Thursday evening UK news briefing: Britons can visit France with Covid 'health pass' from June 9

British and foreign tourists with a "health pass" - either offering proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test - will be able to visit France again from June 9 under an ambitious lockdown exit roadmap, leaked to the press today.

France will gradually start lifting lockdown next Monday with a return to near-normal by June 30, according to French media, which revealed the exit timeline that President Emmanuel Macron is due to unveil this evening.

If applied, France will be fully reopened just nine days after the UK despite bemoaning far higher infection, hospitalisation and death rates.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said today that holidaymakers could be given just two weeks' notice if a country is at risk of being removed from the quarantine-free travel "green list".

Although Europe is finally beginning to catch up with the UK in its vaccine rollouts, Daniel Capurro reveals how it is an uneven process.

Why Sunak following Biden's tax raid will not help

Where American goes, the world follows. Does this mean President Joe Biden's plans to raise income and capital taxes to pay for the pandemic will be replicated on this side of the pond?

Sam Brodbeck analyses why copying Mr Biden's capital gains tax raid will not solve Chancellor Rishi Sunak's problems.

Believe it or not the seemingly mild-mannered leader of the free world is more divisive after 100 days in office than Donald Trump was.

Figures show both presidents woefully failed to appeal to Americans who did not vote for them. But Mr Biden has actually been doing a slightly worse job of it.

In this week's Planet Normal podcast, Telegraph columnist Janet Daley outlines why she thinks the President does not yet know who he is.

Con Coughlin sets out why, 100 days in, the West's enemies already see Mr Biden as a soft touch.

Much has been made of last night's address to Congress breaking an historic glass ceiling as two women - Vice President Kamala Harris and House speaker Nancy Pelosi - sat behind the President for the first time in US history.

Last month, Mr Biden delegated Ms Harris one of the administration's toughest tasks – combating the surge of migrants at the Mexican border.

Yet Josie Ensor analyses why the "team player" has been accused of having a lacklustre first 100 days as vice-president.

'Turkey's Colosseum' unearthed in remote fig orchard

A Roman amphitheatre which would have hosted gladiator contests has been discovered in Turkey after lying hidden for centuries. The huge site, similar in structure to the Colosseum in Rome, stayed undetected because it is mostly buried underground. The arena, which could seat around 20,000 spectators, is believed to have been constructed 1,800 years ago and would have hosted gladiatorial contests as well as fights involving wild animals. Click here to see an aerial picture of the site.

At a glance: Coronavirus evening briefing

• Liveblog | Roadmap cannot be safely accelerated, says minister

• Peerage | Sir Simon Stevens to quit as NHS England chief executive

• India's oxygen crisis | Doctors threatened for blowing whistle

• Children's jab | First vaccine could be approved in June

• Covax scrambling | Africa's vaccine rollout 'a mess' amid shortages

Also in the news: Today's other headlines

Scottish elections | The chief executive of NatWest has warned that the bank would move its headquarters out of Scotland if voters opted for independence. It comes as Nicola Sturgeon has backed away from her threat to hold a new referendum this year as a new poll showed support for leaving the UK had fallen to its lowest level in 18 months.

• 'Cash for curtains' row | Boris Johnson says nothing 'to see here'

• End of an era | Jon Snow to step down from Channel 4 News

• Body found | Hunt for schoolboy who fell from Tower Bridge

• £2.5m payout | Manager forced out of job while battling cancer

• Puppy eyes | Flat-faced dogs the best at making loving eye contact

Around the world: Knife attack on clinic for disabled

An employee at a clinic for disabled people outside Berlin was arrested today on suspicion of killing four people at the centre and wounding a fifth, police said, with the motive still unclear. The victims, two women and two men, were reportedly stabbed with a knife late Wednesday at the facility in the city of Potsdam. Read on for details.

Thursday big-read

10 years of William and Kate's marriage, told in 28 defining images

As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, Eleanor Steafel looks back at their transition from glamorous newlyweds to dependable senior members of The Firm. See a new video the couple released to mark their anniversary

Read the full story

Comment and analysis

• Tom Harris | Will wallpaper-gate 'cut through' or PM be unscathed?

• Ambrose Evans-Pritchard | Independent Scotland mustn't rejoin EU

• Eliot Wilson | Foster's departure creates existential questions for DUP

• Robert Dingwall | Covid anxiety has taken hold of scientists

• Gareth Davies | It's time Snowdon was reclaimed from the English

Editor's choice: Features and arts

1. Surprise star | How Pippa Middleton finally put *that* wedding appearance behind her

2. Wall of shame | How PSG committed one of the worst football crimes imaginable

3. Students aren't having sex | Parents don't know whether to be relieved or worried

Business and money briefing

Britain wealthier | The property boom inspired by Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday has triggered a surge in national wealth to £10.5trn, despite the economy being hit by the worst recession in over 300 years.

• Discussions underway | BT shares rise on television sale talks

• Incentives will lapse | WPP blocks share options for Martin Sorrell

• On top of markets | Live stocks and shares updates 24 hours a day

Sport briefing

Rugby union | To understand how Eddie Jones emerged as the most powerful coach ever seen at Twickenham, it is necessary to first appreciate the desperate situation the RFU found itself in following England's humiliating exit from their own World Cup in 2015. Gavin Mairs analyses how Jones grew his influence, while our writers pick who they would take at lock for the Lions tour later this year.

• Anatomy of City's comeback | How they targeted PSG's superstars

• Rebuilding his reputation | Who is the new Unai Emery?

• Miscounts and 'the rollover' | First glimpse of The Hundred at Lord's

Three things for tonight

• Watch | Saved By a Stranger, BBC Two, 9pm, and more TV listings

• Plan | Where should I book my May half-term?

• Beauty | How to fight spots: best skincare tips for acne flare-ups

And finally... for this evening's downtime

Small screen is bigger | As the TV Bafta nominations show, the tide has turned, and A-listers are now making their boldest work on the box. Chris Bennion reveals how TV stole the show from cinema.