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United Kingdom

UK reports record 1,610 deaths from COVID-19

The UK recorded 1,610 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday.

19/01/2021

United Kingdom

Trump baby blimp retired to museum ahead of Biden inauguration

A six-metre-high blimp depicting a nappy-wearing baby Donald Trump has been added to the Museum of London's collection.

19/01/2021

United Kingdom

Brexit red tape: UK ports demand government help for fish exporters

Boris Johnson has promised a compensation fund for seafood exporters hit by post-Brexit bureaucracy, but describes their difficulties as "teething problems".

19/01/2021

United Kingdom

One in eight in England had had COVID-19 by December, new data shows

According to the ONS, 12.7 per cent of the population in England would have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies by the end of 2020.

19/01/2021

World

Has Eurostar 'fallen through the cracks' of the transport bailout?

The company that operates the Eurostar rail service between the UK and mainland Europe has called for a UK government bailout following a collapse in travel. The train operator runs daily services through the Channel Tunnel between London, Paris and Brussels.

19/01/2021

No Comment

'Brexit carnage': UK fishing sector protests extra red tape outside EU

British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of Brexit. But now some are protesting against the extra red tape it has brought.

18/01/2021

Green News

Brexit ‘loophole’ allows UK to ignore EU ban on plastic waste exports

A ‘loophole’ means the UK will continue exporting waste to countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam.

18/01/2021

World

UK closes travel corridors and all passengers need negative COVID test

All passengers will still be required to quarantine for up to 10 days on arrival but the isolation period can be cut short with a negative test after five days.

18/01/2021

United Kingdom

Eurostar is 'in peril' and needs UK government help, say British firms

Services of the cross-Channel train have dropped to just one train a day between the British and French capitals amid tightened border controls.

18/01/2021

Green News

Euroviews. Golf isn’t just old white men damaging the planet: A rebuttal

Writer and founder of The Club Ryan Curtis responds to last week's op-ed which called for the end of golf.

16/01/2021

My Europe Series

Musicians fear Brexit has cut a decades-long cultural link with Europe

For generations of British musicians, Europe has been more than just a place to play - it has been a pilgrimage. With Brexit, that decades-long link could have been finally severed.

15/01/2021

United Kingdom

International arrivals to England will have to quarantine for 10 days

All international arrivals to England will have to quarantine for 10 days from Monday amid concerns over the spread of new COVID variants.

15/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK bans arrivals from South America, Portugal over new COVID variant

Portugal's foreign minister called the UK’s decision “absurd” and “without logic” after arrivals from the country were included in a ban imposed due to a new variant of coronavirus found in Brazil.

15/01/2021

Green News

No experience required: Could you be the UK’s first Bison herder?

Rangers will manage four of these huge mammals after they are released into a woodland near Canterbury, Kent.

14/01/2021

World

Long-COVID suferer speaks of symptoms and struggles lasting 10 months

Claire Hastie has had daily symptoms for nearly one year now. Doctors have told her that they have no explanation as to why she is still barely able to walk

14/01/2021

United Kingdom

COVID-19 infection provides immunity for at least five months: study

A new Public Health England study found that antibodies from a past COVID-19 infection provide 83% protection against reinfection for at least 5 months.

14/01/2021

United Kingdom

Britain's Prime Minister pledges vaccine campaign will run 24/7

The push to inoculate millions quickly comes as a more contagious variant of COVID-19 is sweeping across Britain and driving hospitals to their breaking points.

13/01/2021

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Scotland's six new rules for a tighter lockdown

Scotland announces a tightening of lockdown rules as th UK continues to struggle in the face of a new variant of COVID-19 that is more transmissible than others.

13/01/2021

World

From factory to arm, the logistics of rolling out the AstraZeneca jab

The pace of the UK's vaccine rollout was ramped up this week with the opening of seven new mass vaccination centres

13/01/2021

United Kingdom

COVID-19: London mayor calls for face masks to be made compulsory

Khan has also called for places of worship to be immediately closed to stop the spread of the virus.

13/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels

A supplier of free school meals in the UK has admitted that the "quantity has fallen short" in some parcels sent to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

Scottish fish exporter: 'We'll overcome this — but it'll take time!'

GT Seafoods of Peterhead, which exports fresh fish to France, tells Euronews that post-Brexit bureaucracy means extra costs but argues that problems can be overcome.

12/01/2021

Experiences

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star walk: Four spots for star walks in the UK

If you are struggling to get outside during daylight hours, perhaps a star-gazing walk is the activity for you.

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

UK records 1,243 daily COVID deaths as hospitalisations surge

BREAKING: UK records 1,243 daily COVID deaths as coronavirus hospitalisations jump 22% in a week

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

Reading stabbings: Libyan sentenced to life for deadly UK park attack

Khairi Saadallah was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole for stabbing three male friends to death in an English park in June.

11/01/2021

My Europe Series

Scottish seafood trade 'grim' as Brexit red tape hits UK exports to EU

Several trade bodies are warning that UK exports to the EU risk grinding to a halt, as new post-Brexit trade rules begin to bite.

11/01/2021