are you planning on going anywhere anytime soon? we start with the travel industry, because airlines and tour operators have been welcoming the decision by the uk government to ease covid testing rules for travellers. from oaoo gmt tomorrow, fully vaccinated passengers arriving in england will no longer have to take pre departure covid tests. they will still have to do a test within two days of arrival, but won t have to self isolate while waiting for the result. travel bosses have complained the extra testing brought in to curb the omicron variant has put many people off travelling, because of the high cost and fear of being trapped abroad. the boss of tour operator jet2 told our transport correspondent katy austin the changes have come at a critical time for his industry. january is the peak booking time for holidays, it s when everyone gets through christmas, you ve got the january blues and you want to book a holiday and look forward to it and i think it is fair to say th
migration is not a problem of the middle east. not a problem of north africa. not a problem of europe and of greece. it is a problem of the world. at least 1a people have been killed after a volcano erupts on the indonesian island ofjava for the second time in less than a year. good afternoon. the rules around travelling into the uk have been tightened again in a bid to control the spread of the new omicron variant of covid. the british government says the move is necessary because of an increase in cases of the strain which are directly linked to foreign travel. anyone arriving into the uk from tuesday morning will need proof of a negative covid test taken within 48 hours prior to depature they will also need to take a pcr test before the end of their second day in the uk and will have to self isolate until they receive their negative test result. but the travel industry has strongly criticised the move with one industry executive saying, the introduction of pre departure
migration is not a problem of the middle east. not a problem of north africa. not a problem of europe and of greece. it is a problem of the world. at least 1a people have been killed after a volcano erupts on the indonesian island ofjava for the second time in less than a year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the rules around travelling into the uk have been tightened again in a bid to control the spread of the new omicron variant of covid. the british government says the move is necessary because of an increase in cases of the strain which are directly linked to foreign travel. anyone arriving into the uk from tuesday morning will need proof of a negative covid test taken within 48 hours prior to depature they will also need to take a pcr test before the end of their second day in the uk, and will have to self isolate until they receive their negative test result. but the travel industry has strongly criticised the move, with one industr
that area of low pressure, it weakens and winds become lighter so much lighter winds on thursday, may be a future mist and fog patches, most places will be dry, may be a little sunshine but still quite cold air, temperatures 6 8 so a quiet day on thursday after the storm on tuesday. coming in from the atlantic on friday we have this weak weather front. it will mainly be western areas that see this band of cloud and rain, may be snow over the scottish hills, that moves east and the rain peters out and then we see sunshine and showers coming into the western uk but still only five degrees in the central belt of scotland, six in the south east of england and east anglia. we have another area of deep low pressure heading towards iceland, some stronger atlantic winds heading our way, more unsettled weather to come in the outlook for the weekend and beyond, probably dominated more by low pressure but there will be some disruption of the jet stream pattern, occasionally we will get
this, especially vulnerable people. pope francis holds a mass at megaron concert hall in greece after visiting a migrant camp on the island of lesbos. sam kerr for chelsea, what a goal! to seal the fa cup victory. chelsea are fa cup champions after beating arsenal at wembley, a match delayed by the pandemic. and coming up at 4:30pm, we have a wide ranging interview with poland s prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, in a new episode of the interview. good afternoon. the government has defended the further tightening of travel restrictions. from tuesday, anyone coming to the uk will have to show a negative test for coronavirus, taken in the 48 hours before they set off. ministers say the move is necessary, because of the new omicron covid variant which has been linked directly to foreign travel. but industry groups say it s another devastating blow for them. meanwhile nigeria will be added to the travel red list from tomorrow, meaning arrivals must quarantine in a hotel for ten