we have seen the volatility of how things can change quickly and to transport secretary grant shappstweet last night that you must be content to be able to quarantine for m days if you go anywhere. there has been pressure on the government to look at other alternatives to that and one of the things that comes up a lot is the idea of testing at the airport. transport secretary grant shapps said they are looking at that, they are said they are looking at that, they a re interested said they are looking at that, they are interested in it, but it's not as simple as it sounds. if you test somebody on day one when they come into the country, it may only find — and these figures are of course debated and disputed by scientists and medical experts — but it may only find 7% of people who are asymptomatic, in other words, people who don't know they have coronavirus and if you have it you shouldn't be travelling anyway, of course. so it's not very helpful on day one. you then need to potentially test on day eight to get a very high percentage. you then need the results and by then you could be

this is what grant shapps said earlier. now return to work, it is safe to do so. your employer should have put in covid—friendly or covid—unfriendly, i suppose you could say, measures, to ensure that people can work safely from their offices, because there are just things which are impossible to do from home over zoom videos, as we are doing now. so, yes, gradually, now people will start to return to the office, but i suspect we will see more flexible working than we have seen in the past, and it will be for employers and employees to work out the right balance in their particular cases. interesting to hear grant shapps saying that ultimately it would be up saying that ultimately it would be up to employers, because of course thatis up to employers, because of course that is the case, no matter what the government says and tries to cajole people back into offices, it will be up people back into offices, it will be up to individual employers to manage what is best for them. and, of course, with social distancing still requir

we are talking to the transport minister grant shapps in about an hour and minister grant shapps in aboutand a minister grant shapps in about an hour and a half, minister grant shapps in about an hourand a half, and minister grant shapps in about an hour and a half, and it's very clear that if you are going on holiday now, you need to be keeping a close eye on the quarantine rules because they are changing frequently. yes, this is a pretty established pattern now. we have seen it happened with belgium, france, with spain, this idea that somewhere where you could go to visit without having to quarantine on your return, that could change very quickly and you could change very quickly and you could find you have to do. grant shapps the transport secretary drawing attention to that in a tweet last night, saying, only travel if you are content to unexpectedly quarantine 14 days if you require. it's also a possibility of being able to for some people, but portugal is the most significant country we have seen go at the other way, saying you can now go there without quarantine. the portuguese gov

it happens to grant shapps.ere ready for it but i think a lot of people don't want to quarantine, so thatis people don't want to quarantine, so that is why there is this exodus from france to get back and there is going to be a lot of people making that rationale, but there's going to bea that rationale, but there's going to be a lot more, it's costing a lot more to get home, prices have gone up more to get home, prices have gone up as well. is there an argument to say, look, you knew when there is risk when you went out to france, so deal with it? it is risk when you went out to france, so dealwith it? it is hard risk when you went out to france, so deal with it? it is hard to say you knew the risk, so deal with it, to people. this must be a horrible, stressful and to a holiday, to see that news and have to scramble to come back or work—out whether you're actually able take two weeks of work, to be in quarantine, and i think, fine, i understand that this happens, we all understand this happens, we all understan

already in france, people planning to go to france in the coming weeks, but the transport secretary grant shappsight saying that the country cannot risk a reimport in cases from abroad so the government sticking to the idea that they will be tough when it comes to reimposing quarantine on countries going forward because they say they do not want the hard work of people here who have stuck to the rules be put at risk by people coming in from other countries but no doubt it will come under a lot of scrutiny and travellers will be worried to about what means for them. the prime minister said they would be absolutely ruthless when they were looking at the less. there are other countries on there too? other countries, the netherlands, malta, monaco, aruba, all removed tonight and that will come into force at 4am on saturday morning uk time and it will be across the entirety of the united kingdom, scotland, wales and northern ireland and england. the prime minister saying the government wants to be absolutely ruthless on this but i think there will still be questions for ministers when they announced

