hello. green, green watch, amber, the now cancelled possibility of amber watch and red. if you get a bit lost in the traffic light travel restriction system, tomorrow s papers may help you out. if they can t help, our reviewers probably can. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy online editor of the new statesman, and kieran andrews, political editor of the times scotland. tomorrow s front pages. let s get stuck in. the i leads with the government changing its mind over plans for a travel amber watchlist after pressure from tory mps and the travel industry. the story makes the front page of the telegraph too, which claims borisjohnson stepped in personally to scrap his own government s scheme. meanwhile, the guardian says the head of thejoint biosecurity centre, which advises the government on travel rules, has quit. the paper claims this has left the organisation rudderless. the times carries a call from chancellor rishi sunak for young people to stop working from home and get
tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. employers who still have staff on furlough will have to start contibuting 20 per cent of workers wages from today. and coming up later this hour, witness history. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo olympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. and in the last few minutes, italy s lamont marcelljacobs has taken gold in the 100m final. it means a new olympic champion for the first time since 2008. but heartbreak for britain s zharnel hughes who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his olympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to six with three golds and three bronze. in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to cl
two weeks before the games but no spectators are allowed. in the uk, health officials consider making the nhs covid app less sensitive, to avoid millions of people having to self isolate this summer. new research in england confirms that for children, there s an extremely low risk of severe illness or death from covid 19. the taliban hold talks in moscow as russia calls for restraint following reports that the militants have seized territory on the afghan borders with iran and tajikistan. and coming up, don t demolish old buildings plead architects. instead, they say structures should be protected to fight climate change. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government is looking to recognise vaccines from other countries, whose residents want to travel to england, as it announces its easing of travel restrictions. holiday companies report a surge in bookings following the decision to allow fully vaccinated uk residents to return to
health officials consider making the nhs covid app less sensitive, to avoid millions of people having to self isolate this summer. new research confirms that for children, there s an extremely low risk of severe illness or death from covid 19. authors of a new report say that front line care workers supporting elderly or disabled people in england, are underpaid by £7,000 per year. local authorities across the uk say they face a £3 billion shortfall in their budgets over the next three years as the country emerges from the pandemic. and at 9:30, bbc sport looks ahead to today s wimbledon semi final clash between novak djokovic and denis shapovalov. good morning. holiday companies are reporting a surge in bookings following the decision to allow fully vaccinated uk residents to return to england from amber list countries without having to self isolate. but there are warnings from immigration officials of lengthy delays at the uk border, as international travel continues to