sarah, thank you very much, sarah corker i for the travel sector. more of your tweets, manchester airport. a couple more of yourtweets, neville manchester airport. a couple more of your tweets, neville says, manchester airport. a couple more of yourtweets, neville says, i manchester airport. a couple more of your tweets, neville says, i will probably have a treat in a cafe tomorrow, not going on a foreign holiday this year, in respect to those we have lost. of course, we always need to point out that not everyone who wants to travel abroad is going on a foreign holiday, they may be going to see family abroad. we heard about a one—year—old's birthday party in a garden, emily says it shout out to my mum turning 59, we are excited to make use of an indoor restaurant booking to celebrate tonight. a very happy birthday to her as well. keep your thoughts coming in. what are you planning to do? what are you still being cautious about? you can do that on twitter. in scotland, six people from three households can now meet indoors, and eight people from eight

here's our business correspondent, sarah corker.centrate. unless that agreement is signed, we're stuck and we're trapped. making a very difficult situation for leaseholders far, far worse. a chorus of concern about the government's building safety fund — £5 billion has been set aside to remove flammable cladding from buildings like this one in st albans. alison hills moved here in 2018. the fire—safety issues were discovered months later. now she's moved out. you're sat here in a flammable flat 2a hours a day, particularly during lockdown, knowing that your building could go up in flames any minute. i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat, i couldn't concentrate. my mental health was in absolute bits. but alison's building, like hundreds of others, isn't being made safe. managing agents who act for the building's freeholders are refusing to sign contracts with the government to release the funding. nigel glen represents the agents. he says the contract, while paying for cladding problems, makes them liable for all other fire—safety defects

sarah corker, bbc news. raw materials because of shortages. the company says surging demand as lockdown eases, as well as problems with the supply chain, mean bagged cement will rise by 15%, chipboard by 10% and paint by 5%. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. the royal navy vessel, which will cost a reported £200 million and be in service for 30 years, would be used to host trade fairs and diplomatic meetings. it would be the successor to the royal yacht britannia, which was retired in 1997. australia's prime minister is in new zealand for the annual bilateral talks with his counterpart, jacinda ardern. the relative success in curbing the coronavirus pandemic was evident — as neither leader wore a mask and scott morrison was welcomed with a traditional maori greeting. from sydney, phil mercer reports — there are flashing images at the start of the report. a traditional maori greeting replaced elbow bumps and fist taps, as new

sarah corker, bbc news. industry overseas. the royal navy vessel — costing a reported £200 million pounds — is due to be in service for 30 years and would be used to host trade fairs and diplomatic meetings. it will be the successor to the royal yacht britannia, which was retired in 1997. lord ricketts is the former british ambassador to france and national security adviser, he's now a crossbench peer. he told me he believes its not worth the cost. it's a colossal waste of money, because i don't think it's at all relevant to the way that modern business and modern contracts are negotiated. the government says it wants britain to be a science and technology superpower, which is great, but i don't think the corporate bosses of the world's great high—tech companies and financial companies are going to be all that impressed with an invitation to go to some distant port and have a cocktail on board a ship in the harbour. so, i think it harks back generations to the way export promotion was done many, many years a

sarah corker reports.men, can you please allow passengers to alight this service before boarding? overcrowded, delayed, uncomfortable. before the pandemic, this was a familiar scene on commuter services between leeds and manchester. it is a joke. this is like the only train you canj get to manchester to get to work in time for nine o'clock, and it's outrageous. - absolute nightmare. the government is now promising the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in 25 years. there will be a new public body called great british railways, managing tracks, trains and timetables. for passengers, a new flexible season ticket that can be used a couple of days a week. it's the end of the franchise model. railfirms will only be paid if trains are on time and clean. in leeds today, not everyone was convinced they'd feel the benefits. the trains are regular enough. we're just too squashed in the trains. well, i've nearly finished my driving lessons, so i think that i would probably drive most places. actually, i've invest

