U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday not to sign a $892-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in...
EU court orders Turkey release Kurdish politician
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the European Court of Human Rights of using double standards and defending a terrorist after the court ruled Ankara must immediately release leading Kurdish politician...
UK tightens Covid-19 restrictions, as new ‘South Africa’ variant detected
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Wednesday more areas in England would be placed into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of a new, more transmissible variant of Covid-19...
Second “more transmissible” strain of coronavirus detected in UK – BBC News
The health secretary has announced two cases have been detected of another new strain of the coronavirus in the UK. Both were contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa over the past few weeks, he said. He...
Billions in foreign aid & racehorse tax breaks go under the radar in US COVID relief bill
US President Donald Trump is refusing to sign the coronavirus ‘relief’ bill adopted by both houses of Congress, calling it a “disgrace” and demanding that direct payments be upped to $2,000 per individual from the...
Messi scores 644th goal for Barcelona, breaks Pele’s record
Lionel Messi broke Pele’s all-time record of the most goals for a single club by netting his 644th career goal during Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Valladolid.
2020: A Year In Review
2020 will go down as a pivotal year in history, with plenty of news stories we’ll always remember, and some we’d like to forget. Jayne Secker speaks to the editor of politics.co.uk Ian Dunt, Kate Andrews...