0ther champagne corks are popping across this island tonight. people are fielding calls from friends in the in the uk who are booking flights. for british travellers it means a few weeks to indulge in the pleasures this island has to offer but for local businesses it represents their imminent revival, so these are tentative steps, but tonight they are jumping forjoy. this was the news they had been waiting for four months.- waiting for four months. going ureen! waiting for four months. going green! british waiting for four months. going green! british tourists - waiting for four months. going green! british tourists usually| waiting for four months. going - green! british tourists usually make u . green! british tourists usually make u- about a green! british tourists usually make up about a million green! british tourists usually make up about a million of green! british tourists usually make up about a million of the green! british tourists usually make up about a million of t
italy has introduced a five day quarantine for travellers from britain. germany will only admit uk citizens for exceptional reasons. even then, they need to quarantine for 1h days. it s urging the rest of the eu to follow suit, in a bid to curb the rise of the delta variant. nonetheless, delta is expected to become the dominant strain across europe by the end of august. that really depends on the actions taken. so, what impact might that have on cases? it s not inevitable that the spread of delta will cause a significant new wave, but that really depends on countries and public health authorities responding very quickly, robustly, in order to control any increase in transmission. last summer, there were no covid vaccines and, yet, some foreign travel was permitted. now, those who are fully immunised
to come but we have to take care about this. the impact will be fantastic because our main market, tourist market, is the british people. tourist market, is the british eole. , , tourist market, is the british neale, , , tourist market, is the british eole. , , ., tourist market, is the british eole. , h ., ., people. they say it s now or never to keep this people. they say it s now or never to keep this vital people. they say it s now or never to keep this vital island people. they say it s now or never to keep this vital island economy | to keep this vital island economy afloat, notjust for the to keep this vital island economy afloat, not just for the tourists but those whose livelihoods depend on them. anna holligan, bbc news, ibiza stop the uk stop now has the highest number of daily covid cases in europe. in the past 2a hours, 16,703 were recorded across the uk, with daily cases in scotland reaching an all time high. but deaths remain low 21 were reported. hospitalis
the right direction for the industry but may be a bit of a shaky one. caroline, thank you. the prime minister says it was entirely right for the royal navy destroyer hms defender to travel through waters off the disputed territory of crimea yesterday, which led to a stand off with russian vessels. borisjohnson also denied russia s claim that it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of the warship as it sailed 12 miles from crimea. but the kremlin has accused britain of dangerous and provocative actions and said britain would be fully responsible for any consequences if a similar incident happened again. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is on board hms defender and sent this report. relative calm after the storm. hms defender now in international waters, still being tracked by the russians, but from a distance. we ve reduced our manning posture down to the normal cruising watches, so it sjust nice, calm and collected here. just carrying on with business as us
the carrier was in constant contact with hms defender during yesterday s clash. back in the black sea, the british destroyer s resumed her training. she will also soon be leaving. it s russia, not britain, that remains the dominant military power in this region. jonathan beale, bbc news, on hms defender. a major rescue operation is under way in miami, florida, after an apartment block partially collapsed. it s not clear how many people were in the 12 storey building when it came down near miami beach in the early hours of the morning. will grant is there. but almost 100 people are still missing. yes, this tragic incident has shocked the small tyne of surfside and miami the small town. 12 storeys of the building behind meet