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While the U.K. decision will ease the barriers to travel from the U.S., the Biden administration isn't likely to reciprocate any time soon. (Bloomberg) -- American and European Union travelers who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will no longer need to spend 10 days in quarantine after they arrive in England from Aug. 2. [Extracted from the article]

Read more: Heathrow CEO Sees U.K. Ready to Let In Vaccinated Americans While the U.K. decision will ease the barriers to travel from the U.S., the Biden administration isn't likely to reciprocate any time soon. Last week, the U.S. advised Americans to avoid traveling to the U.K. because of a surge in coronavirus infections. (Bloomberg) -- American and European Union travelers who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will no longer need to spend 10 days in quarantine after they arrive in England. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. The plan will allow American visitors, along with travelers from most EU countries, to enter the U.K. on the same basis as Britons who have received two Covid shots. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. The plan will allow American visitors to enter the U.K. on the same basis as Britons who have received two Covid shots and are no longer required to self-isolate when traveling from most medium-risk countries. [Extracted from the article]

QWX9QVT0G1L0 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. Keywords: ALLTOP; BUSINESS; CONS; CONSD; COS; DRG; EUROPE; EXE; GEN; GENTOP; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; LEI; LIFESTYLE; NORTHAM; POL; TOP; TRAVEL; TRN; UK; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP BUSINESS CONS CONSD COS DRG EUROPE EXE GEN GENTOP GOV HEA INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES LEI LIFESTYLE NORTHAM POL TOP TRAVEL TRN UK US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPEU The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: BUSINESS; CONS; CONSD; COS; DRG; EUROPE; EXE; GEN; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; LEI; LIFESTYLE; NORTHAM; POL; TRAVEL; TRN; UK; US; WORLD EN BUSINESS CONS CONSD COS DRG EUROPE EXE GEN GOV HEA INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES LEI LIFESTYLE NORTHAM POL TRAVEL TRN UK US WORLD The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. QWX9QVT0G1L0 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. [Extracted from the article]

QWX7DXT1UM12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. Keywords: ALLTOP; BUSINESS; CONS; CONSD; COS; DRG; EUROPE; EURTOP; EXE; GEN; GENTOP; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; LEI; LIFESTYLE; NORTHAM; POL; TOP; TRAVEL; TRN; UK; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP BUSINESS CONS CONSD COS DRG EUROPE EURTOP EXE GEN GENTOP GOV HEA INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES LEI LIFESTYLE NORTHAM POL TOP TRAVEL TRN UK US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPEU The U.K. government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine on arrival if they have been fully vaccinated. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; BUSINESS; COS; EUROPE; EURTOP; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIES; POL; SOF; TEC; TOP; UK; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP BUSINESS COS EUROPE EURTOP GEN GLOBALMACR GOV HEA INDUSTRIES POL SOF TEC TOP UK WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPEU People told to isolate by the National Health Service contact-tracing mobile app can choose to ignore the advice because it's not legally binding, a U.K. minister said, contradicting Boris Johnson's Covid policy. QWJE9IT0AFBA (Bloomberg) -- People told to isolate by the National Health Service contact-tracing mobile app can choose to ignore the advice because it's not legally binding, a U.K. minister said, contradicting Boris Johnson's Covid policy. Isolation Optional If "Pinged" by Covid App, U.K. Minister Says. [Extracted from the article]

Boris Johnson's plan to get the U.K. back to normal is at risk of beingderailed amid a public outcry over his attempt to dodge pandemicisolation rules, as Covid-19 cases soar the most in the world. (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's plan to get the U.K. back to normal is atrisk of being derailed amid a public outcry over his attempt to dodge pandemicisolation rules, as Covid-19 cases soar the most in the world. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's plan to get the U.K. back to normal is atrisk of being derailed amid a public outcry over his attempt to dodge pandemicisolation rules, as Covid-19 cases soar the most in the world. Boris Johnson's plan to get the U.K. back to normal is at risk of beingderailed amid a public outcry over his attempt to dodge pandemicisolation rules, as Covid-19 cases soar the most in the world. [Extracted from the article]

Ministers Warn Johnson of Tory Revolt After U.K. ElectionShock In his speech at a battery plant, Johnson mapped out hisaim to relaunch his leveling up mission after the pandemic,promising it won't come at the expense of Tory heartlandsin the south. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed tocreate a new breed of local mayors to take more power overEngland's towns and counties, as he seeks to tackleinequality across the U.K. His aim is to revive the economic fortunes of some of themost neglected parts of the country, helping them to catchup with major cities and the capital, London, which isBritain's economic powerhouse. [Extracted from the article]

