this is the 6am flight from manchester heading to the algarve.ce christmas 2019. we are sisters, we have met up and this is ourfirst trip. we sisters, we have met up and this is ourfirst trip-— our first trip. we actually had dubai booked. _ our first trip. we actually had dubai booked. we _ our first trip. we actually had dubai booked. we thought i our first trip. we actually had dubai booked. we thought a | our first trip. we actually had i dubai booked. we thought a while our first trip. we actually had - dubai booked. we thought a while ago it would _ dubai booked. we thought a while ago it would be _ dubai booked. we thought a while ago it would be ok by now and itjust wasn't, — it would be ok by now and itjust wasn't, so — it would be ok by now and itjust wasn't, so this was the next best alternative — 12 countries and territories are on the green list, meaning you won't have to quarantine when you come home. it's no longer illegal to travel to amber list countries. but the government says you still shouldn't. plus, you will have to quarant

more from the algarve later on.— the algarve later on.look forward to speaking to you - the algarve later on. we will look forward to speaking to you later, | the algarve later on. we will look. forward to speaking to you later, it is stunning that beach. it forward to speaking to you later, it is stunning that beach.— is stunning that beach. it feels like we are _ is stunning that beach. it feels like we are sort _ is stunning that beach. it feels like we are sort of— is stunning that beach. it feels like we are sort of on - is stunning that beach. it feels like we are sort of on holiday | like we are sort of on holiday vicariously. like we are sort of on holiday vicariously-— like we are sort of on holiday vicariousl . �* , , ., vicariously. because we can see a beach! that _ vicariously. because we can see a beach! that is _ vicariously. because we can see a beach! that is what _ vicariously. because we can see a beach! that is what it _ vicariously. because we can see a beach! that is what it has - vicariously. because we can see a be

people _ everything the algarve has to offer. people are — everything the algarve has to offer.at people know where they can go on holiday now and charge more? we know where they can go on holiday now and charge more?— know where they can go on holiday now and charge more? we know value for money is — now and charge more? we know value for money is important _ now and charge more? we know value for money is important and _ now and charge more? we know value for money is important and we - now and charge more? we know value for money is important and we are - for money is important and we are really— for money is important and we are really proud of that, we have been increasing — really proud of that, we have been increasing the number of flights between — increasing the number of flights between the uk and greenest countries to provide great value and offer as— countries to provide great value and offer as much choice as we can to customers— offer as much choice as we can to customers -- _ offer as much choice as we can to customers —— green list countries. we will— customers —

where exactly in the algarve are you? it looks heavenly. this where exactly in the algarve are you?en triangle. but i we call the golden triangle. but also the rest of the algarve, it's absolutely gorgeous. taste also the rest of the algarve, it's absolutely gorgeous.— also the rest of the algarve, it's absolutely gorgeous. we are very envious you _ absolutely gorgeous. we are very envious you are _ absolutely gorgeous. we are very envious you are standing - absolutely gorgeous. we are very envious you are standing there i absolutely gorgeous. we are very l envious you are standing there with the see behind you. how important is it that the british are allowed to come on holiday to portugal as soon as possible? it’s come on holiday to portugal as soon as possible?— as possible? it's absolutely vital for our region, _ as possible? it's absolutely vital for our region, we _ as possible? it's absolutely vital for our region, we are _ as possible? it's absolutely vital for our region, we are so - as possible? it's absolutely vital i for our region, we are so delighted that the portugues

we are all in it together, and the algarve will bounce back.es are still empty but after a difficult year, some are returning to the sunshine. julian and jordan arrived this morning after a hard year working in a supermarket. feeling great, literally great. normality, a bit of normality. who is it, arlo? after months of anticipation, today was a much hoped for reunion. are you going to have a nice big hug? are you going to have kisses? caroline davies, bbc news, albufeira, portugal. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show... we're approaching the first rapid, and it's meant to be the steepest and most exciting. whoa! imitating a drunk monkey driving a car. and, that's it? i do kind of feel ninja—like here. laughter. hello and welcome to the travel show. coming to you this week from tokyo, a city that's been my home for a little over seven years, and where the big talking point is whether this summer's olympic games will definitely go ahead, and if they do, what form will they take? it was back at the end of march last ye

