Millions set to defy PM’s warning on foreign trips

Latest updates and essential advice from The Independent [View in browser]( [Alternate text] Daily briefing May 19, 2021 Today’s essential news from the source you trust This morning’s headlines Millions of holidaymakers are [set to defy government orders not to travel to “amber list” countries]( despite warnings that trips should only be made in exceptional circumstances. Boris Johnson has been told to expect a flood of bookings if the EU opens its doors to fully vaccinated Britons without the need for Covid-19 tests or quarantine - a decision expected this week - amid mounting confusion over the rules. The Independent calculates 5 million UK holidaymakers are booked to travel abroad to “amber list” destinations for the summer, which includes France, Greece, Spain and other holiday hotspots. The travel industry has already reported a boom in bookings following the lifting of restrictions on international travel that came into effect on Monday. Drivers delivering cars for a taxpayer-funded disability scheme say they are [paid as little as £2.30 per hour]( - just over a quarter of the legal minimum wage. The drivers work for British car Auctions (BCA), the group that owns Webuyanycar, which has a contract with the Motability scheme to deliver and collect cars leased to drivers with disabilities. Motability receives its income directly from the Department for Work and Pensions. Motability is one of BCA’s key clients, alongside BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes. BCA also supplies vehicles to Cazoo, the online used-car platform that is about to list on the stock market valued at $7bn (£5bn), making it one of the UK’s most valuable tech startups. Law firm Leigh Day plans to launch a legal claim against BCA this week on behalf of potentially thousands of drivers who may have been wrongly denied basic workers’ rights. It is the latest in a string of claims against so-called gig economy companies in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling against Uber. The New York Attorney General’s Office has said it is expanding its civil probe into former president Donald Trump’s business empire and that it is now [“actively investigating the Trump Organisation in a criminal capacity”](. Attorney general Letitia James’s office, which was already conducting a civil investigation of Mr Trump’s company, suggested that the probe is in conjunction with an ongoing criminal investigation on him by the office of Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. “We have informed the Trump Organisation that our investigation into the organisation is no longer purely civil in nature,” said Fabien Levy, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office. “We are now actively investigating the Trump Organisation in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA.” For two years, the civil investigation has been probing whether the Trump Organisation manipulated property values to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits. . We need your support The Independent employs over 100 journalists around the world to bring you news you can trust. Please consider showing your support with a contribution. [Contribute]( . Top stories [Gaza dad who comforted daughters during bombing dies in airstrike]( [Hopes for ‘closure’ as Fred West detectives dig for teenager’s body]( [Thousands of EU citizens in UK to lose legal status due to Brexit]( . . Stories chosen for you - [UK economy facing ‘Italy-style decline’ – follow live]( - [Brits visiting friends in France must pay €30 and register at town hall due to Brexit-triggered red tape]( - [Brexit: Who will Boris Johnson back in the ‘ferocious’ Australian trade deal row?]( - [David Frost offers marching season deadline for protocol deal – your daily politics briefing]( - [Tens of thousands of EU citizens in UK to lose legal status next month due to Brexit ‘cliff edge’]( . News you can trust The Independent has a 100% NewsGuard trust rating [NewsGuard] [Find out more]( . If you can spare two minutes we’d love to hear your [feedback]( on our newsletters [Alternate text] Join the conversation or follow us [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's News email. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent News Daily Briefing email, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.