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British expats stopped flying home to Spain in post-Brexit chaos

Some British expats have been prevented from getting back to their homes in Spain post-Brexit. Travellers were denied permission to board a joint BA-Iberia flight to Madrid because their Spanish residency papers were no longer seen as valid, the Guardian reported. Max Duncan, a journalist, told the paper that his green card was no longer […]

Prague protests restrictions with beer glass chain

PRAGUE (AFP) – Protesters built a chain of beer glasses containing lit candles in central Prague on Sunday (Jan 3) to challenge restrictions adopted to combat the Covid-19 spread. The kilometre long chain led from the government building to the historic Old Town Square, with glasses placed two or three metres apart. “We are here […]

Meghan Markle unlikely to follow Queen’s heartbreaking post-Christmas tradition

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2020 in review Next week will mark the one year anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step down as senior royals. They spent their first Christmas in California as a family with one-year-old son Archie Harrison this year. The couple were spotted Christmas tree shopping last month […]

Boy, 16, charged with murder after pensioner strangled to death at home

A 16-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man have been charged with the murder of a pensioner who was strangled at his home. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and Leighton Snook are due to appear in court tomorrow accused of killing Donald Ralph, 83. Mr Ralph’s body was found at his home […]

Teacher unions demand schools in England stay closed for another two weeks

Boris Johnson assures parents ‘schools are safe’ for children The Government has been accused of creating a “dangerous recipe for chaos” by its continued differing arrangements across tiers. Unlike Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the UK Government had ruled that most primary schools should welcome back pupils from tomorrow. Only those in coronavirus hotspots in […]

Covid vaccine breakthrough as AstraZeneca develops new therapy for those too sick for jab

Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine arrives at hospitals The new antibody therapy has been developed by drug giant AstraZeneca – whose covid-19 vaccine is being rolled out from tomorrow – and has already been trialled on over 300 patients. Scientists hope the treatment – which will now be trialled among 5,000 patients as part of the worldwide […]

Bitter cold snap all week and fears of new Beast from the East

A ‘harsh frost’ is set to grip parts of England amid more weather warnings for snow and ice. The frost is set to form under clear skies in the north west on Sunday morning as some wintry showers could see icy patches in other regions, the Met Office said. Early temperatures could fall to -1C […]