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Europe opening up restriction free travel, the uk needs to be following in doing that soon. As the eu discusses how to tackle the Delta Variant, we ask how welcome british tourists will be this summer. Also tonight. Trouble in the black Sea Russia Accuses Britain of provocative actions, but borisjohnson says it was right for Hms Defender to travel through the disputed waters. Almost 100 people are unaccounted for in miami, after a building collapsed in the middle of the night. And the Cosmic Dawn Scientists say they found the first convincing evidence of when stars began to shine. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News Channel silverstone is set to welcome back capacity crowds, with 140,000 on their way for the british Grand Prix next month. Good evening. The Green List of countries that british travellers can go to without Quarantining On Return has been extended. From wednesday, popular Holiday Destinations like ibiza, majorca and madeira, as well as malta and a number of islands in the caribbean, are being added. But with the exception of malta, the new additions are all on a so called Watch List which means they are at a higher risk of changing from green back to amber. As for people who are fully vaccinated, the government says it plans to drop Quarantine Rules for those returning from amber countries, but it wont happen until later this summer. 0ur Transport Correspondent Caroline Davies reports on another summer of uncertainty for british Holiday Makers and the Travel Industry. No roar of the engines, silent and static. Gatwick airport had 69 passenger flights today. This time of year, pre pandemic, they would have had between 800 and 900. As the School Holidays into close of the Green List is increasingly critical for the industry, but Todays Announcement is good news for some. After over a month of hoping, malta is one of the countries that will go green from next wednesday. Bermuda and barbados will also go green, but all of the new additions apart from malta were on the green watchlist meaning the government is warning they are at risk of going to amber. The Red List is also getting longer with six additions including tunisia and uganda. The Green List does not go far enough for the industry. We are go far enough for the industry. Are delighted the balearics, malta, is on the greenest but its disappointing that the government still dont seem to be following the date around the science because many more destinations should have been put onto the Green List and wed encourage safe and sustainable opening of travel to really start to mmp opening of travel to really start to Ramp Up now. The opening of travel to really start to Ramp Up Ow Opening of travel to really start to ram u now. , , Ramp Up now. The uk Travel Industry is desnerate Ramp Up now. The uk Travel Industry is desnerate to Ramp Up now. The uk Travel Industry is desperate to see Ramp Up now. The uk Travel Industry is desperate to see more Ramp Up now. The uk Travel Industry is desperate to see more people is desperate to see more people setting off trips but its notjust about the uks Green List. Its also about the uks Green List. Its also about which countries will let Uk Visitors in. Germanys chancellor Angela Merkel said again today that she wants to see the eu have a more unified approach on travel rules. To stop the spread of the Delta Variant, yesterday, she urged other countries to impose quarantine, as germany has done, on uk arrivals. But what about fully vaccinated travellers . The Uk Government did say it was looking at removing quarantine for them but not until later in the summer. We quarantine for them but not until later in the summer. Quarantine for them but not until later in the summer. We see there is a case for double later in the summer. We see there is a case for double vaccination, later in the summer. We see there is a case for double vaccination, fully. A case for double vaccination, fully vaccinated, mean that you perhaps dont have to quarantine so we can take those countries in the Amber List and allow people to come back without having to do the quarantine you would have to do for amber, but not yet stop partly because of course not everybody has been offered a vaccine yet and secondly because the scientists are still working on the implications, so there are a number of different questions which still need to be answered. It questions which still need to be answered. , � , questions which still need to be answered questions which still need to be answered. , � ,. , answered. It wont come soon enough for sarah and answered. It wont come soon enough for sarah and peter, answered. It wont come soon enough for sarah and peter, who answered. It wont come soon enough for sarah and peter, who live answered. It wont come soon enough for sarah and peter, who live in for sarah and peter, who live in america. Both are fully vaccinated and due to travel in a few weeks. Sarah hasnt seen her parents in two years. We Sarah Hasnt seen her parents in two ears. ~. ,. ,. , ~. , years. We are not talking about Holida S. Years. We are not talking about holidays. Its years. We are not talking about holidays. Its not years. We are not talking about holidays. Its not a years. We are not talking about holidays. Its not a holiday years. We are not talking about holidays. Its not a holiday i years. We are not talking about i holidays. Its not a holiday i want to do. I want to see my family, my parents, and its the same for so many people around the world. I dont see any reason why it cant happen dont see any reason why it cant happen now. With a negative test to fly happen now. With a negative test to fly and happen now. With a negative test to fly and fully vaccinated, why not . Todays fly and fully vaccinated, why not . Todays list opens up some much longed for destinations but International Travel is yet to take off and the warnings are that this summer will be farfrom off and the warnings are that this summer will be far from smooth. Caroline davies, bbc news. So, ibiza is one of a number of Holiday Islands thats been added to the green Watch List. Anna holligan is there for us now. 