grant shapps, the transport secretary, said it would not work forjust specific regions, you have gotthink the other issue here is actually nightclubs, we're told there will be a government announcement in the next few days possibly closing nightclubs in split. at the moment they can open until midnight. we were walking around here today. i have spoken to people from different parts of europe. it is interesting to see that people are a lot closer together than i have witnessed in spain and brussels. mask wearing is not mandatory here. there is talk that early next week that could be imposed too. the manchester united captain, harry maguire, is facing greek prosecutors in connection with an alleged altercation on the island of mykonos. the england defender, and two other britons, were arrested by police following an apparent disturbance between them and another group outside a bar. he denies the allegations against him. our reporter is in athens, and gave us this update. what the prosecutor is trying to do right now is to assess what really kind of happened, so he is hearing the testim

uk transport secretary grant shapps says the restrictions, which will also affect travellers from maltarks & caicos and aruba will come into effect for the whole of the uk from saturday morning. this evening we will announce that there will be quarantined brought in for a number of other locations, including france, and some others. that is because we have absolutely worked so hard to make sure that we are keeping our numbers down here and we cannot afford to reimport those cases from elsewhere. at the same time restrictions within the uk are continuing to be eased. from august 15, indoor theatre, music and performance venues will be able to reopen with socially distanced audiences. "close contact" beauty services such as facials, eyebrow threading and eyelash treatments will resume and wedding receptions for up to 30 guests will be permitted. the changes will not apply in the specific areas where local restrictions are in place. they also come at the same time as increases in fines for those who don't wear masks in public — repeat offenders could be forced to pay up to £3,200. we can c

grant shapps said there are serious difficulties with that because people move around but he said the could be done perhaps for islands. this came up when quarantine was reimposed on spain because infection rates were much lower in the balearic islands and canaries. so these things are being looked at and i think the pressure will stay on the government to look at other alternatives to quarantine. we can speak now to emma irvine, a british student stuck outside dubrovnik. and herfriend rebecca machie, who works two jobs and is worried about what will happen. iam i am sorry you are stuck, when were you hoping to come home? on sunday. and when they announced last night we tried to book flights but couldn't get anything direct into northern ireland any sooner, or anywhere else in the uk so we have resigned ourselves we are staying here and we'll have to quarantine. what will the impact be because you will get back after 4am tomorrow, so you will have to quarantine. emma, what are the imprecations of that for you? i am meant to be starting back at university, starting my final year of med

this morning, the transport secretary grant shapps explained his decision.t is inherent in the system at the moment that travel isn't as reliable as it once was. i am afraid this virus, particularly when it is out of our hands, overseas, is an unpredictable beast. the destinations on the uk's quarantine list is growing, with five more countries and destinations now added. in the netherlands, daily coronavirus cases are 15 times that of a month ago, an average of 600 a day. in france, the number of daily covid cases is four times that of a month ago, reaching more than 2,500 a day. the french europe minister has made sure, clear on social media they will reciprocate. uk travellers will be made to quarantine on arrival in france. there is only one ferry a day that comes from this northern french port in le havre, through brittany ferries to portsmouth and they are saying that there is very little space left and they are warning people not simply to turn up to this port without a ticket. they say it is unlikely they will get the last boat tonight. the situation

grant shapps, thank you for your time this morning. you're very welcome. answer. charlie: the director says we have to hand to mic quickly, is right? go! it is still a special feeling for me when either of you hand to me for the sport. england's sam curran says he gets goosebumps playing alongside teamate jimmy anderson, and the pair will be looking to build on a good start to the second test against pakistan in southampton. in fact, their performance was much brighter than the weather on day one — and the forcast isn't great — with the tourists resuming on 126—5. joe wilson reports. who did shan masood see approaching? that is james ‘eternal‘ anderson, a classic start. but watch now for a dropped catch. for a ball that struck the stumps but refused to dislodge the bails. and for another dropped catch. dropped again. worse than the one before. allowed the opportunity to thrive, pakistan did just that. even before lunch it seemed england were chasing after missed chances. and so anderson. age is just an abbreviation for experience. burns held on, azhar ali

