Britain

New Year’s Eve fireworks start early across Britain

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Britons have kicked off their celebrations for a New Year’s Eve like no other as early fireworks are set off across the country to bid good riddance to 2020.  Eager revellers are saying goodbye to a trying year from the comfort of their living rooms as nearly all of the country is under the harshest … Read more

Why is Britain the ONLY country to approve Oxford’s Covid jab?

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Questions are being asked over the speed at which the UK managed to approve the ‘game-changing’ Oxford University/AstraZeneca jab. Yesterday, Britain became the first and only country to give the go ahead for the use of the vaccine, following rigorous trials which found no-one who was given the jab became seriously ill.  Dr June Raine, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: How many vaccinations does Britain need to break the cycle of lockdowns?

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The number of vaccines Britain gives out before lockdown rules can start to be loosened will depend on the ‘risk appetite’ of the Government and how well they work in real life, scientists say. There are around 31.7million people on the official waiting list for a jab, which includes everyone over the age of 50, … Read more

Britain and Spain reach agreement to keep the border with Gibraltar OPEN

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Britain and Spain reach agreement to keep the border with Gibraltar OPEN by including it in the EU’s free movement area after Brexit tonight The Rock’s status was not covered in the trade agreement on Christmas Eve British Overseas Territory will remain subject to the rules of the Schengen area  Spain’s Gonzalez Laya said it … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Britain will need lockdowns until summer 2021 even with vaccines, scientists warn

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England will be stuck in its relentless cycle of coronavirus lockdowns until at least the end of spring even if the vaccine roll-out goes to plan, scientists warned today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said this week he had a ‘very high degree of confidence that we are going to be out of this by the … Read more

China reports its first case of UK COVID variant: Woman, 23, arrives in Shanghai from Britain

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China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The first patient in China with the new COVID variant is a 23-year-old woman who flew into Shanghai from Britain on December 14, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control said in a research note published … Read more

Brexit is not over and Britain must not ‘fall into traps’, David Davis warns  

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Brexit is not over and Britain must not ‘fall into traps’, David Davis warns David Davis said there were ‘issues’ with Northern Ireland, fishing and Gibraltar He said giving MPs one day to approve the deal was ‘frankly not enough’  But the former Brexit secretary said the deal secured by Boris Johnson was ‘much better than … Read more

Brexit is not over and Britain must not ‘fall into traps’, David David warns  

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Brexit is not over and Britain must not ‘fall into traps’, David David warns David Davis said there were ‘issues’ with Northern Ireland, fishing and Gibraltar He said giving MPs one day to approve the deal was ‘frankly not enough’  But the former Brexit secretary said the deal secured by Boris Johnson was ‘much better than … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Au revoir to all that… A front-row seat on Britain and the EU’s 47-year story

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And so, come 11pm (midnight in Brussels), the divorce is final – four and a half years after calling time on this turbulent marriage. It’s well and truly over. For cork-popping Leavers and apocalyptic Remainers alike, this is a seismic parting of the ways. For most people, however, I suspect it’s a case of 52:48-ish … Read more