vishala sri—pathma, bbc news. leigh milner, who gauged the response from holidaymakers at london's st pancras station where eurostar trains arrive from france. mixed reactions, it has been so much a busy day here you might be able to see behind me how many people are out and about enjoying the sunshine, in fact there was a queue outside the entrance this morning at about 9:30am. despite temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees, it seems that is not enough for holiday—makers, they are keen to get a summer getaway. monday cannot come soon enough because for those who are double vaccinated who are returning from amber list countries will not have to isolate for ten days, unless they are coming from france. that is causing a lot of confusion, not just for holiday companies, but for holiday—makers here in london. i was actually really excited to go to france so i didn't have to quarantine when i got back, so it's really annoying to be honest. has it scuppered your plans quite a lot? i mean, i don't have a choice now. i'

vishala sri—pathma, bbc news.vel restrictions come as the conservative former health secretaryjeremy hunt has warned that lockdown restrictions may have to be re—imposed in the autumn if case numbers continue to rise here throughout the summer. it comes as the largest ever roll—out of flu vaccine in england has been announced — hoping to reach 35 million people this winter. our health correspondent anna collinson reports. a winter of face coverings and lockdowns. it helps stop the spread of covid—i9 and meant far fewer people were catching other bugs. but amid fears winter flu could put intense pressure on the health service this year, free flu vaccines will be offered to 35 million people in england. expanding the programme to include the majority of secondary school pupils up to year 11. it school pupils up to year 11. tit finally feels as if we are giving priority to educational continuity for those young people, so they can start september with the sense that the adults on the rim are doing everything they can

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vishala sri—pathma, bbc news.esting in france against new rules, which will oblige health workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the restrictions also mean that people will need to show either a vaccine health pass or a negative covid test to enter public places including restaurants. since they were announced on monday, a record number of people have booked appointments to be vaccinated. the annual haj pilgrimmage is getting under way in mecca with a reduced number of participants. for a second consecutive year, only 60,000 people will be taking part because of covid restrictions. in normal years, around two and a half million muslims from across the world would visit the holiest sites of islam in mecca and medina — a pilgrimmage which all muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetimes. the us military wants to build a large new radar site in britain to track targets in deep space. it comes amid growing concerns about an arms race in space. the us and britain have accused china and russia of

with me now is our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma.ven with the vaccine. that shows the struggles they face. you said with that — shows the struggles they face. 7m. said with that statistic that it has taken six months to reach the 18 day figure from 2019. john holland k there was opening up about better options, mentioning that pcr tests could be scrapped and replacing them with a cheaper lateral flow test and also to open up the uk to fully vaccinated travellers from the european union and the united states. both are key markets for the uk partly because we're in great location here, in london we get a lot of passing through tourist traffic, people tend to stay here for a few days if they go to other locations and this is a key time. it is a summerand locations and this is a key time. it is a summer and that these leaders are keen that if we are going to open up to fully vaccinated travellers that we open up by the end ofjuly so we can take advantage of the peak summer holiday season. ryanair have reported slightly better results but

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