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we start with the travel industry. it s been welcoming changes to the uk s covid travel rules which come into force on sunday. as you have been hearing france a major destination for british tourists is to be brought into line with other amber list countries. those coming from france to england, scotland and northern ireland will no longer need to quarantine, if they are fully vaccinated. seven europen countries including austria and germany willjoin the green list. and india and the united arab emirates are among those moving from red to amber. dfds which operates ferries between the uk and france is among the companies welcoming the changes. in terms of the amber plus rules, we saw a dipping in bookings. people were booking for the next few days and people who really had to travel. we saw a surge in booking when travel looked to be reopening. we know how many people visit our website and looking for prices. we expect that will pick up sharply and people will have ....
regulates healthcare products are issuing new guidance on pulse oxygen meters, also known as oximeters, after it was found that the devices can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin. with more, here s our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. ranjit senghera marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. so basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. she had been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels, even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. when i went into hospital, the first thing they said was, you really did leave it too late . had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. there is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin tones by 2%. that s led to nhs england and the body that regulates the use of medical devices, the mhra, ....
to be a critical worker? are you not exempt and think that you should be? let me know this morning. tweet me @vicderbyshire or by emailing me on [email protected]. a new study suggests that daily lateral flow testing for pupils could be equally as effective as closing class bubbles to control transmission in schools. calls to create a ring of steel around australia s biggest city, sydney, as cases of the virus remain high despite four weeks in lockdown. campaigners call for new rules on e scooters after a teenager was killed on one and a toddler was seriously injured. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the 2020 tokyo olympic games will officially start today a year later than expected. 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries will compete over the next few weeks, but spectators have been banned from almost all events, as japan deals with its highest surge in coronavirus infections for six months. let s go now to lucy hockings in toky ....
to try to improve the uptake of vaccinations. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than twenty five thousand tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. the number of people drinking heavily since the start of the pandemic increased. injuly public health england reported a 21% year on year increase in deaths from alcohol related liver disease. but now, as life in the uk starts to return to something resembling normal heavy alcohol consumption seems to be falling. a recent survey showed 1 in 5 people in newcastle and darlington in the north of england have recently turned it s a region that likes to party with many of our towns and cities but he had in the north east it s an image that may be changing. new research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their bac ....
through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. it s a rather grey sunday out there for many. if we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see exactly what i m talking about. there are some breaks in the cloud and some brightness into western scotland in particular and parts of north wales but a weak weather front is shifting its way steadily south and it s enhancing some sharp, possibly thundery downpours to develop a little bit later on in the day. also, a northerly flow means that it s quite cool out there, particularly on exposed north sea coasts. there will be a good deal of dry weather but, as i say, quite a lot of cloud around as well. so top temperatures, 12 20 degrees at the very best. it looks likely that the best of the weather as we go through the week, though, will be monday and tuesday, as this little bump of high press ....