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UEFA is in dialogue with the British Government to ease coronavirus quarantine restrictions on overseas supporters for the knockout stages of Euro 2020.

The UK has the toughest entry requirements of any of the host countries, requiring visitors from amber list countries to quarantine for 10 days on arrival.

Travel between the other host nations – particularly other European Union countries – is largely possible with proof of a recent negative PCR test.

Wembley will host the semi-finals and the final along with two last-16 matches and Euro 2020 tournament director Martin Kallen said talks are ongoing to allow those key matches to be attended by foreign spectators without the need for a lengthy quarantine period.

He told the PA news agency: “We are in a dialogue with the Government, we are looking at what’s possible.

“The Prime Minister and the British Government said the 21st of June would be the date when in principle everything should go back to normal. And if it goes back to normal, what will the rules say for foreigners to come to the UK who are not on a business trip?

“We are in a dialogue and we hope that we can achieve something if the situation allows it, that something could happen on that side.

“Other countries are more flexible, they expect the negative PCR test which is for 72 hours or 48 hours (before arrival) and they come in and out, with the exception of countries that they have put on the red list in their country.

“We are looking at how the situation is moving and what could be achieved.”

Airlines and travel firms took another battering on the stock market as the fallout from the UK Government’s decision to remove Portugal from its green list of countries hit investors.

No other country was added to the green list for travellers to head to and the sector has reacted with fury over the moves. Investors were also unimpressed, wiping millions off the firms.

The market caps of EasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, IAG and engine maker Rolls-Royce all fell by a combined total of close to £800 million – following falls of £2 billion on Thursday.

Ryanair shares fell 1.3%, losing 0.22 cents to 16.16 euros; IAG lost 0.9%, closing down 1.84p at 196.3p; EasyJet closed down 25.2p, or 2.6%, at 934p; Wizz Air lost 153p, or 3.3%, to 4,533p and Rolls-Royce was down 2.36p, or 2.15%, at 107.32p.

But Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, pointed out there had been some benefits to other firms.

He said: “With airline stocks still under pressure as a result of yesterday’s changes to the travel traffic light system, the likes of Ocado and Just Eat are amongst the best performers on the basis of expectations of a slower relaxation of restrictions.”

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The UK has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 15.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) authorised the use of the jab in the younger age group on Friday following a review of its safety, quality and effectiveness.

The Pfizer Covid-19 jab was the first to be authorised for use in the UK at the end of last year.

Dr June Raine, MHRA chief executive, said: “We have carefully reviewed clinical trial data in children aged 12 to 15 years and have concluded that the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective in this age group and that the benefits of this vaccine outweigh any risk.

“We have in place a comprehensive safety surveillance strategy for monitoring the safety of all UK-approved Covid-19 vaccines and this surveillance will include the 12- to 15-year age group.

“No extension to an authorisation would be approved unless the expected standards of safety, quality and effectiveness have been met.

“It will now be for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to advise on whether this age group will be vaccinated as part of the deployment programme.”

A Department of Health spokeswoman said: “The government has asked the independent experts at the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to advise whether routine vaccination should be offered to younger people aged 12 to 17.

“We will be guided by the expert advisors and will update in due course.”

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Today’s story leads on a story about a man who set fire to the Leeds General Infirmary and made threats to kill people. You can read it online here: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/it-could-have-been-catastrophic-angry-patient-caused-terror-at-leeds-general-infirmary-by-setting-hospital-on-fire-and-threatening-to-kill-medical-staff-3260572

New figures reveal that 213,937 over 50s in Leeds have had both jabs.

This equates to 84.1 per cent of people of that age group across the city.

NHS data shows that 95 per cent of over-50s in England have been vaccinated.

Welcome to the Yorkshire Evening Post’s live blog on Friday, June 4.