hello there. we start here in the uk, where a shake up in travel rules could be on the way. the bbc has been told the traffic light system could be overhauled, with the green and amber categories removed. a new system would allow vaccinated travellers to go to countries with similarly high levels of vaccination as the uk without the need for quarantine. the travel industry has been pushing for change, arguing the current system is confusing and has prevented a recovery in demand over the summer. aru na iyengar reports. if this is your idea of a dream holiday, ratherthan if this is your idea of a dream holiday, rather than this, things could be about to change. travel bosses say uk holidaymakers have been put off playing abroad because of uncertainty about sudden changes to the travel traffic light system and the need for expensive pcr test before arriving in the uk. at expensive pcr test before arriving in the uk.- arriving in the uk. at the moment. arriving in the uk. at t
it is a tax on all those in work. the vote is expected to pass when the vote takes place within the next few hours. we ll have the latest from westminster. also on the programme. the biggest ever terror trial in france gets underway. 130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. more than a thousand people have crossed the channel in small boats this week the home secretary is to hold talks with her french counterpart. the former president of afghanistan ashraf ghani apologises for the taliban takeover in his country saying his abrupt departure was the only way to keep the guns silent. and all eyes on britain s emma raducanu as she battles for a place in the semi finals at the us open in new york. and. the meteorite that landed on a family s driveway in gloucestershire the scorched tarmac is now destined for a museum. good evening and welcome to bbc news. mps are to vote this evening on the prime minister s plans for a national insurance rise to
of social media influencer we start in the us where wall street shares have hit new record highs after the senate struck a bi partisan deal for an infrastructure spending bill worth $1.2 trillion. the eight year plan includes funding for roads, bridges, the power grid, public transport and internet. president biden has hailed the agreement, but it s a far cry from the $2 trillion he originally wanted and is missing the funding for his climate agenda and family care. from new york samira hussain has more. for a washington that has been mired in part as in politics, a bipartisan deal is something of a breakthrough. although neither democrats nor republicans got everything they wanted, this package would spend billions of dollars on fixing america s roads, increasing internet access across the country and building more electric charging stations. the biggest sticking point was how to pay for the deal. republicans made it clear they would not support increases to the co
numbers of young children in accident and emergency departments across the uk with most suffering a mild fever which could be treated at home still cutting hair at 91 we meet the uk s oldest hairdresser and coming up later this hour, i ll be taking your questions on international travel and putting them to our experts you can send in your questions to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or tweet us with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions good morning. leading figures in the travel industry have expressed dismay and frustration at the government s easing of restrictions on foreign holidays, saying it does not go far enough. sixteen destinations have been added to the uk s green list. in europe, those include the spanish balearic islands of ibiza, menorca and majorca as well as malta and madeira. further afield, green list countries include antigua, barbados, dominica and bermuda. it means from 4 o clock on wednesday morning, travellers from those green list countries will not have