orfeminism. an entire generation of german voters has come of age familiar only with a woman in the chancellery. angela merkel is a political rarity, notjust because she smashed the glass ceiling. this is about staying power. she is stepping down at a time of her own choosing, no—one is forcing herfrom office.

and, as such, regardless of who follows her into the chancellery, the merkel era will continue to influence the role of women in german society. and as germany goes to the polls, many voters willjudge her potential successors by her standard. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the winner of this year s ocean photographer of the year has been announced. aimee jan, won the accolade for her picture of a turtle surrounded by glass fish on the ningaloo reef in western australia. earlier i spoke to aimee and asked if she realised just how special her photo was going to be. i did in a way. i didn't know it would be award—winning but i knew it was going to be special. did you have it planned? did you plan it? no, not at all. it was just really lucky. you're a tour guide, you are based in western australia, you must have numerous opportunities

to take amazing pictures. what was special about this one? yes, i am really lucky in the fact that i spend most of the year snorkelling and photographing different things, mostly the whale sharks and humpback whales, but this photo, i think what makes it so special is i have never seen that before, let alone had the chance to take a photograph of it. can you just describe why and where it is and what it is showing, very quickly for our viewers? yeah, no worries, so for those who don't know, i live in exmouth on the ningaloo reef in western australia. there's tonnes of wild here. there's tonnes of wildlife here.

and on this particular day we were snorkelling. my friend called me over and said, "i have found a turtle hiding under the ledge and there is a lot of glass fish around it." i went down and as i made it to the bottom and lined up the shot, the fish just kind of separated, the glass fish, and framed the turtle perfectly, and he was just sitting there for a moment with that funny look on his face. very quickly, this is all about our lived environments, protecting them for example. in your work, have you witnessed changes where you can say, "do you know what, that wasn't like that a couple of years ago and i reckon it is down to this or this particular human behaviour?" yes, so i suppose i have worked here for about ten years in the ocean. one thing i have noticed a little bit more is definitely a little bit more pollution. where we are is so remote, there's no major cities near us or anything like that. you have to drive a couple of hours each way to get to another place.

on the back of the reef, we are starting to see some plastic pollution and things from other places which is pretty upsetting. there are less than two weeks to go until the most eagerly anticipated movie release this year — the new bond film "no time to die". with box office takings down on pre—pandemic levels, there's lots of pressure onjames bond's shoulders. victoria fritz has more. well, there's an awful lot riding on this chap here, an awful lot on his shoulders. will he be able to save cinema? that's the big question that people are wondering at the moment. the film was delayed by a year and lots of the cinema bosses, including the boss of the odeon, were pretty upset by that, and people thinking that actually it was 007 that put them out of a job during the pandemic. well, it is coming to the cinema. it's going to be coming in two weeks' time. tickets are already on sale here at this cinema here,

and olli challoner is the man who runs the show. olli, how are ticket sales doing? fantastically well, actually. so it's the biggest two—day opening that we've ever had. so, yeah, great. what's your plan? are you going to sort of have it on every screen all the time? yes, we've got a broad mix of programming, so we obviously play smaller films as well, but bond obviously is going to be the biggest release of the year in that month so it'll be on quite a few screens. yes. how important is the sort of 00 franchise, do you think, to the industry and to keeping cinemas going? so i think the bond franchise has always been kind of british heritage film, but now it's kind of a much bigger kind of cultural impact, obviously, after the last couple of years. and for us, obviously, we've gone all in. so we've organised parties, we've had late—night screenings and we've themed cocktails and our menu around it. so, yeah. so lots of cinemas are doing something a bit different. you know, they can't necessarily make all the money on the food and the drink and the parties and the rest of it, and so instead what they're trying to do is they're just trying to get as many bums on seats as possible.

but ticket prices are going up. you know, do you think that the cinema as an experience is sort of being priced out for younger people, for example? i think that there's different offerings across the industry for everyone. so i think that we obviously are a bit more experiential. but obviously you've got your other operators that, you know, provide the film in a different way. i think there's space for everybody. except for some of those people are going bust. i don't believe so. well, they're closing their cinemas and people don't know whether or not they're going to be open or open for long. i think it's been a difficult couple of years for lots of industries, and i think everyone's kind of getting back to that. 2019 was the biggest year on record for cinema, so i think, coming off the back of the pandemic, i think everyone's just kind of getting back to normal, slowly but surely. yeah, well, let's hope so. thanks very much. well, what's interesting about 2019, yes, it was a really big year for film, but we still had things like amazon prime, we still had things like netflix. so the question really is whether or not film can sort of co—exist as an art form in cinemas, but also alongside streaming services and the like.

so whether or not the big screen really needs to completely compete with the small screen, or whether or not there is space for the two. watch this space. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. we had a little bit of mist and fog around earlier on this morning, but that's now clearing away and it's going to be a bit of a mixed day, weather wise. for many areas, things are going to be staying dry with some spells of sunshine and quite warm for the time of year. but there is some rain, and that's all courtesy of a weather front that's moving in from the west. it's bumping into an area of higher pressure across europe. so that front is not pushing across the uk in a hurry. in fact, it's going to linger for many northern and western areas over the next couple of days, bringing some outbreaks of rain at times. so a pretty soggy day for northern ireland, western scotland, a few splashes of rain for the isle of man down

towards pembrokeshire and the far south—west of england, too. but for much of eastern scotland, for a good part of the day, and for central and eastern england, it stays largely dry. and in those southerly winds, temperatures up to about 21 or 22 degrees, and something a bit brighter across northern ireland into the evening hours. quite gusty winds for a time across parts of scotland in particular. now through this evening and tonight, we keep this zone of cloud through southern scotland, northwest england, wales and the south—west as well. either side of that, a little bit drier overnight and still quite mild for most of us — about 14 degrees or so, the overnight lows in the south east, a little bit fresher out towards the north and the west. but heading on through saturday, we've still got this weather front draped across the uk. so it's quite a weak affair. it's going to bring a zone of cloud across eastern scotland, down into the north west of england, wales and the south—west as well. so a few showers at times coming out of this zone of cloud. but either side of that, most areas looking dry and fine with some sunshine. and it's going to feel pleasantly warm in that sunshine, 23 degrees quite widely across central and eastern parts of england, typically the mid to high teens across the northwest. heading on into saturday

night and sunday, we've got another front approaching from the atlantic so that's going to pep up this area of low pressure, producing a little bit more widespread rain, ithink, on sunday, probably initially in the north and the west and then sweeping eastwards through the day. could be some thunderstorms mixed in with some of those heavier downpours, and with light winds, it's not moving through particularly quickly. so if you do get some rain, it could be quite persistent for a time on sunday. there'll be some dry weather, but sunny spells and scattered showers moving in later on from the west. temperatures not quite as warm as saturday, around about 15 to 20 degrees on sunday. and then looking towards the new working week, the weather fronts look like they fade away. higher pressure starts to build in, at least for a couple of days. so monday into tuesday, also looking largely dry, not as warm as it has been. more rain returns later in the week. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. major changes to international travel rules are due to be announced for england — the amber travel list of countries could be scrapped. also — fully vaccinated travellers may no longer have to take costly pcr tests — but ministers are urging caution. the rationale for keeping pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that's been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. wales will decide today whether to introduce vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and large events. a police watchdog says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter—terrorism.

it is understood the government is pausing controversial planning reforms after the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. and coming up, we'll speak to the woman who took this picture — to win the ocean photographer of the year award. hello and welcome to bbc news. our top story — changes to international travel are expected to be announced by the government later, for travellers arriving in england. there's been speculation that the traffic light system — which places countries on red, amber and green lists — will be simplified, with the amber list removed entirely.

these countries would be moved to either the red list or the green list. ministers are also said to be considering scrapping pcr tests for double—jabbed people arriving in the uk — rules that currently apply to people returning from green list countries. there are also reports that dozens of countries could be removed from the red list — there are currently 62 countries on that list. travellers returning from those destinations have to spend 11 nights in hotel quarantine. these changes would apply to england. our transport correspondent, caroline davies has more. sunshine, but no one's sunbathing. in a normal year, 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anyone travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then, it has been a difficult summer here. but they are holding out hope it could change. we have just about survived, but it

has been very, very challenging. at the moment, we are very, very quiet. to get the british market a go ahead at this stage would be great. it could take us through to the end of october. maybe even into november. at the moment, it is very, very important. there are now 62 countries on the red list, including pakistan and mexico. the government will announce changes to the list today. there are other moves ahead, too. the travel industry hopes that the traffic light system, where countries are currently divided into green, amber or red, will be simplified. and it wants the more expensive pcr tests that all travellers have to do when they arrive in the uk replaced by the cheaper lateral flow tests. it worries that the cost is putting off travellers. i think there is always that risk with lateral flow that you do not have the gold standard of pcr. i think the key is, at the moment, it's looking at that risk—reward scenario. we are seeing infection rates are high, but obviously we have got the vaccination through in the uk. and i think the government has

got to balance that — us getting back on with life. the government has previously argued that pcr tests are needed to keep an eye on variants of concern, and some say they are still needed. i would like to see pcr tests remain, because they have given us so much information already from the sequencing. so we know when delta was introduced, when the delta variant came in, that this virus was imported over 500 times. we would not have that information if we were not doing the screening and sequencing that is associated with that. the government has said its priority is to protect public health and the decisions on the traffic light system are informed by the latest risk assessment from thejoint biosecurity centre and wider public health factors. a decision on what happens next with test and travel will be announced later today. the industry is hoping for something that will fill up the sunbeds. the environment secretary, george eustice, told the bbc this morning, that nothing has been decided yet — but has stressed that the current

system of using pcr tests has good reasoning behind it. the rationale for keeping the pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that has been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. we also want to try to help people get back to life as normal. so, if a case can be made for changes, then obviously we'll consider that, but i have to stress that no decisions have been made on this at the moment. i'm joined now by our business reporter simon browning. let's pick up on that point regarding the pcr tests because they might be scrapped for certain travellers. we had an interesting figure to date, or rather reasoning as to why they are needed and that was the genome sequencing. per

as to why they are needed and that was the genome sequencing. pcr tests have been in — was the genome sequencing. pcr tests have been in place _ was the genome sequencing. pcr tests have been in place for— was the genome sequencing. pcr tests have been in place for months - have been in place for months because they are the most effective at sequencing elements of coronavirus for travellers returning to the uk. they've been in place for months and are expensive. yesterday we were talking to huw merriman and in an interview we did with him, he told us any 5% of pcr tests that were tested for coronavirus and tested positive were then sequenced. he claims because so few of these are being sequenced, and that the costs are so exorbitant to travellers, he says they should be scrapped because it so if you are being used for sequencing, which the government says is part of their armour against covid, then they should be removed. we know how expensive these tests are and we've heard all summer about consumers who have complained and what a barrier they are to travel. the government has had pcr tests in place all summer and