we will speak to grant shapps the transport secretary. transport, let us know in the usual way. the liberal democrats need to "wake up and smell the coffee", according to the party's newly elected leader, sir ed davey. he has been acting leader sincejo swinson lost her seat at the december 2019 general election — when the party only managed to secure 12 per cent of the vote. sir ed joins us now from westminster. i will say congratulations on winning the competition to be leader of the liberal democrats. what did you bring to the party that your rival layla moran did not? layla moran is a good friend and we fought a good contest, but i think the party liked my experience and vision. i have been in politics a while and given the liberal democrats have a real challenge. we failed in three general elections, poor results, we need to reconnect with voters and hopefully my experience will enable me to fix the problem the party house. we have a clear vision. i want a greener economy, fairer society, but before we talk about policies, we need to

uk transport secretary grant shapps says the restrictions, which will also affect travellers from maltauba, will come into effect for the whole of the uk from saturday morning. this evening we will announce that there will be quarantine brought in for a number of other locations, now including france, holland and some others. that is because we have absolutely worked so hard to make sure that we are keeping our numbers down here and we cannot afford to reimport those cases from elsewhere. this weekend marks 75 years since japan's surrender in the second world war. once the fighting ended, the us occupied japan, imposing a constitutional democracy on the former empire, something that shaped international relations in the region for decades to come. 0ne veteran, john hutchin, who's 96, was part of the chindit special forces, which fought behind enemy lines in burma, facing disease and monsoon rains. he's been speaking to our correspondent, robert hall. twice a day for five weeks, they attacked. morning... ..and evening. 0ur losses were very heavy. archive: here they are in close up for th

grant shapps, the transport secretary said it would not work forjust specific regions, you needed a blanketill be a government announcement in the next few days closing nightclubs in split. at the moment they can open until midnight. it is interesting to see that people are a lot closer together. i have witnessed in spain and brussels, mask wearing is not mandatory here. a there is thought that could be imposed here next week. a there is thought that could be imposed here next week. in belarus, demonstrators are preparing for another major opposition rally this weekend. the use of force to crack down on protesters following the disputed presidential elections earlier this month has fueled anger and led to rallies across the country. there are reports of abuse and torture emerging, as people are released from detention centres. the bbc s abdujalil ab—dura—sulov visited a hospital in minsk to speak to some of the patients there. an undercover visit to a state hospital. the government of belarus does not want the public to see the patients here. this is a hospital in minsk where some of the pr

uk transport secretary grant shapps says the restrictions, which will also affect travellers from malta, turks & caicos and aruba, will come into effect for the whole of the uk from saturday morning. this evening we will announce that there will be quarantined brought in for a number of other locations, including france, and some others. france, holland and some others. that is because we have absolutely worked so hard to make sure that we are keeping our numbers down here and we cannot afford to reimport those cases from elsewhere. i spoke to our political correspondent, jessica parker, a short while ago and asked her whether these new quarantine measures had comes as a surprise. speculation about whether france could be added to the quarantine list has been building for some time now. i think it is not a surprise, especially as we have seen infection rates rise in the country and willingness from ministers at least, to act pretty quickly whether they have concerns. of course, it was not so long ago that spain, the uk's most popular uk destination was, for some people quite out of the

transport secretary grant shapps tweeted today that people should get used to unexpected announcementre feel overwhelmed, panicking, saying they have not been given enough time. our team has been travelling around croatia trying to understand the situation for people and why the covid situation has become so bad. this is split, croatia's second city and its seaside party capital. there are motorists here from the uk than from any other country. 56,000 british holiday—makers have chosen a post lockdown break along the dalmatian coast since the start of august. 17,000 are still in the country and many of them are scrambling to leave before the mandatory quarantine rules kick in. just getting into a taxi. lawrence manning is on holiday with his partner in dubrovnik. they we re with his partner in dubrovnik. they were due to fly back on saturday but they are rushing to the airport this evening. something like £350 return, and wejust evening. something like £350 return, and we just had to pay, just over £750 for two singles back. further up £750 for two singles back. further up the coast a

