NEWS FOR 2/08/2021 (Monday the 2^nd of August, 2021 - 9:17:49am bst)

• Belarusian sprinter arrives at Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing to board flight home
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 9:03:00am bst
  Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has arrived at the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing to board a flight back to Minsk.
  
  
• Fully vaccinated arrivals from US and EU can skip quarantine from today - but fears mount over 'amber watchlist'
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 2:02:00am bst
  Fully vaccinated travellers from the US and EU can now arrive in the UK without having to isolate.
  
  
• Man, woman and teen arrested on suspicion of murdering five-year-old boy pulled from river
  Posted on Sunday, 1/08/2021, 9:01:00pm bst
  A man, a woman and a boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a five-year-old boy pulled from a river in South Wales.
  
  
• 'It is lingering': Hamilton's long COVID concern after F1 champ helped on to podium
  Posted on Sunday, 1/08/2021, 11:06:00pm bst
  Lewis Hamilton has said he has symptoms of long COVID after requiring medical help following Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
  
  
• Tests at England's major railway stations and on trains reveal no traces of COVID-19
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 5:35:00am bst
  Tests at four major railway stations in England and on intercity train services revealed no traces of COVID-19, National Rail has said.
  
  
• Eight dead as wildfires sweep Turkey, Greece and Italy - forcing beach resort and village evacuations
  Posted on Sunday, 1/08/2021, 11:56:00pm bst
  Wildfires are continuing to rage in Turkey, Greece, and Italy, with entire villages and beaches being evacuated.
  
  
• UK and US blame Iran for 'targeted' oil tanker attack that killed Briton
  Posted on Sunday, 1/08/2021, 4:30:00pm bst
  The UK and US have blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker in which two crew members, including a British national, were killed.
  
  
• Most sea turtles off Australia's east coast have consumed plastic, study finds
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 7:45:00am bst
  Plastic pollution is creating an "evolutionary trap" for young sea turtles because they "eat anything", according to a new study.
  
  
• <a href='https://www.skysports.com/olympics/live-blog/15234/12358749/tokyo-2020-build-up-live'>Tokyo Olympics Day 10: Team GB eying up gymnastics medal after Biles pulls out again</a>
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 6:38:00am bst
  
  
  
• HSBC first-half profits more than double as economies rebound from pandemic
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 8:12:00am bst
  HSBC's first-half profits have more than doubled, buoyed by an economic rebound in Hong Kong and Britain - its two biggest markets.
  
  
• Coronavirus: New rules for fully jabbed US and EU arrivals begin
  Posted on Monday, 2/08/2021, 8:07:08am bst
  People vaccinated in the EU or US will not need to isolate when coming to the UK from an amber country.
  
  

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