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The first flights carrying british tourists abroad have left in the past few hours, as the ban on foreign holidays is lifted in england, scotland and wales. a traffic—light system has been introduced to grade every destination according to risk. but despite only 12 countries and territories being included on the green list, travel companies have seen a surge in bookings. well, our travel correspondent caroline davies is on her way to portugal. she gave an update from onboard the plane. weve ju...

Now, those showers are likely to fade away again as we head into this evening and overnight. to leave us with a mostly dry night. there will be some clear spells again developing into tuesday morning. tuesday, more sunny spells and also some showers. a bit less showery on wednesday but still possibly a few around. by the time we get to thursday and friday, there could be some longer spells of rain. im back in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though its back to d...

Openshaw. very interesting. we have spoken this morning about this. a number of passengers have already jetted off on holiday this morning as international travel in britain restarts. not one to be left out is our transport correspondent, caroline davies, who is on a plane to portugal. are you about to take off? where are you exactly? we are you about to take off? where are you exactly?— you exactly? we have ust pulled away from the h you exactly? we have just pulled away from the airport, _ y...

Its a global collaboration thats never been tried on this tight timescale before. the aim of the covax scheme is to ensure all people in all countries get equal access to vaccines to protect them against covid—19. some progress is being made, but doses remain vastly unevenly distributed. and now, the pipeline providing vaccines to some of the worlds poorest countries is being squeezed. as india continues its devastating battle against a raging outbreak, the countrys prime minister has temporar...

Speaking to her later. fine from heathrow to faro, we were speaking to her later.— from heathrow to faro, we were speaking to her later. one of the first to take _ speaking to her later. one of the first to take on _ speaking to her later. one of the first to take on board _ speaking to her later. one of the first to take on board for - speaking to her later. one of the first to take on board for that - first to take on board for that flight. i would love to see the risk assessments for the d...

At around 10% of normal capacity. it is expecting 3,000 passengers today, but if you compare that to a monday before the pandemic, that number would have been 90,000 passengers, so this is a slow and gradual recovery. getting away to a green list destination takes some planning. you have to have a covid test three days before departure, and when you get back. at heathrow this morning, these passengers were relieved everything went smoothly. we didnt know whether we were coming or not, so it has ...

For some, the adventure began before the plane landed. arlos grandmother hasnt seen him for nine months. weve done zoom christmas zoom birthdays, zoom mothers day. weve done zoom christmas, zoom birthdays, zoom mothers day. so, yeah, i mean, he started crawling and walking and talking since she last saw him, so he is a completely different little boy. this was a longed—for arrival, for many. not least for those with businesses that rely on british tourists here, and peter has been running his ...

As well as two covid tests to get back to the uk, but todays 8:a0am flight to faro was 90% full. were now flying at over 35,000 feet. it feels quite familiar to be on board a plane again, but also quite strange, not least being in such close proximity to other people. for some, the adventure began before the plane landed. arlos grandmother hasnt seen him for nine months. weve done zoom christmas, zoom birthdays, zoom mothers day. so, yeah, i mean, he started crawling and walking and talking sinc...

Limited numbers of people are now also able to meet inside pubs, restaurants and homes. the international scheme set up to ensure equal access to covid—19 vaccines is currently 140 million doses short, due to the continuing covid crisis in india. now, unicef is calling for the powerful g7 countries — the leaders of which will meet in the uk next month — to share their surplus of doses. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. its a global collaboration thats never b...

To ensure equal access to covid—i9 vaccines is currently 140 million doses short, due to the continuing covid crisis in india. now, unicef is calling for the powerful g7 countries — the leaders of which will meet in the uk next month — to share their surplus of doses. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. its a global collaboration thats never been tried on this tight timescale before. the aim of the covax scheme is to ensure all people in all countries get equal...