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. 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I i cant tell you how important this is to us as a Tourist Industry and the visa, its massive. Waiting for the brits to arrive, to be honest, all tourism is good but everyone knows any resort around the world that the british spend the most money. Its fact. � ,. ,. , fact. Its the music that fuels and feeds this island. Fact. Its the music that fuels and feeds this island. Covid fact. Its the music that fuels and feeds this island. Covid rules fact. Its the music that fuels and i feeds this island. Covid rules mean these iconic venues that usually have queues around the block are still shut. , ~. , have queues around the block are still shut. , ~. , �. , still shut. You know, youve got this hue still shut. You know, youve got this huge enormous still shut. You know, youve got this huge enormous clubs still shut. You know, youve got this huge enormous clubs with l this huge enormous clubs with hundreds and hundreds of staff in each, from the cleanest of the bartenders to the waiters and the djs. They are all out of work. B, djs. They are all out of work. A pilot is taking Place Tomorrow to see whether its safe to let these places reopen. Even then for now dancing will only be allowed outside. Its a delicate and diplomatic balancing act. The desire to allow british tourists to return while keeping new variants of the virus at bay. I beat thes most senior politician told the bbc they need to take that risk. We senior politician told the bbc they need to take that risk. Need to take that risk. We dont want in ibiza need to take that risk. We dont want in ibiza the need to take that risk. We dont want in ibiza the same need to take that risk. We dont want in ibiza the same as need to take that risk. We dont i want in ibiza the same as portugal and close the island, so we want to open slowly. We want british people 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 its now or never to keep this people. They say its now or never to keep this vital people. They say its now or never to keep this vital island people. They say its 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. Hospitalisations are rising but slowly. It means the average new cases per day in the last week is now more than 12,000. Just over 200,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. 0ver 43. 5 million people have now had theirfirstjab thats around 83 of uk adults. Nearly 168,000 have had their second jab. It means nearly 32 Million are fully vaccinated thats more than 60 of uk adults. Well, given the rising number of new cases in the uk, how welcome abroad will british holidaymakers be this summer . 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, looks at how the virus is spreading in the uk and europe. Britain does not have the feel of a country in the grip of a third wave of coronavirus. The prospect of foreign holidays for the fully immunised looks tantalisingly close, but rising Virus Levels here may put paid to that. Just a month ago, the united kingdom had one of the lowest rates of coronavirus in europe, most of which was coming out of its second wave. But the rise of the Delta Variant here first identified in india has changed all that. Now the uk has a higher level of cases than spain, greece, france, italy indeed, anywhere in europe and its still rising here, and that may make some popular Holiday Destinations think twice before wanting to admit british tourists. There certainly is some fear right now about importing delta, particularly from the uk, where its so prevalent. The good news is that fully vaccinated individuals are considerably less likely to catch or transmit delta, or to be seriously ill if they get it. However, theres still a large portion of the populations in many countries that arent yet fully vaccinated, and thats the real risk here. Across the eu, three in ten adults are fully immunised. In the uk, its double that six in ten adults have had both doses. In france, where theres a lot of vaccine hesitancy, Coverage Rates are unlikely to ever match those achieved here. Fewer than two in three of those aged over 80 in france are fullyjabbed, whereas in england, its more than nine in ten. 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. Its 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 . Its 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 are better protected than ever, but its unclear how much freedom that will bring with it. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Lets speak to our transport correspondent, Caroline Davies. Very difficult for people who want to go abroad and the Travel Industry too. Good news for some but a lot of uncertainty. Good news for some but a lot of uncertainty uncertainty. Lets start with the aood uncertainty. Lets start with the good news uncertainty. Lets start with the good news. This uncertainty. Lets start with the good news. This is uncertainty. Lets start with the good news. This is the uncertainty. Lets start with the good news. This is the longest| uncertainty. Lets start with the good news. This is the longest green List Weve seen since the Traffic Light measures and thus it means the industry are able to Ramp Up some of their operations a bit more but lets look at the bad news. This is also the Red List is getting longer too. Most of europe is not on the greenest and the same for large amounts of the rest of the world. Many of the key destinations are still not on there. There is no Set Date for when people who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine. The government has plenty of questions to sort out before they are allowed to introduce it so potentially a small step in 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 russias 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. Weve reduced our manning posture down to the normal cruising watches, so itsjust nice, calm and collected here. Just carrying on with business as usual. The high tension of 2a hours ago is still creating diplomatic waves, and an Information Battle over differing accounts. If you cross the border line, i will fire~ we are conducting innocent passage. The kremlin� s