here's travel journalist simon calder, who hasjust flown to the algarve on what's change.other piece of paper saying that you've actually had your past checks, the get your portuguese qr code to be let in. i used to go travelling quite a lot in the soviet union. it was a heck of a lot easier than a simple trip to portugal. half of all tourists in the algarve come from the uk and the economy relies heavily on british tourists. here are two business owners on what allowing the travel means for them. everywhere you go, any month of the year, you always have brits or brown. when they are missing, not only a lot of the funds are missing, but the economy suffers —— brits around. mt; but the economy suffers -- brits around. y , but the economy suffers -- brits around. g , ., ., ~ around. my husband and i work in the same company. _ around. my husband and i work in the same company. so — around. my husband and i work in the same company, so it's _ around. my husband and i work in the same company, so it's difficult. - around. my husband and i work in the same company, so it's diff

we're all in it together, - and the algarve will bounce back.n and jordan arrived this morning after a hard year working in a supermarket. feeling great, literally great. normality, a bit of normality. after months of anticipation, today was a much hoped for reunion. caroline davies, bbc news, albufeira, portugal. we'rejoined now byjulia lo—bue—said, who travelled to the algarve in portugal this morning. explained, it is exceptionally complicated to travel and what i wanted to make sure that i was in safe hands. my travel agent booked everything for me from the testing right the way through to the flights. it took all the stress away. we were learning as we went along. the whole point is so we can showcase and learn from experience and be able to help our members and the other travel agents in my group to confidently support their travellers when they start travelling again.— travellers when they start travelling again. travellers when they start travellin: aaain. ., ' , travelling again. how different is the experience, _ travelling again. how

we are all in it together, and the algarve will bounce back. some are returning to the sunshine. julian and jordan arrived this morning after a hard year working in a supermarket. feeling great, literally great. normality, a bit of normality. after months of anticipation, today was a much hoped for reunion. caroline davies, bbc news, albufeira, portugal. the time is nearly 20 past six. our top story this evening. a big step back to normal life as most of the uk lift restrictions on indoor gatherings. a year on from the peak of the first covid wave, we speak to a major hospitals about planning for the future. coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel, 60—minute football matches, cricket under domes, and golf courses disappearing into the sea. the us secretary of state has called for an immediate end to the violence between israel and the palestinians in gaza. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has urged israel especially children. it follows one of the heaviest nights so far of air strikes by israel of targets in the gaza strip. pal

we are all in it together, and the algarve will bounce back. julian and jordan arrived this morning after a hard year working in a supermarket. feeling great, literally great. normality, a bit of normality. who is it, arlo? after months of anticipation, today was a much hoped for reunion. are you going to have a nice big hug? are you going to have kisses? caroline davies, bbc news, albufeira, portugal. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is at westminster. the suggestion today that, you know, the final easing, the overall easing of restrictions in england might be delayed somehow. what we make of that? ., .,, delayed somehow. what we make of that? ., ., , delayed somehow. what we make of that? ., .,, ., delayed somehow. what we make of that? ., ., , ., that? today was a big moment, the return of many _ that? today was a big moment, the return of many longed _ that? today was a big moment, the return of many longed for _ that? today was a big moment, the return of many longed for liberties l return of many longed for liberties for many but i

i7:00bst to the algarve in portugal, with have to he list. the i7:00bst to the algarve in portugal,ant to travel. they need to see their family, their friends. they— see their family, their friends. they want— see their family, their friends. they want a well earned break and a bit of— they want a well earned break and a bit of sunshine with the weather that we — bit of sunshine with the weather that we are having at the moment. we have a _ that we are having at the moment. we have a framework there. the global travel _ have a framework there. the global travel taskforce have established a framework — travel taskforce have established a framework for travel. capitalising on the _ framework for travel. capitalising on the vaccine programme, with testing — on the vaccine programme, with testing. there should be more countries _ testing. there should be more countries that we can travel to, particularly as europe are just a few weeks behind us with their vaccination programme. you few weeks behind us with their vaccination programme. you had one fliuht vaccination programme. you had on