has had pcr tests in place all summerand four has had pcr tests in place all summer and four months as a barrier, basically, against coronavirus. the big question today is whether they will remain. the big question today is whether they will remain-— will remain. the claim is that it's 596 but i will remain. the claim is that it's 5% but i was _ will remain. the claim is that it's 596 but i was speaking _ will remain. the claim is that it's 596 but i was speaking to - will remain. the claim is that it's 596 but i was speaking to a - will remain. the claim is that it's - 596 but i was speaking to a gentleman 5% but i was speaking to a gentleman who carries out these pcr tests and he said 40% are actually used. brute he said 4096 are actually used. we don't he said 40% are actually used. 2 don't know yet. we've approached the department of health a comment. we are still waiting for a response on the clarity of what that number is. ultimately, the decisions made today are eagerly awaited when it comes to the travel industry. i are eagerly awaited when it comes to the travel industry.— the travel industry. i think are eaaerl the travel industry. i think are eagerly awaited _ the travel industry. i think are eagerly awaited is _ the travel industry. i think are eagerly awaited is playing - the travel industry. i think are eagerly awaited is playing it i the travel industry. i think are - eagerly awaited is playing it rather short. it's immense. there is enormous pressure from the travel industry. they want to see big changes. we are expecting some changes. we are expecting some changes. at the moment we understand there is a meeting happening between cross government departments they all take the decision on this. it's whether pcr tests are scrapped. the

travel industry has seen protests as an enormous barrier. the costs are high, £50 to £100 per test. if you have a family of four, if you want to go to spain, turkey, adding £400 on top the travel industry says is a huge barrier. the industry needs an injection of confidence, they need to take us back to sunbeds. furlough is about to end and a huge amount of the travel industry, wages are being supported by furlough. when it comes to an end they are worried. there are businesses in crisis if we don't, they say, get consumers back and booking again, those businesses are in danger. they say the removal of the testing and the cost, people will start booking. and we're coming up will start booking. and we're coming up to half ten. —— half term. brute

will start booking. and we're coming up to half ten. -- half term.- up to half ten. -- half term. we are expecting a — up to half ten. -- half term. we are expecting a more — up to half ten. -- half term. we are expecting a more general _ expecting a more general announcement on regulations on the 1st of october but the timing is interesting. october half term, the winter skiing season and if you want to go to warmer climes as well. the travel industry _ to go to warmer climes as well. ti2 travel industry say there is pent—up demand but people are concerned, people are nervous about the travel lists, people are worried about the countries they are in or the sudden flip in category. we saw it with portugal and mexico. it's thought that that category, as we've been talking, is going to be simplified. we'll see green and amber merged into a category. you'll be able to go there if your double—vaccinated without, we think, the only risk level of testing and the red category will remain for hotel quarantine. we are expecting that simplification and industry hopes that changes will give people the

confidence to book and start travelling again which they so desperately want. the government has said the tests in place are part of the public health tool kit and their priority has always been protecting the health of the uk. we'll hear those updates later.— the health of the uk. we'll hear those updates later. joining me now isjulie croucher who runs the travel agents, travel with jules. good morning. thank you for speaking to us. what have the last 18 months been like for you? haifa to us. what have the last 18 months been like for you?— to us. what have the last 18 months been like for you? how long have you not? been like for you? how long have you ot? a been like for you? how long have you got? a complete _ been like for you? how long have you got? a complete roller-coaster, - been like for you? how long have you got? a complete roller-coaster, to i got? a complete roller—coaster, to be honest. unfortunately for us in the specialist travel sector, we are still nowhere further forward than we were a year ago. i know that your

programme has focused a lot on testing this morning but the big question that we've been asking for 18 months is why weren't the borders closed at the beginning of the pandemic? all of this testing and only risk form filling and jumping through hoops everyone has had to do this yet is worse than last year. last summer we still had the travel corridors and a few days notice to keep running back from various places but we didn't have the vaccination programme. so we were told this vaccination programme was going to be had freedom and whilst domestic tourism and everything domestically in the uk is fully open now including life events and domestic transport, we are still shackled for overseas travel. hagar shackled for overseas travel. how much business _ shackled for overseas travel. how much business have _ shackled for overseas travel. how much business have you lost with the traffic light system?— traffic light system? well, travel

a . ents as traffic light system? well, travel agents as a _ traffic light system? well, travel agents as a whole, _ traffic light system? well, travel agents as a whole, nearly - traffic light system? well, travel agents as a whole, nearly a - traffic light system? well, travel agents as a whole, nearly a year| traffic light system? well, travel - agents as a whole, nearly a year ago now with stated by ons as being 95% down on revenue from the previous year pre—disease—macro. that has stayed the same. i run a small independent travel agency. i have no cash flow. we spent the last 18 months doing cancellations, refunds, amendments, constantly changing bookings. over this last summer i think 50-60% of bookings. over this last summer i think 50—60% of people who had already booked to travel in the summer have cancelled because it's too confusing and complicated with all the testing and form filling. it's not that they're scared to travel, they want to travel. but the restrictions imposed by the government mean it's impossible to do so. i5 government mean it's impossible to do so. , ., , ., ., do so. is it more the confusion that has ut do so. is it more the confusion that has put people _ do so. is it more the confusion that has put people off. _ do so. is it more the confusion that has put people off, rather - do so. is it more the confusion that has put people off, rather than - do so. is it more the confusion that has put people off, rather than i i has put people off, rather than i don't know whether i will be safe at

my destination country? absolutely. you are far safer— my destination country? absolutely. you are far safer on _ my destination country? absolutely. you are far safer on a _ my destination country? absolutely. you are far safer on a greek - my destination country? absolutely. you are far safer on a greek island l you are far safer on a greek island or in the middle of the desert than on a cheap or down the supermarket in this country. unfortunately, it's a case of global britain has become little britain. we've been so restricted and while we see other countries within the eu and even america, they have been travelling and they've been travelling for example, americans have been travelling on safari for many months now. africa is one of my specialist areas. but for those of us who operate in the specialist sector, there are companies who have had to close because their destinations have been placed on a red list by the government, even though the risk from covid is still very small. ironically, the uk seems to have been see out by many other destinations as a major exporter of covid. d0

destinations as a ma'or exporter of covid. ,., ,, ~ destinations as a ma'or exporter of covid. i. ~ , . covid. do you think the expected announcements _ covid. do you think the expected announcements go _ covid. do you think the expected announcements go far _ covid. do you think the expected announcements go far enough i covid. do you think the expected announcements go far enough to covid. do you think the expected - announcements go far enough to help you? announcements go far enough to help ou? ., 2 ., , ., announcements go far enough to help ou? ., 2 ., ,., you? no. what we need is for people to be able to — you? no. what we need is for people to be able to travel _ you? no. what we need is for people to be able to travel again. _ you? no. what we need is for people to be able to travel again. we - you? no. what we need is for people to be able to travel again. we need l to be able to travel again. we need all restrictions lifted, we need to see the benefits of being vaccinated. we ideally need to go back to pre—covid—19 methods of travelling which was to hear tibi advice. —— to adhere to the advice. but people need to travel, businesses need to work. it's not just about holidays, it's notjust about the mediterranean sun although obviously that is welcome too. there are people who have been separated from their family and friends for many years now and the actual risk of contracting covid and actually being hospitalised is so tiny. many of these countries other people are

travelling to and there is no risk. if you're in a big open space in botswana, for example, you're probably not even going to see anybody else let alone come into close proximity with somebody. it just needs to be simplified. all we're asking for is the ability to trade our way out of this. ironically, the pre—pandemic, international travel in the uk was worth more than 80 billion to the economy both inbound and outbound. that's been stopped. fiiq economy both inbound and outbound. that's been stopped.— that's been stopped. 0k. botswana has done rather _ that's been stopped. 0k. botswana has done rather well _ that's been stopped. 0k. botswana has done rather well with _ that's been stopped. 0k. botswana has done rather well with its - has done rather well with its vaccination programme but most african countries are around 2—3%. thank you very much. stopping violence against women should be considered as much of a priority for the police as combating terrorism, according to a major report. it found "problems, unevenness

and inconsistencies" in the police response to what it called the "epidemic" of violence against female victims in the uk. the report was commissioned by the home secretary priti patel in the wake of the murder of sarah everard. earlier we heard from zoe billingham, her majesty's inspector of constabulary — who works for the watchdog that wrote the report. she said real commitment and resources are needed from those in government and policing to change the approach to these kinds of offences. i was really shocked by the scale of the harm that's being inflicted on women and girls across the country. i've worked in this area for a long time and every day new figures were coming forward. we already knew 1.6 million women are victims of domestic abuse and a woman is killed every three days by a man. but we also heard about girls being fearful online, we heard about

two thirds of women having been harassed in the last year. the scale, the breadth and depth of the harm being perpetrated against women and girls is staggering and we decided there's just no way we can make our normal recommendations, for the police to do more training and a bit more supervision. they're really needed to be a whole new change, a whole new approach to tackling this. really treating these crimes like some of the serious harm crimes like terrorism and county lines and serious and organised crime, where they are given prioritisation and there is a requirement on local partners. so notjust the police but councils, the health service, probation, to all work together in a really

structured way to stop crime from happening in the first place. that's easier said than done, isn't it? there's one or two ways of looking at this. in the aftermath of the murder of sarah everard, there was a real outpouring of fear, anger and a collective voice that enough is enough. but it needs commitment from the very top and we have that, the home secretary is so committed to this, she's already announced many of the changes that we heralded in our report in her own strategy. it needs commitment through policing services and we heard today universal agreement to the proposals in this report. we've also heard from victims and survivors telling us clearly that this has to be the right way forward. we think the stars are aligned. we think we can make a real change if we followed

the plan outlined in our report today. where will the resources be coming from? this isn't going to happen without resorting. the question i would ask is, why wouldn't we resource this? women are 51% of the population. we've outlined today in the most shocking terms the scale of the epidemic of crime being perpetrated against women. i think there is an absolute expectation by men and women, boys and girls, that we do address this societal problem. i really think we have a once in a generation opportunity to stop this, to get ahead of the curve, to start focusing on prevention as well as keeping victims safe and to get to the root cause of some of these problems that are creating such harm across so many of our communities up and down the country.

