We start with the travel business, because as youve been hearing, the uk is about to announce a Shake Up of its covid rules for International Travel. Airlines and Tour Operators have been pushing for simpler rules on destinations, instead of the so called Traffic Light System of green, amber and Red Lists. And they want compulsory Pcr Covid tests to be scrapped, arguing the cost has been putting people off travelling, as our Transport Correspondent Caroline Davies explains. There have been hints that now people are vaccinated, they could be swapped for lateral flow test, the cheaper option. That could still prove controversial with some people in public health. Other things the industry wants to see our things like moving from the Traffic Light System to just a Red List and an open List System as well, so simplification there. The industry are really piling on the pressure on the government. Thurlow comes to an end at thE End of this month and they still have thousands of employees on
all adults on the learning disability register will be prioritised for vaccine. and india thrash england by ten wickets in an bizarre third test to take a 2 1 series lead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last year s exam fiasco, when grades were decided by an algorithm, this year the government has opted to pass the responsibility of gcse and a level grades on to teachers. with so much term time lost and exams cancelled, pupils in england will be assessed only on what they ve been taught. there are several ways in which teachers will be able to determine grades from mock exams, coursework, essays and optional tests provided by exam boards. results will be published earlier in august to allow more time for the extra appeals that are expected. today s announcement follows similar moves in scotland, wales and northern ireland, but there are concerns about the fairness of the approach, and that vexed issue of grade inflation. our education editor branwen jeffreys re
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