Different quarantine rules for different uk nations the government admits its confusing. Holidaymakers are angry and frustrated as scotland and wales impose new restrictions, while theres no change in england and Northern Ireland. Obviously not very happy. We feel as though weve lost two days of our holiday. Its cost us an arm and a leg. Well be live with our correspondent in portugal. Also this lunchtime. Claims of a looming crisis in britains supply chains and possible shortages when the brexit transition ends. We are heading for a shambles. It is a real case of government sleepwalking to a disaster. Nato says russia must allow an International Investigation into the poisoning of alexei navalny, a leading
critic of the kremlin. One month on from the the explosion in beirut, rescuers search the rubble after reports there could be a survivor still trapped there. And tonight, blackpool turns back on its famous illuminations as it tries to boost its tourist trade. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, andy murray says he is still going to shoot for the stars on the tennis tour, despite his second round defeat at the us open in new york. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government has admitted the difference in new uk quarantine rules is confusing for travellers. Many holiday makers and travel companies have said theyre frustrated and angry, after wales and scotland imposed new quarantine restrictions on people coming back from portugal and parts of greece, while england and Northern Ireland didnt make any changes. Our europe correspondent, gavin lee, is in faro in portugal. Well, we and people generally gone on holiday have become used to this weekly decision to say whether it is for spain, france or croatia that people have to come back and quarantine. We have seen the same thing today. However, things are different. Far more complicated because wales and scotland say portugal is a no go zone because of covid, and england and Northern Ireland say it is currently safe. The effects on the ground, worry we have been taking a look. Back to britain from faro airport this morning. Where you are going back to now dictates where you have to isolate. Theres been no indication from the government. This couple are heading to birmingham. They dont need to quarantine time but they bought airlie tickets home. Airlie tickets. We are not very happy. We feel we have lost two days of our holidays. It has cost us an arm and a leg. We arejust very disappointed. Ron and his children are cutting their holiday short by four days when ultimately there was no need to. So we paidjust four days when ultimately there was no need to. So we paid just over £1000 for three. Going no need to. So we paid just over £1000 forthree. Going back no need to. So we paid just over £1000 for three. Going back to manchester. And the flight on monday hasjust gone. It manchester. And the flight on monday has just gone. It would manchester. And the flight on monday hasjust gone. It would be good if the government could all get together and come up with one set of policies which are applied reasonably consistently. As more british tourists return home it is clear to me how confusing many
people find the new rules. For example, if youre an english traveller flying to cardiff today you can drive back, wont have to self isolate. But if youre a welch and land in birmingham today, you will then go back and have to spend the next two weeks in isolation. This new way of travelling has just become even more complicated. So just how do the uk nations differ on quarantine . If you fly from six greek islands and live in wales you have to self isolate for 14 days. If you live in scotland, now the whole of greece is on the quarantine list. There are no restrictions in england and Northern Ireland. If you arrived from portugal and live in wales you will have to self isolate from today. It is the same for scotland. But the new rules coming tomorrow. Again there are no new restrictions for england and Northern Ireland. Portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in recent days, going just above the uk margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people. But the tourist destinations
of the algarve are not the problem. So why are politicians taking such different approaches . We look at the data and then we do speak, but im afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomes. Afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomeslj afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomes. I am wondering if there is a larger tide of infections from these parts of europe. This is about keeping the world safe. It is estimated more than 30,000 uk holiday makers have headed out here since the travel corridor opened two weeks ago. Golf and good weather a magnet for all the travellers for so called silver season. The travellers for so called silver season. But arrivals this morning we re season. But arrivals this morning were much quieter than usual. The money and complexity of taking an unpredictable break may now not be worth the gamble for many. What is interesting in the portuguese government sources have told us they have complicated concentrated their diplomatic effo rts concentrated their diplomatic efforts on london. Now they will have to defragment that. Talk to the regions, tell them what they are
doing and hopefully they say it may make a difference next week. Many thanks for that. Our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in westminster. We had the transport secretary admitting there it is all pretty confusing . Thats right. But i think its worth stressing this situation as an illustration of the basic point that the different uk nations do have the power to take different decisions on certain things when they see fit. We have seen this throughout the pandemic, different nations have moved at different paces, there have been different rules in place on different things, and gatherings, for example, and facemasks at any one time. So to now their approach to International Travel that left this situation which the transport secretary has called confusing. Scotland clearly taking a more cautious approach in greece, wales targeting the quarantine measures on certain islands in a way that other nations are not. I think they are looking at the same data but they are making different policy decisions. And
