tom burridge, bbc news. in england facing gcses or a—levels next year have returned to school — meeting their teachers face—to—face for the first time since the lockdown began in march. government guidelines only permit a quarter of the chosen year groups — ten and i2 — to be on site at any one time. pupils from all age groups in wales will return at the end of this month, and scottish and northern irish schools will reopen in august. our education editor branwenjefffreys has more. for ella, time to see friends again. in year 10, she will now get a day of school each week before summer. how do you feel about me going back to school? i've got mixed feelings, really, to be honest. by the time they reached the school gates, they're thinking about how much has been missed. i am feeling nervous, because we have been off for three months, i think, but i am also happy because i get to see my friends and finally return to some sort of normality with learning. next year's gcse exams already on the horizon. i am not s

tom burridge, bbc news.rom greece now — it's expected to be one of those countries on the uk government's list next week. the greek tourism minister says no firm date's been set to reopen its borders to travellers from britain but says the country is ready to do so. greece has had an excellent track record in dealing with this crisis. we have lifted most of our internal restrictions and we have also opened our two main airports and we still have the situation under control, so this gives us the confidence that as we move as well to lift further the restrictions that we are a safe destination for travellers, uk included, to have their vacations this year. we have lifted for the past 15 days almost and the importing of cases has been minimum, so this is a very positive sign for us, to slowly, as i said, venture out. the important thing is to not necessarily rush things but what we do we do not take back, because i think the market, if you like, would like to have a clear signal of what is allowed and what is n

tom burridge, bbc news.aking quarantine as it battles clusters of coronavirus popping up across the country, stepping up its track and trace measures. it's using technology to find covid—19 carriers in less than an hour. the country has been credited with one of the most successful pandemic strategies in the world. our seoul correspondent laura bicker has more details each gasp for breath... each drop of blood painted an alarming picture. do you have any cough? no cough. headache? wan yu from wuhan, china, was south korea's first coronavirus patient. her scans revealed she had been ill for days before showing symptoms. doctors realised then that carriers could infect others without knowing they were sick. at the peak of the outbreak, hundreds of contract tracers were mobilised, lessons south korea learned from previous epidemics. she is allowed to ask personal questions and record private details because of special laws brought in to combat infectious diseases. tracers then hit the streets to seek out cctv f

tom burridge, bbc news. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me.ortant changes, but some last minute advice coming from the scottish government. this process hasn't been particularly straightforward. when the quarantine was announced, there was criticism it hadn't been done earlier, criticism that it applied to all countries when incidents of the disease were falling in sum, and now just three weeks after it was introduced, a large part of it seems to be on the way out. but the government does now hope that it has a sustainable compromise by ranking countries based on things like the prevalence of the disease, the development of data and things like that. we need to remember that travel corridors are slightly different to removing quarantine restrictions. they need to be agreed with other countries before they can be brought in, and it is worth pointing out that the scottish government says that under public health legislation, it has its own powers over quarantine, and it hasn't made its mind up if it is going to do the same thing yet. so it is po

tom burridge, bbc news.ng with coronavirus patients for britain;s natiuonal health service made the difficult decision to send her young daughters to live with her sister to protect them. she didn't see them for more than two months — but now they're back together as daniela relph reports hetty and bella had not seen their mum for more than two months. this was the surprise reunion. mummy! it was an amazing feeling. it's so hard to describe, i thought my heart was going to burst. it was brilliant. i think it was a really good choice because she had to help and save people's lives. oh, bless you. suzie was working in intensive care at the queen elizabeth hospital in kings lynn. knowing the risks she faced, she decided to move her daughters to peterborough to live with her sister. i needed to put more hours in at work during, obviously, the pandemic. so, yeah, we both agreed that it was for the best. as hard as it was, it was definitely for the best. the separation was due to lastjust a month. the pressures of

