Coverage of the move, though, was otherwise dominated by build-up to an announcement this morning of how much household energy bills will increase and what the government will do about it. A mortgage rate rise is also due.
However, there is some good news for travel with New Zealand partially reopening to travellers and setting out its plans to finally ease its tough Covid border measures.
Here are the travel headlines on Thursday 3 February.
France bans unboosted visitors
