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The prime minister was asked how many people were travelling to and from countries on the government’s “amber list” every day.

Boris Johnson replied: "There has been a 95% reduction in travel of any kind to and from this country."

This figure seems to come from a report published last summer by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which compared passenger numbers in June 2019 with traffic from June 2020.

According to the ONS, "overseas residents made an estimated 176,000 visits to the UK in June 2020, which was 95% fewer than in June 2019."

It’s worth noting that June 2020 was when the UK was coming out of the first lockdown and these dates are obviously before the introduction of the traffic light system (including the amber list) for England.

At Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour leader Keir Starmer accused the government of having “lost control of the messaging” over its advice for people on travelling to countries on its “amber list”.

There is lots of advice on the government website about coming back from these countries (which include France, Spain and Italy). This includes taking Covid tests, filling out a passenger locator form and self-isolating at home for 10 days.

On going out, it says simply ‘‘You should not travel to amber list countries or territories’. From Monday, it is no longer illegal to go to these countries though.

But yesterday, Environment Secretary George Eustice said: "There will be reasons why people feel they need to travel [to amber list countries] either to visit family or indeed to visit friends but they then have to observe quarantine when they return."

Later, Boris Johnson said it was “very important people grasp what the amber list is – not somewhere to go on holiday” and said people should only travel to these countries for “pressing family or business reasons”.

Then, Health Minister Lord Bethell said overseas travel was “dangerous”, telling peers “The ultimate sanction here is that…we tell people: travelling is not for this year. Please stay in this country.”

Read our guide: which countries are on the green list for travel?

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US President Joe Biden is facing questions from some within his Democratic party about the amount of foreign aid America sends to Israel.

Senator Bernie Sanders has said: "We must take a hard look at nearly $4bn (£2.8bn) a year in military aid to Israel."

In 2020, the US gave $3.8bn worth of aid to Israel - part of a long-term yearly commitment made by the Obama administration, which will run until 2028.

The vast majority of this aid is for military assistance, according to the Congressional Research Service.

The money has helped Israel develop one of the most advanced militaries in the world.

Israel has used the grants to buy F-35 aircraft, and in 2020, the US provided $500m for missile defence, including investments in Israel's Iron Dome system, which intercepts rockets.

Since 2011, the US has provided $1.6bn for the Iron Dome.

Since World War Two, Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign aid.

Meanwhile, President Biden has restored some funding ($235m) for the UN agency which helps Palestinian refugees - this funding was cut by the Trump administration in 2018.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has just said government plans to introduce voter ID "will suppress turnout in elections and weaken democracy".

Earlier, Conservative MP and skills minister Gillian Keegan was explaining on BBC News why voters should be required to show identification at polling stations.

“If I go to collect a parcel at the Post Office now, I need to take my driving licence or my passport,” she said.

Actually, the Post Office has a long list of forms of identification it accepts, including a credit card, utility bill or marriage certificate.

The new system for voter ID is expected to be similar to the existing system in Northern Ireland, where photo ID is needed.

Passports, driving licences, various passes for public transport provider Translink and the free electoral identity cards are all accepted at polling stations.

You can read more about the issue of voter ID here.