tom burridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news on coronavirus. the university of oxford is to be tested from mid—june in brazil. researchers chose brazil because it is in the accelerated curve of the pandemic and 2,000 volunteers are currently being recruited there. the university says the results will be fundamental for the vaccine's approval in the united kingdom which it says it expects late this year. german chancellor angela merkel says the country will plough 130 billion euros around $146 billion into a stimulus package to kick—start an economy severely hit by the pandemic. under the wide—ranging measures value—added tax will be temporarily slashed, families will receive 300 euros for each child, while those who purchase electric cars will see a government rebate doubled to 6,000 euros. stay with us on bbc news. business secretary alex sharma became well and palm along —— parliament, mopping his brow several times. this spokesman said the mp had been tested since for coronavirus and was awaiting the results. stay with us on bbc news. still

tom burridge, bbc news.ve rules in place on the wearing of face masks and coverings in public places. our science editor david shukman, explains the thinking behind the new guidance, here in the uk. inside a train, we can't see for real how the coronavirus could be spread, so this animation simulates what might happen. how someone who's infected but maybe doesn't realise can pass it on just by talking to the passenger sitting close to them. it's in confined crowded situations like this that face coverings could make a difference. scientists have studied how a cough travels through the air and could carry the virus with it, and how wearing some kind of mask can reduce that flow. the science is clear that being out of doors is safest of all because of all the fresh air and how it's easy to keep two metres apart, but indoors, of course you can't do that, especially on a train or bus. in which case, if everyone wears some kind of mask, even something that's home—made, that will reduce the chances of them passing

tom burridge, bbc news. ireland after two parties, which have been rivals for decades — fine gael and fianna fail — agreed to enter into a coalition with the green party. the leader of fianna fail, micheal martin, has been elected prime minister by members of the parliament. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. after three decades in parliament and fourjobs in the cabinet, micheal martin has reached the pinnacle of politics in ireland. amidst the celebrations, there was a very visible reminder of his immediate challenge. politicians met in socially distanced format and away from their usual debating chamber to formally approve the new government. the head of the coalition said its priority was to deal with the social and economic havoc caused by covid—19. recovery and renewal — these are the themes which underpin everything in the programme for government which has been agreed between fianna fail, fine gael and the green party, and has been ratified by our members with overwhelming majorities. fiann

tom burridge, bbc news. so, is the uk government going far enough to help the tourism industry? the spokesperson for the campaign group quash quarantine and the founder of travel pr company the pc agency. we certainly welcome the move to a traffic light system, and it is good to see the government has done a u—turn on blanket quarantine measures, which were never sensible, enforceable, they were poorly thought out. so, the traffic light system is a step in the right direction. what we need to see from government is now the detail on the bones of this system. which countries are going to be in which zones, amber, green and red, and when will we be able to travel to each of those zones. undoubtedly there will be some people who prefer to stay in the uk, and in fact domestic bookings soared in recent weeks because people in some cases want to stay at home. but there is huge pent—up demand to travel not only across europe, but to some long—haul destinations as well. and it's important government lays out as soon as possible this week as to how those destinations will open up and whi

tom burridge, bbc news.to hold a virtual summit hosted by the uk on thursday with a view to raising money for the development of vaccines. the fundraiser comes as researchers scramble to find a treatment for covid—19. there are concerns though that a small but vocal anti—vaccine movement could stop some people from taking one. according to a recent survey, one in five americans have expressed unwillingness to take to a covid—19 vaccine. matt motta is the author of that survey — and assistant professor of political science at oklahoma state university. hejoins me now from oklahoma. thank you forjoining us. 20%, that seems like quite a large numberfor something like this pandemic, is that surprising to you? it is a big number. we were not necessarily too surprised to see that. the united states stands out from the rest of the world in respect to how much vaccine skepticism there is, a lot of americans doubt vaccine safety and efficacy, and these numbers are pretty much in line with what we have seen from previ

tom burridge, bbc news.re in the uk, business secretary alok sharma is self—isolating after becoming unwell in parliament. mr sharma looked uncomfortable while taking part in a debate earlier, mopping his brow several times while speaking. a spokesman said the mp had since been tested for coronavirus and was waiting for the result. sweden's top epidemiologist says the country's decision not to impose the kind of strict lockdowns seen elsewhere, was a sound strategy but admitted more restrictions could have been imposed. anders tegnell says he has faith in what he called the country's long—term approach to tackling covid—19 but said more should've been done to prevent deaths in care homes. scientists are running a trial to see whether a type of ibuprofen can help treat coronavirus patients. they hope the low cost drug which is an anti—inflammatory as well as a painkiller could address breathing difficulties, and keep patients off ventilators. they are recruiting patients now, and don't expect to complete the