two men have been charged with the murder of the journalist lyra mckee, who was shot during rioting in londonderry in 2019. the men, aged 21 and 33, were arrested on wednesday morning, and have had a number of other charges brought against them, including firearms possession, rioting and arson. they're appearing before magistrates in londonderry via videolink this morning. it is understood the government is to pause its planning reforms. it follow the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. mr gove is reported to want to take stock and discuss concerns with conservative mps. the news comes as the newly reshuffled cabinet met for the first time in downing street this morning dominic raab, demoted to justice secretary, sat opposite the prime minister around the cabinet table, as did mr raab's replacement as foreign secretary, liz truss, and new housing secretary michael gove. let's talk to our political

correspondent nick eardley. the planning reforms that the government has been trying to push through for the last few months were really controversial. they are basically designed to allow the government to meet its target of building 300,000 extra houses per year. but they were really unpopular in many local communities who felt that it could mean new housing developments being imposed on them. and perhaps most significantly in the context, really unpopular amongst conservative mps, many of whom believe that this was a massive mistake and could have a huge impact on their constituencies. michael gove given the newjob in control of housing on wednesday and already he has decided to pause those reforms. not to cancel them completely, not to completely scrap them, but to take stock and speak to some of

those conservatives who are deeply unhappy with the plans, to see what the next move should be. in the last couple of hours we asked the environment secretary george eustice about michael gove's new role and how radical he might be in changing some of the government plans. there is a white paper on planning policy that is due to come out shortly, and i'm sure michael gove will want to have a look at that and also legislation planned for the next session of parliament through the planning bill. i'm sure he's going to want to look at all of these issues, it is a big issue and contentious for some. parliament will have views on it as well, all of which will need to be managed. so, we know what some of the concerns are and it appears michael gove is in listening mode and prepared to listen to those conservative mps. i suspect the news will be welcomed but cautiously because these plans aren't being

scrapped and there is still the question of whether widespread planning reforms which would allow more houses to be built, even if there is a local opposition, they are not being shelved completely. this is one of the first big policy needs from the cabinet changes we've seen and this morning that cabinet met for the first time in its new guise. some new faces around there, some reshuffled faces in there as well. have a listen to boris johnson's opening pitch. this is the government that took on one of the most difficult questions that has bedevilled british politics for decades. this government is going to get social care done and fix the problems of social care as well as enabling our nhs to bounce back from the pandemic. my friends, what we are going to do is make sure that by doing all the things we are pledged to do, notjust 20,000 more police and 48 more hospitals, but by cutting crime and making our streets safer across the country, by improving the quality of people's lives, by putting in

fibre—optic gigabit broadband, by tackling the skills deficit across our country, by giving people opportunity across the whole of the uk. it was quite a list. it almost feels like borisjohnson was trying to cram in as many policy pledges as possible. i think that is what this new cabinet will be judged on. we had brexit and the pandemic. the big challenge for these new ministers is going to be making sure they can deliver some of these domestic premises as well. remember that we might be 18 months, two years away from a general election so they've not got much time.— from a general election so they've not got much time. thank you. we are auoin to not got much time. thank you. we are going to speak— not got much time. thank you. we are going to speak more _ not got much time. thank you. we are going to speak more about _ not got much time. thank you. we are going to speak more about those - going to speak more about those planning reforms. we can speak to the conservative mp for the isle of wight, bob seely. thank you forjoining us. i don't know if you picked up what nick was saying. pausing these reforms, good

idea, bad idea? i saying. pausing these reforms, good idea, bad idea?— idea, bad idea? i think it's a very aood idea, bad idea? i think it's a very good idea- _ idea, bad idea? i think it's a very good idea- we — idea, bad idea? i think it's a very good idea. we do _ idea, bad idea? i think it's a very good idea. we do need - idea, bad idea? i think it's a very good idea. we do need reform, i idea, bad idea? i think it's a very. good idea. we do need reform, so this isn'tjust a question of no, no, no, despite the silly attacks by so—called nimbys. we need to get planning right, it needs to be community led and levelling up lead and green led, environment lead. what we are proposing when we speak to michael as we will hopefully do next week, we are going to be proposing a small group of mps work with ministers to make sure that we get these reforms right. this is good news to the 100 or so members of the planning concern whatsapp group. of the planning concern whatsapp urou -. 2 2, of the planning concern whatsapp i rou . _ 2 ., 2, of the planning concern whatsapp rou. 2 ., ., ., of the planning concern whatsapp u-rou. 2 ., ., ., ., of the planning concern whatsapp irou, 2 ., 2, ., ., 2, group. what would it have meant for the isle of wight _ group. what would it have meant for the isle of wight if _ group. what would it have meant for the isle of wight if they _ group. what would it have meant for the isle of wight if they had - group. what would it have meant for the isle of wight if they had gone - the isle of wight if they had gone ahead with it? brute the isle of wight if they had gone ahead with it?— the isle of wight if they had gone ahead with it? we don't know what the reforms _ ahead with it? we don't know what the reforms are _ ahead with it? we don't know what the reforms are going _ ahead with it? we don't know what the reforms are going to _ ahead with it? we don't know what the reforms are going to look- ahead with it? we don't know what the reforms are going to look like i the reforms are going to look like but the problem is, it's not what they are but how it's done and where

they are but how it's done and where the power lies. if we'rejust they are but how it's done and where the power lies. if we're just giving more power to developers, where going to have a failed system. i give you an example on the island. the isle of wight gives out quite a of emissions, unfortunately from greenfield low—density housing estates. developers, greedy landowners and greedy developers, sit on them, sell them on, make a lot of money, no houses are ever built. but we then get complaints from the ministry of housing to say we're not building. we out permission, and then nothing gets done and we have to give out more permissions as a result of a failed and flawed system. we need reform to stop developers abusing the system because they are the people that are very often keeping prices artificially high. there are a million undeveloped permissions throughout britain, half a million on brownfield sites. we need to do everything we can including a tax,

vat on new builds, to really reorientate brownfield housing. if most housing was getting into brownfield sites, people wouldn't be complaining. it's the loss of green fields in suburban and city areas thatis fields in suburban and city areas that is so painful. but universal and felt by mps from across the divide all throughout england and wales. 2, ~' 2, , divide all throughout england and wales. 2, ~ 2, , ., , wales. you know why that happens? is it the developers, _ wales. you know why that happens? is it the developers, the _ wales. you know why that happens? is it the developers, the politicians - it the developers, the politicians not following up? it’s it the developers, the politicians not following up?— not following up? it's a flawed s stem not following up? it's a flawed system which _ not following up? it's a flawed system which has _ not following up? it's a flawed system which has been - not following up? it's a flawed system which has been in - not following up? it's a flawed system which has been in the | not following up? it's a flawed i system which has been in the last ten years slightly tweaked too much in favour of developers and away from communities. the neighbourhood plans are a really good idea because actually the evidence shows we have neighbourhood plans, local communities are welcome a bit more building. by getting community involvement, you actually can help the process. there is this. cotton

that i think some people on the developers of cider making that somehow freeing up land and having more of a marketplace and enabling developers is going to result in more housing and better housing and it went. by giving power to communities and local councils and forcing developers to go back into brownfield areas, we can get the development we need in the suburbs, in the north and down south. we can get it where young people have been brought up in communities actually want to live. low—density greenfield, car —dependent, it's bad for communities, dreadfulfor the for communities, dreadful for the environment and for communities, dreadfulfor the environment and dreadfulfor environment and dreadful for levelling environment and dreadfulfor levelling up and we've got an amazingly strong team in michael's ministry. we want to make it work with them and we want to make sure we get the right reforms but ones that are not antagonistic to our communities. {in that are not antagonistic to our communities.— that are not antagonistic to our communities. 2, ., 2, communities. on the point of all of this being electorally _

communities. on the point of all of this being electorally toxic, - communities. on the point of all of this being electorally toxic, our - this being electorally toxic, our people happy to live on brownfield? there is an image that you're out in the countryside, surrounded by green. the countryside, surrounded by reen. 2 the countryside, surrounded by ireen. 2 2 2�* the countryside, surrounded by ireen. , , 2, green. yes, but you're not surrounded _ green. yes, but you're not surrounded by _ green. yes, but you're not surrounded by green - green. yes, but you're not surrounded by green if - green. yes, but you're not i surrounded by green if you're green. yes, but you're not - surrounded by green if you're living on a housing estate. the people who had the green no longer have the green because your housing estate has been plonked in the middle of nowhere at the end of their garden. i think if you build high quality beautiful housing in existing communities in appropriate numbers, using land more efficiently than we do, we can have our cake and eat it. we are wasting so much brownfield sites because developers cherry pick the nice stuff and sit on it, they don't even develop the land of the time. �* �* 2 don't even develop the land of the time. �* �* , ., , 2 time. and it's the infrastructure that's needed. _ time. and it's the infrastructure that's needed. that's _ time. and it's the infrastructure that's needed. that's a - time. and it's the infrastructure that's needed. that's a really i time. and it's the infrastructure i that's needed. that's a really good ioint. that's needed. that's a really good point- every _ that's needed. that's a really good point. every time _ that's needed. that's a really good point. every time we _ that's needed. that's a really good point. every time we build - that's needed. that's a really good point. every time we build anotherj point. every time we build another dual carriageway that's not wanted, that money is not going to the

levelling up that they want to see up levelling up that they want to see up north. we can turn this into win—win and the 95 mps on the planning consent group are desperately really wanting to support government to make this work. very quickly, you have said that the results we saw in chesham and amersham is the start of a significant pushback from communities on planning. it could get worse, you are saying? brute communities on planning. it could get worse, you are saying?- get worse, you are saying? we all know it is going — get worse, you are saying? we all know it is going to _ get worse, you are saying? we all know it is going to get _ get worse, you are saying? we all know it is going to get worse, - get worse, you are saying? we all know it is going to get worse, and we need to work together, ministers and backbenchers of parliament, we need to work together to make sure we get this right because if we get this right, communities of all ages will be gratefulfor the this right, communities of all ages will be grateful for the work we have done, putting in place a planning system which is community led, levelling up lead and environment lead, and that is what we need. 22 ., environment lead, and that is what we need. 2, ,, , 2, environment lead, and that is what we need. 22 ~' , 2, , environment lead, and that is what we need. 2, ,, , 2, , . environment lead, and that is what we need. 2, ,, , . 2, we need. thank you very much for our we need. thank you very much for your time- —

we need. thank you very much for yourtime- it _ we need. thank you very much for your time. it is _ we need. thank you very much for your time. it is time _ we need. thank you very much for your time. it is time for _ we need. thank you very much for your time. it is time for the - your time. it is time for the weather with sarah keith lucas. for many of us, our spell of warmth will continue for another few days, yet we have a bit of rain working its way in from the west. rain through some places today but many staying dry with more spells of sunshine around. it is much of england that keeps the dry weather through the course of the day, some patchy rain working into the south—west. parts of wales clouding over with patchy rain, in pembrokeshire for instance, as does scotland later this afternoon. 21 degrees in the sunshine and clear skies working into northern ireland to end the day. through the course of the night, we have this zone of patchy, drizzly rain down towards the south—west. drier either side of that and still quite mild with double figures in most places to start the weekend. a little bit mixed, largely dry on saturday, temperatures 23 degrees in the south—east. some rain in the

south—west and that becomes more widespread by sunday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. major changes to international travel rules are due to be announced for england — the amber travel list of countries could be scrapped. also, fully vaccinated travellers may no longer have to take costly pcr tests — but ministers are urging caution. the rationale for keeping the pcr testing in particular is it enables you to do the genome sequencing of potential variants and that has been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. wales will decide today whether to introduce vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and large events. a police watchdog says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority

as counter—terrorism. after michael gove's appointment as housing secretary, it's understood the government is pausing controversial planning reforms. and coming up, we hearfrom the woman who took this picture — to win the ocean photographer of the year award. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good morning. she has returned home and has been reflecting on the enormity of the last few weeks. emma raducanu, the new us open champion has returned to the uk and to the many congratulatory messages of friends, family and fans. the 18—year—old landed yesterday and went home to bromley, five days after winning the tournament in new york. the victory means she's broken into the top 30 of the world rankings and is british number one. she spoke to bbc breakfast earlier.