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yes, here in the algarve it's still relatively quiet | algarve it's still relatively quiet at the momentlling up again soon. i'm currently standing at a restaurant operated by this person. tell me how difficult the past year has been without british tourists? goad without british tourists? good mornin: , without british tourists? good morning, lovely _ without british tourists? good morning, lovely to _ without british tourists? good morning, lovely to see - without british tourists? good morning, lovely to see you. i morning, lovely to see you. obviously— morning, lovely to see you. obviously it's not been a great year to be _ obviously it's not been a great year to be in_ obviously it's not been a great year to be in the — obviously it's not been a great year to be in the hospitality industry. here _ to be in the hospitality industry. here we've been lucky but our heart .oes here we've been lucky but our heart goes out _ here we've been lucky but our heart goes out to— here we've been lucky but our heart goes out to all those people we would _ goes out to all those people we would norm

the algarve's biggest theme park has looked like a ghost town.they're coming — finally. your summer season's back. yeah. over the past decade, 90% of andrea's boat tour customers have been british. but this new mum has really struggled to keep her business afloat over the past year. we have a baby, and it's very difficult because me and my husband work in the same company. so it's... it's difficult, yeah. did you think you might lose your business? yeah, yeah, of course. because we have been closed since last summer. traditionally, half of all foreign visitors to these shores are from the uk. spending half a billion pounds in a good year. and so, when that financial tap was turned off, it hit them hard. the return of the british tourists all along this coastline won't change the fortunes of the algarve overnight, but it's a big boost to individual businesses, but also to people's spirits, giving hope that, finally, this really important tourism sector in portugal has weathered the covid storm. we were supposed to open last year... so now it's a r

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ireland's sam bennett sprinted to victory in the first stage at the tour of the algarve 2021. jersey at last year's tour de france — beating dutch sprinter danny van poppel to the line. eight of the 11 england players involved in the indian premier league have arrived back home. their departure follows the continuing covid—i9 crisis, with india now the second country to register over 20 million infections. the players were on an overnight flight that landed at heathrow this morning. they'll now begin ten days' quarantine in government—approved hotels. the three players remaining in india are eoin morgan, chrisjordan and dawid malan, but they should be leaving within the next 48 hours. it's expected wales captain alun wynjones will be named tomorrow as captain of the british and irish lions squad to tour south africa. head coach warren gatland will also announce his 36 man squad that will play three tests against the springboks after six lead in games starting with a test match against japan at murrayfield on the 26th ofjune. and for that all the rest of the support of a go to

valterri bottas, beat him byjust seven thousandths of a second to start first on the grid in the algarvemissed out on winning his first race for three years after what he is calling an embarrassing crash in the tour of romandie. the former tour de france champion was about to win the fourth stage and take the overall lead in switzerland, when his bike slipped just metres from the finish line. he's now 11 seconds behind the leader with the final stage tomorrow. there was an exciting finish to the first classic horse race of the season — the 2000 guineas. it was won by poetic flair in a photo finish at newmarket. and the result proved age is no barrier in racing — the jockey kevin manning is 54 and the trainer, jim bolger, 79. shaun murphy will play mark selby in the final of snooker�*s world championship after an extraordinary comeback and a day of epic semi—finals in sheffield. murphy had been 10—4 down to fellow englishman kyren wilson but he fought back to win17—12. he'll play three—time champion selby in the final which starts tomorrow in front of a full house at the crucible, the fir

lewis hamilton showed why he's a seven—time formula one world champion with a remarkable drive in the algarveke rival max verstappen and then hunt down team—mate valterri bottas. the victory extends hamilton's lead in the drivers�* championship to eight points after three races. i lost at the restart which was a mistake from my side, but i do not feel bad about it because i fixed it. 0vercoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, it is a good feeling. and mark selby and shaun murphy are locked at six frames all in the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield. in front of a capacity crowd at the crucible theatre, selby has clawed his way back level after trailing 5—3 and 6—4. and mark selby and shaun murphy are locked at six frames all in the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the first to 18 frames wins the title, so a long way to go, with of the finale on monday evening. that's all the sport for now. it's exactly ten years since 0sama bin laden was killed —— shot by us marines in a daring raid on his compound in pakistan. key to tracking down the al qaeda

teens maybe 70 miles and it is the day with rain or showers no come down to iberia it has been in the algarve certainly it is in the southwest of spain with temperatures in the middle thirty's seville represents a pretty hot bit of europe the average here is around 27 we don't quite have a record valleys were consistently pretty hot. frank assessments there are a lot of poison but the government used one exactly how and one measure never taking for a situation like i'm not to believe you could ever get informed opinions is the u.s. with thinking the military positioning of the middle east wasn't just a simple act of reorganizing ministry assets this is a message to the region the united states years are rethinking its military posture in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. it was around 0 a reminder of the headlines and israel's continued its bombing raids across the gaza strip. and artillery fire as well despite international calls for calm these live pictures from near the israeli gaza border israel says it is targeting tunnels military facilities and re