there has been this threshold which there has been this threshold which the nations have been working towards, the idea of 20 cases per 100,000 people, ifa towards, the idea of 20 cases per 100,000 people, if a country goes above that that is when quarantine measures could be reimposed. The transport secretary saying, we dont wa nt to transport secretary saying, we dont want to penalised countries for testing more and therefore finding more cases. They also want to look at the percentage of positive cases out of the total number of cases being tested. So clearly a number of indicators in the mix. But i think the overarching message from all governments is still be careful if youre travelling abroad, things can change very quickly, policies can be introduced very quickly. So anyone preparing to go abroad at the moment it should be prepared to quarantine at very short notice. Leila nathoo, thank you. Freight and haulage firms are warning of a looming crisis in uk border plans, when the brexit transition period ends on 31 december. The Road Haulage Association says the the supply chain of goods
could become a disaster area with rocket boosters on. The firms want to meet ministers to discuss concerns about it systems, border infrastructure and the training of customs agents. Our political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster. Some pretty strong words from these Logistics Companies who have come together to make this warning to the government . Thats right. You can never confuse them as diplomats. They say the governments problems are very serious of that preparation is so farare are very serious of that preparation is so far are a shambles and that ministers are sleepwalking to disaster. What is causing these criticisms . Well, deal or no deal with brussels, we will definitely be leaving the Customs Union on december the 31st, and that will have consequences. For example, 220 million new Customs Declarations may have to be filled in. And the Logistics Companies say they will
need customs agents to help with all this new bureaucracy. But they say there are simply not enough of them. They are worried britain will not be ready. That it systems will not be up ready. That it systems will not be up and running on time. They are also worried about the numbers of border staff that may be in place and border infrastructure. They have got pretty wide ranging criticisms. In response the government says, first of all we are investing in infrastructure and trying to train up infrastructure and trying to train up these customs agents that might be able to help with bureaucracy. Theyre also suggesting some of the criticisms may be overblown. For example, the transport secretary grant shapps was suggesting he had dealt with all sorts of cataclysmic scenarios itself and supply chains we re scenarios itself and supply chains were under sue a severe pressure in recent months because of covid. Those supply chains which have put food on supermarket shelves have all held up. He is confident when we leave the transition period at the end of this year is that those supply chains will remain secure. Iain watson. Nato has called for an International Investigation into the alleged poisoning of the russian Opposition Leader alexei navalny. He remains in an induced coma in a hospital in berlin, recovering from what german Officials Say was a novichok nerve agent attack on an internal flight in russia last month. Nato says moscow has serious questions to answer. Our security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. Still critically ill, still in a berlin hospital, russias most prominent government critic, alexei navalny, poisoned, so his doctors, with a novichok nerve agent on a flight with a novichok nerve agent on a flight across russia. Now nato and the west are demanding answers from moscow. Nato allies agree that russia now has serious questions it must answer. The russian government must answer. The russian government must fully cooperate with the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons on an impartial unit to international
investigation. Those responsible for this attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. This attack must be held accountable and brought tojustice. Here this attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. Here the foreign secretary, dominic raab, called the poisoning of utterly deplorable. He is insisting on the full and transparent investigation. The kremlin says it will investigate what it complains it has not been shown any evidence of poisoning. Translation our specialists are carrying out checks, investigative actions. If there is a confirmation of the presence of poisonous substances, there is no doubt an investigation will be launched. We are asking everybody to rely on the fa cts. Are asking everybody to rely on the facts. There are disturbing echoes here of what happened in salisbury more than two years ago. A novichok nerve agent developed in soviet laboratories was used to poison the former russian kgb defector Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Britain blamed it on to a Russian Military intelligence officers. Moscow denied responsibility. Then there was alexander litvinenko, another former
kgb officer. He died in a London Hospital in 2006, after his assassins slipped radioactive polonium into his tea. Today, his widow says russia cannot be trusted with an investigation. U nfortu nately, with an investigation. Unfortunately, russia is not a democratic country right now. Its a lot of signs of dictatorship regime. In doing business as a dictatorship regime you have a different approach. And everything what you try to do as you did before, you cant say now is business as usual. All this throws an uncomfortable spotlight on president putin and the kremlin dealership. But mr navalny, who campaigned against corruption and many powerful enemies in russia, despite the global outrage, it is possible we may never learn the truth of who poisoned him. Frank gardner, bbc news. People in leeds are being warned to follow coronavirus guidelines, or face new restrictions. Cases in the city are rising and the local council says the community has reached