the transport secretary, grant shapps, has warned that people travelling anywhere abroad this summerheir eyes open to the possibility of further restrictions. here's our health correspondent, richard galpin. thousands of british tourists here in croatia now have a crucial decision to make. whether to head to the airports to return home or continue their holiday knowing they will have to quarantine for two weeks on return to the uk. the uk government's announcement that croatia was now in the quarantine list causing dilemmas for many, and they need to decide before the deadline of early tomorrow morning. i meant to be starting back at university. i'm starting my final year of medical school on friday. i'm meant to be moving into new accommodation but i won't be able to do that, so i'm in contact with the university, trying to make arrangements to start a bit later. i'm not sure what impact that will have on the rest of the year. in this time of coronavirus, croatia had been seen as one of the safer european countries for tourists. but infection rates have been rising, not least as a r

the transport secretary, grant shapps, says the rule comes into effect for the whole of the uk, fromo affect travellers from the netherlands and malta. the current rate of infection in france is 32.1 cases per 100,000 people, while the uk, by comparison, has 18.5 cases per 100,000. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has more details. you don't hear much english at this campsite near eurodisney. even before the quarantine announcement, the number of british guests here had dropped by more than two thirds this year. jenny thorpe and her family bought an annual pass to euro disney back in march, on the day the park went into lockdown. this is their third visit here this year, they have another one planned for october. we were due to come at the end of the month, but we brought a forward by two weeks to give us the two weeks when we get back. so we will make sure we are back in the uk two weeks before they start school. tonight, the transport manager confirmed the new rules. —— transport minister. this evening, we are announcing that there will now be quarantine brought in for a n

grant shapps said that the government will offer every possible assistance following this tragedy.mates. and coming up — the growing impact of coronavirus in india, as the country‘s death toll overtakes the uk. coming up on bbc news, england strike early against pakistan. james anderson getting them off the mark in familiar fashion at the start of the second test in southampton. india has overtaken the uk in the number of people who have died with coronavirus. the country has recorded more than 47,000 deaths and the number of infections is rising rapidly among the population of 1.3 billion. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. at one of the world‘s wealthiest temple complexes in south india, they‘re paying a heavy price. it‘s been two months since the shrines at tirumala tirupati reopened after lockdown. but, even with strict measures in place, at least 740 staff have tested positive with coronavirus. three have died, including a priest. this temple remains open, despite the outbreak, as places of worship across india welcome visitors again. as the cou

grant shapps has previously said that it would be too difficult to impose restrictions on a granularting to be able to get that sort of information out. at the moment, it looks likely that the government policy is not currently due to change. caroline davies, thank you very much. labour has called for next summer's a level and gcse exams in england to be delayed by up to two months to allow pupils more time to catch up on lost teaching time after schools were closed during the pandemic. the shadow education secretary, kate green said pupils have a "mountain to climb" to prepare for exams after months away from the classroom. the uk government has insisted exams will go ahead next year. tony bonsignore reports. it's only been a few weeks since this year's students got theirfinal grades but what to do about next yea r‘s exams? it's a question that is already testing politicians. labour's answer, delay gcses and a—levels in england until at leastjune, to make up for lost teaching time. we really feel it's important that we put young people first when planning for next year's assessments

