Major tournament in 23 years. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Borisjohnson had defended the government s policy on foreign holidays, after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ministers were presiding over a hopeless system which threatened to let new covid variants into the country. Speaking at prime minister s questions, mrjohnson insisted the government s advice was very clear that people should not be taking holidays in so called amber list countries such as spain and greece. Recent comments by ministers have led to confusion about whether people should be booking foreign breaks, and comes as the eu considers whether to open its borders to holiday makers this summer. Here s sean dilley. Book a holiday, don t book a holiday. That is the question facing many as tourist destinations and an under pressure travel industry are readying themselves to welcome belated holiday makers. So readying themselves to welcome belated holidaymakers. Readying themselves to we
And rockets overnight. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. Travel rules for british tourists heading to europe could be released today. It comes as borisjohnson has said that people should not be taking holidays in most european countries. Eu ambassadors will today consider whether to allow visits from travellers who have been fully vaccinated against covid 19. The ambassadors are also expected to lift the current ban on nonessential travel from the uk. Their meeting comes as the government here has been accused of causing confusion with conflicting advice over its own traffic light system. Meanwhile, surge testing is being stepped up in areas where there are concerns about the india variant. Later today at 5pm, uk time, the health secretary, matt hancock, will be holding a downing street coronavirus briefing. Our europe correspondent, jean mckenzie, has the latest from brussels. What we are expecting here in brussels today is for eu ambassadors to make
Defends his military campaign against palestinian militants in gaza, as hostilities between israel and hamas continue into a tenth day. The family of a 24 year old woman from london, who was murdered in pakistan, call for her killers to be brought tojustice. New york s prosecutor has launched a criminal inquiry into donald trump s property company. And boom bang a bang! eurovision fans gather in rotterdam to celebrate the return of the song contest. Good afternoon. Borisjohnson had defended the government s policy on foreign holidays, after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ministers were presiding over a hopeless system , which threatened to let new covid variants into the country. Speaking at prime minister s questions, mrjohnson insisted the government s advice was very clear that people should not be taking holidays in so called amber list countries such as spain and greece. Recent comments from ministers have led to confusion about whether people should be booking f
Out of the uk for a little bit. And now the eu opens up to british travellers who are vaccinated but most of it is on the amber list too. Also tonight: celtic s outgoing boss flees the family home after an explosion police scotland have begun a criminal investigation. Feeling the heat soaring temperatures raise fears that climate change could spell the end of test cricket in some countries. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: who s in and who s out? steve clarke names his 26 man scotland squad for next month s european championship. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson has tried to calm fears that the so called indian variant of covid could undermine britain s successful vaccine rollout. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister said that after looking at the latest data he had increasing confidence that the vaccines were effective. His comments come amid a growing debate among health experts aboutjust how infectious thi