tom burridge, bbc news. let's speak now to the travel journalist alison rice. do you expect in the coming days quest to make i think we have heard the birdman, a drop of the ban of nonessential travel abroad. these averages are corridors, travel corridors where the countries agree that they are both lower risk the covid virus and passengers can go back and forth without having to quarantine at either end. i mean, it is really sad that portugal is probably not going to be on the list as they, like all the other countries, spain, greece, france, are desperate for tourists to come back. i mean, there are some travel companies out there and did i say, some airlines hanging on with their finger say, some airlines hanging on with theirfinger takes say, some airlines hanging on with their finger takes and desperate to kick—start the tourism industry again. —— finger tips. kick—start the tourism industry again. -- finger tips. is it proven to be safe to get on a plane at the moment from what you have seen? and what about keeping hotels, villas, cottages, flat, whatever

tom burridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ave taken the first step towards changing the state's flag. nationwide protests against racial injustice have refocused attention on the last remaining state to feature a confederate emblem. the state's house of representatives voted in favour of a bill creating a new design, that won't contain the confederate flag. princeton university has decided to remove the name of the former us president woodrow wilson from a building on its campus because of his racist beliefs and policies. wilson led america during the first world war and founded the league of nations. but he also supported segregation, banned black students from princeton, and approved of the ku klux klan. protesters have surrounded the police department building in aurora, colorado, demanding justice, they say, for a young black man who died in police custody. elijah mcclain was put in a choke hold and injected with the sedative ketamine in denver last year. the authorities are to re—examine his death after a petition was sig

here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge.nce for people arriving into the uk is about to change. from monday, almost everyone will be expected to self—isolate for two weeks. so what does it mean for holidays this summer? should anyone be booking a holiday anywhere in europe right now? what is your assessment? 0ur holidays abroad this summer assessment? 0ur holidays abroad this summer going to happen? the foreign office guidance is that everybody at the moment should avoid nonessential travel. everybody should avoid nonessential travel. we have to knock this virus on the head. so how will quarantine work? when you book your ticket for a plane, train or ferry abroad, you'll have to provide auk ferry abroad, you'll have to provide a uk address when you will self—isolate on your return. when home, you will have to spend two weeks at that address. government officials will carry out random checks to see if people are self—isolating. anyone who breaks the rules might have to pay a £1000 fine. enforcement rules might differ in scotl

here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge.out to change. from monday, almost everyone will be expected to self—isolate for two weeks. so, what does it mean for holidays this summer? should anyone be booking a holiday anywhere in europe right now? what is your assessment? are holidays abroad this summer going to happen? you know what the foreign office guidance is, the guidance is that everybody at the moment should avoid nonessential travel. everybody should avoid nonessential travel. we have got to knock this virus on the head. so, how will quarantine work? when you book your ticket for a plane, train orferry abroad, you'll have to provide a uk address when you will self—isolate when you return. when home, you will have to spend two weeks at that address. government officials will carry out random checks to see if people are self—isolating. anyone who breaks the rules might have to pay a £1000 fine. enforcement rules might differ in scotland, wales and northern ireland. airlines say the quarantine adds uncertainty, and the bo

tom burridge, bbc news.ke sure that i am looking the right person will stop we have been talking today that emanuel macron is due in london today. we we re macron is due in london today. we were reflecting on the famous speech by de gaulle. that is live television as we are just proving to their but we are trying to see the foreign secretary dominic raab and his counterpart. we are expecting not just the commemorations his counterpart. we are expecting notjust the commemorations that i just mentioned and we have been reflecting on but we are also expecting government officials to be talking about brexit and about coronavirus. so we were trying to listen in there and see whether we could hear anything in those initial conversations but we will keep an eye on all of that because there will be much more to come on that visit over the course of the afternoon so we might have rather more on that to come. let's turn our attention is the situation in china. a senior chinese health official has warned that beijing's