the transport secretary, grant shapps, has warned that people travelling anywhere abroad this summerhould keep their eyes open to the possibility of further restrictions. here's our health correspondent richard galpin. thousands of british tourists here in croatia now have a crucial decision to make. whether to head to the airports to return home or continue their holiday knowing they will have to quarantine for two weeks on return to the uk. the uk government's announcement that croatia was now in the quarantine list causing dilemmas for many, and they need to decide before the deadline of early tomorrow morning. i meant to be starting back at university. i'm starting my final year of medical school on friday. i'm meant to be moving into new accommodation but i won't be able to do that, so i'm in contact with the university, trying to make arrangements to start a bit later. i'm not sure what impact that will have on the rest of the year. in this time of coronavirus, croatia had been seen as one of the safer european countries for tourists. but infection rates have been rising, not l

transport secretary grant shapps tweeted today that people should get used to unexpected announcements enough time. our team has been travelling around croatia trying to understand the situation for people and why the covid situation has become so bad. this is split, croatia's second city and its seaside party capital. there are more tourists here from the uk than from any other country. 56,000 british holiday—makers have chosen a post lockdown break along the dalmatian coast since the start of august. 17,000 are still in the country and many of them are scrambling to leave before the mandatory quarantine rules kick in. just getting into a taxi. lawrence manning is on holiday with his partner in dubrovnik. they were due to fly back on saturday but they are rushing to the airport this evening. something like £350 to return, and we just had to pay, just over £750 for two singles back. further up the coast at this harbour, a group of students from nottingham trent university say they need to be back for the start of term, but they can't afford the ticket prices. we obviously don't have th

transport secretary grant shapps said the changes start at 4 o'clock in the morning on saturday except where restrictions started midnight on thursday. the countries are the latest to have a change in rules, after quara ntines were reimposed for spain and luxembourg. up to 1.8 million british nationals visit belgium every year, while 150,000 visit andorra. the bahamas, meanwhile, saw more than 36,000 visits from the uk in 2018. people who do not self—isolate when required can be fined up to £1,000 in england, wales, and northern ireland and those returning to scotland could be fined £480, with fines up to £5,000 for persistent offenders. and coronavirus cases in france are being "closely monitored" by the british government, amid reports that the country is in danger of being added to the uk's quarantine list. new infections in france put the nation at levels not seen since late may — though no change to foreign office guidance has been announced. 0ur brussels correspondent nick beakejoins me now. good morning to you. i think it was exactly this time last week we were talking about the

here's what transport secretary grant shapps had to say this morning. it clearly has been a very, very people haven't been able to take those exams and as i say, i have a couple of gcse twins in this house who are exactly in that position, nervously waiting so i totally get why it's concerning time for students but, the system has actually enabled more people to get university places accepted and, there is this a triple lock enabling people to go back to their marks or even people to go back to their marks or eve n reta ke, people to go back to their marks or even retake, or rather take the a—level exams in early september so the system is being put in place to try and make this as fair as it possibly can be for everybody. the deputy leader of the labour party angela rayner said people had been devastated by the system. we believe the only option the government has now is to go back to the teacher awarded grades, they made such a fiasco. look at what happened over the last 24 hours, a lot of children who have worked incredibly hard have been devastated by a system that's been devastate

grant shapps said that the government will offer every possible assistance following this tragedy.place for many parts of the uk, after a second night of thunderstorms. it follows an unprecedented spell of high temperatures in many areas. caroline davies reports. on another day of record temperatures, this. storms battered parts of south london with wind, rain and hail. this was inside a supermarket in telford, in shropshire, ceiling panels falling as the rain pours in through the roof. some parts of scotland saw almost seven hours of continuous rain. many areas saw flooding, including here in perth. while cars were stuck, floating in floodwaters in aberdeen. and in bristol, two people were rescued by the fire services from the mud along the banks of the avon new cut, after getting stuck earlier in the evening. the met office have warned that the current hot weather creates ideal conditions for thunderstorms. the heat is due to continue in some places, with little drop—off at night. and for a sixth day in a row, temperatures in london hit at least 3a degrees, for the first time sin