called it a planned provocation, but the captain of the british warship still insists the russians were at fault. You were here. 100 yards off our port quarter, turning towards us, trying to force us off our track, is not professional behaviour in the maritime environment. And hes got the Prime Ministers backing. We dont recognise the russian annexation of crimea. It was illegal. These are ukrainian waters, and it was entirely right to use them to go from a to b. The crew of Hms Defender, though, were clearly trained and ready for whatever happened. I would say its unusual, but its not surprising. Weve trained for that kind of range before. Only a couple of weeks ago, we were doing this kind of manoeuvre. Theyre trying to push their games out here in the Black Sea and open up, saying this is their territory. I think were just forever trying to, as we jokingly say, Poke The Russian Bear and see what the reaction is. And this is another irritant for Russia Britain and the us helping train ukraines forces. Earlier this week, Hms Defender was in the Port Of Odessa to promote military and trade ties. Britain plans to build new warships for ukraine, while the royal navys visiting the Black Sea more often. Are you worried about what russias been doing in the region . Im worried, in the sense of russia creating Instability And Insecurity and breaking rules. Im not worried, per se, in terms of the Russian Navy and its power. We are a formidable force here with the carrier strike crew. Its the presence of hms Queen Elizabeth and her f35jets nearby in the Eastern Mediterranean thats undoubtedly boosted the royal navys confidence. The carrier was in constant contact with Hms Defender during yesterdays clash. Back in the Black Sea, the british destroyer� s resumed her training. She will also soon be leaving. Its 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. Its 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 Concertinaed in a matter of seconds. Authorities say as many as 99 people are still unaccounted for although they hope some of those simply have not got in touch with their families yet but are still alive. The devastation here is very obvious, but a few blocks away, the emotional devastation is clear where Family Members have gathered at a Community Centre for word and updates on their missing loved ones. Here, the search continues as a search for survivors, but soon the operation will focus on looking for answers as to questions over how this building could collapse while its residents were still sleeping safely inside. Imilli still sleeping safely inside. Will grant, still sleeping safely inside. Will grant. From still sleeping safely inside. Will grant, from miami, thank you. Far more of us need to be driving electric cars, using Heat Pumps instead of Gas Boilers, and eating less Meat And Dairy produce thats according to the governments independent Climate Change advisers, who say ministers should be more frank with the public about how were expected to help reduce greenhouse gases. The climate Change Committee says borisjohnson is failing to back up his ambitious promises, and the uk is on track to meet only a fifth of its emissions targets by 2035. Heres our science editor, david shukman. Theres been a spectacular shift away from coal. The Power Stations burning this cheap, but dirty, fuel being demolished and making way for forests of wind turbines. Bbut the governments Climate Advisers say itll take a lot more than this for the country to go carbon neutral. When you look at the policies to deliver it, im afraid we are very off track, very, very substantially off track. Really, only about 20 of the Policy Commitments that the government has made would take us towards that goal of net zero emissions. So, theres a Big Gap to close, and this is the year theyre going to have to do so. So, lets see how the government is doing on its pledge to cut the gases that are driving up temperatures. Well, if literally nothing is done, those emissions will basically continue as they are now. And this is the steep downward path that they should be on if the uk is going to meet its target for 2035. But the committee reckons that were not on that course, that the measures under way now and others that are likely to happen simply wont be enough, and that the government has to do a lot more. There is a plan for no Gas Boilers to be fitted to new build homes from 2025, but were waiting for the details. The advisers say we need to eat 20 less meat by 2030, but say theres no policy to encourage that. And on electric vehicles, sales of new Petrol Or Diesel cars should stop by 2030, but the exact arrangements still arent published. What we need from government is that clear strategic vision and joined up thinking to get us there. And i would hope that the Governments Transport Decarbonisation plan coming out now in autumn will help set us on that path. But the government says it is on track, leading the world in offshore wind and developing many other key policies, and says theyre driven from the top. We have a climate Change Committee, subcommittee, of the cabinet that meets regularly. Weve set ourselves these demanding targets. Were regularly reviewing progress. Indeed, next week, ive got a meeting myself with the Prime Minister, where hes going to be challenging me on what were doing on things like tree planting. But as glasgow prepares to host a global climate summit in november, the pressure is definitely on. The uk does have some of the most ambitious targets, but now needs to show the world it can deliver them. David shukman, bbc news. More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former catholic Boarding School for indigenous children in Western Canada the second such discovery in less than a month. The institution was one of more than 130 compulsory Boarding Schools funded by the canadian government and run by religious authorities during the 19th and 20th centuries, with the aim of Assimilating Indigeous youth. Hong kongs pro Democracy Newspaper Apple daily has published its final edition, with an editorial saying it was the victim of tyranny. Its been forced to close because the authorities froze its bank accounts, accusing it of breaking a national Security Law. There were large queues, as people across Hong Kong raced to buy their last copy. Tonight, us president Joe Biden said it was a sign of Intensifying Repression by china. 