i think it's gradually becoming... sinking in a bit more because last night i actually re—watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moment and remember how it felt. it almost feels like that's not me who is playing and pulling off some of those shots. it feels like it is someone else but it is still such a whirlwind of an experience. i was really proud of how i came through, and also the time out at the end, i didn't realise how stressful that was on tv compared to live. before the match, i was nervous. ifelt like live. before the match, i was nervous. i felt like something wasn't quite right, ifelt like something was off but i couldn't put my finger on that was and i think that was usual nerves because of the occasion. when i got onto the court, i felt like it was almost any other

match. ijust treated it point four point and went about my business as usual and tried to focus on my craft, my plan and what i was trying to execute. there was a lot of —— a lot of stake and it's important not to get ahead of yourself and i think thatis to get ahead of yourself and i think that is what i managed to do well. it is sinking in more but it is a whirlwind of an experience. i have loved every moment of it, but it is something that is very difficult to fully comprehend. well, emma's stunning success has been part of a great summer for british sport, but can elite success translate to greater participation at grass roots level? that's the question asked in the latest edition of �*the sports desk�* podcast: raducanu and the year of the teenager. can britain's new sports stars help get the nation active? it's now live on the bbc sport website and bbc sounds. some breaking news to bring you, and, in a surprise announcement, new zealand have abandoned

their tour of pakistan due to security concerns. the teams were due to play the first of three odis in rawalpindi this moring, before moving to lahore for a five—match t20 series. however, the new zealand government say there's been an escalation in the threat levels for pakistan, and — after advice from new zealand cricket security advisors on the ground — it ws decided they shouldn't continue with the tour. pakistan cricket have responded on social media saying: england's men and women are scheduled to play in pakistan next month. there will be more developments on that story which we will bring to you as we get them. all the home nations

begin their women's world cup qualifying campaigns this evening. wales are looking to reach their first major tournament, they're at home to kazakhstan. northern ireland managed that feat by qualifying for next summer's postponed euros, they start against luxembourg. and both scotland and england have new managers at the helm, scotland face hungary whilst sarina wiegman's england play north macedonia. we wa nt we want to show how good we can play and make the english crowd proud of us. but we can also get to know each other, we can meet and talk to players, we can set some goals first of all this week and then look a little further. but yes, getting to know the staff, getting to know the players. while you work with them you get to know them even better also on the pitch, and so far it has been really nice and very good. more details on all — been really nice and very good. more details on all of _ been really nice and very good. more details on all of those _ been really nice and very good. more details on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back later.

looking forward to it, thank you. let's return to our top story — the government is expected to announce changes to international travel for travellers arriving in england later today. it's something the travel industry has been calling for for months. former cabin crew kaylie kay was made redundant last year. she's hoping to be called up ready for fresh training. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first off, you were made redundant. just talk us through that time 18 months ago.— time 18 months ago. there wasn't really much _ time 18 months ago. there wasn't really much warning, _ time 18 months ago. there wasn't really much warning, the - time 18 months ago. there wasn't. really much warning, the pandemic had kicked in and i don't think the airline industry back then knew how long it was going to go on for. furlough wasn't set in stone, no one could have predicted how long it was going to be available, so the airlines had to react quickly and unfortunately that meant a lot of people were made redundant and put in a holding pool so that if and when hopefully things pick up, a lot

of us will get to go back to the jobs we love and that's where i am now. 2 y 2, jobs we love and that's where i am now. 2 , 2, 2, ., , jobs we love and that's where i am now. 2 , 2, ., ., , ., jobs we love and that's where i am now. 2 2, 2, , jobs we love and that's where i am now. 2, , 2, now. were you not able to be put on furlouih? now. were you not able to be put on furlough? at — now. were you not able to be put on furlough? at the _ now. were you not able to be put on furlough? at the time, _ now. were you not able to be put on furlough? at the time, nobody - now. were you not able to be put onj furlough? at the time, nobody could have known — furlough? at the time, nobody could have known that _ furlough? at the time, nobody could have known that would _ furlough? at the time, nobody could have known that would be _ furlough? at the time, nobody could have known that would be available | have known that would be available for as long as it was... unfortunately, kaylie, i'm so sorry, we have lost your sound for a moment. let's wait for our engineers to sort something out. i'm so sorry. maybe we will try and connect later. we wanted to hear your story, particularly travelling to countries and the safety and confidence of passengers. we will try again, so please don't go away. thank you. the welsh government will decide today whether to introduce vaccine passports for entry into venues like nightclubs. the first minister, mark drakeford, has previously said he believes there are ethical and practical problems with the idea but concern remains over the high level of covid infection. here's more from our

wales correspondent, hywel griffith. after bouncing back into life around britain over the summer, night clubs are still seen by some as a front line in trying to tackle the pandemic. in scotland, from october the 1st, entry will depend on having proof of vaccination, while in england, the idea has been dropped. the welsh government has repeatedly raised concerns about how practical or ethical it is to require vaccine passports. but it may now introduce its own scheme, something that worries the hospitality industry. we really need to build the nightclubs back up. the industry has been hit very hard. so just giving more challenges to the customer. we want to make it very easy for the customer to come and enjoy themselves. covid case rates in wales have rocketed over the summer, despite the use of facemasks remaining in place in shops and on public transport. the advice to work from home was never removed. and so ministers are looking

for new measures to stop the spread of the virus before the strain on the welsh nhs takes its toll. 0k, ok, i'm glad to say we have got kaylie kay back. she was made redundant, she is cabin crew hoping to be called up for training. we have you back, thank you for hanging on. so you were made redundant 18 months ago, that was tough, but i was asking if the option of furlough was asking if the option of furlough was not made available for you. ida. was not made available for you. no, because it wasn't _ was not made available for you. iifr, because it wasn't a known thing at the time. airlines didn't know it would be available up until now, for so long, so they had to react quickly because they were no dies —— nosediving at the time. i know they did keep some on but couldn't afford to keep all of us on. but they have been really good, they kept us in holding pool and will take us back

on in the future if they can. so what we are about to hear this afternoon must be witty hard for you. afternoon must be witty hard for ou. 2 22 afternoon must be witty hard for ou. , ., ~ , 2, , you. yes, we are keeping our fingers crossed and — you. yes, we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping _ you. yes, we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping things _ you. yes, we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping things keep - you. yes, we are keeping our fingers| crossed and hoping things keep going in that direction. i5 crossed and hoping things keep going in that direction. is it crossed and hoping things keep going in that direction.— in that direction. is it safe to travel? you _ in that direction. is it safe to travel? you can _ in that direction. is it safe to travel? you can remove - in that direction. is it safe to travel? you can remove the| travel? you can remove the inconveniences of testing, the cost of it, the quarantining. is it safe ultimately though? in of it, the quarantining. is it safe ultimately though?— of it, the quarantining. is it safe ultimately though? in my opinion, i think air travel _ ultimately though? in my opinion, i think air travel is _ ultimately though? in my opinion, i think air travel is the _ ultimately though? in my opinion, i think air travel is the safest. - think air travel is the safest. having a virus, it is probably one of the safest places to be with the airflow on board and every measure they are taking. yes, i have absolutely no concerns that it isn't safe to travel. flan absolutely no concerns that it isn't safe to travel.— safe to travel. can i 'ust ask you, if a plane, — safe to travel. can i 'ust ask you, if a plane. a h safe to travel. can i 'ust ask you, if a plane, a flight — safe to travel. can i just ask you, if a plane, a flight is _ safe to travel. can i just ask you, if a plane, a flight is heading - safe to travel. can i just ask you, if a plane, a flight is heading to i safe to travel. can i just ask you, j if a plane, a flight is heading to a red list country, how do the cabin

crew and pilots feel about that? some of my colleagues, i still have friends who are still flying, i guess there is always a little bit of nervousness but i think they feel confident the airlines are looking after them, with the ppe they are given and the rules in place when they are away. a lot of these destinations, they fly away and don't stop, and if they do stop they are kept in a quarantine hotel and kept away from it so there are measures in place to make sure it is as safe as it possibly can before them. �* 22 2 2, as safe as it possibly can before them. �* 2, , _ 2, them. and happy travelling with passengers _ them. and happy travelling with passengers coming _ them. and happy travelling with passengers coming from - them. and happy travelling with passengers coming from a - them. and happy travelling with passengers coming from a red i them. and happy travelling with l passengers coming from a red list country? i'mjust passengers coming from a red list country? i'm just asking because this is important because you don't want to contract covid from travellers as well, do you? ida. want to contract covid from travellers as well, do you? no, and i have travellers as well, do you? no, and i have seen — travellers as well, do you? no, and i have seen pictures _ travellers as well, do you? no, and i have seen pictures of _ travellers as well, do you? no, and i have seen pictures of my - i have seen pictures of my colleagues in the full gowns, the ppe they have. i can't speak for all of them and i haven't been operating but i'm sure there is nervousness about it, but now that everyone is

double vaccinated, from what i hear they are getting more confident but i can't speak for them because they are getting more confident but i can't speakfor them because i'm not operating at the moment. iitrui’ith not operating at the moment. with our not operating at the moment. with your insider— not operating at the moment. with your insider knowledge, how do you think the industry has fared, and can it recover? mi; think the industry has fared, and can it recover?— think the industry has fared, and can it recover? my word, if you had said what was _ can it recover? my word, if you had said what was going _ can it recover? my word, if you had said what was going to _ can it recover? my word, if you had said what was going to happen - can it recover? my word, if you had said what was going to happen a i can it recover? my word, if you had i said what was going to happen a year ago, you would think every airline would just crash and not get through it, but they have been so clever in the way they have adapted. with the amount of cargo bookings, the way they really were just agile with their mind set on moving and taking every opportunity, the fact they have got this far, i100% feel they will survive now because if they could survive the worst times, then whoever is left standing once things reopen will surely flourish.- reopen will surely flourish. kaylie, i wish ou reopen will surely flourish. kaylie, i wish you all— reopen will surely flourish. kaylie, i wish you all the _ reopen will surely flourish. kaylie, i wish you all the best _ reopen will surely flourish. kaylie, i wish you all the best with - reopen will surely flourish. kaylie, i wish you all the best with your i i wish you all the best with your training and that you are in the sky is once again soon.—

