UK’s Spain quarantine disrupts travel companies

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Travel firms are disrupted after the UK reimposed a quarantine on travellers from Spain. Patrick Torrent is the executive director of the Catalonia Tourist Board, and tells us he thinks the British quarantine decision is unfair. Also in the programme, millions of Americans could see a dramatic cut to their unemployment benefits if the federal government doesn’t act in the next few days. The US CARES Act, whch was signed in March, gave out of work Americans an extra US $600 a week, and the BBC’s Michelle Fleury reports on the likelihood of something emerging to replace it. Meanwhile, many are worried that in the aftermath of the pandemic, their job may not exist. The BBC’s Manuela Saragosa looks to Denmark to find out if the country has a solution for those out of work that may be relevant elsewhere. Plus, a new report argues that the under-representation of women in executive roles could make firms less profitable. Lorna Fitzsimons, co-founder of The Pipeline, which carried out the research, explains why. (Picture: Tourists on a beach in Spain. Picture credit: Reuters.)