France has reported its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus variant which was first discovered in the UK, the country’s health ministry has said. The case is a French citizen who lives in England and had left London for Tours, France, on 19 December. He is currently self-isolating at home and is said to
Month: December 2020
The home secretary has said the UK will continue to be one of the “safest countries in the world” despite being locked out of a key crime database from next year. Priti Patel said the EU and UK have “effective tools to tackle serious crime” going forwards. From July next year, the UK will start
Millions more people across the UK have been placed under tighter coronavirus restrictions from today. Another six million in England have been placed in Tier 4, while Scotland and Northern Ireland have also imposed harsher measures on their citizens on Boxing Day. The Tier 4 restrictions – effectively a regional lockdown – now also affect
An “intentional” explosion linked to a motorhome has rocked the city of Nashville in the US. It happened at 6.30am in an area of central Nashville packed with bars, restaurants and shops, police said. The blast sent shattered glass and debris flying through the air as black smoke and flames billowed from the vehicle. Image:
Plans are under way for the new post-Brexit trade deal to be implemented, as EU ambassadors praised the bloc’s “resilience” during negotiations. Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel Barnier updated representatives of all the 27 countries on Christmas Day after yesterday’s last-minute breakthrough. He arrived at the event in Brussels in a mask, carrying a hefty blue
LadBaby have taken the Christmas number one spot for the third consecutive year – beating Mariah Carey, Liam Gallagher and Justin Bieber. LadBaby – compromising of YouTubers Mark and Roxanne Hoyle – topped the charts with their sausage-roll themed Don’t Stop Me Eatin’, sung to the tune of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’. First-week sales figures
The Queen has described how she feels the country’s sadness and anguish at being separated from family because of coronavirus this Christmas, as many just want “a simple hug or a squeeze of the hand”. In her annual Christmas Day broadcast, Her Majesty praises how individuals and communities across the UK and the Commonwealth have
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch has sold for $22m (£16.2m) more than 10 years after his death. Billionaire businessman and family friend of the Jacksons, Ron Burkle, bought the 2,700-acre estate after spotting it from the air while viewing a nearby property by helicopter. The estate, near Santa Barbara in California, sold for a third of
Boris Johnson has said the Brexit trade agreement is his Christmas present to the country – serving as “the feast” after he promised an “oven ready deal”. The prime minister also used his Christmas message to say he believes the agreement will be the basis of a “happy and successful” relationship with the EU. Speaking
Ariana Grande has sent Christmas presents to hundreds of patients in hospitals in Manchester. It is three years since a terror attack killed 22 people at the pop star’s concert in the Manchester Arena, and the city has been close to her heart since. The 27-year-old Positions singer sent gifts and Amazon vouchers to patients
A further 39,036 confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in the UK – the second-highest daily total to date – according to government figures. The only day which has surpassed this daily figure was Wednesday, when 39,237 new cases were confirmed. However, it is important to note the amount of testing has increased in the
So how will Europe feel about the UK finally walking out of the EU door? Well, it will mean different things to different countries, and there will be plenty who are relieved that the saga of Brexit negotiations has come to an end. Follow live updates and reaction to Brexit breakthrough Image: ‘Parting is such
Hundreds more troops are being deployed to help clear a backlog of hauliers who have been stuck in Kent since Sunday. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said the government is doing its “utmost” to try to get the drivers home for Christmas and had sent “special instructions to the Army to take control of testing
When Boris Johnson stood up in the Greenwich Naval Observatory, less than 72 hours after Britain’s formal exit from the European Union on 31 January, he was unequivocal. The UK had “ended a debate that has run for three-and-a-half years” and “settled” the long-running question of sovereign authority, he said. To the sound of a
Donald Trump has pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort – as he continues to offer clemency to associates convicted in the Russia probe. Mr Trump also pardoned his former adviser Roger Stone and the real estate developer Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, on Wednesday. Manafort, 70, had been sentenced to
A Brexit deal ensures that champagne, among other things, will still be available tariff-free come 1 January, but don’t expect many in business to be popping corks. There will be a measure of relief that the agreement has been reached. A deal at least averts the very worst outcome for British businesses and the workers
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