European Union and British negotiators closed in on a trade deal Wednesday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day could be averted, officials said.
UK tightens Covid-19 restrictions to curb new, more contagious variant of vírus
Britain’s health minister 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 suspected...
EU and Britain close in on clinching post-Brexit trade deal
European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day could be averted...
New mutated coronavirus from South Africa is “highly concerning” – BBC News
The UK government has said it is “highly concerned” about two cases of a new mutation of the coronavirus which have been identified in people who have arrived from South Africa. The Health Secretary Matt Hancock said...
Truck drivers protest at UK port over movement restrictions
Thousands of truck drivers stranded at the UK border have been staging a protest over the lack of process to allow the flow of traffic
COVID-19: Are millions more set for Tier 4 from Boxing Day?
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick tells Sky News some parts of the country could go into a Tier 4 lockdown from Boxing Day if the COVID-19 figures require it. Millions in London and much of the South East are in Tier 4...
Daily Podcast: How the pandemic shaped the political and economic landscape
It’s the year we learned how to live under lockdown. The COVID pandemic has had huge repercussions for businesses – as the UK experienced its steepest recession on record earlier this year. The economic recovery...