germany, angela merkel prepares to step down. we have a special report on how she has influenced gender equality. and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who s died at the age of 81. hello, and welcome. the uk government is expected to announce changes today to the rules for international travel. among them could be a simpler traffic light system for green, amber and red list countries and fewer tests. our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. sunshine, but no one sunbathing. 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british in a normal year. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anybody travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then it has been a difficult summer, but they are holding out hope it can change. we have just about survived but it has been very, very challenging. at the moment we are very, very quiet. so to get the british market for a sort of go ahead at this stage, it coul
is granted a humanitarian visa. bring it home for us, oliver. yes! at the games, the first gold medal in team eventing for great britain since 1972. and, a special welcome for team gb s swimmers they return home after their most successful games ever. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: history made as emily campbell becomes the first british woman to win an olympic medal in weightlifting. good evening. after months of being separated by the covid restrictions on international travel, many families and friends have finally been able to meet and embrace today after the rules for entry to the uk changed in the early hours of this morning. the change means that people who ve been fully vaccinated in the united states or in the european union no longer have to quarantine for ten days if they arrive from a country on the amber list. but stricter rules still apply for those travelling from france. but people still have to take a covid test before setting off for t
could be made less sensitive when restrictions ease in england. and the ten year old who was given mason mount s england shirt after the team won on wednesday says she will never wash or sell it. and coming up on the bbc news channel, can anyone stop novak djokovic? the world number one is on centre court later as he looks to reach a third straight wimbledon final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to the murder of sarah everard. the 33 year old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey. tell us what happened in court today and what the reaction was. well, sarah everard s murder was one th
the coronavirus reproduction rate rises in england as cases continue to surge and infection rates have hit their highest level in the uk since february. meanwhile the nhs covid contact tracing app could be made less sensitive when restrictions ease in england a surge in foreign holidays bookings as the government says fully vaccinated uk travellers coming back from amber list countries won t have to isolate afterjuly 19. and coming up mark kermode takes a look at the latest cinematic releases including marvel s black widow, that s in the film review. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to the murder of sarah everard. the 33 year old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police cressida dick said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspond
holidays as the government says fully vaccinated uk travellers coming back from amber list countries won t have to isolate afterjuly 19th. local authorities across england say they face a £3 billion shortfall in their budgets over the next three years. the olympic flame arrives in tokyo, two weeks before the games. but no spectators are allowed. and as anticipation continues to build for the euro 2020 final, we ll be hearing from some of the players ahead of england vs italy. welcome to bbc news. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to the murder of sarah everard. the 33 year old disappeared as she walked home in clapham in south london in march this year. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, said outside court she was sickened and angered by the crimes committed by couzens. our special correspondent lucy manning is at the old bailey, and she gave us a