Spain has said it is officially lifting restrictions for uk travellers from today. The government in madrid says the uk and japan will be on a list of countries whose residents are able to enter without a pcr test or proof they ve been vaccinated. But the uk government still strongly advises against nonessential travel to spain and most other eu countries. Spain relies heavily on british visitors in the summer. Tourism made up about 12% of its gdp in 2019 that meant 83. 5 million tourists visited, over 18 million of whom were british. Joining me now isjorge traver, country manager, spain portugal, european tourism association. Do you think people from the uk will come? if the government is saying you should not go unless it is essential? i should not go unless it is essential? should not go unless it is essential?. , ,. , , essential? i actually doubt it for a time essential? i actually doubt it for a time being essential? i actually doubt it for a time being but essential? i actu
asset trading platform in the united states coinbase. this comes after they announced they would be suing they announced they would be suing the largest crypto exchange biance, accusing it of engaging in a web of deception by operating an illegal digital asset exchange and sending billions of dollars of customer deposits to a separate trading firm owned by its chief executive. biance said the accusations were misguided and they would defend themselves vigorously. we can speak to our reporter in new york. it feels like you said this, we did this, and they will defend themselves, but it shows how difficult it is to regulate something when technology is moving at such a pace. it is something when technology is moving at such a pace- at such a pace. it is important to take a step at such a pace. it is important to take a step back at such a pace. it is important to take a step back and at such a pace. it is important to take a step back and to - at such a pace. it is imp
britain s postal service, the royal mail, is being held to ransom in a hacking attack by a gang with likely russian links. hello and welcome. lisa marie presley, the only daughter of rock and roll legend elvis has died. she was 5a. the news was confirmed by her mother priscilla who said in a statement: it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter lisa marie has left us. we can now speak to entertainmentjournalist perez hilton who was a friend of lisa marie presley. he joins us from los angeles. thanks forjoining us on such short notice with this sad news. lisa marie was a successful musician in her own right but also a friend of yours. i right but also a friend of ours. ., ., ., yours. i got to meet her at her request. yours. i got to meet her at her request. i yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t know - yours. i got to meet her at her request, i don t know if -
us financal watchdogs target two more big names, the exchange genesis, and the crypto lender gemini. plus, pack your bags, travel is back. but where are people going? we ll hear from the boss of hotel booking site trivago. we start here in the uk, where we could get confirmation, in the next hour or so, that the economy is heading into recession. figures for november are expected to show a fall in britain s gdp, gross domestic product or economic output, after growth ofjust 0.5% in october. we already know the uk economy shrank in the three months to september, two quarters in a row of negative growth means a recession. businesses and consumers are feeling the pressure of soaring energy bills and rising interest rates, as one company owner has been telling the bbc. from our point of view, we can feel that yeah there is probably a recession coming on. people are finding it difficult, they are kind of worried about their basic of heating and fuel and all the rest of it in the w
we will bring you that speech live. and in florida, grim new details about how many people were killed by a different hurricane, ian of course. and the new number just coming in. some officials now responding to criticism about their initial response to ian. we ve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, we re live in district court in dc with opening statements happening now, in the conspiracy trial of leaders for the oath keepers. why the defense is hanging its case on something former president trump didn t do, and what prosecutors are saying today about what the defendants said were not enough weapons. we will talk about it coming up. and october, not spooked yet. rare good news lately from the market. the dow up 800 points. we will talk about what is behind the rally on wall street later in the show. i m hallie jackson on assignment for a story you will see later on in the month. joining me is gabe guiterrez in san germane puerto rico and shaq bre