Hello there. We begin with the Travel Business because today the eu introduces what it hopes will be a passport to recovery for tourism. The digital Covid Certificate recognised across the Eu Show if you have been vaccinated or have had a recent negative test. And they are meant to do away with the need for quarantine and paperwork. But with concerns about the Delta Variant on the rise, will the certificates be enough to open up European Travel and will Uk Visitors to the eu actually be able to use them as well . We speak to the Executive Director of the Eu Travel commission that promotes tourism in the region and he joins us now from russells. Thank you forjoining us today. Now countries within the eu are still hugely divided on the issue of tourism. And Member States are still very much allowed to impose their own national restrictions. So how useful are these things going to be . ,. ,. ,. , to be . The implementation of the Covid Certificate to be . The implementation of the Covid C
while fighting in ukraine. and the blanket bog in scotland that is aiming to become a world heritage site. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on for this weekends s six nations. scotland have named their tieam to face egland. we ll bring you the latest. good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to 4% meaning they remain at their highest level since 2008. the increase could add nearly £50 a month to the average mortgage payment at a time when many people are already struggling with crippling energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase should help to control rising prices reflected in the high rate of inflation. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage is jumpi