tom burridge, thank you for the update from heathrow.th social distancing rules as they prepared to decide how they should hold hold votes in the house of commons from now on. the government wanted to end the virtual, or online system which was introduced in april and to return to voting in person, but critics say such a move would exclude vulnerable mps and those with caring responsibilities. our chief political correspondent vicki young has the latest. mps had been told to set an example and get back to work. for some it's a round trip of almost 1500 miles. a journey in excess of 18 hours for something that frankly is of questionable necessity. others say it's their duty to return to parliament rather than take part via video link. my home is here on the island of anglesey, and i'm going to westminster to do the job that i was democratically

let's get more details from our transport correspondent, tom burridge. tell us more.urope are likely to be on the list, so countries like france, italy, spain, the netherlands are almost certain to be on the list of exemptions from the travel quarantine. other countries like turkey, norway and finland are likely to be on the list. sweden is not likely to be on the list because the infection rate of covid—i9 there is higher than in the uk, and i'm also told portugal is probably not also on the list because in recent days there has been a rise in the number of new cases reported in and around lisbon. the portuguese government has expressed its desire that british tourists were to come back. you could go on holiday in theory if that is the case but you may have to self isolating the future. ministers will meet to finalise the detail of this, so it's not impossible some of the detail will change before a possible announcement this weekend, and then probably another announcement on monday when the government is expected to set out its criteria by which other countries coul

tom burridge, bbc news.o the travel expert simon calder, who's at gatwick airport. cutting a rather lonely figure there! what are we expecting to be announced on monday? it might not be announced on monday? it might not be announced until wednesday, but they have definitely announced that they are going to make an announcement, and that is that the double lock, effectively preventing you going on holiday abroad, will be lifted from the 6th ofjuly, and that is the foreign office advice which for the last three months has warned against all but essential travel anywhere abroad. and if you were to go against that advice, your travel insurance would be void. and on top of that, the quarantine rules which came into effect on the 8th ofjune, which meant that anybody coming in to gatwick or any other airport or indeed international rail station or port, needs to go home and self—isolate for two weeks. so the plan is with this new traffic light system that a select group of countries will be regarded as safe, and yo

tom burridge, bbc news.e putting some of the travel questions you've been sending us to the travel editor of the sun newspaper and a spokesperson from abta in about ten minutes' time, so stay with us for that. let's take a look at the latest figures released showing the number of people who've died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk. in the past 2a hours, a further 100 people in the uk have died following a positive test for covid—i9, according to the deparment of health. that takes the total number of uk deaths to 43,514. a new government is being formed in ireland after two parties which have dominated politics for decades, fine gael and fianna fail agreed to enter a coalition with the green party. the leader of fianna fail, michael martin, is set to be formally elected taoiseach by members of the dail. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. after more than 30 years in politics, micheal martin has reached the pinnacle. he's taking over as prime minister as the result of an unprecedente

tom burridge, thank you for the update from heathrow. mps returned to westminster today, forming long queues in line with social distancing rules as they prepared to decide how they should hold hold votes in the house of commons from now on. the government wanted to end the virtual, or online system which was introduced in april and to return to voting in person, but critics say such a move would exclude vulnerable mps and those with caring responsibilities. our chief political correspondent vicki young has the latest. mps had been told to set an example and get back to work. for some it's a round trip of almost 1500 miles. a journey in excess of 18 hours for something that frankly is of questionable necessity. others say it's their duty to return to parliament rather than take part via video link. my home is here on the island of anglesey, and i'm going to westminster to do the job that i was democratically elected to do. but what about government advice during the coronavirus pandemic? the government have said if we can work from home,

tom burridge, bbc news.last night to deal with a number of public gatherings including an illegal street party in london and a second night of celebrations for liverpool fans in the city. police and politicians have urged people to stay home and maintain social distancing, as jon donnison reports. for a second night, the pool fans have been partying hard. —— liverpool. but the message from the authorities, it has gone too far. the fire service had to be cold out after a blaze at the famous liver building, apparently caused by fireworks. the city's now, joe anderson, tweeted that there were too many intoxicated people making it unsafe, saying covid—i9 was still a real risk. merseyside police have now put a dispersal order in place until sunday to try to stop people gathering. and around maida vale in west london, there were clashes as police tried to break up a mass block party, one of several across the capital this week. but it ended up the capital this week. but it ended up going on into the night. well, p

