Making him the 12th serving us president to have met her majesty. Hello and welcome to Bbc News. Theres disappointment for thousands of holidaymakers this afternoon as its understood that portugal is to be added to the governments amber Travel List on tuesday meaning that going there is legal, but officially advised against and people must quarantine on their return. And the bbc has been told no new countries will be added to englands Green List of destinations that people can travel to without quarantine. There had been speculation that some Spanish And Greek Islands could be added to that list today, as well as malta, finland and parts of the caribbean. But the government says it needs to be cautious. Our political Correspondent Nick Eardley is At Westminster for us. Good to see you. Bring us up to speed with these developments. Bad News for speed with these developments. E C News for travellers, ben. Speed with these developments. E5. C News fortravellers, ben. Portugal, which had b
and ireland to host the 2030 world cup. also this hour, we take you to finland to catch some surf well, sort of! it s windsurfing on the ice. a warm welcome to the programme. and we begin in france today. it has changed its stance on the use of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it can now be given to people aged between 65 and 7a. the french health authorities had previously restricted its use to younger people, the change comes after data from britain show it s highly effective in preventing serious illness and death. vishala sri pathma has more. the speedy rollout of the vaccine across the uk has meant 20 million people have had a jab in theirarm 20 million people have had a jab in their arm over the last few months, and new evidence suggests it s having a significant impact. public health england data shows a single shot of either the astrazeneca oxford or the pfizer cots the risk of needing hospital treatment for covid by “p hospital treatment for covid by u
on payments during the pandemic. and if you are behind on your rent because of everything that s been going on in the last year, do let me know what your situation is. we will be talking about this after 9:30am. and coming up this hour, a congregation in hertfordshire are shocked to discover an ordinary looking paiting of the last supper is actually a long lost masterpiece. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a significant chunk will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with si
cloud will stick most of the day. it s tuesday, the 2nd of march. our top story. communities could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to take over struggling pubs in their area under plans expected to be announced in the budget tomorrow. the chancellor will unveil a community ownership fund, which is also expected to cover sports clubs, theatres and other venues at risk of closure. our political correspondent, chris mason, has the details. how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that community groups across the uk could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to help take over struggling pubs. they will be helped, too, to buy into theatres and sports clubs. rishi sunak will also say he will spend £300 million of taxpayers money to help summer sports such as tennis, horse racing a