starting from today, coronavirus restrictions have been relaxed for travellers arriving in most of the uk from a significant number of international countries. people who have been fully vaccinated in the eu or us will not need to isolate when coming to england, scotland and wales if they re coming from an amber list country. our correspondent nada tawfik was athk airport in new york and spoke to travellers who welcomed the news. the uk government talked about how this will help reunite people of their friends and family in the uk. you can see here athk airportjust what the easing of restrictions really means to people. i ve spoken to passengers who were so excited when they heard the news. one delayed herflight when they heard the news. one delayed her flight so she wouldn t have to quarantine so she could be in that window. another was just a happy coincidence. both said they never understood why their vaccinations hadn t exempted them from quarantine before. but they are
little fires before but i have never seen this devastation. it is not just here, it is everywhere. the olice just here, it is everywhere. the police are just here, it is everywhere. the police are trying just here, it is everywhere. the police are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started deliberately. the turkish government facing criticism for the shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country, insists it will do everything to help those affected by the flames, rebuild their lives. it says the majority of the fires have been contained. many people are wondering what will be left of their homes and belongings when they are finally allowed to return. parts of italy, spain and greece have also been suffering, and a step which is right, so do the concerns. and as temperatures rise. the australian military has deployed 300 unarmed soldiers to enforce sydney s strict lockdown as the city tries to suppress a surge in covid cases caused by the delta variant.their du
the saga had begun two days earlier with this social media post. next, miss tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo s haneda airport about to board a flight to istanbul, but it s very clear she did not want to go. for me it was be very dangerous. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. the polish government has decided to believe her story and offer refuge. what s going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it, because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. the last one i can find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country that has been described as the last dictatorship in europe, and she s going to poland, a country that was once part
the outbreak of the coronavirus where they had kept tourists way, even religious travellers would go to saudi arabia a lot away but now they want to slowly and gradually start foreigners into the country and that s why also they want to make sure the local population is vaccinated. who will police this? is it down to individual businesses to enforce this? yes. the individuals would have to enforce this. for example, if it is a government organisation where you cannot enter the premises, companies have been asked to check the mobile app of all employees before they enter into the office and if they are not vaccinated, ask them to go back home. similar directives have been issued to shops, cafes, restaurants, and even schools they will have to check the mobile to see the person has taken at least one dose. how effectively will they be able to implement this is still a question because it is early days but the directive is here and i think the government is hoping it could take a couple o
before leaving, abbas s family gave karim a final, touching gift. a surgical textbook once belonging to abbas, now with a new generation of doctor. charlie haynes, bbc news. people who have been fully vaccinated in the us or european union no longer have to isolate when arriving in the uk from an amber list country. let s take a look at the new rules that came into force at 4 o clock this morning. 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. under 18s will be exempt from isolation, and some will not have to test, depending on their age. tougher rules also remain in place for france, with travellers still required to quarantine even if they have been double jabbed. henry smith is the conservative