confusion with conflicting advice over its own traffic light system. meanwhile, surge testing is being stepped up in areas where there are concenns about the india variant. john donnison reports. let s face it who isn t ready for a little bit of this? portugal the only eu country on the green list finally welcomed back british tourists this week. but what about the rest of europe, much of which is rated amber? the government has been accused of sending out confusing messages. the government should crack down and tell people once and for all if it s safe or not, particularly for leisure travel so the summer holiday and right from the very beginning, we think they should have been clear if they said that amber means stop, rather than prepare to go. that should have been clear from the beginning, and it s not, and i think people are very confused. we don t want to stop. it comes after the environment secretary, george eustice, said it was ok to travel to countries on the amber l
this is bbc news. i m joanna gosling. the headlines at 11. the government s accused of sending confused messages about foreign travel, as eu ambassadors are expected set to relax rules for uk tourists. more surge testing to stop the spread of the indian variant, but the prime minister says there s no need to deviate from the covid road map. and we ll be answering your questions about the latest international travel rules in your questions answered at 11.30. excavation work begins at a cafe in gloucester in the search for a suspected victim of serial killer fred west. new york s attorney general says its investigation of donald trump s organisation is now a criminal inquiry. a rise in the cost of petrol
cars. ca rs. good cars. good morning from the tower of london! laterwe good morning from the tower of london! later we will be revealing the name of the female raven chick. the tower opens at 10am to a lot of fanfare. the weather will hopefully have improved, the rain clearing in the southeast with sunshine and showers a lot of them heavy and thundery in the east. all the details coming up. good morning. it s wednesday, may 19th. our top story. the eu could soon relax travel rules for vaccinated british tourists though borisjohnson says holidays in most european countries are still out of bounds. eu ministers are meeting to discuss the proposals today. but it comes as the government faces criticism for mixed messaging over whether people can travel to countries on the so called amber list. our correspondent, jon donnison, has the story. let s face it who isn t ready for a little bit of this?
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk government is accused of sending confused messages about foreign travel, just as the eu is set to relax rules for british tourists. more surge testing across the uk to stop the spread of the indian variant, but borisjohnson says there s no need to deviate from the covid road map. are you trying to book a holiday abroad? or do you have concerns about the opening up of foreign travel? please do get in touch i m on @bbcbenthompson or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions new york s attorney general says its investigation of donald trump s organisation is now a criminal inquiry. and violence between israel and palestinian militants in gaza continues for a tenth day,
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