Business leaders want more clarity from Johnson's administration, withsome warning shop workers could suffer abuse if they ask customers tocover their faces without having legal backing to do so. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is increasingly isolatedover his decision to scrap rules requiring face masks to be worn in shopsand on public transport, amid a backlash from businesses and officialsacross the U.K. From Monday, Johnson will lift Covid restrictions in England to makemask wearing optional in all settings. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson said he will be setting out his plans for what the next phase of the U.K.'s route out of pandemic restrictions will look like when it comes into force, due to be on July 19. (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said some "extra precautions" could still be required even after the July 19 date he has said will mark the end of the country's Covid restrictions. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- England is "very likely" to be freed from pandemic restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he predicted the country is just three weeks away from returning to "life before Covid." Johnson said he and Javid had spoken and reviewed the pandemic data on Sunday and concluded the best option would be to wait a "few more weeks" to deliver another 5 million vaccine doses before easing the remaining rules for England. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's government is preparing to lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions for England on July 19, despite the delta variant sending infections soaring to their highest daily rate since January. Johnson said he and Javid had spoken and reviewed the pandemic data on Sunday and concluded the best option would be to wait a "few more weeks" to deliver another 5 million vaccine doses before easing the remaining rules for England. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- England is "very likely" to be freed from pandemic restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he predicted the country is just three weeks away from returning to "life before Covid." Johnson said he and Javid had spoken and reviewed the pandemic data on Sunday and concluded the best option would be to wait a "few more weeks" to deliver another 5 million vaccine doses before easing the remaining rules for England. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson said he and Javid had spoken and reviewed the pandemic data on Sunday and concluded the best option would be to wait a "few more weeks" to deliver another 5 million vaccine doses before easing the remaining rules for England. (Bloomberg) -- England is "very likely" to be freed from pandemic restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he predicted the country is just three weeks away from returning to "life before Covid.". [Extracted from the article]

Tory Pressure But pressure mounted after senior officials in Johnson's ConservativeParty said the minister's behavior was beyond the pale, with onehighlighting the hypocrisy of Hancock flouting the very rules that hehelped create. (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establishhis government's authority after the health secretary resigned forbreaking his own pandemic rules. Johnson's former aide, Dominic Cummings, earlier this month publishedtext messages he said showed the premier regarded Hancock as "hopeless."Cummings also accused Hancock of lying and incompetence at the height ofthe Covid outbreak last year. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson's former aide, Dominic Cummings, earlier this month publishedtext messages he said showed the premier regarded Hancock as "hopeless."Cummings also accused Hancock of lying and incompetence at the height ofthe Covid outbreak last year. (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establishhis government's authority after the health secretary resigned lateSaturday for breaking his own pandemic rules. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; BUSINESS; EUROPE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; POL; UK; WORLD; WWTOP EN ALLTOP BUSINESS EUROPE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV POL UK WORLD WWTOP U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establish his government's authority after the health secretary resigned for breaking his own pandemic rules. In his reply to Hancock's letter, Johnson praised his minister's "abundant energy, intelligence and determination" and said he was "sorry" to lose him. With Hancock gone, the U.K.'s main opposition Labour Party sought to turn the pressure on Johnson, saying he was too weak to fire the minister on Friday. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; BUSINESS; COS; EUROPE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIES; POL; UK; WORLD; WWTOP EN ALLTOP BUSINESS COS EUROPE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV HEA INDUSTRIES POL UK WORLD WWTOP Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned from the U.K. government after he was caught embracing a senior aide in his office, in breach of his own coronavirus rules. With Hancock gone, the U.K.'s main opposition Labour Party sought to turn the pressure on Johnson, saying he was too weak to fire the minister on Friday. [Extracted from the article]

