Balearic Islands to be added to England’s Covid amber list

Change means some people will have to quarantine when arriving in England from Monday, as red and green lists also updated

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Ministers have performed a U-turn on the Balearic Islands by removing the Spanish holiday destination from the UK's quarantine-free green list" after only two weeks, in a move which will force holidaymakers to cancel plans or self-isolate for up to 10 days upon return.

However, summer holidays to budget holiday destination Bulgaria looked more likely after it was upgraded to the green list alongside Hong Kong. Croatia and Taiwan will be placed on the green watchlist - designed to give people some notice a country might be downgraded.