Dover was plunged into a second night of chaos with up to 1,500 lorries now filling side streets and laybys and drivers facing the prospect of being stuck in their cabs on Christmas Day as they await the green light to cross the Channel to Europe. Emergency talks are ongoing this morning in a bid … Read more
Which countries have banned flights from the UK? France imposed an inbound travel ban from 11pm last night Spain will ban all entries from the UK except for Spanish nationals and residents from tomorrow Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, all suspended flights from the UK Italy blocked all flights from the UK until 6 … Read more
Britain’s Brexit negotiators munched on mince pies and refuelled on mulled wine as they realised the path to a deal was still days away, it has been reported. The opposing teams last night missed another deadline in their quest to hammer out a post-Brexit trade deal, this one set by the European Parliament. As a … Read more
Matt Hancock blasts the EU for making ‘unreasonable demands’ during Brexit trade talks and warns the bloc ‘must make the move’ for an accord to be struck as he insists he is ‘sure a deal can be done’ Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU remain ongoing as time ticks down European Parliament … Read more
‘There’s no white smoke’: Brexit trade talks stall amid fears negotiations will go on until December 31 deadline as UK warns Emmanuel Macron it will be a ‘miscalculation of historic proportions’ to think Britain will cave in Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU remain ongoing as time ticks down European Parliament chiefs … Read more
Ferries were confronted by a blockade of protesting fishing boats, care homes were shut down and a gang of bandits hijacked a vaccine shipment in a no-deal Brexit tabletop exercise. Post-Brexit wargame Operation Capstone also saw medicines heading for hospitals battling with mounting Covid-19 cases stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned there … Read more
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said today he had tested positive for Covid-19, a week after he attended an EU summit in Brussels. The summit is believed to be where French President Emmanuel Macron caught the virus, leading a host of European leaders and top French officials to rush into self-isolation. ‘Today, I am one … Read more
Sweden will make face masks mandatory on public transport, the country’s Prime Minister has announced, in a major policy U-turn that defies advice from virus expert Anders Tegnell who has argued that they don’t work. Stefan Lofven announced the move in a press conference on Friday as he tightened Sweden’s virus restrictions over the Chirstmas … Read more
Sweden will make face masks mandatory on public transport, the country’s Prime Minister has announced, in a major policy U-turn that defies advice from virus expert Anders Tegnell who has argued that they don’t work. Stefan Lofven announced the move in a press conference on Friday as he tightened Sweden’s virus restrictions over the Chirstmas … Read more
France’s president Emmanuel Macron is suffering a fever, a cough and fatigue and has a military doctor at his bedside in Versailles after catching coronavirus, it emerged today. Macron, 42, is staying at a residence called La Lanterne after testing positive for Covid-19 in a result which sparked frantic contact-tracing among EU leaders. The Elysee’s … Read more