"We have worked so hard as a country to fight the pandemic", Hancock, 42, said in his letter of resignation to Johnson. Keywords: ALLTOP; BUSINESS; COS; EUROPE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIES; POL; UK; WORLD; WWTOP EN ALLTOP BUSINESS COS EUROPE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV HEA INDUSTRIES POL UK WORLD WWTOP U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned Saturday after breaking the country's coronavirus rules by kissing a senior aide in his office, the latest embarrassing controversy to hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Premier Boris Johnson is standing byHealth Secretary Matt Hancock after the Cabinet ministerwas pictured embracing a senior aide he appointed to histeam. Cummings On Friday, Cummings published further correspondence,including a note he'd copied to Johnson in April 2020,outlining concerns about the U.K. test-and-trace systemand demanding officials come up with a "real plan.". [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood by his healthsecretary, amid calls from the opposition Labour Partyfor Hancock to be fired for breaking the government's owncoronavirus restrictions. (Bloomberg) -- Health Secretary Matt Hancock apologizedfor breaching pandemic rules after being picturedembracing a senior aide who he appointed to his team, buthe said he is not resigning from the U.K. government. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's government is preparing to allow Britons who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus to travel to more than 150 countries without the need to quarantine on their return to England later this summer. Industry Pain The aviation and tourism industry has been hammered since the start of the pandemic, after governments were forced to close down international leisure travel to try to stop passengers importing the virus. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- British officials are considering plans to open up international travel for passengers who've been fully inoculated against Covid-19, allowing a resumption of tourism to more than 150 countries and territories including the vital U.S. market and some of the most popular European destinations. Court Action Carriers have criticized the policy, especially after Portugal was abruptly taken off the green list earlier this month, dealing a blow to the all-important summer travel season. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- British officials are considering plans to open up international travel for passengers who've been fully inoculated against Covid-19, allowing a resumption of tourism to more than 150 countries and territories including the vital U.S. market and some of the most popular European destinations. Court Action Carriers have criticized the policy, especially after Portugal was abruptly taken off the green list earlier this month, dealing a blow to the all-important summer travel season. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- British officials are considering plans to open up international travel for passengers who have been fully vaccinated, enabling tourism to resume to more than 150 countries and territories including the vital U.S. market and some of the most popular destinations in Europe. Read: Ryanair, Manchester Airport to Challenge U.K. Travel Rules According to a person familiar with the matter, the quarantine requirement could be lifted for people who have been double vaccinated, but they would still need to take tests. [Extracted from the article]

The suit, which has support from other airlines, comes as the U.K. considers revisions that will make travel easier for vaccinated people, according to a person familiar with the matter. The U.K. aviation industry has long decried the current system as arbitrary, and sought clearer criteria on categorizations. (Bloomberg) -- Ryanair Holdings Plc and the owner of London Stansted airport plan to challenge the U.K.'s travel policy, saying a lack of transparency is undermining consumer confidence and hindering an airline industry recovery from the coronavirus crisis. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to delay his plan to lift England's pandemic restrictions amid concerns that a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases could put hospitals under strain. The U.K. and EU are locked in a standoff over how to apply parts of the Brexit divorce accord that require checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from mainland Britain. [Extracted from the article]

For Johnson it will be a sobering return to the office after a long weekend among the golden sands and aquamarine sea of Carbis Bay, southwest England, where he hosted the Group of Seven summit. (Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to delay his plan to lift England's pandemic restrictions amid concerns that a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases could put hospitals under strain. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson hoped the Group of Seven summit would showcase British leadership on crucial issues, including action to cut carbon emissions and commitments to help vaccinate the world and bring the pandemic to an end. (Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns from hosting world leaders along the golden sands and aquamarine sea of Carbis Bay to a much grimmer task: delaying plans to lift England's pandemic restrictions. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns from hosting world leaders along the golden sands and aquamarine sea of Carbis Bay to a much grimmer task: delaying plans to lift England's pandemic restrictions. Johnson hoped the Group of Seven summit would showcase British leadership on crucial issues, including action to cut carbon emissions and commitments to help vaccinate the world and bring the pandemic to an end. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders as the escalating dispute over post-Brexit trade threatened to dominate the Group of Seven summit in England. One EU official briefed on the discussions said that while a pragmatic solution will need to be found, it would be wrong for the U.K. to assume that the 27-nation bloc will simply forget about the protocol. [Extracted from the article]

"I would really hope that a U.K.-EU trade war would not take place and I really think that with all the opportunities there are for dialogue I would be surprised if we ended up with a UK-EU trade war", World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters on the sidelines of the G-7. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders, warning the U.K. could suspend parts of the Brexit agreement if a dispute over trade rules for goods shipped to Northern Ireland is not resolved. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders, warning the U.K. could suspend parts of the Brexit agreement if a dispute over trade rules for goods shipped to Northern Ireland can't be resolved. "I would really hope that a U.K.-EU trade war would not take place and I really think that with all the opportunities there are for dialogue I would be surprised if we ended up with a UK-EU trade war", World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters on Saturday at a briefing on the sidelines of the G-7. [Extracted from the article]

"I would really hope that a U.K.-EU trade war would not take place and I really think that with all the opportunities there are for dialogue I would be surprised if we ended up with a UK-EU trade war", World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters on Saturday at a briefing on the sidelines of the G-7. (Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders, warning Britain could suspend parts of the Brexit agreement struck less than two years ago if a dispute over trade rules for goods shipped to Northern Ireland can't be resolved. [Extracted from the article]

