We've heard a lot this morning about the UK government changing the quarantine rules for Spain, meaning anyone arriving from the country will have to self-isolate for 14 days.

For many people who have booked holidays to Spain and its islands, they may not be able to go if they need to be back in work. But for others who can work from home, it's more of a dilemma. Should they still go, accepting the quarantine?

One woman told BBC Radio 5 Live that she and her family will still go ahead with her holiday.

"We booked our holiday last week after... gaining confidence from seeing news reports from people abroad saying how relatively normal it was, and the precautions people were taking," said Chloe from Wetherby.

"So we decided, we know the risks, we'll go ahead, we'll book it. If it changes, if they shut the borders or something then we'll get a refund.

"So yeah, we were and still are fairly relaxed about it and were prepared to go through the strict quarantine to get out of this rain."

Chloe said she's looked at the rules for self-isolating, adding: "It was a surprise that you're not allowed to literally go out your front door or take any exercise or anything like that, but I still think, do you know what, for 10 days away in the sun, let's do it."

And she said she appreciates she's in a really lucky situation as she and her partner work from home, and they have a garden.

Martin, in the town of Runcorn, is due to fly out to Alicante on Saturday. He also said it's not a problem for his family to quarantine on their return and that they were prepared to go away.

But he added: "The dilemma we have is because of the change in the [government] guidance, [meaning] our current insurance policy is rendered invalid."

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