European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russia‘s foreign ministry on Monday blasted the move amid the crackdown on Kremlin critic Navalny and his supporters. EU foreign ministers earlier Monday agreed to impose … Read more
UK imposes sanctions on Burma’s army leaders as Dominic Raab condemns their military coup and demands the release of Aung San Suu Kyi By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:30 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 15:35 GMT, 18 February 2021 Britain slapped international sanctions on Burmese military leaders today as it condemned … Read more
Who has to work from home now and how strictly will it be enforced? Office workers are only allowed to go in if it is ‘essential’ Boris Johnson announced this evening a new national lockdown for England The Prime Minister said everyone who can work from home should now do so Business chiefs said lockdown … Read more
Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing an extraordinary Northern revolt last night after ordering Greater Manchester into the toughest level of lockdown restrictions. After 11 days of talks, the Prime Minister broke off negotiations with local leaders and confirmed that the region would be classed as a ‘very high risk’ Covid area and go into Tier Three … Read more
The start of European holiday crackdown? Scotland imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Luxembourg over surge in coronavirus cases The measures will come into effect from midnight, the Scottish Government said Almost certain to be followed by similar moves in England and other UK nations SNP’s Humza Yousaf: there is a ‘clear indication’ virus is … Read more
European nations have offered to open their borders to British holidaymakers this summer – but only if the UK drops its 14-day coronavirus quarantine. Popular tourist destinations like Spain, Italy and Greece have said that they would be willing to allow UK visitors in to help their under-threat tourism industries. But they insisted that any … Read more