the algarve's biggest theme park has looked like a ghost town.fe, as they finally welcome back their favourite tourists. everywhere you go, in any month of the year, you always have brits around. so when they are missing, not only a lot of the fun is missing, but of course part of the economy also suffers with that. your summer season's back, summer begins. yeah. over the past decade, 90% of andrea's boat tour customers have been british. but this new mum has really struggled to keep her business afloat over the past year. we have a baby, and it's very difficult, yeah. because me and my husband work in the same company, so it's difficult, yeah. did you think you might lose your business? yeah, yeah. of course, because we have been closed since last summer. traditionally, half of all foreign visitors to these shores are from the uk, spending half a billion pounds in a good year. and so, when that financial tap was turned off, it hit them hard. the return of british tourists all along this coastline won't change the fortunes of the algarve overnigh

midnight on sunday night, then the very first flight arrives at 9:05am, i calculate, on the beautiful algarveay morning. anybody, like me, who is ready to go and all packed, will now be in the exciting position of organising a pcr test, which has to be taken within 72 hours of departure. i shall be running around at the weekend in order to show it at the airport and get on the plane. i will have to have a test, it doesn't really matter what sort of test as long as it is medically certified. excitingly for portugal, the certificate is in spanish, french and english. i also need to pre—book a pcr test for when i return back to the uk. unless i have those two pieces of evidence, i will not be allowed on the flight back to the uk. travel remains incredibly complicated. this is, as you say, the only major european country on the green list. the hope is, across travel, we will get more countries on the green list from the start ofjune. furthermore, that the testing requirements, particularly coming back into the uk, may be relaxed. at the moment, it's all systems go for portugal, thank goodness. i

and here on the algarve, they are absolutely delighted.e past 1a, 15 months, they have really been hit hard during the covid pandemic. if you look at the stats, at the local airport, faro, in a normalyear, around half of all arrivals would be coming from the uk. and with them, they bring about £500 million, really boosting the portuguese economy, and that's why we see them at the moment on the beaches, in hotels and restaurants there, putting all the last—minute touches together, waiting for this first wave of british tourists coming back once again. and once they get here, they will find that there isn't a need to quarantine, people will be able to eat indoors and outdoors, you will see some masks and there are social distancing rules. here in portugal the government has extended the state of alert until the end of the month, but cases have been going down and people are really, really glad. they feel they are turning a corner. of course, portugal is really popular at the moment because it is on the uk green list, unlike italy, spain, gre

family, government this morning gave a total green light to ourfamily, the british people, because the algarvemily. we consider the british people as famil . ., ., . , family. the announcement came 'ust in time. some — family. the announcement came 'ust in time. some are i family. the announcement came 'ust in time. some are worried * family. the announcement came just in time. some are worried portugal. in time. some are worried portugal would not change the rule this month. we are already seeing a level of uncertainty even before international travel restarts. how does this bode for the summer? we need does this bode for the summer? - need to acknowledge it will be a different summer, there is no question about that. we will see more country going onto the green list as we go through the summer, and if travel does change, there is flexibility in the booking. the first british — flexibility in the booking. the first british tourist will head to portugal on monday morning. the smiles whilst dropping off covid test say it all.— smiles whilst dropping off covid test sa it all. ., ., , hurray! vi

restrictions to select the nations including portugal is welcome news indeed the hotel he is in the algarvea can hardly wait the tourists are finally coming back especially those from the u.k. which are a major source of income here bookings are up and there is optimism about this summer. well with the increase in vaccination not only in portugal but mainly in the united kingdom which is our main tourist market it should get better i think there are conditions so that we don't have to go back to the dome of it opening is an opening we hope it will be a success we should go slowly because it is a year that hasn't special conditions of course. from now on british tourists no longer have to carry out quarantine when they return home from portugal that makes traveling easier but it's not a return to normal quite yet we still think that we're going to be nowhere near the 2019 expectation so i would say about 2025 percent lower than 2019 considerable better than last year package holiday companies and tourism focused airlines are ramping up their portugal offers some are worried it may be too muc

