UK to announce holiday 'green list'

The much-awaited announcement on where people in England will be able to travel without quarantining is expected to come later today, Sky News reports.

From May 17, non-essential travel will be allowed for those in England - with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland not yet having a date for the return of heading abroad.

Countries will be categorized in a red-amber-green traffic light system, with people arriving from the green list not required to self-isolate and only need to take one test.

People coming into England from an amber country will need to quarantine at home for at least five days and take two tests, while those entering from a red-list nation will need to stay in a quarantine hotel for 11 nights at a cost of £1,750. 

Speculation has it that only a small number of destinations will be on the green list - with countries like Spain, France, Italy and Greece expected to be amber.