tom burridge, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. thanks for being with us.pp, which has been trialled on the isle of wight, was initially expected to launch nationally weeks ago. it is still the government's intention to introduce it at some point. reductions in the cost of fuel, clothing and energy have pushed down the rate of inflation to its lowest level in four years. measured by the consumer prices index, which excludes housing costs, inflation fell to 0.5% last month from 0.8% in april. although the cost of food and drink did rise. downing street has confirmed that £900,000 is being spent to repaint the raf plane used by the prime minister in the colours of the union flag. borisjohnson had previously complained about the grey livery on the voyager, which also provides transport for the royal family. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a bombshell allegation from john bolton: he claims president trump asked china's leader to help him win re—election. a white police officer who fatally shot an african—american man in the state of georgia has be

tom burridge, bbc news.our political correspondent nick eardley. you heard, why now, when millions of people have come in and out of the uk over the last three months. that's the question. the argument that the government here is making is that now they want to avoid a second spike in this virus, the want to avoid people bringing coronavirus into the uk, but we had a debate in parliament on this today and mp after mp, many from the ruling conservative party were standing up and making exactly that point. if this policy was needed it should have been brought in at the start. there's also real concern here that bring ina there's also real concern here that bring in a blanket quarantine committee report people coming in from countries with the virus much more under control then it is in the uk will have a devastating impact on aviation industry, on tourism, on airports in the uk. so there's a real concern in parliament here that this policy is being brought in too late and also is being brought in to blank at t

tom burridge, bbc news.s international reputation was enhanced by the way it brought the coronavirus outbreak under control — but there are now fears it may be moving too quickly. jenny hill is in berlin. it's going to be a painful recovery. dusseldorf‘s gyms open again as germany relaxes most of its corona restrictions. "i'm torn," brita tells us. "i enjoy the new freedoms, but at the same time i'm a bit scared. maybe it was too early." germany's cautious approach relaxing now. angela merkel continues to warn repeatedly that this country is still in the early stages of the pandemic. on a day like this, it's hard to believe it. germany has brought its outbreak under control, but there is now an intense public debate about what happens next. this country can still boast a lower infection rates, but it's early days. yes, i think it is too soon just now, we are easing up too fast and we are easing up too much, so we risk a second wave. and i don't really understand why this is done so quickly, because still mor

here's the bbc‘s transport correspondent tom burridge. traffic light system, so countries will be rated either green, amber or red. green will mean that the infection rate of the virus is significantly lower than here in the uk, amber will mean there is a similar dynamic of the virus in that country to the uk but it will mean you will not have to self—isolate for 1h days after you return from an amber country, but people travelling in from amber country, but people travelling infrom a amber country, but people travelling in from a red country will be subject to the quarantine rules. in terms of exactly which countries will find out on wednesday, but if you look at this list of countries, a lot of european countries will be on that list, we are expecting most of these countries to be on the list, certain countries like spain, france, italy, big holiday destinations, are almost certain to be on the list. well you might have noticed greece had been expected to be on that list — we'll see if that holds. earlier it announced that a ban on all

here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge.ase remember to use a face covering while travelling on tfl services. it is advice now. it will be an order soon. covering your face is to become compulsory on public transport in england. the move was popular for those travelling around in warrington this afternoon. you don't want to catch anything or be ill. you don't want anyone in your family to get anything. so i think it's a great idea. you're in a closed space on a bus or on a train or anywhere like that. so i think it probably should be compulsory. at certain times in certain places, social distancing hasn't been possible. on the whole it has been quiet. major stations now have crowd control measures in place as a precaution. but they expect more people to be travelling to work or school in the coming weeks. so when it gets busier, you will have to cover up. enforcing the measure could be tricky. it will be enforced from june to 15th. is it possible that people will be fined if they do not cover their face on public transport?

