Angela Merkel has plunged Germany back into ‘lockdown lite’, ordering all bars and restaurants to close across the country starting on Monday. The move will also see theatres, cinemas and leisure facilities close throughout November, though unlike the first lockdown, schools and shops will be allowed to stay open. Takeaway services are also allowed. Merkel, … Read more
Protesters have taken to the streets in Spain and Italy again to vent their fury at new coronavirus restrictions as Europe teeters on the brink of a second full lockdown. Fireworks were set off in the city of Seville overnight with wheelie bins set on fire before police shut down the demonstrations. Meanwhile protesters clashed … Read more
As the coronavirus crisis drags on, the mood in Europe is turning ugly. Tempers are fraying. Frustration is at boiling point. And, as the shocking photos on this page reveal, with new Covid restrictions being introduced across the continent, many countries are sliding into open rebellion. Take Italy, for example, where this week at least … Read more
Protests erupted across Europe last night as thousands of angry demonstrators called on their Governments to reconsider a second-round of lockdown restrictions. In Italy, violence was reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin, as vast crowds protested freedom-limiting restrictions enforced to tackle a second surge in coronavirus cases. Witnesses said a … Read more
City firms shift £1 TRILLION to Europe in Brexit breakaway as bosses claim the UK’s financial sector is the ‘forgotten child’ in trade talks Banks scrambling to protect businesses before the Brexit transition period ends From next year financial firms based in Britain will lose the ‘passporting rights’ City bosses hoped ministers could thrash out … Read more
As the rows continue over the terms of our exit from the European Union, now could be the moment to reconsider investing on the Continent. Many people who have made a pile in US tech are looking for new opportunities. And these could be on offer in European markets, even amid Brexit apprehension and mounting … Read more
Europe’s daily coronavirus cases have doubled in the space of 10 days and crossed 200,000 for the first time on Thursday with many countries setting new records. The continent first reported 100,000 cases in a day on October 8 and infections were still around that level on October 13, but rose above 200,000 on Thursday. … Read more
UK is named the legal aid capital of Europe as our spending dwarfs almost every nation on the continent England and Wales spending on legal aid was third highest of near 50 countries The study suggested other countries should aim to emulate Britain’s investment Last year legal aid spending in England and Wales ran to … Read more
Even as the US enters its dreaded third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and cases tick up, daily infection rates in much of Europe are not outpacing the American outbreak. By sheer number, of course, the US is still seeing the largest number of daily new cases, with more than 48,000 infections reported Sunday. Yet … Read more
Angela Merkel has warned Germany is heading for ‘disaster’ after regional leaders refused to sign off on her tough new coronavirus measures amid surging cases in Europe. Coronavirus deaths almost doubled today in Italy and at least nine countries on the continent saw their highest ever daily infection tallies on Thursday. Merkel lost her temper … Read more