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Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. Good evening and welcome to bbc news at eight p m. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus, it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy, the gdp, to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spring onwards. As far as jobs go, the banks latest report says the Unemployment Rate is likely to peak to peak at 7. 8 by the middle of the year as the governments Furlough Scheme winds down. So, some reasons to hope for better times, but predicting the course of the economy is as tough as forecasting the up and downs of the pandemic. Heres our economics editor faisal islam. Like every town, city and suburb, Slough High Street is currently locked down again. On the latest figures, it had one of the highest proportions of furloughed employees in the country. Not all of this will return, but the question is when does the process of reopening begin . It is the Bank Of Englands job to assess these matters every three months. It has been counting not justjobs and prices, but vaccinations, too. As a result, the shape of the economy from last years extraordinary lockdown and autumn recovery looks a little like this, with right now a further significant fall, but not quite as historic as last year, and then a sharp rebound between april and september, growing 5 a quarter as the economy is able to reopen. I am optimistic that we are now seeing a hugely impressive programme of vaccination and that were also now beginning to see the positive benefits of it, and i think that as we move forwards, that should reduce uncertainty. Back in slough is the famous century Old Industrial estate, the largest in europe. The bank also pointed to a hit, for now, from new Trade Barriers with the eu after the pms deal. But here, tenants are accelerating investment in serving customers directly over the internet, but hospitality and aviation have been under pressure. Slough as a town in terms of employment is reliant on the airport, and that is certainly seen in the unemployment and the Furlough Numbers for slough as a town. I think its really encouraging what were seeing on the Vaccination Side of things, particularly in the uk. Clearly we need to see that similar success rolled out on a global basis as well. But i think that is absolutely driving more Business Confidence and the hope that actually at some point during 2021, things will return to a normal, whatever the new normal looks like. This lockdown has been quite different from the first one last april. Much more of the economy has been kept open, so the Overall Economic hit will be smaller than last april, and theres also this certainty now of a vaccine fuelled recovery. We and the Bank Of England just dont know exactly when, and thats led to strong calls for the government to keep its high level of support going for months to come. On the site of slough old library, a surprise. Almost to the day of the new lockdown last month, notjust one but two Hotels Opening here, a sign of more wheels of the economy turning during the current lockdown. There is key workers in this area. I there is a need for constructionl to continue, and our hotel is very well suited for that. So we decided to open, and weve opened thisl so we decided to open, and weve opened this and weve opened this week and weve seen a pick up thatjustifies it. This is a bet on things getting back to normal at some point . Yes, i mean we are very hopeful that Travel Restrictions will be eased in due course. I mean, its slough, who wouldnt want to travel here right now, it might not look like it, but the bank also pointed to £125 billion in extra savings by households who have not been able to spend it that at some point could be unleashed. Another much needed shot in the arm at a tough moment for the economy. Faisal islam, bbc news, in slough. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at10 40pm and 11 30pm. This evening in the papers, our guestsjoining me tonight are the author and journalist mihir bose and former pensions minister ros altman. Government sources have confirmed to the bbc that the Hotel Quarantine scheme for uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots will come into force on the 15th Of February after a meeting in westminster tonight. The bbc has seen a document that sets out the date and estimates that hotels will be asked to provide accommodation for more than 1000 people a day. Ministers are expected to confirm full details soon. They had faced criticism from the opposition for failing to introduce the scheme more than a month after the South African variant was detected. Our Political Correspondent iain watson is in westminster. There has been a lot of pressure for the government to come up with something and quickly. The government to come up with something and quickly. Thats right. We have a date something and quickly. Thats right. We have a date now something and quickly. Thats right. We have a date now for something and quickly. Thats right. We have a date now for when something and quickly. Thats right. We have a date now for when this i we have a date now for when this will be imposed on british residents coming back from Coronavirus Hotspots. More than 30 countries on a so called red list which means us residents of those countries cannot get access to the uk. It includes most of Africa America and sub Saharan Africa as well. If british residents returned from their indirectly because direct flights are also banned, they will be expected to go into Hotel Accommodation for ten days of quarantine from penn were the 15th. But this is i think by the 15th almost two months since the very from of africa first came to light. And the Labour Opposition to making it very clear they believe the government has acted too slowly. The letter sent to the Shadow Secretary to the Home Secretary earlier this evening suggesting that the government was costing lives because of it and its a lie. The department of it and its a lie. The Department Of Health making the official announcement and we get the official announcement and we get the official announcement of the Quarantine Arrangements later tonight. But they will involve setting up Hotel Accommodation as you say for around 1000 people a day initially. But again Government Sources are saying to me that sunday because people will have to pay for their own accommodation for ten days, it likely that will act as a disincentive and therefore they expect the numbers quite rapidly to fall from the 15th Of February onwards. This is another weapon in the governments armoury to try and at least slow or suppress the spread of the new variants of covid 19. The government is also stressing that existing policies are in place which they say include tough border controls, like having to get a test for you coming to the country and also even if you are not from one of the hotspots, you are still expected to self isolated home or it is that it address for a ten day period as well. But also a difference and not just timescale but substance between the government and labour on this. We are the policy should be applied to all who come to the uk and not just from the Coronavirus Hotspots in the government is saying that is not practical because it could be putting up 20,000 people a day into hotels. ~ putting up 20,000 people a day into hotels. , ~ ,. ,. We can talk now to the Travel Editor at the sun, lisa minot. Thank you for talking to us. Let me ask you first of all logistically how challenging could this be potential equipment is very challenging. Potential equipment is very challenging potential equipment is very challenauin. ,. , challenging. Especially we have heard today challenging. Especially we have heard today from challenging. Especially we have heard today from the challenging. Especially we have heard today from the ceo challenging. Especially we have heard today from the ceo a challenging. 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And now another level of restrictions and another another level of restrictions and another level of restrictions and another level of restrictions and another level of really put people off and another level of really put people off and everyone wanted to travel out of off and everyone wanted to travel out of the off and everyone wanted to travel out of the country and back again will have out of the country and back again will have a out of the country and back again will have a huge impact and i think we are will have a huge impact and i think we are going to unfortunately see more we are going to unfortunately see more companies in the Travel Industry more companies in the Travel Industry unable to survive. And how lona would industry unable to survive. And how long would a industry unable to survive. And how l