South africa s president, cyril ramaphosa, hasjoined in a clean up operation following days of violence that left more than 200 people dead. protests broke out after the former president, jacob zuma, began a 15 month jail sentence for contempt of court over a corruption trial. as south africans mark mandela day, mr ramaphosa urged people to honour the legacy of the country s former leader by helping to rebuild. with the british travel rules changing tomorrow for people returning from some major holiday destinations, there s been a scramble to rearrange plans to return home. travellers arriving from france, which is on the amber list, will need to quarantine for ten days regardless of their vaccination status. and the previously green list islands of mallorca, menorca and ibiza will now move on to the amber list it means compulsory quarantine for adults who are not double jabbed. our europe correspondent nick beake is on ibiza to assess the impact on holiday makers there. it was fun w
Would go on working, as part of a daily testing pilot scheme prompting condemnation from labour. hundreds of thousands of people are having to self isolate because of the prime minister s reckless decisions. he expects them to follow the rules. as soon as the rules apply to him, what does he do? he tries to wriggle out. we did look briefly at the idea of cars taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it is far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. we ll be asking what the government s handling of this might do to public confidence, as england prepares to drop most legal covid restrictions in a matter of hours. also on the programme. more rain and flooding hits western europe. germany s chancellor angela merkel calls the devastation surreal . feelings run high in tokyo, with protests against the olympic games as athletes and staff test positive for covid.
But with hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate after a positive contact, they were met with a barrage of criticism, and mrjohnson conceded it was important that everybody sticks to the same rules. it comes as almost all legal covid restrictions are due to be lifted in england on monday. here s our political correspondent nick eardley. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is far from over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self isolate in recent days. and now track and trace has hit the heart of government. the prime minister and chancellor are self isolating after the health secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. boris johnson posted this video on twitter. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it s far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. the prime minister will now spend the next week here,
That s all the sport for now. with the travel rules changing tomorrow for people returning from some major holiday destinations, there s been a scramble to rearrange plans to return home. travellers arriving from france, which is on the amber list, will need to quarantine for ten days regardless of their vaccination status. and the previously green list islands of mallorca, menorca and ibiza, will now move on to the amber list it means compulsory quarantine for adults who are not double jabbed. our europe correspondent nick beake is on ibiza to assess the impact on holiday makers there. it was fun while it lasted. their stay on party island is ending sooner than expected, a final drink before heading back to the uk to beat the latest quarantine rule change. we have to pay for the extra flight, miss two days holidayjust to come
Nightclubs, theatres and cinemas will be fully open. and pubs and restaurants will no longer be table service only. so we are switching from legal controls in england to personal responsibility. thank you very much. let s take a look at how other parts of the uk plan to change restrictions. from tomorrow, the whole of scotland will be at what scottish government calls level zero. pubs and restaurants will be able to open until midnight, but nightclubs will remain closed. there will still be limits on indoor and outdoor social gatherings, and face coverings will continue to be mandatory in shops and on public transport. in wales, most covid rules are set to be scrapped from the 7th of august, but face coverings will still be required in most indoor public places. and in northern ireland, restrictions will be eased further on the 26th ofjuly, if approved at a review on thursday. with the travel rules changing tomorrow for people returning from some major holiday destinations, there s bee