Britain's transport minister said he would be making an announcement on changes to the country's 14-day quarantine rule for travellers into the country "very soon."
This is giving hope to airlines desperate for travel to restart.
"I'll be saying more about the international side of that very soon," transport minister Grant Shapps told Sky News on Friday.
He had previously said the government was considering shortening quarantine for those who could show a negative coronavirus test result.
Swiss prosecutors summon owners of ski resort bar after deadly blaze
Swiss prosecutors summoned on Friday the owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people, amid growing criticism that the couple is still at large.
Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela after cooperation
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had cancelled a previously expected second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation from the South American nation.
Widespread power cuts, travel disrupted as Storm Goretti hammers northern Europe
Storm Goretti battered northern Europe on Friday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, shutting schools and suspending rail services in France, Britain and Germany as heavy snow and gale-force winds compounded a week of freezing weather.
At least one killed, dozens missing in landfill collapse in central Philippines
At least one person was killed and 34 others were missing after a landfill collapsed in the city of Cebu in the central Philippines late on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Trump says he will meet with Venezuela's Machado next week
US President Donald Trump has indicated on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was coming to Washington next week.
Authorities in the UAE have collected samples of Nestlé-branded baby formula products for quality analysis following the recent recall over traces of toxin-forming bacteria.
Several flights scheduled for Friday, January 9, between Dubai and Iranian cities, including Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad, Bandar Abbas and Lar, have been cancelled.
Nine people have been injured in seven separate accidents in Abu Dhabi's deserts, which authorities blame on riders' reckless behaviour.