the transport secretary grant shapps has also treated, just met urgently with network rail for has alsot that line and that stretch of track? it isa that line and that stretch of track? it is a main line, as we have been hearing, that runs through a very rural area, which is obviously something of a challenge for the emergency services. the focus at this point is obviously to get the emergency services and deal with any casualties. we have no idea at this stage what casualties there may or may or may not be. beyond that there will be an investigation process and we know that an inspector from the office of rail and road, the rail regulator, is already travelling up to the scene, the rail accident investigation branch in farmborough will be becoming involved if it is as major and incident as it seems to be they will be sending an on—site team. british transport police will also be involved so even at this stage where the emphasis is very much in dealing with any casualties attention will be turning to what actually happened, ensuring that the greatest amount of information can be gained

the points you made at the beginning, as we understand from the government, grant shapps said it is ang to be happening next? but we seem again to be in this routine where a thursday night, iam be in this routine where a thursday night, i am expecting it around 10pm, probably a tweet from the transport secretary grant shapps saying, this is what we have decided. at that point, it would seem decided. at that point, it would seem unlikely that anybody who is in the affected countries will have another 30 hours to get back to the uk. it is not simply a matter of nipping across the border, say, from croatia to slovenia. you actually have to be back in the uk. as we saw last week, that triggers a very unseemly rush from people who work in this strange summer. you have sun, sea and self isolation for two weeks when you get back. for the moment, thanks. as we've been hearing, croatia could be next on the list. tomislav fain is a bar and restaurant owner based on the coast of the country, hejoins us now. thank you forjoining us. why do you think croatia should or shouldn't be next on the list

the transport secretary grant shapps is expected to travel to the site later. incident. a revamped coronavirus contact tracing app begins public trials on the isle of wight today. the app is meant to log when two people's phones are close together for a period of time. if one person is later diagnosed with the virus, the other can be alerted before they show symptoms. it's not yet clear when the app might be rolled out across england. the findings of the world's largest home antibody testing programme for coronavirus have been released this morning. the research, by imperial college london, involved 100,000 volunteers across england, using a finger prick test in their own home. so let's take a look at what those findings show us. across england the research suggests that 6% of the population, around 3.4 million people, have been infected with coronavirus. the study also found that 13% of people in london had antibodies against the virus. while in the southwest of england that figure dropped to less than 3%. let's speak now to one of the lead authors of the stud

you make an impassioned case and then we spoke to grant shapps yesterday on this issue, we know the primee couege what the young people saying and the college principals, i think they are good to show they do not understand the communities that they say they wa nt to the communities that they say they want to level up. they simply cannot be allowed to stand. notice why i say to you this morning, i am fully prepared to take legal action because it discriminates against young people on the basis of the institution that they want to, rather than their ability. mindful of two things though, the statistics show that more students from deprived backgrounds have got places at university, which is one of the things the government are saying, the other thing is the option of taking exams in october remains. i'm afraid i do not accept that. you have got a place at university, so what are you complaining about? that is the implication of that. what happens to be the not the first choice that they wanted to go to, why should i accept that second best for young people in greater manchester? why should

toa game, the transport secretary grant shapps to a game, said the same thing, don't rush to calaise to get back to the same —— to the uk. the ferry operators, you imagine, very busy, a lot of them saying they cannot reply to individual twitter messages, that gives you an impression of the sort of volume of traffic, calls, enquiries they are dealing with and again, they say, yes, if you can change your travel arrangements do so online but do not turn up at the ports on spec and anybody who is trying to change their arrangements, asi trying to change their arrangements, as i said earlier, will probably have to pay a premium for that. there are flights, again, if there isa there are flights, again, if there is a lot of people chasing a limited number of seats those seats will inevitably go up in price, we see that happening right now. andy, i speak as someone who is hoping to due to drive to france this weekend, eurotunnel say if everyone with flexible tickets turns up there will be space for everyone x? i am not going anywhere, i don't think. andy moore, thank you so much. gavin lee,