at ellesmere port. and at 2.45pm, we ll be going across the uk to find out more about the stories affecting you from ourjournalists up and down the country. stay with us for that. hello and welcome if you have just joined us. the health secretary sajid javid has announced that people, who ve had both doses of a covid vaccine, will no longer have to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. the change which will come into force on 16th august, and will also apply to people under the age of 18 who are currently not eligible for vaccination. and in the last half hour, the education secretary gavin williamson has announced an end to the bubble system in english schools with no more self isolation for pupils who come into contact with positive cases. here s what mr williamson had to say. though keeping children inconsistent groups was essential to control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated, we recognise that the syst
rescue operation in miami, after the partial collapse of a building at miami beach. a bbc investigation reveals the risks of sub standard beauty treatments. buckingham palace says it must do more to improve the diversity of its staff as it reveals 8.5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. and britney spears tells a us court it s time to end her father s control over her affairs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the travel industry is urging the uk government to add more countries to the list of destinations that don t require people to quarantine when they return. the green list for england is set to be updated today. there s been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. travel bosses are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully vaccinated people from amber countries. transport secretary grant shapps has said ministers need to look at what the science says . but th
of the guantanamo detention centre. good afternoon. the cabinet office minister, michael gove, has said the snp cannot expect the government at westminster to approve a second scottish independence poll. speaking this morning, mr gove said the results from the holyrood election showed that a majority of people had voted in constituencies for parties opposed to a referendum. but the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has accused the westminster government of a lack of respect for scottish democracy. i ve not been planning for a referendum over this past year. i have been focusing on covid. but anyone who knows anything about the legislative process in the scottish parliament knows that any government needs to consult its law officers before it brings forward legislation. that will all be part and parcel of what we do. i don t want to lose this point, andrew. so, no, we haven t got to the stage of introducing a bill formally, but that will be part and parcel of the process. but