sarah corker, bbc news at manchester airport.ge of bookings for portugal in recent days and my colleague nick beek is on the beach in the algarve. —— beake. thank you, those planes have been touching down and those lucky brits abroad are starting their holidays, many hotfooting it to the beach, the pool many hotfooting it to the beach, the pool, the restaurant and quite possibly the bar as well. and talking to portuguese businesses both big and small, they are delighted these customers are back and there is a real feeling today that, after an extremely difficult period, the outlook is very, very bright. this is how it feels to be on holiday again. the first wave of brits arriving at the airport. the portuguese tourist industry has missed them as much as it has missed the sunshine, sea and sand. taste missed them as much as it has missed the sunshine, sea and sand.— the sunshine, sea and sand. we were su osed the sunshine, sea and sand. we were supposed to — the sunshine, sea and sand. we were supposed to come — the sunshine, sea

sarah corker, bbc news.ce kid — won the oscar for best original song. billyjoe thomas died at his home in texas from lung cancer. now it's time for a look at the weather. fine evening out there across much of the uk. it's been a warm day, temperatures in the low 20s, and more of that to come tomorrow. monday will be another warm and sunny day. look at the forecast, then. there is a little cloud on the satellite picture, in fact, this is earlier on and some coastal areas around parts of aberdeenshire where overcast through most of the afternoon, and that cloud is returning to the night. in fact it will drift further inland across parts of yorkshire, may be as far west as leicestershire, east anglia and the south—east. but at toward the west, it will be a starry, starry night. tomorrow, bright from the word go, lots of sunshine apart from some eastern counties, and then a sunny day. temperatures will probably peak at around 24, maybe 25, but where the cloud hugs the coast there around aberdeenshire, it could o

sarah corker reports.e allow passengers to alight this service before boarding? overcrowded, delayed, uncomfortable. before the pandemic, this was a familiar scene on commuter services between leeds and manchester. it is a joke. this is like the only train you canj get to manchester to get to work in time for nine o'clock, and it's outrageous. - absolute nightmare. the government is now promising the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in 25 years. there will be a new public body called great british railways, managing tracks, trains and timetables. for passengers, a new flexible season ticket that can be used a couple of days a week. it's the end of the franchise model. rail firms will only be paid if trains are on time and clean. in leeds today, not everyone was convinced they'd feel the benefits. the trains are regular enough. we're just too squashed in the trains. well, i've nearly finished my driving lessons, so i think that i would probably drive most places. actually, i've invested in one of thos

this report from sarah corker at manchester airport.d list countries must quarantine in a government—managed hotel, and pay for it. you shouldn't travel to destinations on this list. this is a cautious restarting to foreign holidays. manchester airport is operating at around 10% of normal capacity. it is expecting 3,000 passengers today, but if you compare that to a monday before the pandemic, that number would have been 90,000 passengers, so this is a slow and gradual recovery. getting away to a green list destination takes some planning. you have to have a covid test three days before departure, and when you get back. at heathrow this morning, these passengers were relieved everything went smoothly. we didn't know whether we were coming or not, so it has been a bit of a cliffhanger! just nice to get away, first opportunity it arises, it is time to be good to yourself. the traffic light system will be reviewed every three weeks. the travel sector hopes holiday hotspots, like spain and greece, will be given the green light soon. we woul

our business correspondent sarah corker is at leeds station and has more details on what passengers caned to run the train services. what does this mean for passengers? there are going to be flexible season tickets brought in from the end ofjune so people will be able to use them two or three days of the week, perhaps reflecting the changing world of work. there will also be pay—as—you—go and contactless tickets, similar to the oyster system in london. we can get some reaction now from the businesses community. amy is with me and runs a business consultancy in leeds. first question, what is your experience of the rail sector? pretty terrible. they're very expensive, very overcrowded and highly unreliable. personally i only tend to use the train if i am going to london. so not good then? no. what about these reforms, obviously there is a flexible season—ticket coming in. how could that help your employees who will be working towards this hybrid model, a bit in the office and at home? i think it is really good idea and will help our workers. during the pandemic we have been employing a lo