a pivotal moment. Heres our health correspondent, richard galpin. Leeds micra, the latest in a growing list of cities across the country for infection rates have risen to the point where more action may need to be taken. Its expected the city will be added to Public Health englands watch list of areas of concern. And local officials are preparing for the possibility of imposing further measures. Well be keeping a very close eye over the next couple of weeks. And what we would expect in the first place, if there is any change, is just restrictions of movement rather than, its premature to talk about lockdowns at this stage, but clearly if its felt there does need to be restrictions of movement, for example, then that is something of course that we will have to put into
place. For those living here the prospect of more restrictions is bleak. It cant be good for businesses and the economy cant really afford us to go into another really afford us to go into another real lockdown. But health and safety has to come first. I know that if it was my grandparents at risk, i would wa nt was my grandparents at risk, i would want us to go into another lockdown to save them. Everybody has to be responsible. I dont know how things can really be helped or anything other than people taking ownership and getting on with, you know, following the rules and restrictions and things. The figures are clear. Cases of coronavirus in leeds have been rising steadily over the past week. 55 new cases, according to figures yesterday. And all this inevitable, say experts, due to the rising cases across West Yorkshire asa rising cases across West Yorkshire as a whole, particularly amongst young adults. Independent sage were
calling, as were others, for a zero covid strategy over the summer, and that was to push the infection rates down as low as they could be, as has happened in scotland, and to get the test track trace and isolate system fully functional so that you could stamp down on these research agencies. Now they didnt do that. So we are where we are. Alongside leeds there are other hotspots in the north of england, such as bolton. These areas have also seen cases of coronavirus rise recently. With winter approaching, the battle with the virus is set to intensify. Richard galpin, bbc news. Virgin atlantic has announced plans to cut more than a thousand jobs, after it successfully completed a 1. 2 billion rescue deal. The Company Announced more than 3,000 job losses in may, meaning it has little over half the staff it had before the coronavirus crisis. Virgin says it wants
to mitigate as many cabin crew redundancies as possible. New zealand says a man infected with coronavirus has died the first such death in the country since may. The Health Ministry said the man was in his fifties. He is only the 23rd person to have died with the coronavirus in new zealand. The country appeared to have succeeded in curbing Community Transmission of the virus until a fresh cluster emerged in the city of auckland. Formal construction work is finally Getting Started on the controversial hs2 rail link. Its the biggest Infrastructure Project in europe and could cost more than £100 billion. The government claims more than 20,000 jobs will be created in the first phase to link london and birmingham. But critics say the project will actually cost jobs and damage the environment. Theo leggett reports. This is a highly symbolic moment for hs2. This is a highly symbolic moment for hsz. The this is a highly symbolic moment for hs2. The project has been plagued by yea rs of hs2. The project has been plagued by years of delays and rising costs, is furious arguments raged over whether or not it should go ahead at all. But no construction on the 140 mile route from london to birmingham can officially begin. In fact, a great deal of work demolishing buildings, clearing sites and preparing the route has already been carried out. The first phase of hs2 will require a32 the first phase of hs2 will require a 32 miles of new tunnels. There will be 110 embankments, 70 cuttings and 150 bridges. All of this will require a Million Tonnes of steel. But it comes as a heavy price. The first part of hs2 alone is expected to cost at least £35 billion. A second phase, extending the line to manchester and leeds, could take the total bill to more than 100 billion. Critics say the money could be
better spent improving existing transport links. The government disagrees. I think in the end will be very pleased that we do have additional rail capacity in the country. I think we needed. If you like, today is a sign of confidence in the future of our country. The company in charge of the project says some 82,000 newjobs will be created over the next two years. Including 2000 apprentices. Opponents of the scheme, which remains highly controversial, are not impressed. From their own figures, it shows over 19,000 jobs will be displaced, purely got rid of because hsz is shutting down businesses that have those jobs. So these 22,000 jobs sound great, but when you compare that to the number ofjobs going because hsz is being built, its a drop in the ocean. But others say it is essential to take
the long view. H52 has been ten years or more in the planning. It will be ten years or more in the building. It will last for decades beyond that. Nobody really knows what this country will look like in 50 years time, but i think it will bea 50 years time, but i think it will be a better country of people can easily move around it. With construction starting and travel is now officially on the ground, there are no longer seems much doubt that hs2 will get the go ahead. But protests like this one today will continue regardless. And arguments ab