here's tom burridge. the new rules apply only in england. and this service is heading to swansea.es. but once they go over the border into wales, it is just a recommendation, so passengers could take their masks off. it's also just a recommendation to cover your face on public transport in northern ireland and in scotland. you can get a free mask at some stations. you can also put a filter into its... or, follow a tutorial online and make your own. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom a ‘landmark ruling' for lgbt rights in the us — the supreme court says it's illegal — to fire workers based on their sexuality. many countries continue to struggle to keep covid—19 under control. let me update you on some of them. first china, where the virus originated. there's a new outbreak of over 50 cases in beijing — and it's being linked to asia's biggest wholesale market. the market and 11 nearby neighbourhoods are under now under lockdown. this is significant because here had been no new cases of the virus for close to two months. this is the market in question. — and its huge —

tom burridge from the bbc. thank you very much, prime minister.re in europe right now? what is your assessment, our holidays abroad this summer going to happen? and what you say to someone who has paid the deposit on their holiday now has to decide whether to pay the full amount or cancel? two questions to the scientists, please. can you honestly look the british public in the eye and tell them that if a quarantine like this had have been put in place weeks ago, it would not have helped saved lives? also, did sage recommend introducing these measures right now? right, tom, first of all, i'm not going to give advice on individuals' travel arrangements. you know what the foreign office guidance is. guidance is everybody at the moment should avoid nonessential travel. everybody should avoid nonessential travel. we have to knock this virus on the head. in terms of the quarantine rules that we are bringing in, the reason for doing that as i said just now, we want to stop the possibility of reinfection from abroad. that is a vital consideration as we ge

our transport correspondent tom burridge reports.l have to self—isolate for two weeks. quarantine is an enemy of tourism. portugal's foreign minister says his government is negotiating with with the uk, so byjuly, people travelling between the two countries might not have to go into quarantine. if it was prolonged, of course, the holidays of british people and also of portuguese people living in the united kingdom, i think portugal would be severely damaged. airports — pretty empty now — warned the quarantine will put people off travelling over the summer. some people say they will go on holiday, regardless. i booked the holiday only a couple of weeks ago, i'm keen to leave the country and we are going to montenegro, which is a very safe place to be, as we speak, and if i have to quarantine when i come home, iwill. today, still a fraction of usual traffic in and out of heathrow. the airport's boss called the quarantine rules an existential threat for the travel sector. but he revealed new details about how it would work. my understan

here's our transport correspondent tom burridge. covering while travelling on tfl services. it is advice now. it will be an order soon. covering your face is to become compulsory on public transport in england. the move is popularfor transport in england. the move is popular for those travelling around in warrington this afternoon. you don't want to catch anything or be ill. you don't want anyone in your family to get anything. so i think it isa family to get anything. so i think it is a great idea. you are in a closed space on a bus or on a train oi' closed space on a bus or on a train or anywhere like that. so i think it probably should be compulsory. throughout the pandemic, most services have been pretty empty. but at certain times in certain places, social distancing hasn't been possible as restrictions to control the virus ease, scenes like this could become more common. major stations now have crowd control measures in place as a precaution. they are, for now at least, still generally deserted. but they expect more people to

our transport correspondent tom burridge reports.gal this summer, to help tourists avoid crowded beaches. the portuguese government says british holiday—makers are very welcome. but from monday, people arriving back into the uk will have to self—isolate for two weeks. guarantee teen is an enemy of tourism. portugal's foreign minister said his government is negotiating with with the uk and so byjuly people travelling may not have to go into guarantee teen. -- quarantine. it was the holidays of british people and also portuguese people living in the united kingdom think portugal will be severely damaged. airports warned the quarantine will put people off travelling over the summer. put people off travelling over the summer. some people say they will go on holiday regardless. summer. some people say they will go on holiday regardlesslj summer. some people say they will go on holiday regardless. i booked the holiday only a couple of weeks ago, i'm keen to leave the country and we are going to montenegro and it is a safe country and if i

