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Europe tightens coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas

Dec 16, 2020 10:35

Europe has tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas, with a number of countries entering weeks of lockdown, amid a surge in infections in recent weeks.
Londoners torn over tighter COVID-19 restrictions

Dec 15, 2020 05:00

Feelings were mixed on the streets of London on Monday (December 14) after the UK government said the city would move into England's highest tier of COVID-19 restrictions.
UK opens talks with EDF over £20bn nuclear power station

Dec 14, 2020 10:10

The United Kingdom plans to restart talks with EDF to construct a nuclear power plant on the east coast, a project that is reportedly worth £20 billion ($26.4 billion).
UK and EU agree to extend negotiations beyond Sunday deadline

Dec 14, 2020 05:53

Against all expectations Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, have agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the previously agreed Sunday (December 13) deadline.
UK ministers warn supermarkets to stockpile food on no-deal Brexit fears

Dec 13, 2020 09:12

Supermarkets in the United Kingdom have been warned to stockpile food as talks to reach a deal between the UK and the EU have so far been unsuccessful.
Former European security chief warns UK of no-deal Brexit

Dec 13, 2020 05:26

As both the UK and the European Union (EU) prepare for a no-deal Brexit which is now widely judged to be inevitable, a former European security chief has warned Britons to be “very worried” about the future.
Fundamental divergences remain as Brexit trade talks near end: British minister

Dec 06, 2020 08:29

Fundamental divergences remain as talks between the UK and the EU over a post-Brexit trade agreement are about to end, says British farming minister.
No more concessions in Brexit talks, EU members warn

Dec 04, 2020 04:14

European diplomats warned Thursday that EU negotiators are "millimeters" from giving all they can in trade talks with Britain, as both sides agreed negotiations are in their most sensitive phase.
UK to introduce Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine next week

Dec 02, 2020 07:09

Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's jab from next week in a historic advance for humanity's fightback against the coronavirus.
Former senior UK diplomat Julian King pleads for EU trade deal

Dec 01, 2020 14:26

As negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU) on a post-Brext trade agreement reach their climax, a former senior British diplomat has issued a dire warning of the consequences of not securing a deal.