Impact on daily life

UK News 29th Apr
il Great escape to Greece – just need your vaccine card
Greece minister says Greece will welcome UK tourists in the summer.  They need to show your card with details of your vaccine.  It is not clear if you have to show two vaccines or just one.  Portugal does not accept this.  They say it is too easy to forge the card.  They want a digital passport with a QR code.  France and Spain will accept a vaccine passport.  The EU will make the rules.  No details so far.
Sit back – the car will drive itself – soon in UK
The Department of Transport says cars with no driver will be allowed on roads, later this year.  You might think that is dangerous.  The driver will be there and the car will only travel up to 37mph.   If there is a problem, the driver can take over.  This is like cruise control.  In future, there will be cars with no driver at all.  Experts say these cars will be safer than cars with drivers – they can manage speed and braking, and will know if there is another car or obstacle in the way.
Arlene Foster, the First Minister of Northern Ireland, quits
She supported Theresa May over Brexit and helped the Conservatives stay in power.  Now her party want her to leave – they say she has done a bad job on Brexit and they do not want her to continue.  There were too many people voting against her.  She also resigned from being leader of her party.
Nestle closes factory in Newcastle – nearly 600 jobs lost
Nestle wants to put the money into factories in York and Halifax.  They will increase the production of KitKats.