to our correspondent damian grammaticas in southern spain but first our transport correspondent tom burridgen, that train is about to head off to france. they are still running one service an hour here, it is still quite quiet, but people's confidence about booking a holiday abroad seems to be returning. on the eurotunnel this weekend, they had three times the bookings that they did on the same weekend last year, and that's since the government on friday night announced that the rules were going to be relaxed. now, the government plans to have this traffic light system, so countries will be rated either green, amber or red. green will mean that the infection rate of the virus is significantly lower than here in the uk, amber will mean that there is a similar dynamic, but it will mean that you won't have to self—isolate for 1h days after you return from an amber country, but people travelling in from amber country, but people travelling infrom a amber country, but people travelling in from a red country will be subject to the quarantine rules. in terms of exactly which countries, we will find

our transport correspondent tom burridge is here.ssure on this. the travel quarantine has gone down like a lead balloon with the travel sector, unsurprisingly, because it's causing so much uncertainty and people are booking holidays abroad and it risks pushing smallerfirms booking holidays abroad and it risks pushing smaller firms under, booking holidays abroad and it risks pushing smallerfirms under, and in political circles it is not popular either. you have a growing chorus of influential conservative mps speaking out against it and some disagreement in cabinet on the policy as well. but there is an interesting poll out tonight which suggests in the wider public there is significant support for the idea ofa is significant support for the idea of a blanket travel quarantine, the likes of which will take effect on monday. within the last hour, public health england has suggested that it is looking at test untraceable people arriving in the uk so the quarantine might be got rid of in the future at some point, and the government insis

our transport correspondent tom burridge is at stansted airport now. just how workable is this?e are coming offa questions about it. people are coming off a flight now from berlin and they will have to safer —— self—isolated for two weeks but those who came from dublin this morning will not because arrivals from the republic of ireland are exempt. that is the question, i think it seems really that the government is not going to police people coming in from the republic of ireland so people can get round the rules that way but anybody arriving from elsewhere has to fill in that form online. you can find it quite easily. and wearing a mask because that is the new rules inside an airport terminal here at stansted and that tells you the other story, the rest of the story, a very quiet departures lounge, or terminal here. very few flights taking off today for this time of year. it's the second week ofjune, normally at this place would be heaving with people coming in through arrivals and out the other end from departures. that is why airlines are furious about this, furious that othe

tom burridge, bbc news.happen with those new quarantine rules. our business correspondent sean farrington is at manchester airport this morning. sean, how will these rules work? the idea would be, well, ordinarily, this would not be a arryn place at manchester airport, they would be plenty of passengers going in and out —— darren —— barren place. there are ten flights departing today and ordinarily they would be about 600 flights in and out. this is the different that airports like these would have to deal with right now. the people who are passing through arrivals and leaving the airport, they would have to go to to the address they have given when they fill in that form, where they say they will suffer isolate or they will have to share why they are exempt —— self isolate was not even though there were fewer slights going in and out, the airports still have fixed costs and that is why so manyjobs are being put at risk at the moment because this situation is not sustainable. this morning we are hearing the

tom burridge, bbc news.tony blair, and gordon brown — are among leading world figures who havejoined a call for an urgent g20 summit to help fight the pandemic, especially in poorer countries. the g20 is not due to meet until november, but the leaders say quicker action is needed to prevent an even deeper worldwide recession and health crisis. speaking to the bbc, gordon brown said it was vital that global action was taken. this could go down as one of the greatest global social and economic policy failures of our generation because there is a common enemy — the virus — there is a common challenge — we are all facing economic recession. there is a ready—made vehicle for acting, which is the g20, which was created in 2009, and it seems surprising, astonishing, i mean, quite reprehensible, that it's not going to meet until six months from now to discuss issues that have got to be dealt with now. now, people at home will be wondering, how does it affect their lives. if we don't prevent a second wave coming out

tom burridge, bbc news.ut the millions of people who are in other sectors that rely on aviation. that is why we are calling for the government to lay out a plan for what comes next after quarantine. how we can start to get these air bridges that the prime minster has committed up and running as soon as possible so we can get travel me to no moving between countries as fast as we can. in time, we can look at a health passport. for now the air bridges the best option in town and we should be focusing on getting that in place as quickly as possible so we can get the aviation sector of the ground and that the uk economy off the ground. give us an idea about what countries you are talking about when you are talking about air bridges, countries with the lowest levels of transmission at the moment, the lowest level in the deaths and give us some examples? the choices will be done to the uk government to decide with the other countries who they are ready to build connections with. if we take an extreme example, some