italy has become the first country in europe to make it compulsory for all workers to have covid green pass. from mid—october, about 23 million people will need to prove they've been vaccinated or have had a negative test, or that they've recovered from the virus. mark lobel reports. it is a bold move to boostjabs, policing all workers in italy as infections rise, and with a third not yet fully vaccinated. translation: with this measure, we make places safe. _ the green pass is an instrument of freedom. also, it makes the vaccination campaign more effective. from the middle of next month, all workers, including the self—employed, will need a green pass to prove they have been vaccinated, show a negative test, or prove they are recovering from the virus — otherwise they face suspension from work. their pay will be stopped after five days, and fines of up to 1,500 euros will be handed

out if staff are caught working without one. the digital and paper certificates are already required in many parts of italy, including train stations, restaurants and schools, but these new measures are some of the toughest in europe. translation: i do not| agree in forcing people, but i am also in favour of protecting the health of others. therefore, the fact that people who do not want to get vaccinated must be put in a position of not making others sick i believe is a social factor of primary importance. when there is an obligation, we no longer live in a democracy but in a dictatorship, so i do not agree. in france, vaccines are mandatory for health workers. so far, around 3,000 have been suspended from hospitals, care homes and health centres for failing to comply, including this medical

secretary, vanessa. translation: i am disgusted, but there is nothing i can do. i i have to put up with it. i don't know what tomorrow will bring. i know that i'm not being paid as of today and yesterday, as i was on a demonstration. in england, thursday was the last day for a firstjab for care staff who must be fully vaccinated by the middle of november. there are worries it may deepen the sector's staffing crisis. mark lobel, bbc news. 11 months ago, tom parker — from the band the wanted — was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. it's been a tough year for him, to say the least, but he's decided to talk publicly about his illness for the first time, and he's revealed the band is reforming for a special charity concert at the royal albert hall. he's been speaking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. tom parker, welcome to bbc breakfast. this is your first interview you have given to a broadcaster

since you were diagnosed with a brain tumourm so just tell us, how are you? feeling really well, actually. it's been a bit of a journey to say the least. so i was diagnosed about 11 months ago. so, yeah, it'sjust been a crazy journey, to be honest with you. how is the treatment going? yeah, it's been going all right. i mean, don't get me wrong, chemo and radiation is very, very tough. i have a lot of empathy with anyone that goes through it. but we did it, we got through it. so, we're here to tell the tale. are you still having it, though? no, done now, completed, yeah. done my six cycles, did 30 rounds of radiation. the body was crying out for help by the end, it was just really intense. i think it's just the going up to guys every day, doing the treatment, being under the radiation masks, it wasjust, you know, dark days but we're here to tell the tale. what got you through it?

my kids, my wife, my fans. you know, there's a lot of love out there. and people are just beautiful. because your second child, bodhi, was born so soon afterwards, about three months? yeah. how was that? chaos, to say the least. it's been... it's been emotionally difficult for me, because obviously with aurelia, i was very involved with her growing up as a toddler. whereas because this left side has been a little bit stilted, i've not been able to be as involved with carrying and feeding, with bo. so that's been tough mentally. but i'm here and we're doing it, and i'm present, and that's all that counts, i think. did you find some of your friends couldn't cope with it, certain people have drifted away? yeah, do you know what, you do find that. people don't really

like talking about it. to be honest, i didn't really... i don't really like talking about it because i'm all about the positive mindset. and it's not that i'm ignoring cancer, but ijust don't want to pay it any attention. the more attention you pay it, the more it consumes your life and i don't want it to consume my life. i've got kids, i've got family. so ijust try and ignore it as much as possible. and that's hard at times, you know, when you have stilted walking, you can't move your arm, i'm like, come on, get moving. how easy do you find it to stay in the present? it's taken a bit of training to be honest, with you, to be honest with you, but i feel like i'm in a really good space with it now. it took me so long to not be able to be affected by things i saw online. every morning, i would google or go on twitter and type in glioblastoma. and it would just, it would just drag my day down. and my mood down. now that i've kind of put that to bed, i'm not as obsessed with it.

i'm just learning to live my life a little bit more. # and did you know, how do you get up from an all—time low this coming monday at the royal albert hall, you have organised a concert to raise money for cancer. you started getting names involved. yeah, we've got sigrid, liam payne, which was a massive name. well, they were the big rivals of the wanted, it used to be one direction versus the wanted. yeah, it was. and also a certain group called the wanted are getting back together. and you're about to start rehearsals. we are. in the next few hours? next few hours. i'm pretty scared, to be honest, i'm a bit nervous about it. but, at the same time, very excited. you know, we've been together a little bit over the last few weeks

and the chemistry is still the same. ijust wish my mobility was a little better, but it's fine, we're there and we're present, we're doing it, we're making a difference. after the diagnosis, how quickly were the guys from the wanted to get in touch and show support? i spoke to the boys and they all reached out individually. they were so kind. and during that time, you feel, it's such a lonely time in your life where you feel like you've got nothing. you just feel like you want to curl up and die, to be quite honest with you. and, you know, the boys getting involved, that gave me that little bit of hope and inspiration to push on and do some good. # my universe will never be the same # i'm glad you came, i'm glad you came # what message

would you have for anyone who finds themselves in your position? just focus on every day. you know, none of us, any of us in this room don't know what tomorrow holds. and i think that's the one thing that i've taken from the situation. live today like it's your last. you are watching bbc news. the winner of this year's ocean photographer of the year has been announced. aimee jan won the accolade for her picture of a turtle surrounded by glass fish on the ningaloo reef in western australia. this is it, gorgeous. the awards are designed to celebrate our blue planet as well as highlight the environmental threats faced by the world's oceans. i spoke to her earlier and asked if she realised just how special her photo was. i am really lucky in the fact that i spend most of the year snorkelling and photographing

different things, mostly the whale sharks and humpback whales, but this photo, i think what makes it so special is i have never seen that before, let alone had the chance to take a photograph of it. can you just describe why and where it is and what it is showing, very quickly for our viewers? yeah, no worries, so for those who don't know, i live in exmouth which is on the ningaloo reef in western australia. the ningaloo reef is a fringing reef. it is absolutely amazing. there's tonnes of wildlife here. and on this particular day we were snorkelling. my friend called me over and said, "aimee, i have found a turtle hiding under the ledge and there is a lot of glass fish around it." so i went down and as i made it to the bottom and lined up the shot, the fish just kind of separated, the glass fish, and framed the turtle perfectly, and he was just sitting there for a moment with that funny look on his face.

aimee, very quickly, this is all about our lived environments, protecting them for example. in your work, have you witnessed changes where you can say, "do you know what, that wasn't like that a couple of years ago and i reckon it is down to this or this particular human behaviour?" yes, so i suppose i have worked here for about ten years in the ocean. one thing i have noticed a little bit more is definitely a little bit more pollution. where we are is so remote, there's no major cities near us or anything like that. you have to drive a couple of hours each way to get to another place. on the back of the reef, we are starting to see some plastic pollution and things from other places, which is pretty upsetting. record numbers of people flocked to britain's beaches this summer, as travel restrictions saw millions take staycations. but increased visitor numbers has

led to increased littering, with discarded ppe a big part of the problem. today sees the start of the great british beach clean, when hundreds of volunteers record the amount and type of litter they find along the shoreline. luxmy gopal reports has been finding out more. take a stroll along any beach in britain and you're likely to come across litter. plastic bottles, food wrappers, pieces of fishing net. and since the pandemic, there's a new type of trash blighting the coastline — personal protective equipment. gloves, masks and wipes were among the 150,000 pieces of litter filling more than 600 binbags collected by volunteers at the great british beach clean last year. the marine conservation society says discarded ppe cropped up on a third of the beaches they cleaned. now the volunteers are back on more

than 400 beaches, and once again, they will be recording what they find. last year, it was 425 items of litter per 100 metres of beach. there is some good news. since the end of free plastic carrier bags in many shops, there's been a 55% drop in bags found on uk beaches. now the marine conservation society hopes the litter it collects and the data will help to build a case for more practical steps to keeping britain's beaches beautiful. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. for many of us, our spell of warmth will continue for another few days, yet we have a bit of rain working its

way in from the west. rain through some places today but many staying dry with more spells of sunshine around. it is much of england that keeps the dry weather through the course of the day, some patchy rain working into the south—west. parts of wales clouding over with patchy rain, in pembrokeshire for instance, as does scotland later this afternoon. 21 degrees in the sunshine and clearer skies working into northern ireland to end the day. through the course of the night, we have this zone of patchy, drizzly rain down towards the south—west. drier either side of that, and still quite mild with double figures in most places to start the weekend. a little bit mixed, largely dry on saturday, temperatures 23 degrees in the south—east. some rain in the south—west and that becomes more widespread by sunday. goodbye. widespread by sunday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: major changes to international travel rules are due to be announced for england this afternoon. the amber travel list of countries could be scrapped. also — fully vaccinated travellers may no longer have to take costly pcr tests, but ministers are urging caution. the rationale for keeping pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that's been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. from next month, people in wales will need a pass showing they've been vaccinated or had a negative covid test in order to go to clubs and la rge—scale events. a police watchdog says preventing violence against women should be

as much of a priority as counter—terrorism it is understood the government is pausing controversial planning reforms after the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. and coming up this hour — we hear from the newly crowned us open champion emma raducanu, who still can't quite believe what she's achieved. it is sinking in a little bit more, but it's still such a whirlwind of an experience. i've loved every moment of it, but it is something that's very difficult to fully comprehend.

good afternoon. in the past few minutes, the welsh government has announced tighter rules for access to events in light of covid, but hasn't gone as far as the model being introduced in scotland. people in wales will need a pass showing they've been vaccinated or had a negative covid test to go to clubs and large—scale events. the new rules come in to force on october 11th. the first minister mark drakeford will be giving further details in around 15 minutes. i hope you stay with us for that. we'll be bringing that to you live, here on bbc news. changes to international travel are expected to be announced by the government later, for travellers arriving in england. which places countries on red, amber and green lists, will be simplified, with the amber

list removed entirely. these countries would be moved to either the red list or the green list. ministers are also said to be considering scrapping pcr tests for double—jabbed people arriving in the uk, rules that currently apply to people returning from green list countries. there are also reports that dozens of countries could removed from the red list — there are currently 62 countries on that list. travellers returning from those destinations have to spend 11 nights in hotel quarantine. these changes would apply to england. our transport correspondent, caroline davies has more. sunshine, but no one's sunbathing. in a normal year, 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anyone travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then, it has been a difficult summer here. but they are holding out hope it could change. we have just about survived, but it has been very, very challenging.

at the moment, we are very, very quiet. to get the british market a go ahead at this stage would be great. it could take us through to the end of october. maybe even into november. at the moment, it is very, very important. there are now 62 countries on the red list, including pakistan and mexico. the government will announce changes to the list today. there are other moves ahead, too. the travel industry hopes that the traffic light system, where countries are currently divided into green, amber or red, will be simplified. and it wants the more expensive pcr tests that all travellers have to do when they arrive in the uk replaced by the cheaper lateral flow tests. it worries that the cost is putting off travellers. i think there is always that risk with lateral flow that you do not have the gold standard of pcr. i think the key is, at the moment, it's looking at that risk—reward scenario. we are seeing infection rates are high, but obviously we have got the vaccination through in the uk.

