. >> [speaking french] kate: ryanair along with the manchester airlines group has sued the british government to challenge the traffic light system that has been put in place for international travel. court papers argue the government should clearly explain how it makes decisions on categorizing countries. other airlines are expected to join the legal action. the reclassification of portugal from green to amber spark controversy -- sparked controversy. the government says it is considering relaxing rules for citizens returning from abroad. the number of americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, reversing a seven-week downward trend. 412 thousand new claims were filed, 37,000 higher than the previous week. analysts said the shift was likely due to seasonal volatility and some changes in state systems. if numbers continue to rise, it could be a worrying trend. the dow jones and s&p 500 have closed lower for the second day in a row. investors slightly rattled by the federal reserve's plans to raise rates in 2023, earlier than expected. the nasdaq managing to close up. we saw losses

we start with the travel industry, because airlines and holiday firms have told the bbc they support legal action by ryanair and manchesterrt group against the uk government. on thursday the companies filed papers at england's high court demanding transparency over the government's traffic light system which classifies destinations as green, amber or red. no european countries are now on the green quarantine free list after portugal was taken off at short notice, with just weeks to go until the peak holiday season. the boss of easyjet holidays says government policy has been inconsistent. we have had so many mixed messages. we had a global task was given the objective to reopen travel and to come with a safe roadmap to reopen travel. we all put input into that and patiently waited for it to come out and then within a week of that actually happening, they went back on pledges that were made in that and fast to be able to plan the kind of capacities we would like to plan for the rest of the summer in the uk, it is really important government are really important government are really clear with the industry and consumers ab

and remember, is not just the airlines but airline operators, once bustling departure and arrival halls are deserted, that is why manchesteron because it is partly owned by regional authorities in the north—west of england. they are really reliant on the revenues, from car parks and all the other kinds of discretionary spending and that really has been pretty much at zero because travel has fallen off a cliff and they really need to see recovery, and want clarity.— really need to see recovery, and want clarity. 0k, susanna street on _ and want clarity. 0k, susanna street up from _ and want clarity. 0k, susanna street up from hargreaves i street up from hargreaves lansdowne. —— streeter. more than 11 million people here in the uk were furloughed from theirjobs during the pandemic. but with many now returning or looking forward to getting back to work — the end of the furlough scheme could be very tough for older workers, according to new research. it found the over 65s were 40% more likely to be furloughed than those in their 40s. and it warns that older workers have found it much harder to return to work after a period of

names in travel lodging this legal challenge, the manchester airport group, which includes stansted airport and east midlands airport and ryanair, a huge airlineernment put 12 countries on the green list including portugal, and we saw a huge exodus, a ramp up of tourism into portugal and two weeks later the government change the guidance and put it on the amber list. the tourism industry was angry. they were told that there would be a green watch list, part of the new way that travel would operate and if a country was at risk of going into the other category, there would be more warning. that didn't happen and within four days, portugal went from green to amber, leaving tens of thousands of british holiday—makers scrambling to get back. the tourism industry and the big airlines, transport companies, what the government to start being clearer and more transparent with how these decisions are made, because the tourism bosses and transport industry don't feel like they are getting the necessary information on how these data and how these decisions are made. michael 0'leary says that the uk traffic light system has been an absolute shambles from t