0ur Correspondent Danny vincent reports. In the early hours of the morning, Hong Kong residents lined up to buy the final edition of Apple Daily. The newspaper had come to represent Hong Kongs opposition. It came to represent Hong Kongs freedom. Yesterday, the arrest of an Apple Dailyjournalist under the national Security Law pushed the paper to announce it would stop publishing for good. Today, Apple Daily launched a legal bid against the police that confiscated computers and hard drives from their office. Tonight, an editorfrom another pro democracy Media Group told the bbc he was worried about the future of his organisation. Earlier in the year, Stand News had been visited by national Security Law police. Translation if the police came to my home, or to my office, to arrest me, i wouldnt be shocked. I wouldnt be surprised. But i dont believe that what i have done has violated any law. The closure of Apple Daily has had a chilling effect across Hong Kong. Journalists in newsrooms like this fear they could be under attack. The chinese government has condemned the uk for criticising the closure of Apple Daily. Translation the chinese government manages Hong Kong on the basis of Chinas Constitution and the basic law, and not the sino british joint declaration. No foreign country has the right to use this as a pretext to point fingers, or make irresponsible remarks about Hong Kong matters and chinas internal affairs. Hong kongs most popular newspaper has now closed, while the police say the investigation into it colluding with foreigners is ongoing. Journalists fear they may increasingly find themselves targets of the new law. Danny vincent, bbc news, Hong Kong. Its called the Cosmic Dawn when stars formed for the first time and astonomers now say that moment happened between 250 and 350 Million years after the Big Bang. Scientists describe that discovery as the Holy Grail of astronomy. Our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports. The Night Sky is littered with stars, but when did they first begin to shine . Discovering when this critical moment known as the Cosmic Dawn began, has been this mans lifes work, and now he has the answer. The Holy Grail has been to look back far enough that you would see the very first generation of stars and galaxies. And weve determined their ages, and that gives us the first convincing evidence of when The Universe was first bathed in starlight. Because we are ourselves the product of stellar evolution, in some sense, were looking at our own origins. Using telescopes from across the world, the team analysed some of the most far away galaxies so distant, theyre just a few pixels on the computer screen. Theyre also among the earliest, seen not long after the creation of The Universe. By working out their age, the team calculated the start of the Cosmic Dawn, when the first stars began to shine. So, what is the Cosmic Dawn, and why is it so important . The universe was created 13. 8 billion years ago, in the Big Bang. After a brief flash, it entered a period known as the dark ages. Then, according to the new study, 250 350 Million years after the moment of creation, the first stars began to form, bringing light to The Universe. And heres what happened. The purple areas are clouds of hydrogen gas, becoming ever denser until they form stars, blazing like fireworks. This simulation is based on astronomical data, but the new results indicate that the first galaxies will be bright enough to be seen by nasas james Webb Space telescope, to be launched later this year. Im so excited why are you so excited . She laughs isnt that just fantastic that, as humanity a tiny little civilisation on Planet Earth that we can create a telescope that we can send up into Space And Peer back to The Universe, as it was just a couple of hundred million years after the Big Bang . This simulation shows just how different the very first stars were to what we see today, but these Objects Led to the formation of The Universe as it is now, including Everything And Everyone on earth. We are, ultimately, made from the stars that were born at the dawn of the cosmos. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. It was the mid 20s. Cooler today, my due and more rain to come as well. The way from Northern Ireland in western scotland, more rain for Eastern Scotland, transferring is across england and away from wells but much warmer night and in east anglia, A Touch In Scotland and Northern Ireland, north of the brief youre bringing in the cooler air tomorrow. The rain clears with much of Eastern England becomes back in the Eastern Scotland. Something scotland in particular across Northern England towards Northern Ireland. To the south of it, it will trigger a few thundershowers. Theyll be a bit lower with significantly so across Eastern Scotland and the northeast of england. The first part of the weekend sees the chance of if future showers breaking out into england and wales. The beefy ones are on the other side of the channel. Also a cool cloudy weather in the Northeast And Southeast scotland. Many northern areas will be tried with some sunshine. This is bbc news, the headlines. Officials in miami say that at least 99 people are still unaccounted for, after a Twelve Storey Residential Building collapsed. One person is known to have been killed. President biden says a bipartisan deal has been reached on his us infrastructure plan. He had wanted to spend two trillion dollars, but the compromise was set at one point two trillion over eight years. More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Residential School for indigenous children in canada. It comes just weeks after the remains of 215 children were found in a Mass Grave near a similar school. Astronomers say they have dated the moment the first stars began to shine in The Universe, known as the Cosmic Dawn to between 250 and 350 Million years after the Big Bang. Thats about 13 and a half billion years ago

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