germany, angela merkel prepares to step down. we have a special report on how she has influenced gender equality. and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who s died at the age of 81. hello, and welcome. the uk government is expected to announce changes today to the rules for international travel. among them could be a simpler traffic light system for green, amber and red list countries and fewer tests. our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. sunshine, but no one sunbathing. 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british in a normal year. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anybody travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then it has been a difficult summer, but they are holding out hope it can change. we have just about survived but it has been very, very challenging. at the moment we are very, very quiet. so to get the british market for a sort of go ahead at this stage, it coul
wales will decide today whether to introduce vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and large events. in italy all workers will have to prove they ve been vaccinated or had a covid negative test or face suspension without pay or even a fine. a police watchdog says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter terrorism. the new cabinet will meet for the first time this morning, after the biggest shake up of borisjohnson s government since he entered downing street. and coming up this hour, we ll be speaking to the winner of the ocean photographer of the year award after 0930 so stay with us for that. good morning and welcome to bbc news. our top story changes to international travel are expected to be announced by the government later, for travellers arriving in england. there s been speculation that the traffic light system which places countries on red, amber and green lists will be simplified, with the amber list removed enti
weather yesterday and today, some places have seen some glorious spells of sunshine. this is a lovely view looking out at sea from conwy with the blue skies overhead. even into the weekend, some areas will see some lovely spells of sunshine but there will be some rain around, much like what we have got today. western part seen this weather front moving in. not quite as nice, quite breezy with isobars on the charts, but less i suppose further south and east. it is here you can see we can see the best of the sunshine. the clouds over scotland, northern ireland around the irish sea coast, we have this rain piling on and some of it quite heavy. moving out of northern ireland towards western scotland. furthersouth northern ireland towards western scotland. further south into the isle of man, western wales and south west, the rain will be and patchy. but southern and central and eastern england it will be fine and dry for the rest of the afternoon. top temperature 20 degrees and wi
as housing secretary. and emma raducanu returns home after that historic us open win in new york. last night i actuallyjust re watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moments and remember how it felt. so it is sinking in a little bit more. hello and welcome to bbc news. the government is expected to announce big changes today to the covid rules for international travel. initially the changes will apply to people arriving in england. there s been speculation that the traffic light system of red, amber and green lists will be simplified, with the amber list effectively dropped. and fully vaccinated travellers may no longer have to take costly pcr tests. our transport correspondent caroline davies has the latest. sunshine, but no one s sunbathing. in a normal year, 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anyone travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then, it has been