and i think the government has got to balance that — us getting back on with life. the government has previously argued that pcr tests are needed to keep an eye on variants of concern, and some say they are still needed. i would like to see pcr tests remain, because they have given us so much information already from the sequencing. so we know when delta was introduced, when the delta variant came in, that this virus was imported over 500 times. we would not have that information if we were not doing the screening and sequencing that is associated with that. the government has said its priority is to protect public health and the decisions on the traffic light system are informed by the latest risk assessment from thejoint biosecurity centre and wider public health factors. a decision on what happens next with test and travel will be announced later today. the industry is hoping for something that will fill up the sunbeds. the environment secretary, george eustice, told the bbc this morning, that nothing has been decided yet —

but has stressed that the current system of using pcr tests has good reasoning behind it. the rationale for keeping the pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that has been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. we also want to try to help people get back to life as normal. so, if a case can be made for changes, then obviously we'll consider that, but i have to stress that no decisions have been made on this at the moment. that was the environment secretary george eustice speaking to the bbc earlier. the family of a disabled woman who took her own life after her benefits were stopped have lost a high court bid for a fresh inquest. jodey whiting, who was 42, died in february 2017. our correspondent danny savage has been following the case.

jodey whiting died in 2017 and her mother has campaigned ever since for a more thorough inquest into her death. the original inquest at the time lasted 37 minutes and she wanted something far more thorough to take place, to take into the fact she argued that her daughter having her benefits withdrawn had eventually led to her taking her own life a few weeks later. the high court has ruled today that it is a matter of speculation that took her own life after having her benefits withdrawn. it was quite a well—known, well exposed controversy at the time where lots of people who were on benefits had to attend a fitness for work interview and jodey whiting was one of them but she failed to attend her interview. she was in hospital at the time. she didn't get the letter. it was later found at her home. she had her benefits withdrawn, the disability

allowance, that led to her council tax benefit and housing allowance were drawn as well, so she was effectively left with no benefits whatsoever. a few weeks later, she took her own life. a few weeks after that, the department for work and pensions actually reversed their decision but it was too late, she had already had her benefits taken away and she had already killed herself. her mother wanted a far more thorough inquest into her life. she believes the whole thing was linked, there reason she took her own life was because she had her benefits taken away, but she will not be allowed to have another inquest. not be allowed to have another iniuest. , ., ., ,, inquest. danny savage, thank you ve much inquest. danny savage, thank you very much for— inquest. danny savage, thank you very much for that. _ stopping violence against women should be considered as much of a priority for the police as combating terrorism, according to a major report. it found "problems, unevenness and inconsistencies" in the police response to what it called the "epidemic" of violence against female victims in the uk. the report was commissioned by the home secretary priti patel

in the wake of the murder of sarah everard. earlier, we heard from zoe billingham, her majesty's inspector of constabulary, who works for the watchdog that wrote the report. she said real commitment and resources are needed from those in government and policing to change the approach to these kinds of offences. i was really shocked by the scale of the harm that's being inflicted on women and girls across the country. i've worked in this area for a long time and every day new figures were coming forwards. we already knew 1.6 million women are victims of domestic abuse and a woman is killed every three days by men, but we also heard about girls being fearful online, we heard about two thirds of women having been harassed in the last year. the scale, the breadth, the depth of the harm being perpetrated against women and girls is just staggering and we decided there's just no way we can

make our normal recommendations, which is, you know, for the police to do some more training and a bit more supervision and so on. there really needed to be a foot on the ball moment, a whole new change, a whole new approach to tackling this. really treating these crimes akin to some of the serious high harm crimes like terrorism and county lines and serious and organised crime, where they are given real prioritisation and there is a requirement on local partners, so notjust the police but councils, the health service, probation and courts, to all work together in a really structured way to stop crime from happening in the first place. that's easier said than done, isn't it? i'm s o rry , i'm s o rry , i'm sorry, ijust miss that. that's easier said than done, isn't it? there's one or two ways of looking at this. in the aftermath of the murder of sarah everard, there was a real outpouring of fear, anger and a collective voice

that enough is enough. this in to be too difficult box, or we can come forward with a plan. but it needs commitment from the very top and we have that, the home secretary is so committed to this, she's already announced many of the changes that we heralded in our report in her own strategy. it needs commitment through policing services and we heard today universal agreement to the proposals in this report. we've also heard from victims and survivors who are telling us very clearly that this has to be the right way forward. we think the stars are aligned. we think we can make a real change if we follow the plan outlined in our report today. where will the resources be coming from? we are very clear on this. this

isn't going to happen without the resourcing. the question i would ask is, why wouldn't we resource this? women are 51% of the population. we've outlined today in the most shocking terms the scale of the epidemic of crime being perpetrated against women. i think there is an absolute expectation by men and women, boys and girls, that we do address this societal problem once and for all. i really think we have a once in a generation opportunity to stop this, to get ahead of the curve, to start focusing on prevention as well as keeping victims safe and to get to the root cause of some of these problems that are creating such harm across so many of our communities up and down the country. two men have been charged with the murder of the journalist lyra mckee, who was shot during rioting in londonderry in 2019.

the men, aged 21 and 33, were arrested on wednesday morning, and have had a number of other charges brought against them, including firearms possession, rioting and arson. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, says he will address the united nations general assembly in person next week — despite not having been vaccinated. the general assembly will take place at the un headquarters in new york, where the city's mayor's office said all those attending must show proof of being vaccinated against covid—19. president bolsonaro argues that he doesn't need the vaccine, as he has already had the virus. four artworks inspired by singer, freddie mercury, are being auctioned for an aids charity to mark what would have been his 75th birthday. three images show him whilst the fourth is a dreamlike depiction of a white grand piano with a crown on its stool, surrounded by a pond of swimming goldfish.

they'll be sold in a timed auction on digital marketplace super rare. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. a court in vienna has begun hearing a case against the austrian government over its handling of a coronavirus outbreak at a ski resort. the civil lawsuit concerns cases at ischgl in march 2020. thousands of people from 45 countries say they were infected there, and the family of one man who died of covid—19 has brought the case. it could set a precedent for numerous other lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from austria and germany, accusing the authorities of failing to respond quickly enough to covid outbreaks. our correspondent bethany bell is in vienna and told us more about the case.

this case involves actually just one family. it involves the widow and the son of an austrian journalist, a 72—year—old man who died after contracting coronavirus after a skiing holiday in ischgl in early march 2020, and they say the austrian government mismanaged the evacuation of the resort when it emerged there was coronavirus there, and that it was chaotic. they say he caught coronavirus on the bus as he was leaving and it was badly handled. the austrian government for its part has said over the past few months that it acted according to the information it had at the time. now, if everyone is watching this particular case, it is because it's being organised by a consumer protection group

here in austria that say they know of potential several thousand other people who could potentially also bring in lawsuits against austria or possibly have some kind of class action suit. so what happens with this one small family could then unleash more court cases. but the other thing that could also happen, there could be moves possibly for a settlement, which would be a different picture again, so we are watching the court case today in vienna. there's tension in washington over plans for a rally around the us capitol building in support of the rioters who were jailed for their parts in the invasion of congress on the 6th of january. the unrest happened after a rally addressed by then president donald trump. he urged his supporters not to accept the result of the presidential election. fencing around the iconic building has been re—installed, and there are reports that multiple senate offices will shut

with staff told to work remotely. our correspondent in washington, antony zurcher gave us this update. the national guard will be on standby in national dc —— washington, dc. that didn't happen onjanuary six. it took hours for the national guard to be on january six. it took hours for the national guard to be deployed to put on the riot that took place. other things that the city and capitol police are doing is employing the entirety of the washington, dc police force and in addition to barricades being set up around the capital, they are putting up around the capital, they are putting up surveillance devices. they assure people who work and live in washington, dc... let's hear from mark drakeford. let's hearfrom mark drakeford. he has the latest on the possibility of a passport for those attending clubs and large—scale events.

a passport for those attending clubs and large-scale events.— and large-scale events. figures we have show how the virus has actually progressed over the last three weeks. the last review there were around 415 cases per 100,000 people. in the meantime, we have had many days and the figure has raised above 500 cases. today, the rate is around 490 people for every 100,000 in the population. as you can see from the slide, across the three weeks, we have seen rises in the average number of hospital admissions for suspected and confirmed coronavirus. the demand on our hospital system has grown significantly. 450 hospital beds occupied on the 27th of august, 518 by the 16th of september. at the same time,

pressure on critical care has risen, as you can see. very sadly indeed, we are now seeing a rise in the number of people who are dying as a result of this cruel virus. on the chart that you can see in front of you, there are over 130 people who have lost their lives in those four weeks. 130 families who will never see or talk to their loved one again. if you are ever told that coronavirus is not a serious disease, that it can simply be avoided or neglected, think, please, as i do today, of each one of those individuals and all those who are left dealing with their loss. now, you can see in that slide that the

nhs remains under significant pressure. once again, i say today that there are things that we can do to help our nhs. you can help by not going straight to a&e if you need assistance but by using some of the other services which are available. now, turning again to coronavirus and its likely course over the coming weeks. this week, the uk scientific committee sage has also published its advice. it suggests that up to 7000 people a day in england could need hospital admission if the current progress of the disease continues unchecked. sage also made it clear that taking early action is the most effective way of containing the current wave

of infection and minimising its impact on the health service. sir patrick vallance, the uk chief scientific adviser said in his advice to government, "you have to go earlier than you think you want to and you have to go harder than you think you want to." that is the advice that has been ringing in the ears of my cabinet colleagues this week as we come to our decisions. those decisions begin with our conclusion that because vaccination continues to erode the relationship between falling ill and needing hospitalisation, we can keep wales at alert level zero for a further three weeks, but if we are going to be able to sustain that position into the autumn, there are five things that we need to do now. these

five things are all part of our conclusion at the end of this three week review. the five things are, first of all, that we must get the vaccine booster campaign over the autumn off to as fast and effective start as we can. secondly, that we should move ahead and offer vaccination to 12 to 15—year—olds. thirdly, we have to reinforce the importance of working from home where ever that can be done successfully. fourthly, that we must use the next three weeks to raise awareness and to enforce the law about wearing face coverings in identified indoor public places and on public transport. and finally, in the next three weeks, we will begin the next three weeks, we will begin the process of introducing the covid

pass for high risk areas. now, i will go through each one of these decisions in turn. the best way to protect ourselves remains by being vaccinated. so, the first measure we will take is to press ahead with the autumn booster campaign. in wales, that campaign has begun already. it began yesterday with front line staff in the health service in north wales being the first to receive the booster vaccination. people living and working in care homes and front—line health and social care staff will be offered the booster as the programme is extended throughout wales, and that will be happening over this weekend and into next week. over the weeks ahead, the booster vaccination will be offered to everyone over 50 in wales, all

