The Brexit deal between the UK and EU is ‘fair and balanced’ but bittersweet, the European Commission president has said. Ursula von der Leyen spoke at a press conference to announce the historic deal this afternoon. She said: ‘We have finally found an agreement. It was a long and winding road, but we have got a good […]
The UK has finally secured a Brexit deal with the European Union, just days before the transition period from the country’s departure from the Bloc coming to an end – and four years and six months after the country voted to leave. Details of the trade deal were announced by EU President Ursula von der […]
PARIS — A week after he first tested positive for the coronavirus, President Emmanuel Macron of France has stopped isolating himself because he no longer shows symptoms, a statement from the Élysée Palace, his official office, said on Thursday. Throughout his quarantine, Mr. Macron — who had typical symptoms of Covid-19, such as fatigue, coughing […]
Weather warnings are in place for large parts of the UK on Boxing Day, with Storm Bella expected to bring heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph. It comes as parts of the country have already seen flooding in the past few days, with emergency services receiving hundreds of calls. Christmas Day will be […]
Kent: Lorry drivers appear to clash with police over testing Scuffles erupted in Dover with one man arrested as frustrated hauliers were stopped from reaching France. Tempers flared yesterday as more than 5,000 lorries remained stranded on the M20 and at a Kent airfield. After drivers’ third night in their cabs, many without food or […]
Brexit: Hilary Benn says he doesn't give Johnson any credit More than four years on from the referendum vote to break free from Brussels, the Prime Minister clinched an agreement for zero-tariff trade to continue between the UK and the bloc from the end of the post-Brexit transition period next week. Officials were still checking […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. A Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU is within reach as both sides neared agreement last night. But, as both sides closed in on securing a deal, some warned […]
Boris Johnson has thanked British troops for their “sacrifice and effort” in a Christmas message to the armed forces – while the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the pandemic has shown “the very best of Britain”. The prime minister addressed soldiers in a video call to troops in Mali, Estonia, Somalia and Afghanistan, as […]
Kent: Stranded driver lays in front of a lorry in protest France closed the border to all travellers from the UK following reports of a new and more virulent coronavirus strain in Britain. This policy has since been reversed but those wishing to cross must provide a negative coronavirus test taken in the past 72 hours. […]
Lance Corporal Bob Sullivan was 19-years-old when he was called up to fight in the Second World War. He learned to jump from a Whitley bomber before being posted to the 3rd Parachute Squadron. Nearly 80 years later, he was among the first Chelsea Pensioners to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 – and he’s looking […]