There is no risk to deliveries of the Pfizer vaccine, a minister is insisting, despite the EU threat to impose controls over a separate row with UK-based AstraZeneca. Nadhim Zahawi sought to play down growing fears of “vaccine nationalism” – saying he
Police have launched a murder inquiry after a father and son were found dead in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland two days before Christmas. Police Scotland named the victims as 16-year-old Antoni Thomas and 40-year-old Seweryn Thomas. Their bodies were discovered at around 4.10pm
Stanley Johnson told broadcaster RTL on Thursday that he was in the process of “reclaiming” his French identity. “It is not a question of becoming French. If I understand correctly, I am French. My mother was born in France. Her mother was
Teachers and council leaders have criticised the government’s approach to school closures amid soaring cases of Covid-19, saying it has “no logic”. About a million primary school pupils in the areas hardest hit by coronavirus will not return to lessons as planned
When Diana’s ex-husband was put on furlough in March, he told her he would no longer pay child support for their 16-year-old son. The financial impact on Diana, who is disabled and lives on benefits in Bangor, was immediate and devastating –
Rescuing animals from cruelty and neglect for a living can be a tough gig. The job does, however, appear to come with moments that can raise a smile, if the RSPCA’s best rescues of 2020 list is anything to go by. The
There will be none of the triumphant scenes, such as those in Parliament Square marking the UK’s political exit from the EU back in January, but Brexit supporters are determined to mark the moment the long, messy process finally becomes real on
The UK will see in a freezing New Year with icy conditions forecast for much of the country as the clock strikes midnight. Rain, sleet, and snow will move south across the country throughout the day with the possibility of wintry showers
Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can still be friends. On Thursday, the U.K. is finally moving out. At 11 p.m. London time — midnight in Brussels — Britain
Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal with the EU has been branded the worst UK negotiation in at least 40 years by Tony Blair’s former chief of staff and the chief negotiator of the Good Friday Agreement. Jonathan Powell said that a series
The islands, which have recorded no Covid cases since September, remain under the most lenient restrictions which allow up to six people to meet indoors – including in pubs and restaurants. All other parts of the country are either in tier 3