health and social care staff and all those aged over 16 who have underlying health conditions. we will wait for six months between people getting their last dose and the next one. but if you are offered, if you are called forward, to receive the booster vaccination, please take it. it will provide you with essential further protection against coronavirus over this winter. and because of the importance of vaccination, the second measure that we are introducing over the next few weeks is to offer vaccination to all 12 to 15—year—olds in wales. now, let us will start to be issued to 12 to 15—year—olds from the start of next week and those letters will invite 12 to 15—year—olds to come forward vaccination. they will be offered

one dose of the pfizer vaccine and the invitations in those letters will call people forward from the 4th of october onwards. that will give families the time they need to talk about vaccination and to make those individual decisions. we ourselves in the welsh government will redouble our efforts to encourage everyone who hasn't yet been vaccinated in wales to come forward to do so. the slide you are about to see shows how successful our vaccination programme has been since it started less than a year ago in december 2020. it shows both first and second doses. the success you see on that screen is down to the hard work of those hundreds of people who have run our clinics, our

mass vaccination centres, who have worked behind the scenes and in primary care, and it shows how positive people in wales have been about vaccination. in most age and priority groups, more than 90% of people in wales have already had two doses of the vaccine but as you move down the slide and you move into those younger age groups, you will see that take—up has been lower and it has been slower, about 30% of 18 to 39—year—olds are still to be vaccinated in wales. that is why we will redouble our efforts to ask those people to come forward and take the protection that vaccine provides. amongst 16 and 17—year—olds, where we started vaccination this summer, we are

making very good progress here in wales. we are nearly 70% already vaccinated. as i have said many times in these press conferences and elsewhere, it is never too late to be vaccinated in wales. it remains our best defence against this awful virus. there are, however, a number of measures beyond vaccination which we can take to help us keep wales safe and to keep wales open. the third step we will take, then, in this three week cycle is to reinforce the importance of working from home. if you don't need to be in the office, for example, please work from home when ever you can. in england, working from home is part of their plan b. here in wales, it is part of

our plan a. it is in line with that advice from sage that we should build up our defences against the virus during the autumn and the winter as early as we can. that is why in a fourth set of measures, we will be stepping up awareness and enforcement of those other things that we still require in wales which helped to keep people safe. that includes the rules that are there, they are legal, they are required rules, about wearing face coverings in indoor public places such as shops and public transport. we will be working with those sectors to reinforce those messages. we will be working with our enforcement authorities to make sure that the

rules in wales are properly observed. those are the rules that keep us safe, those are the rules that help to keep wales open. i want to turn now to the fifth and final measure that the cabinet has agreed on for this three—week review. we have been considering vaccine certification for some time now, only allowing those people who can prove they have been fully vaccinated access to events and services raises a series of ethical, legal and technical questions, not least because it excludes all those who cannot be vaccinated. for those reasons, the cabinet has decided not to introduce vaccine certification as a compulsory measure in wales in this cycle. but we will be making

the existing covid pass compulsory for everyone attending high risk venues. the high—risk venues that will be covered by the need to display a covid pass will be nightclubs, and similar venues, covid pass will be nightclubs, and similarvenues, indoor covid pass will be nightclubs, and similar venues, indoor non—seated events for more than 50 people, that would include, for example, conventions and concerts. it will cover outdoor non—seated events and for more than 4000 people and for any setting or event with more than 10,000 people, such as a rugby or football match, in future, demonstrating that you have a covid pass will become a necessary condition of admission. now the

covid pass confirms your vaccination status, or that you have had a negative lateral flow tester within the previous 48 hours. and in that way the covid pass is different to vaccine certification in a number of important ways. it allows people to demonstrate their covid status in other ways than just flu vaccination because it also shows lateral flow test results. it is freely and widely available now and is already being used. and venues and events can easily read the covid pass with technology that already exists and is available to them free of charge. the covid pass system has been used by many festivals and concerts over the summer. including the green man festival here in wales. and when

elbow and the manic street preachers play at the motor point arena in cardiff this weekend, the audience will already know that they have been asked to show a covid pass in order to gain entry. now we will make the use of the covid pass compulsory in the high—risk venues that i have set out from the 11th of october. so we will use the next three weeks to work with venues and the events sector to prepare for its introduction to give them the time they need to make it a success. and they need to make it a success. and the reason that we are doing it is to avoid having to take any more intrusive measures to deal with coronavirus. we want to do everything we can now to keep wales

open and to keep wales safe. these are examples of the measures that sage calls low—cost interventions. interventions that, if we take them now, we hope will be enough to prevent the need for tougher restrictions later on. to make this work, to keep wales safe, to keep wales open, we need everyone's help. to bring coronavirus under control. time and again, over the last 18 months, we have demonstrated that here in wales we can do it together and we can do it again now. time now to take questions from our

journalists and all answers will be... studio: that was wales first minister mark drakeford there. and laying out the next steps that he plans to take. within the next three weeks. the key, he said, is to keep wales safe and open. he expressed concern at the number of people dying from covid and it is slowly crept up. 130 deaths in the four weeks from the 27th of august was the statistic he gave us there. and he said, after listening to the advice given by sage, he was going to take a number of key actions, five key actions. the first of which was to boost, get the poster campaign going. they began yesterday. —— booster campaign. from next week invitations will come out for 12—15 —year—olds to take up

their vaccines from the 4th of october. reinforcing what they regard as a planner, not a plan b as it is in england, he said. reinforced working from home where possible, using the next three weeks to push that idea that people should be wearing facemasks, particularly in high risk areas. and this is what a lot of people are waiting for, this final point, in the next three weeks, the introduction of a covid pass will be introduced for high risk areas. it will be compulsory. it's not a general mandate for entering any venue but for high—risk areas, and those high—risk areas are basically nightclubs and anywhere indoor that is non—seated with more than 50 people, outdoor non—seated venues with more than 4000 people, and any event that included more than 10,000 people, specifically than 10 , 000 people, specifically events than 10,000 people, specifically events such as rugby and football.

and what is a covid pass? it's not a vaccine passport, he said. you need to show a negative lateral flow test and you need, where possible, to show your vaccination status. so a quick summary there of what mark drakeford in wales had to say. more on this of course on bbc news. stick with us for that. prince william has announced the 15 finalists for the earthshot prize ? a global competition to find the most inspiring and innovative solutions to environmental challenges. launched last november, there were 750 nominations from across the globe. the five winners will receive 1 million pounds each to help develop their projects and ideas. our royal correspondent sarah campbell is here. it all sounds very exciting, tell us more. 2 2 , 2 it all sounds very exciting, tell us more. , , , . 2 more. this is very much prince william's _ more. this is very much prince william's big — more. this is very much prince william's big idea _ more. this is very much prince william's big idea in _

more. this is very much prince william's big idea in the - more. this is very much prince i william's big idea in the foreword to the book about the earthshot but he was about to be published. it was in libya in 2018, spotting black rhino and he found a disconnect on the ground with the positivity and optimism and determination to do things for environmental issues and he said the disconnect with negative headlines, the depart this pond and see, the anger and the feeling that people will think of too big, it's too difficult to counter, so they will give up so he was inspired by the moonshot, a call for collective action, let's do something amazing go to the moon. in this case, let's do something amazing, help the environment and cope with environmental challenges and so was announced the 15 finalists. 750 nominations which have been whittled down. five different areas. i will give some of the projects so get an idea of what we are talking about. in costa rica, but not necessarily companies and individuals and countries, they have a programme which pays local people to save the

rainforest and restore ecosystems, one of the finalists. a 14—year—old girl in india whose designed solar powered alternative to the charcoal powered alternative to the charcoal powered iron and cuts which millions of people use to press their clothes. she has got a solar idea she wants to manufacture and export. she is a finalist. a cutting—edge system in coalfarming in the bahamas which can grow a climate change resistant coral. the city of milan, they have had a scheme to cut waste whilst tackling hunger. it gives you an idea of the projects we are talking about, 15 finalists over the course of the next month. they will be whittled down to five and there is a council of 15 members who come to the decision, sir david attenborough, cate blanchett, shakira, a brazilian footballer, quite an eclectic mix will make this decision and there will be £1

million for each of the five eventual winners and that will be announced at a prize ceremony on october the 17th. the idea here being take the positive ideas, we can do something to how climate change, here are some brilliant people who are doing exactly that. fantastic. i remember the charcoal lines. giving away my age estimation mug thank you, thank you. it is understood the government is to pause its planning reforms. it follow the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. mr gove is reported to want to take stock and discuss concerns with conservative mps. the news comes as the newly reshuffled cabinet met for the first time in downing street this morning dominic raab, demoted our political correspondent nick eardley has more: planning reforms that the government has been trying to push through for the last few months were really controversial. they are basically designed to allow the government to meet its target of building 300,000

extra houses per year but they were really unpopular in many local communities who felt that it could mean new housing developments being imposed on them and perhaps most significantly in the context we are talking about, really unpopular amongst conservative mps, many of whom believed that this was a massive mistake and could have a huge impact on their constituencies. michael gove given that newjob in control of housing on wednesday and already he has decided to pause those reforms, not to cancel them completely, not to completely scrap them, but basically to take stock and speak to some of those conservative mps who are deeply unhappy with the plans, to see what their next move should be. in the last couple of hours, we asked the environment secretary george eustice about michael gove's new role and how radical he might be in changing some of the government's plans.

there is a white paper on our planning policy that is due to come out shortly and i'm sure michael gove will want to have a look at that and also legislation planned for the next session of parliament through the planning bill, so i'm sure that he is going to want to look at all of these issues. it is a big issue, it is a contentious issue for some. parliament of course will have views on it as well, all of which will need to be managed. so we know what some of those concerns are and it does appear that michael gove is in listening mode and is prepared to listen to those conservative mps. i suspect that news will be welcomed but cautiously because, as i say, these plans aren't being scrapped and there is still the question of whether widespread planning reforms which would allow more houses to be built, even if there is a local opposition, they are not being shelved completely. so this is one of the first big policy moves from the cabinet changes

we have seen and this morning that cabinet met for the first time in its new guise. some new faces around the, some reshuffled faces in there as well. have a listen to boris johnson's opening pitch. this is a government that took on one of the most difficult questions that has bedevilled british politics for decades. this is a government that is going to get social care done and fix the problems of social care as well as enabling our nhs to bounce back from the pandemic. this is the government role of the fastest vaccine programme in europe and allowed us to open up our economy faster than virtually any of our other countries, the faster growth we have than any other g7 country for next year. we took on one of the most difficult questions which has bedevilled british politics for decades, which will get social care done, and fix the problems of social care as well as

enabling the nhs to bounce back from the pandemic. what we're going to do is make sure that by doing all the things that we pledge to do, not just 20,000 more police and the 48 more hospitals but by cutting crime, by making our streets safer, across the country, improving the quality of people's lives, putting in fibre—optic gigabit broadband sprouting through everybody�*s homes, by tackling the skills deficit, across a country, giving people an opportunity across the whole... quite a list, wasn't it? it feel that boris johnson quite a list, wasn't it? it feel that borisjohnson is trying to cram in as many of his policy pledges as possible. i think that's what this new cabinet will be judged on. we had brexit and then the pandemic. the big challenge for these new ministers is going to be making sure that they can deliver some of these domestic promises as well. remember, we might be 18 months, two years away from a general election. they've not got much time.

