Plus, red hot property. House prices in sydney are rising at $900 a day. Is there trouble ahead? we start with the travel industry. It has been reacting with dismay after spain s popular holiday islands ibiza, majorca and menorca are to move to the british government s amber list, just two weeks after they were approved for quarantine free travel. From next monday, anyone over 18 who s not fully vaccinated will have to quarantine on return home. The scottish and welsh governments said they will do the same, and northern ireland is expected to follow suit a warm mediterranean beach is attempting prospect for many after more than one year of restrictions. Sums of the spanish islands as an appealing choice for a summer getaway, but the changes announced by the government will cause problems for some, due to fly to majorca on the weekend. I’zre to ma orca on the weekend. I ve had to majorca on the weekend. I ve had one vaccine, to majorca on the weekend. I e had one vaccine, three
Now on bbc news. Highlights of monday in parliament, presented by david cornock. Hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. Support for england s euros football heroes after they re the targets of abuse. While they re the best of us, they have endured vile racism from the worst of us. The home secretary warns social media companies. And they can no longer ignore some of the appalling, vile, racist, violent and hateful content that appear on their platforms. Infections are rising, but the health secretary confirms most of england s covid restrictions will be lifted next week. Now, to those who say, why take this step now?, i say, if not now, when? also in this programme: a minister sounds the alarm in the house of lords. It is quite terrifying for these things to come up behind you. You can t hear them and you can t see them until they re upon you, and they really go quite fast. But first, the home secretary has condemned the racist abuse on social media against members of the en
Now on bbc news, hardtalk, with stephen sackur, who talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. And today, i vejourneyed to the beautiful south coast of england to meet one of the past century s most influential environmentalists, james lovelock. Now, he introduced us to the gaia hypothesis the idea that our planet and all of the life on it are part of one dynamic, self regulating system. Lovelock is now 101 years old, still having big thoughts about the future of life on earth. Have we humans sown the seeds of our own destruction? james lovelock, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Yes, glad to be back! it is such a pleasure to have you back on the programme. I want to ask you for your reflections on your own famous gaia hypothesis that idea that all of life on this planet, and the planet itself, are part of one self regulating system. When you developed the idea five decades ago, you seemed quite optimistic that this system wa
Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. And today, i vejourneyed to the beautiful south coast of england to meet one of the past century s most influential environmentalists, james lovelock. Now, he introduced us to the gaia hypothesis the idea that our planet and all of the life on it are part of one dynamic, self regulating system. Lovelock is now 101 years old, still having big thoughts about the future of life on earth. Have we humans sown the seeds of our own destruction? james lovelock, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Yes, glad to be back. It is such a pleasure to have you back on the programme. I want to ask you for your reflections on your own famous gaia hypothesis that idea that all of life on this planet and the planet itself are part of one self regulating system. When you developed the idea five decades ago, you seemed quite optimistic that this system was very durable, very resilient. Well, it had lasted three billion years that s not bad going! but are you now wor