Ninety-six percent of British #fishermen voted for #Brexit, saying they wanted to “get their waters back” and break away from the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy, which they believe has damaged...
Brexit’s never-ending endgame: UK, EU extend talks as both sides try to clinch deal
“Keep calm and carry on” is a phrase adopted on the other side of the English Channel to sum up the British phlegmatic spirit. So perhaps it’s no surprise that we are now in yet another extended period...
London to impose highest-tier Covid-19 restrictions as infections rapidly rise
#London will move into England’s highest tier of #Covid-19 #restrictions, the government said on Monday, citing an exponential rise in infection rates as one of the world’s richest cities struggles to...
Coronavirus pandemic in France: Police cracking down on clandestine parties
French #police had to crack down on #illegal #parties that violate #coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Over the week-end police broke up gatherings in Marseille, Nantes and Strasbourg.
Brexit: UK will not become ‘Singapore on Thames’, expert says
After months of talks, negotiators from both sides of the #Brexit divide announced some movement on Monday on sticking points that are preventing an agreement on the future relationship between the #EU and the #UK...
US Electoral College confirms Joe Biden’s victory over Trump
President-elect Joe #Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his #victory, hours after winning the state-by-state #ElectoralCollege vote that officially...
Trump announces Attorney General Barr will leave his job ‘just before Christmas’
#US Attorney General William #Barr will step down next week, he said on Monday, shortly after the Electoral College confirmed President Donald #Trump‘s loss to Democratic President-elect Joe #Biden.