former bbc presenter, andrew neil, has been speaking about his decision to leave the new tv channel gb news, just months after he helped launch it. he said major differences had emerged between him and other senior managers and members of the board, but he wouldn't be drawn on whether the channel had become too right—wing. more and more differences emerged between myself and the other senior managers and the board of gb news. and rather than this difference is narrowing, they got wider and wider. the differences were such that the direction they were going in was not the direction that i had outlined. it was not the direction i had envisaged for the channel. but i was in a minority, so it's doing what it's doing, and it's up to them, good luck to them if that's what they want to do, but it wasn't going to be with me. that they want to do, but it wasn't going to be with me— the headlines on bbc news.

major changes are due to be announced to international travel rules for england. the amber travel list and pcr test requirement could be scrapped. from next month, people in wales will need a pass showing they've been vaccinated or had a negative covid test in order to go to clubs and large—scale events. a police watchdog says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter—terrorism. 11 months ago, tom parker, from the band the wanted, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. it's been a tough year to say the least, but he's decided to talk publicly about his illness for the first time, and he's revealed the band is reforming for a special charity concert at the royal albert hall. he's been speaking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. tom parker, welcome to bbc breakfast. this is your first interview

you have given to a broadcaster since you were diagnosed with a brain tumour so just tell us, how are you? feeling really well, actually. it's been a bit of a journey to say the least. so i was diagnosed about 11 months ago. so, yeah, it'sjust been a crazyjourney. how is the treatment going? yeah, it's been going all right. i mean, don't get me wrong, chemo and radiation is very, very tough. i have a lot of empathy with anyone that goes through it. but we did it, we got through it. so, we're here to tell the tale. are you still having it, though? no, done now, completely, yeah. done my six cycles, did 30 rounds of radiation. the body was crying out for help by the end, it was just really intense. i think it's just the going up to guys every day, doing the treatment, being under the radiation masks, it wasjust, you know, dark days but we're here

to tell the tale. what got you through it? my kids, my wife, my fans. you know, there's a lot of love out there. and people are just beautiful. because your second child, bodhi, was born so soon afterwards, about three months? yeah. how was that? chaos, to say the least. it's been... it's been emotionally difficult for me, because obviously with aurelia, i was very involved with her growing up as a toddler. whereas because this left side has been a little bit stilted, i've not been able to be as involved with carrying and feeding, with bo. so that's been tough mentally. but i'm here and we're doing it, and i'm present and that's all that counts, i think. did you find some of your friends couldn't cope with it, certain people have drifted away? yeah, do you know what, you do find that. people don't really

like talking about it. i didn't really, i don't really like talking about it because i'm all about the positive mindset. and it's not that i'm ignoring cancer, but ijust don't want to pay it any attention. the more attention you pay it, the more it consumes your life and i don't want it to consume my life. i've got kids, i've got family. so ijust try and ignore it as much as possible. and that's hard at times, you know, when you have stilted walking, you can't move your arm, i'm like, come on, get moving. how easy do you find it to stay in the present? it's taken a bit of training, with you, but i feel like i'm in a really good space with it now. it took me so long to not be able to be affected by things i saw online. every morning i would google or go on twitter and type in glioblastoma. and it would just, it would just drag my day down. and my mood down.

now that i've kind of put that to bed, i'm not as obsessed with it. i'm just learning to live my life a little bit more. # and if you know, how do you get up from an all—time low?#. this coming monday at the royal albert hall, you have organised a concert to raise money for cancer. you started getting names involved. yeah, we've got sigrid, liam payne, which was a massive name. well, they were the big rivals of the wanted, it used to be one direction versus the wanted. yeah, it was. and also a certain group called the wanted are getting back together and you're about to start rehearsals. we are. in the next few hours? next few hours. i'm pretty scared, to be honest, i'm a bit nervous about it. but, at the same time, very excited. you know, we've been together a little bit over the last few weeks and the chemistry is still the same.

ijust wish my mobility was a little better, but it's fine, we're there and we're present, we're doing it, we're making a difference. after the diagnosis, how quickly were the guys from the wanted to get in touch and show support? i spoke to the boys and they all reached out individually. they were so kind. and during that time, you feel, it's such a lonely time in your life where you feel like you've got nothing. you just feel like you want to curl up and die, to be quite honest with you. and, you know, the boys getting involved, that gave me that little bit of hope and inspiration to push on and do some good. # my universe will never be the same. # i'm glad you came, i'm glad you came #. what message would you have for anyone who finds themselves in your position? just focus on every day.

you know, none of us, any of us in this room don't know what tomorrow holds. and i think that's the one thing that i've taken from the situation. live today like it's your last. you can get tickets for tom parker's "inside my head" concert from the royal albert hall website. lawyers for the woman who has accused prince andrew of sexual assault will be able to serve papers on the prince's legal representative in the us, an americanjudge has ruled. the news emerged as the high court here said that the prince's british lawyers had a week to appeal against its decision to assist with service of the claim agiainst prince andrew. our royal correspondent johnny dymond is following developments. pretty complicated week legally but

one that appears to have resolved itself firmly in favour of the woman and the legal team that is chasing prince andrew down. on monday, there was a hearing in new york where the two sides, a lawyerfrom prince andrew and the lawyers for the woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by prince andrew, an allegation the prince has always vehemently denied, those lawyers tussled over whether or not prince andrew had been properly served with the allegations that are made in this civil case against him. service of the papers means effectively putting the physical papers into the prince's hands or his representatives. the court didn't quite decide one way or another. on wednesday, the us lawyers came to the high court here in britain and got a decision from the high court that it would help them with service of those allegations, service of those papers against prince andrew. there was talk of an appeal against

that decision, but overnight, the court in new york has said that lawyers for the woman making these allegations, virginia giuffre, conserve the papers on the lawyer who turned up on monday. the us lawyer for prince andrew, even if it may not be his former representative, the court said it doesn't matter, he's the person the papers can be served on, and so this slightly arcane legal tussle ends with a victory for virginia giuffre matter must lawyers and defeat for prince andrew's noise and most importantly for those following that of course it draws this civil case for compensation and damages one step closer to the court room which of course is exactly where prince andrew and his lawyers don't want it to be. 22 ., andrew and his lawyers don't want it to be. ., ,, andrew and his lawyers don't want it to be. 22 ~' , andrew and his lawyers don't want it to be. ., ,, , 2, , . to be. ok, thank you very much. prince andrew _ to be. ok, thank you very much. prince andrew of _ to be. ok, thank you very much. prince andrew of course - to be. ok, thank you very much. prince andrew of course or - to be. ok, thank you very much. i prince andrew of course or denying all allegations. thank you. record—numbers of people flocked to britain's beaches this summer, as travel restrictions saw millions take staycations. but increased visitor numbers has

led to increased littering, with discarded ppe a big part of the problem. today sees the start of the great british beach clean, when hundreds of volunteers record the amount and type of litter they find along the shoreline. luxmy gopal reports has been finding out more. take a stroll along any beach in britain and you're likely to come across litter. plastic bottles, food wrappers, pieces of fishing net. and since the pandemic, there's a new type of trash blighting the coastline, personal protective equipment. gloves, masks and wipes were among the 150,000 pieces of litter filling more than 600 binbags collected by volunteers at the great british beach clean last year. the marine conservation society says discarded ppe cropped up on a third of the beaches they cleaned. now the volunteers are back on more than 400 beaches and once again,

they will be recording what they find. last year, it was 425 items of litter per 100 metres of beach. there is some good news. since the end of free plastic carrier bags in many shops, there's been a 55% drop in bags found on uk beaches. now the marine conservation society hopes the litter it collects and the data will help to build a case for more practical steps to keeping britain's beaches beautiful. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos we had a little bit of mist and fog around earlier on this morning, first there was a lovely day across the country, many places things dry with long spells of sunshine. and todayis with long spells of sunshine. and today is not looking too bad particularly across parts of england and wales. lovely sunny skies across hertfordshire, feeling quite warm to into the afternoon, but it's not dry

everywhere. we have been seeing a weather front working into western areas bringing some rain and some of it quite heavy and the wind has been a feature, as well. isobar is fairly close together across northern areas so breezy day here versus southern and eastern areas which have lighter winds and good spells of sunshine. this mother front and winds and good spells of sunshine. this motherfront and draped winds and good spells of sunshine. this mother front and draped across western parts of the country, northern ireland, western scotland, through the irish sea down to wales in the south—west. the heaviest of the rain i think for western scotland, light and patchy further south but a lovely afternoon to come across many central and eastern areas as temperatures reached 21—22. a little bit cooler where we have the rain. through to mad, bad weather front weakens as it pushes further eastwards. draped across parts of scotland, northern england, through the irish sea, wales and the south—west, by the end of the night. to the east and west of it, it should be mainly dry with variable clouds and clear spells. nowhere particularly cold overnight. some uncertainty to the forecast into the week. it looks like on saturday, a

weak weather front line across more than northern and western parts of the uk bringing further patchy rain at times. i think mainly across scotland, northern and western england and towards wales, again, south—eastern areas should see the best of the sunshine. it will feel quite warm into the afternoon this afternoon in the south—east. 23. as we see more momentum, as we head into sunday, this weather front eventually start to push toward the eastern side of the country as we pick up more of a westerly flow. initially, rather cloudy and wet across northern and central areas. then the rain will invigorate and lie across more eastern parts of the country. we could see localised flooding in one or two places by the end of sunday. heavy and persistent rain in places. further west, we should see sunshine developing. one or two showers, temperatures not quite as high i think is what we will see on saturday. that weather front fizzles away on sunday night. this area of high pressure wants to from the south—west into the start of next week and many places will be dry to start the new week with

variable cloud and some good spells of sunshine.

major changes to covid travel rules are expected to be announced this afternoon. the traffic light system could be simplified, and compulsory pcr tests may be scrapped if you're fully vaccinated. we are very, very quiet, so to get the british market for a sort of a go—ahead at this stage would be great — it could take us through till the end of october. any changes would apply to england initially — we'll have the latest details from our travel correspondent. also this lunchtime... tighter rules in wales for getting into nightclubs and big events — a vaccination pass will be needed or a negative test result. stopping violence against women should be as much of a priority as stopping terrorism, according to the police watchdog. life under the taliban — we have a special report on the people selling

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