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
that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. do you have any questions about the protection offered by these jabs? we will be speaking to an expert at 10 clock this morning. get in touch on twitter @annita mcveigh using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions a new lead in the case of the missing chef claudia lawrence 12 years on, police search gravel pits near her home in york and it s a golden start in tokyo for paralympics gb as cyclist dame sarah storey takes the 15th gold of her career. president biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states forces airlift in afghanistan beyond the 31st of august , saying it would be too dangerous. in a televised address from the white house last night, president biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. some us soldiers have already started to leave as the rescue ef
to get a covid vaccine, nearly four weeks after they were added to the rollout. and a major us study says july was the world s hottest month ever recorded. a powerful 7.2 earthquake has hit haiti and authorities say at least 29 people have been killed. prime minister ariel henry said the quake had caused huge damage across the south of the country. he described the situation as dramatic and appealed for the spirit of solidarity of all haitians. the us geological survey says the quake, which struck the south west of the country, could result in thousands of fatalities and injuries. pictures on social media show collapsed buildings and damaged roads in several cities. the earthquake triggered a tsunami warning in the region, which has since been lifted. in 2010, a magnitude seven quake near the capital, port au prince, killed an estimated 200,000 people. that was in 2010, in terms of deaths in today s that is saturday s earthquake at 7 pop 2, so far reports of 29 people dead: e
help with surge testing here in bolton, where infection rates are the highest in the country. the death toll mounts after fresh israeli air strikes on gaza. palestinian militants have fired rockets into israel. on fa cup final day, who will get their hands on the famous trophy? over 20,000 fans will be at wembley to see cup final regulars, chelsea, taking on leicester, who ve waited 52 years for this chance. and while they will be some sunshine around this weekend, the big, dark, gloomy clouds and thunderstorms will never be too far away. join me for the full forecast here on breakfast. it s saturday, the 15th of may. our top story: borisjohnson has warned that plans to end lockdown restrictions in england onjune 21st could be threatened by a rise in cases of the indian covid variant. second doses will be given to the over 50s and the clinically vulnerable within 8 weeks, ratherthan12. the army is also being deployed in blackburn and bolton to help carry out surge testing. 0u