Sainsbury’s has warned shoppers that temporary travel bans on the UK due to Covid could cause them to run out of some food items in store. The supermarket said that if the restrictions continue, ‘we will start to see gaps over the coming days on lettuce, some salad leaves, cauliflowers, broccoli and citrus fruit’, Sky […]
Rebekah Vardy has hinted there could soon be an end to the “Wagatha Christie” saga, saying she believes the public are “sick” of reading about her feud with Coleen Rooney. The pair are involved in a legal battle after Mrs Rooney – husband of footballer Wayne – suggested Mrs Vardy was leaking information about her […]
Brexit trade deal talks are set to continue beyond their original deadline, as Scotland’s first minister called for an extension to the transition period. Negotiators Michel Barnier and Lord Frost met in Brussels on Sunday – the day the European Parliament said a deal needed to be done to ensure it could be signed off […]
Delivery of the Covid vaccine will not be disrupted by France temporarily closing its borders to the UK amid fears over a new strain of the virus, the Transport Secretary has said. Speaking to Sky News this morning, Grant Shapps promised the disruption around the Channel ports in Kent ‘won’t have an impact on the […]
Countries around the world have imposed restrictions on travel from the UK due to fears of a new strain of the coronavirus. They are: The Netherlands has banned flights with passengers from the UK until 1 January Belgium has banned flights and rail travel from the UK for 24 hours with more clarity expected on […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Countries across Europe and beyond began closing their borders to travellers from the United Kingdom on Sunday (Dec 20), and the European Union set up a crisis management meeting, a day after Britain’s prime minister, Mr Boris Johnson, ordered a wholesale lockdown on London and surrounding areas, citing concerns of a […]
With the festive plans of so many Britons ruined by a new coronavirus strain, can we at least hope for a Christmas Day with a picturesque covering of snow? The Met Office says that, despite frosty conditions bringing a “seasonal feel” to the UK, those hoping for a white Christmas will be disappointed. Tom Morgan, […]
GMB: Ravnir Singh slams government for rise in homelessness Ministers yesterday gave the green light to the cash injection from the Government, up by £47million in support for authorities to address the problem over the last 12 months. They plan to target the support at local authority areas with high levels of homelessness or people […]
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain insisted on Sunday that the European Union should shift position to open the way to a post-Brexit trade pact, drawing a swift response from the bloc’s negotiator defending the union’s right to protect its interests.FILE PHOTO: Lorries queue on the M20 motorway to enter the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone, Britain, December […]
Keir Starmer: New COVID-19 variant was 'spotted in September' Tier 4 restrictions are now in place across a large chunk of southern England, including the capital London. The changes spell disaster for millions of people’s Christmas plans as a new variant of Covid-19 sweeps through parts of the UK. Boris Johnson has announced a slew […]