valterri bottas, beat him byjust seven thousandths of a second to start first on the grid in the algarvef the season — the 2000 guineas. it was won by poetic flair, who just beat master of the seas in a photo finish at newmarket. the result also proved age is no barrier in racing — thejockey, kevin manning, is 54 and the trainer, jim bolger, 79. 13 years after he burst onto the diving scene, britain's tom daley has won his first world cup event. he took gold in the 10 metres synchronised injapan along with team mate matty lee. the competition is a test event for this summer's olympic games. and the line up for snooker�*s world championship final will be decided today — it's live on bbc 2 and the bbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you kate. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news just after 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. which hello. this is bbc news. police have arrested five people, including a 16—year—old boy, in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorism o

one in the algarve is on a watch list.t is actually improving as the government said yesterday after their cabinet meeting and so things are looking good for people to come. facemasks are still mandatory in the streets and there are capacity limits in places like restaurants and so forth. but people should be able to enjoy their holidays quite happily. alison, thank you very much indeed. alison, thank you very much indeed. alison roberts for us in lisbon. the welsh government is advising people not to go on a foreign holiday, even after rules on international travel are relaxed next week. 0ther lockdown restrictions in wales are also being eased. 0ur correspondent, tomos morgan, is in cardiff. what are the welsh government saying exactly? the what are the welsh government saying exactl ? , ~ , ., , what are the welsh government saying exactl ? , ~ , exactly? the first minister has said that he would _ exactly? the first minister has said that he would rather— exactly? the first minister has said that he would rather that _

a colourful atmosphere to everyone and all the restaurants and bars and all the hotels around the algarvement for everyone. 12 countries and territories, including portugal, gibraltar, israel, iceland, singapore, australia and new zealand, will be classed as green, meaning anyone travelling from there to england won't need to quarantine from the 17th of may. that doesn't mean all of these countries will welcome tourists. some, like australia and new zealand, will not. there are only 12 countries and territories on this list. passengers will be very disappointed by that, as will the industry. why are there so few? we are having to be cautious about this initially. we don't want to overturn all the brilliant work of, frankly, the british people in taking these vaccines and staying at home and all of that pain. so, we can't do anything to put that at risk. please place your bagsi in the lockers and close them once they are full. after months of preparing, this isn't the grand reopening many in the travel industry were open for. data and science will tell you that you could add the majority o

lovely to hear the birds singing behind you in the algarve. speak now to one of those hoping to travel to portugal next week — sue flynnjoins us from leeds. you want to hear the bad song, you want to have some sunshine in portugal, tell me what the situation is at the moment in terms of your booking. we is at the moment in terms of your bookina. ~ ., ,., ., ~' is at the moment in terms of your bookina. ~ ., ,., ., ~ ., is at the moment in terms of your bookina. ~ ., ., , is at the moment in terms of your bookin.. . ., ., , ., booking. we have booked to fly a week tomorrow, _ booking. we have booked to fly a week tomorrow, so _ booking. we have booked to fly a week tomorrow, so we _ booking. we have booked to fly a week tomorrow, so we have - booking. we have booked to fly a week tomorrow, so we have not. booking. we have booked to fly a - week tomorrow, so we have not long between _ week tomorrow, so we have not long between now and then. we have booked with ryanair— between now and then. we have booked with ryanair to go on a flight, and we h

lewis hamilton showed why he's a seven—time world champion with a remarkable drive in the algarve tonce to over—take rival max verstappen and then hunted down team mate valterri bottas. the victory extends hamilton's lead in the drivers championship to eight points after three races. frankie dettori won his 20th british classic in the 1000 guineas today. the 50—year—old jockey rode mother earth to a convincing victory at newmarket for ireland's aiden 0'brien — who becomes the first trainer for more than a century to win it three times in a row. and the final of the world snooker championship is extremely close, you can follow the action across the bbc. but that's it from me. back to you, clive. at sefton park in liverpool, 5000 fans have been at a music festival. the revellers had to show a negative covid test, and must have follow—up tests in five days' time. it is one of a number of piloted events is lockdown restrictions are easing. dan johnson lockdown restrictions are easing. danjohnson is there tonight. it is dan johnson is there tonight. it is all over and _ danjohnson is ther

