Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox In good news for holidaymakers, the government has announced that people can once again fly abroad when lockdown restrictions ease from May 17.
But only a handful of countries have made the initial "green list" of destinations - which will mean the lowest level of restrictions for travellers on their return from holidays to the UK.
The 12 green list countries, including Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel, are deemed at a "safer" level for travellers, with lower levels of coronavirus rates of infection and good take-up of vaccines.
The first, tentative steps for unlocking international travel were unveiled by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps on
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