position and exasperation . france has warned it would block british boats from landing catches if the dispute is not resolved by next week. the uk says it could respond in turn, with the uk food and environment secretary warning that two can play at that game . damian grammaticas reports. in may, french fishing boats gathered offjersey. their anger is that, despite the uk and jersey agreeing after brexit that french boats could continue fishing in coastal waters, dozens have applied and not had permits approved. the issue for many french boats is proving they ve habitually fished in uk and jersey waters. smaller boats may not have had monitoring systems to track their movements. their current access will expire this weekend. if more licences are not granted by next week, the french government has said it will impose measures that could limit uk trade.
measures in most places, and covid passes aren t compulsory for nightclubs or large events. wales has the highest infection rate in the uk, with 686 cases per 100,000 people. face coverings are needed on public transport, shops and most indoor public places. there is no social distancing in most places, but a covid pass is needed for nightclubs and many large events. in northern ireland, there were a67 cases per 100,000 people in the latest weekly figures. people are required to wear face coverings on public transport, in shops and in most indoor settings. there are social distancing measures in place in pubs and restaurants and nightclubs remain closed until the end of this month. scotland has the lowest weekly rates, at 32a cases per 100,000 people. face coverings are mandatory on public transport, in secondary schools and in some inside areas like shops. social distancing measures are not required in most places, but all over 18s must prove their vaccine status at nightclubs and o
at the end of the day, they re our colleagues and we fish alongside them we don t want to see their businesses fail. in london, the government has called the proposed french actions unjustified . the government has said we are very happy to give licences to the very few remaining people who have not got their licences, but we need to have some evidence to show that you meet the criteria. but with the french ambassador summoned to the foreign office and the uk government promising an appropriate response, the political dynamics could see this dispute escalate fast. damian grammaticas, bbc news. well, speaking to bbc breakfast this morning, this is how the environment secretary, george eustice, reacted to what he sees as french threats. two can play at that game is what i would say. but in the first instance what we re doing is raising this with the european commission, since obviously the eu represents france on fisheries matters
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former uk prime minister gordon brown. e cigarettes could soon be prescribed on the nhs in england to help people stop smoking. the medicines regulator is inviting manufacturers to submit products for approval. it could mean england becomes the first country in the world to prescribe e cigarettes as a medical product. professor of public health linda bauld says it s a significant policy shift. there are thousands of vaping products available. they re only regulated by consumer regulation, there s no products that are available as medicines with medicinal approval, and the mhra, their processes are really tough, actually, to go through, and we haven t seen e cigarette manufacturers come forward to do that, so they ve reviewed the processes and they re making them a little bit more straightforward and they re now today announcing that they are encouraging manufacturers to come forward. i still have some doubts how many will do that because it s still going to be complicated, but there ar