nick beake, bbc news, on the algarve.0fficials rockets from gaza into israel. officials in gaza say they are concerned that fuel supplies may run out which will have an impact on key services such as hospitals. we have seen israeli military activity this morning in southern israel, sderot, near the border with gaza, about a mile away from the border with gaza and we are hearing also that people have been praying near a synagogue in ashkelon which has been hit by hamas rockets. we will have more on that story throughout the day. you're watching bbc news. joanna gosling is with you next to take you through until 1pm. first the weather. hello again. this week is set to be unsettled once more with some heavy thundery downpours. in between there will be some sunny skies. temperature is a bit disappointing for this stage in may. later on it's going to turn particularly wet and windy as a deep area of low pressure comes our way. you can see the showers across central and eastern areas, as we go through the afternoon they will co

ireland's sam bennett sprinted to victory in the first stage at the tour of the algarve 2021.ue have arrived back home. their departure follows the continuing covid—19 crisis, with india now the second country to register over 20 million infections. the players were on an overnight flight that landed at heathrow this morning. they'll now begin ten days' quarantine in government—approved hotels. the three players remaining in india are eoin morgan, chrisjordan and dawid malan, but they should be leaving within the next 48 hours. it's expected wales captain alun wynjones will be named tomorrow as captain of the british and irish lions squad to tour south africa. head coach warren gatland will also announce his 36 man squad that will play three tests against the springboks after six lead in games starting with a test match against japan at murrayfield on the 26th ofjune. and for that all the rest of the support of a go to the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. hello. wednesday brought some big shower clouds, some hail storms, thunder and lightning too. we had th

in europe in full swing portugal is now open again to most european travelers the hotel is in the algarve can hardly wait the tourists are finally coming back especially those from the u.k. which are a major source of income here bookings are up and there is optimism about the summer. with the increase in vaccination not only in portugal but mainly in the united kingdom which is our main tourist market and it should get better i think there are conditions so that we don't have to go back . home of it opening isn't opening we hope it will be a success we should go slowly because it is a year that hasn't special conditions. from now on british tourists no longer have to carry out quarantine when they return home from portugal that makes traveling easier but it's not a return to normal quite yet we still think that we're going to be no when near the 2019 expectations so i would say about 2025 percent lower than 2019 considerable better than last year package holiday companies and tourism focused airlines are ramping up their portugal offers some are worried it may be too much too soon. we me

the hotel the a's in the algarve a can hardly wait the tourists are finally coming back especially those from the u.k. which are a major source of income here bookings are up and there is optimism about the summer. with the increase in vaccination not only in portugal but mainly in the united kingdom which is our main tourist market it should get better i think there are conditions so that we don't have to go back. to it opening is an opening we hope it will be a success we should go slowly because it is a year that hasn't special conditions. from now on british tourists no longer have to carry out quarantine when they return home from portugal that makes traveling easier but it's not a return to normal quite yet we still think that we're going to be no when near the 2019 expectation so i would say about 2025 percent lower than 2019 considerable better than last year package holiday companies and tourism focused airlines are ramping up their portugal offers some are worried it may be too much too soon. we mention those loosened restrictions in the u.k. as part of its haase as part of it

the hotel is in the algarve and can hardly wait the tourists are finally coming back especially those from the u.k. which are a major source of income here bookings are up and there is optimism about the summer. with the increase in vaccination not only in portugal but mainly in the united kingdom which is our main tourist market it should get better i think there are conditions so that we don't have to go back. to it opening isn't opening we hope it will be a success we should go slowly because that is a year that hasn't special conditions. from now on british tourists no longer have to carry out quarantine when they return home from portugal that makes traveling easier but it's not a return to normal quite yet we still think that we're going to be nowhere near the 2019 expectation so i would say about 2025 percent lower than 2019 considerable better than last year package holiday companies and tourism focused airlines are ramping up their portugal offers some are worried it may be too much too soon. let's take a look at some of the other business stories making headlines with movie

the hotel the a's in the algarve a can hardly wait the tourists are finally coming back especially those from the u.k. which are a major source of income here bookings are up and there is optimism about the summer. with the increase in vaccination not only in portugal but mainly in the united kingdom which is our main tourist market it should get better i think there are conditions so that we don't have to go back. home of it opening is an opening we hope it will be a success we should go slowly because it is a year that hasn't special conditions. from now on british tourists no longer have to carry out quarantine when they return home from portugal that makes traveling easier but it's not a return to normal quite yet we still think that we're going to be nowhere near the 2019 expectation so i would say about 2025 percent lower than 2019 considerable better than last year package holiday companies and turns them focused airlines are ramping up their portugal offers some are worried it may be too much too soon. irish locals carry around air and certainly banking on things getting back to

