According to ONS figures, around one in 80 people in private housing in England had COVID19 in the week up to 11 September - this is down from one in 70 the previous week. Read the latest on coronavirus here:
A drawing newly attributed to Vincent van Gogh that has never been displayed publicly before is going on show at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam.
Dubai Police trained a cohort of trusty German Shepherds, Labradors, Cocker Spaniels and Border Collies to recognise the scent of COVID-19 using the sweat of coronavirus patients.The dogs currently carry out around 30 to 40 tests a day at the airports. Bolt, a black and tan Belgian Malinois, has done more than 1,000 COVID-19 tests alone.
The competition watchdog has said it will take Teletext Holidays to court if it does not do more to return money to customers whose trips were cancelled due to the pandemic. Teletext Holidays said the delay was due to not being able to issue refunds through customers' existing payment method and not having their current bank details.A spokeswoman for Teletext Holidays said the firm is"working as hard as it can to process the remaining refunds".As we've been suggesting today, travel expert Tim White says there's been confirmation there will be no update on travel today.
We asked data expert Tim White to look at which red list countries could come off the red list if the criteria changes. "If cautious, Mexico may need to stay a while longer, and Dominican Republic needs help to conduct genomic sequencing."Sky News understands we may have to wait longer for a travel updateHowever, earlier this week the PM suggested there could be a wider look at the travel system.
He said:"The simplification of the 'traffic light' system would be welcome news for our industry and will enhance consumer confidence when it comes to booking overseas travel. He added that Greece continues to be"our most sought-after destination", followed by the Canary Islands and the Balearics - particularly Majorca.We have picked out some key holiday destinations, and some countries to potentially watch when the travel list is updated later today .
The first plane carrying tourists in more than four months touched down on Thursday, as a programme was launched to revive the travel sector. She said:"There's allegedly going to be two big headlines later today or tomorrow morning - we're going to be looking at testing and hoping pre-departure tests will be ditched, meaning expensive PCR testing on return to the UK will also go.
We have taken a look at three key countries to watch when the lists are updated - something that's expected in one form or another today.Jamaica At that point, it is reported that the main criteria for whatever the red list is called will be variants of concern. "The 'excuse' was that Maldives did not submit genomic sequencing data. Well it has now, among the top 32 reporting countries. There are no more excuses: sense must prevail."- but it"may be a victim of not being able to carry out genomic sequencing".
More than 65% of Cubans have received at least one shot and 37% have been fully vaccinated with three shots, according to the health ministry. In a statement, airport commercial director Lucy O’Shaughnessy said:"Liverpool John Lennon airport can now provide our airline passengers with a state-of-the-art COVID testing facility on site as we start to resume our flight schedules and have more passengers flying again.
"We are now seeing very clearly that business travellers are coming back," Carsten Spohr continued, adding Lufthansa had increased capacity on domestic flights by 30% in September and would increase it by another 15% in October. "So I would still urge caution and research for anyone dreaming of Caribbean sunshine. Just do your research because Barbados still looks safe, though cases are increasing here, but others could turn red, or as Jamaica found, be subjected to a 'do not travel' advisory from the FCDO invalidating most travel insurance policies.
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