From any country that s not on the red list, regardless of whether they ve been vaccinated. and on monday, nigeria will be added to the travel red list. only british and irish nationals will be allowed to enter the uk from there and will have to isolate in a quarantine hotel at their own expense. the changes follow increasing pressure on ministers in recent days from scientists and labour, who warned there were gaping holes in the uk s covid defences. our political correspondent ben wright reports. travellers arriving into london on eurostar trains this evening did not need to take a covid test before boarding, but from 4am on tuesday morning the rules change. everyone entering the uk will have to show proof of a negative test, whether they ve been vaccinated or not. we are they ve been vaccinated or not. - are seeing an increasing number of cases linked to travel and we ve always said we will act swiftly if
Tonight at ten bolstering the uk s covid defences. the roll out of booster jabs is under way. front line health workers and the over 50s who were vaccinated at the start of the year will be among the first to get the third dose. working in a&e, we are seeing increasing numbers of covid patients coming in over the last few weeks. we were all originally vaccinated in december of last year, so our immunity due to the first doses is now waning. the first boosters are given in england and wales. the rest of the uk will follow next week. also tonight. the scottish government asks the military for help to cope with long ambulance waiting times, amid warnings of the most challenging winter ahead. china and france denounce a security pact between the us,
Tonight at ten bolstering the uk s covid defences. the roll out of booster jabs is under way. front line health workers and the over 50s who were vaccinated at the start of the year will be among the first to get the third dose. working in a&e, we are seeing increasing numbers of covid patients coming in over the last few weeks. we were all originally vaccinated in december of last year, so our immunity due to the first doses is now waning. the first boosters are given in england and wales. the rest of the uk will follow next week. also tonight. the scottish government asks the military for help to cope with long ambulance waiting times, amid warnings of the most challenging winter ahead. china and france denounce a security pact between the us,
Tom symonds, bbc news. the time is 6:18pm. our top story this evening. bolstering the uk s covid defences the roll out of booster jabs gets under way, with front line health workers and the over 50s first in line. and coming up, meet the family who have won a court battle to get the environment agency to clean up its act at their local landfill site. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel women s football at war in the usa. the world champions dispute over pay equality intensifies with a very public social media spat with their own federation. working from home has become the norm for millions of people during the pandemic. but as life slowly readjusts again, what will the office of the future look like? a survey conducted for the bbc shows that most workers and bosses who were polled are predicting that staff will never return to offices at the same rate as before the pandemic. 22% of workers said they would
At six, bolstering the uk s covid defences the roll out of boosterjabs gets under way. sharp scratch. this maternity support worker in london is one of the first to get the third dose, with front line health workers and the over 50s first in line. also on the programme tonight. deciding between a jab and yourjob. from november, all care home staff in england must be fully vaccinated to keep working. today s the deadline for their first dose. i m kind of relieved that it s done now, because i don t have to to and fro with my options i think i spent a lot of time worrying about whether i was going to have the vaccine, and if i didn t have it, what did that mean for work?