lewis hamilton showed why he's a seven—time world champion — with a remarkable drive in the algarve tothe all—english final of snooker�*s world championship is underway. you can follow the action on bbc tv and the bbc sport website. that's it. i'll be back with the late news. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. we're less than a week from may's elections, with different polls depending on where you live. 0ur correspondent lewis goodall has been taking a look at what's happening — and where. we have got a bumper mammoth leviathan crop of exciting elections coming up on may the 6th across much of the country. but how can we judge on may the 7th how each of the main parties have done? well, the answer is it's quite complicated because there are lots of elections happening in lots of different places. let's take scotland just to begin with. in scotland, obviously the big question is whether the snp are going to get their majority back. they lost their majority rather unexpectedly back in 2016, this was the 2016 result. you need 65 seats to get a majori

and here on the algarve, they are absolutely delighted.past 14, 15 months, they have really been hit hard during the covid pandemic. if you look at the start at the local airport, faro, in a normal year, around half of all arrivals would be coming from the uk. and with them, they bring about half £1 billion, really boosting the portuguese economy, and that's why we need them at the moment on the beachesin we need them at the moment on the beaches in hotels and restaurants there, putting all their last—minute touches together, waiting for this first wave of british tourists coming back once again. and once they get here, they will find that their own — there isn't a need to quarantine, people will be able to eat indoors and outdoors, you will see some masks and there are social distancing rules. here in portugal the government has extended the state of alert until the end of the month, but cases have been going down and people are really, really glad. they feel they are turning a corner. of course, portugal is really popular at the moment b

hamilton showed why he's a seven—time formula one world champion, with a remarkable drive in the algarve points after three races. i lost out to max at the restart, which was a mistake from my side. but i don't feel bad about it, naturally, because i fixed it. but then overcoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, it's a good feeling. geraint thomas has won a race for the first time since the 2018 tour de france. the welshman started the final time trial of the tour of romandie in switzerland in second place. he finished third in the stage, but that was enough to take the overall victory almost half a minute ahead of his nearest rival. after that dramatic crash yesterday, a victory finally for geraint thomas. that's all the sport for now. back to you. thank you, catherine. now, just over a week aago, two menjumped into the river thames to save a woman who had fallen in. one of the rescuers, folajimi olubunmi—adewole, died. the other man, joaquin garcia, managed to reach the woman and keep her afloat until the police arrived. graham satchell reports. bell tolls at one end of london

ireland's sam bennett sprinted to victory in the first stage at the tour of the algarve 2021.om racing, he showed the power that won him the green jersey at last year's tour de france — beating dutch sprinter danny van poppel to the line. from the goalless and that one in 19 minutes play. i will be back with more support later on. —— sport. the seven leading economies in the world, including the uk, have tonight criticised china and russia for failing to meet international standards of behaviour. it comes after talks in london between foreign ministers from the g7 being hailed as a return to face to face diplomacy. earlier in the day it emerged that the entire indian delegation is self—isolating after two members tested positive for covid—19. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. borisjohnson dropping by the g7 talks this afternoon determined to show confidence in an international meeting hit by a covid scare, determined to show that face—to—face diplomacy as possible in a pandemic. i had a very good meeting with secretary blinken... india's foreign minister, a g

hamilton, once again, showed why he's a 7—time formula one world champion with a remarkable drive in the algarvepen, and then hunt down team mate valterri bottas. the victory extends hamilton's lead in the drivers championship to 8 points after 3 races. i lost out to max at the restart, which was a...mistake from my side. but i don't feel bad about it, actually, because i fixed it. but then overcoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, it's a good feeling. and geraint thomas has won his first race since the 2018 tour de france. the welshman started the final time trial of the tour of romandie in switzerland in second place. he finished third in the stage, but that was enough to take the overall victory almost half a minute ahead of his nearest rival. and that's all the sport for now, joanna. i'll have more throughout the afternoon. nhs workers at wales largest hospital are planting trees to offset the carbon emissions from treating covid patients in their intensive care unit. staff in the critical care unit at the university hospital of wales say they hope their woodland inspires other hos

