personal highlight so far? there has just been so many, so many. absolutely fantastic to see helen glover coming back and competing after having three children. what an inspiration that is? i was at the bmx this morning i managed to see a silver and gold medal. there have been so many fantastic sports. this is the joy of the olympic games, there is something in the games for everybody, so many extraordinary moments for people to get excited about. . , . . , about. that this can energy the country needs about. that this can energy the country needs at about. that this can energy the country needs at the about. that this can energy the country needs at the moment. | about. that this can energy the - country needs at the moment. let s talk about the athletics. they are starting later. talk about the athletics. they are starting later- talk about the athletics. they are starting later. always a highlight, aren t they? starting later. always a highlight, aren t they? excited star
this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: scientists warn that the uk is already experiencing disruptive climate change with more rainfall and sunshine and higher temperatures. a silver medalfor team gb s mallory franklin in the women s canoe slalom event in tokyo. from monday travellers arriving in england, scotland and wales who ve been fully vaccinated in the eu or us won t need to isolate when entering from an amber list country. in the united states president biden is expected to announce that federal workers will soon be required to confirm they are vaccinated orface more testing. latest government figures show that half a million fewer people are now on furlough as life gets back to
have to self isolate when they arrive in england, scotland or wales. but the changes which will be introduced from four o clock on monday morning will not apply to visitors from france. northern ireland has not yet made a decision on the rule change. let s take a closer look at the changes which the government says will help to reunite family and friends whose loved ones live abroad. people who were fully vaccinated in the eu or us will not need to isolate when coming to england, scotland and wales from an amber list country. transport secretary grant shapps said it would apply to people who have been fully vaccinated with a jab approved by the eu or us. travellers will still need to take either a lateral flow or pcr test pre departure and a pcr test on the second day after they arrive. let s have more from our political correspondent helen catt. so, helen, still a lot of questions for the government about this and the rationale behind this with some
have a card but they will also have the residency checked as an additional check. so trying to provide some sort of reassurance there on those questions. and the big concern that labour is concerned about is the potential for importing new variants into the country. the results of this issue of reciprocity because at the moment uk visitors can t go on holiday to the us because the body controls there are very strict. so in terms of does that mean that we will see the us reciprocate here is what dominic raab had to say on that. ultimately of course it raab had to say on that. ultimately of course it will raab had to say on that. ultimately of course it will be raab had to say on that. ultimately of course it will be their raab had to say on that. ultimately of course it will be their decision, i of course it will be their decision, they re of course it will be their decision, they re taking a very careful approach notjust with they re taking a very careful approach not just wi
was the eighth sunniest on record. the experts said that, in the space of 30 years, the uk has become 0.9c warmer and 6% wetter. the report s lead author, mike kendon, warns we are going to see more and more extreme weather such as heatwaves and floods as the climate continues to warm. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. dramatic changes in our skies. in 2020, the uk experienced a year of extremes. from storms in february, which caused chaos across the country, to a summer heatwave, when temperatures sweltered above 34 degrees for six consecutive days. and rain in october with the uk s wettest day on record. it is all charted in an annual assessment of the climate. the uk is getting wetter, warmer and sunnier.