The Daily Mirror splashes on the news that people who have had two coronavirus vaccine jabs could soon be able to travel to amber list countries without needing to quarantine upon their routine, alongside the updated green list countries.
Spain will still welcome UK tourists despite claims Angela Merkel wants to end quarantine-free travel due to the Delta variant, the Daily Express reports.
The Daily Mail splashes with the headline “Holiday Islands Here We Come!” following the news that the Balearic Islands and Malta were added to the travel green list. The paper also mentions that double-jabbed people will be able to travel to amber list countries without needing to quarantine on their return from later this summer.
The potential toughening of restrictions for people heading from the UK to Europe by the EU also makes the top story for The Guardian.
Confusion over the updated traffic light travel list is the splash for The Daily Telegraph, after the Balearic Islands and other areas were placed on a “watch list” before being moved to green on 30 June.
Metro reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants European countries to impose a 14-day quarantine period on people arriving from the UK, regardless of their vaccination status.
The Financial Times leads on the news that the Bank of England raised its expectations for inflation, but kept interest rates fixed.