with a remarkable drive in the algarve to win the portuguese grand prix.ll away too far. most will not see a frost. you might in sheltered glens in scotland but that will be about it. tomorrow, windy. showers still moving around the low pressure. through the day, the wind will moderate. they will be a lot of showers left. tomorrow fairly cloudy and some of the showers wintry on the tops of the hills. during the course of tuesday evening and into wednesday morning, low pressure drifts off and a northerly coming our way. on wednesday, drifts off and a northerly coming ourway. on wednesday, more sunshine. there will still be showers and some of them will be wintry on the tops of the mountains and temperatures will still be below average for early may. as we move into thursday, it looks like we have a system flirting with the south of england. we could see rain for a time. the position of this could change. the rest of the uk, a mixture of sunshine and bright spells and still some showers. temperatures are really low for the time of year. 8—12. heading through

ban stops at midnight on a sunday night, the very first flight arrives at 9:05am on the beautiful algarvelane. and when you come back, you need a pcr test as well? i back, you need a pcr test as well? you need a lot of tests when you come back. if it's a green list country, you need to. it does not really matter what sort of tester is as long as it is medically certified. excitingly for portugal, the certificate is in spanish, french and english. i also need to pre—book a pcr test for when i returned back to the uk. unless i have those two pcs of evidence, i will not be allowed on the flight back to the uk. travel remains incredibly complicated. this is, as you say, the only major european country on the green list. the hope is, across travel, we will get more countries on the green list from the start ofjune. further more, that the testing requirements, particularly coming back into the uk, may be relaxed. at the moment, it's all systems go for portugal, thank goodness. i can't wait, frankly, to get my toes in the atlantic. ,, ., , , ., �* ., ,, , atlantic. stop it, you're making us allj

miguel runs a restaurant in the algarve. this is an absolute amazing news.fection. but unlike the pfizer and moderna jabs, it's been linked to a rare clotting disorder. 28.5 million doses of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine have been given in the uk up to the last week of april. there have been 242 cases of rare blood clots combined with low platelet levels, almost all after the first shot. the overall incidence is one in 100,000 doses, but the risks are higher for those in their 305, where it rises to one in 60,000 doses. there have been 49 deaths in total. that's two deaths per one million doses of vaccine. falling infection rates means the threat to the under 405 from covid is now so small that the potential risk from the astrazeneca vaccine to this age group looms larger. so where possible, they will be given a differentjab. we offer this advice, which places a high priority on safety, in the hope that it will further increase vaccine confidence, so that those of us who are being offered a vaccine in the coming weeks can feel more confident and feel more a

thankfully for the drivers on the algarve, the winds will be lighter today, for qualifying for tomorrow'sght, defends herfour belts against england's natasha jonas, at manchester arena. the pair have history — they fought 9 years ago as amateurs, at the london olympics, taylor beatjonas on her way to winning gold. jonas quit boxing in 2015, but after having a baby, she returned to the ring two years later. leicester are through to rugby union's challenge cup final after a brilliant comeback win. the province had led by 11 points at the break but tries from jasper wiese and ellis genge saw the hosts turn the game around by the hour mark before guy porter's late score sealed a 33 points to 2a win. they'll now face either bath or montpellier in the final next month. the lights went out on england's women, as they stayed top of world rugby in bizarre style. england were leading i7—is in their test match, against france — knowing victory would keep them as the number one team, but with 18 minutes remaining the floodlights failed in villeneuve—d'ascq, and play was suspended — and then later aba

it is great to welcome people back down on the algarve, died in lisbon, but they are feeling a little well, look, in that report we have chelsea who _ feeling? well, look, in that report we have chelsea who have - feeling? well, look, in that report we have chelsea who have beaten| we have chelsea who have beaten manchester city twice. thomas tuchel getting the better over pep guardiola. there is a feeling that manchester city perhaps played... chelsea denying manchester city inevitably winning the premier league title. there is a feeling that pep guardiola has esteem just right and he is going to unleash them in the first champions league final. the one slight doubt with manchester city fans is an injury last night in the final training session with ilkay gundogan soon. that is causing anxiety again amongst the city fans. thank you, ollie. amongst the city fans. thank you, 0llie- enjoy _ amongst the city fans. thank you, ollie. enjoy the _ amongst the city fans. thank you, ollie. enjoy the spectacular - ollie. enjoy the spectacular backdrop, there. you could argue the stakes are even