our business correspondent sarah corker reports.e back, and portugal's beach resorts are getting ready for an influx of british holiday—makers. from today, people from england and scotland can jet off to destinations on the green list. those in wales are being told to only go abroad for essential reasons. lauren from london has booked a trip to lisbon. we have nothing booked except flights right now and we're going to go and hopefully stay in lisbon for a couple of days and then maybe drive out, see what's going on. you know, i'm really, really hoping for a level of spontaneity in our lives. in yeovil, andrew and his son are getting ready to head to the algarve. i wanted to take a break. you know, it's been a tough year for everybody, ithink, mentally. and i wanted to get away with my 11—year—old boy, joel. and just this is a perfect, perfect opportunity to grab a bit of sun, recharge the batteries and do something we haven't been able to do for the best part of well over a year. 12 countries and territories are on the green list —

let's get more from our business correspondent sarah corker.hout the peak rush hour but it has been really quiet and passenger numbers have plummeted during lockdown but there are big reforms on the way, described as the biggest shake—up for the rail sector in a generation. there will be a new public body called great british railways and what that body will do is manage the trains and the tracks and the fares and it marks the end of the franchise model. there is still a place for private sector companies, they will be brought in under a new concession model, so contracted to run the train services. what does this all mean for passengers? well, there are going to be flexible season tickets brought in from the end ofjune, so people will be able to use them two or three days a week, perhaps reflecting the changing world of work, and we also know there will be pay—as—you—go and contactless tickets similar to the oyster system in london. we can get some reaction know from the business sector. let's speak to amy de—balsi. she runs a technology consu

our business presenter, sarah corker, has been in manchester speaking to staff at deloitte.e and get out of yourflat a space where you can come and get out of your flat and feel like there�*s a break from working your living room? there's a break from working your living room?— there's a break from working your living room? that's right. so i live in an apartment _ living room? that's right. so i live in an apartment in _ living room? that's right. so i live in an apartment in the _ living room? that's right. so i live in an apartment in the city - living room? that's right. so i live in an apartment in the city centre| in an apartment in the city centre with my partner, so like most people we have adapted, we got a big screen and a desk in our spare room, but both of us being on zoom calls, it is challenging and that spared —— shared space will stop so having an access to an office has been fantastic. access to an office has been fantastic-— access to an office has been fantastic. ~ , , , fantastic. mixing it up, flexibility is the key for _ fantastic. mixing it up, flexibi

sarah corker is at manchester airport for us.a really difficult year of lockdown and restrictions, they are looking forward to some guaranteed sunshine and relaxing on the beach. there was excitement this morning as people headed off on foreign holidays, but also a bit of nervousness too, i think people remembering what happened last summer when those travel rules were changed, often at the last minute, and some people found it difficult didn't they come to get refunds for cancelled trips? airlines are putting on thousands of extra seats this summer to those green list destinations. portugal, of course, is the only major european destination to be on the green list, and as we have heard, there has been a surge in bookings. but the travel sector has been calling for more countries to be put on that green list, including popular holiday destinations like spain and greece, but of course nothing at this stage is guaranteed. now, earlier we heard from the chief executive of british airways. portugal is probably the first benchmark, an

sarah corker is at leeds station for us. what leeds station for us. will this mean in the practical senseing from platform one a here in — sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. _ sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. as _ sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. as you - sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. as you can - sense? good morning from platform| one a here in leeds. as you can see, still pretty quiet and a train just arriving here, but passenger numbers during the pandemic have plummeted, but there are big changes ahead, described as the biggest reforms for the rail sector in a generation. as you say there will be a new public body that will manage both the trains and trucks and it will be called great british railways. it means the end of the franchise model, but there will be a role for private sector companies as well as they will be contracted to run the tracks, so like a concessions model. what does all this mean for passengers? there will be flexible season tickets and people will be able to use them two or t