It is 'highly improbable' that ski slopes in France will be open to tourists this February, according to the country's tourism minister.

Tourism Minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said ski-lifts will remain closed.

France has kept its resorts open this winter, but has closed lifts in a bid to deter tourists.

Current restrictions mean that Brits arriving in France have to sign a sworn statement saying that they are free from Covid symptoms, and they have to have a signed travel certificate declaring a reason for essential travel.

Lockdown rules in the UK ban international travel except for essential reasons.

Anyone coming into the UK needs to have a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours, and must self-isolate for 10 days on arrival in the UK.