here's more from our transport correspondent tom burridge. looking at test entries for people arriving in the uc so the quarantine may be gotten rid of in the future at some point. and the government insisted working hard to try and agreed these averages. agreed these with countries with is low infection rate of 19 so people will not have to self—isolate. but there's a significant number of those deals covet the infection rate and prevalence of the violence needs to continue to fall and fall significantly. spain has warned that if it doesn't british tourists simply will not be let in. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, says america is "crying out for leadership" — with the protests this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, says america is "crying out for leadership" — with the protests revealing a country divided by racial tensions. lets go back to houston — where the family of george floyd and his supporters are marching in his home city. thousands have gathered to tak

tom burridge, bbc news.ions on who can travel change. what are the particular pressures that ferry companies are facing right now? we represent 13 operators across the uk island and british island and we go over to europe as well and they operate around 80 roots. there are differences according to the operator but at the moment travel restrictions mean there is little travelling. they are providing lifeline services to other communities and ensuring the transport of goods such as food and medical equipment into the uk. transport of goods such as food and medical equipment into the uke transport of goods such as food and medical equipment into the uk. is it your expectation that, as and when the restrictions around holiday travel change that there will be an enormous amount of business and will the ferry companies be ready for it? the ferry companies are absolutely ready for it. they have been preparing and updating and a lot of the measures they have put in place such as and sanitisers, social distancing and

can we turn now to tom burridge of the bbc? thank you very much.rail workers to police it, and are you prepared to police it, and are you prepared to fine people if they do not cover theirface? and to fine people if they do not cover their face? and on to fine people if they do not cover theirface? and on your controversial travel quarantine, british airways is refusing to take pa rt british airways is refusing to take part ina british airways is refusing to take part in a roundtable discussion with your cabinet colleagues. is that a sign that your government is losing the confidence of uk aviation? thanks very much. on the first part of this question i will ask peter to a nswer of this question i will ask peter to answer injust of this question i will ask peter to answer in just a second, but what we are saying essentially is that it will be a condition of travel that you are wearing a face covering, not a face mask, to use all different forms of public transport in this country from the 15th ofjune. and we have worked quite closely with, for exam

tom burridge from the bbc. thank you very much, prime minister.ys abroad this summer going to happen? and what you say to someone who has paid the deposit on their holiday now has to decide whether to pay the full amount or cancel? two questions to the scientists, please. can you honestly look the british public in the eye and tell them that if a quarantine like this had have been put in place weeks ago, it would not have helped saved lives? also, did sage recommend introducing these measures right now? right, tom, first of all, i'm not going to give advice on individuals' travel arrangements. you know what the foreign office guidance is. guidance is everybody the moment should avoid nonessential travel. everybody should avoid nonessential travel. we have to knock this virus on the head. in terms of the quarantine rules that we are bringing in, the reason for doing that as i said just now, we want to stop the possibility of reinfection from abroad. that is a vital consideration as we get the disease down. the sage advice from the experts in this a

our transport correspondent tom burridge reports.ou see check—in staff, etc, you will see people wearing ppe connected to sanitisers in place and posters about two macrame to distancing as well. this is the key difference about travelling on train, bus and ship. there is a huge amount of space. once on board you are directed to the toilets to wash your hands. when you board the ship and wash around, you should cover yourface. in an area like and wash around, you should cover your face. in an area like the restau ra nt your face. in an area like the restaurant and there is more space, it is up to you. there will be even more space it is up to you. there will be even more space than usual but that this bed can carry 1000 passengers. this summer, the maximum on board will be half that. for now it is many trackers and they are used to the rules. now, dft eskimo scanner when they are enforcing that you had to wear masks all the time. —— dfds. they are enforcing that you had to wear masks all the time. -- dfds. by how much you keep your di