"I would really hope that a U.K.-EU trade war would not take place and I really think that with all the opportunities there are for dialogue I would be surprised if we ended up with a UK-EU trade war", World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters on Saturday at a briefing on the sidelines of the G-7. (Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders, warning Britain could suspend parts of the Brexit agreement struck less than two years ago if a row over trade rules for goods shipped to Northern Ireland can't be resolved. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson held a series of one-to-one meetings with his European counterparts on Saturday, as time runs out to resolve a row over post-Brexit trade rules for goods shipped to Northern Ireland. (Bloomberg) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed with European Union leaders as the escalating dispute over post-Brexit trade threatened to dominate the Group of Seven summit in England. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson said that while he wanted to allow foreign travel, the government will have "no hesitation" in moving previously safe countries onto to the high risk list if their pandemic situation worsens. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is likely to keep tight limits on international travel for the weeks ahead, denting hopes of a major summer revival for aviation and tourism businesses which have been hammered by the pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is likely to keep tight limits on international travel for the weeks ahead, denting hopes of a major summer revival for aviation and tourism businesses which have been hammered by the pandemic. Johnson said that while he wanted to allow foreign travel, the government will have "no hesitation" in moving previously safe countries onto to the high risk list if their pandemic situation worsens. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hit back at his former adviser Dominic Cummings, who savaged his handling of the pandemic and declared he was not fit to lead the country. Cummings Calls PM Johnson "Unfit for Job": U.K. Politics Update Johnson's comments came after Cummings spent seven hours in Parliament on Wednesday pulling apart the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which he said had failed the public and led to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson is facing an onslaught of criticism over his handling of the pandemic and his suitability to be British prime minister from his former adviser Dominic Cummings. Giving evidence to a parliamentary hearing, Cummings said Johnson did not take the Covid crisis seriously enough at the start and isn't suited to the role of premier. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson is facing a barrage of criticism over his handling of the pandemic from his former adviser, Dominic Cummings, who has told a parliamentary committee the prime minister did not take the crisis seriously enough as Covid hit. Carrie Symonds Went "Crackers" Over Dog Story (10:25 a.m.) Cummings described a day of chaos in Johnson's Downing Street office on March 12. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ASIA; BUSINESS; CONS; CONSD; COS; DRG; EUROPE; GOV; HEA; INDIA; INDUSTRIES; LIFESTYLE; TRAVEL; UK; WORLD EN ASIA BUSINESS CONS CONSD COS DRG EUROPE GOV HEA INDIA INDUSTRIES LIFESTYLE TRAVEL UK WORLD The U.K. will speed up its coronavirus vaccine program to combat a surge in cases of the India variant after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the new strain could derail his plan to end lockdown. While there's no evidence the India variant can evade vaccines, there are signs that it spreads more easily than the Kent mutation which ran rampant in the U.K. at the start of the year, prompting a third national lockdown. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his blueprint for the U.K.'srevival after the coronavirus crisis, promising new laws to unleash "thenation's full potential" and saying the country must not return to how thingsused to be done. Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his blueprint for the U.K.'s revival afterthe coronavirus crisis, promising new laws to unleash "the nation's fullpotential" and saying the country must not return to how things used to be done. [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his blueprint for the U.K.'s revival afterthe coronavirus crisis, promising new laws to unleash "the nation's fullpotential" and saying the country must not return to how things used to be done. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his blueprint for the U.K.'srevival after the coronavirus crisis, promising new laws to unleash "thenation's full potential" and saying the country must not return to how thingsused to be done. [Extracted from the article]

Instead of a Tory surge, a pro-independence movement led by the dominant Scottish National Party of Nicola Sturgeon continued to hold sway. The outcome of the vote in Scotland remained on a knife edge, with the SNP hoping to clinch at least 65 of the 129 seats. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is celebrating triumphant early results in U.K. elections, but he faces trouble ahead with Scotland cementing support for its independence movement. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is celebrating triumphant early results in U.K. elections, but he faces trouble ahead with Scotland cementing support for its independence movement. She is pushing for a new mandate to call a referendum on whether Scotland should break away from the rest of the U.K., and wants a clear majority in the Scottish Parliament to pressure Johnson to grant one. Instead of a Tory surge, a pro-independence movement led by the dominant Scottish National Party of Nicola Sturgeon continued to hold sway. [Extracted from the article]

Tight Limits The reopening of the vacation destinations of Portugal and Madeira will provide some cheer for short-haul airlines and travel firms, though only the latter is fully open right now. (Bloomberg) -- Britain will permit relatively open leisure travel to just 12 nations and territories including Portugal as it seeks to restart tourism while keeping control over the coronavirus pandemic. [Extracted from the article]