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France

France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew

Penalties for breaking the rules will be €135 for a first offence and can go up to €3,750 in the event of a repeat offence, the country's Interior Ministry has said.

Ireland

Ireland locks down again to stop the new COVID-19 variant in its track

The country will go into a full lockdown for a month, Taoiseach Micheal Martin said on Wednesday. This means restrictions will be reviewed again on January 31.

USA

California records America's second case of the new COVID-19 variant

The first case was confirmed in a man in his 20s in Colorado. He is not believed to have travelled recently.

Greece

COVID-19: Greek government's ‘vaccination selfies’ spark anger

Greece's government has halted the vaccination of senior state officials following a backlash from health care unions and opposition parties.

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Spain

Spain's homeless help repopulate rural ghost towns

The homeless, including those left on the streets as a result of the COVID-19 slowdown, are helping to repopulate Spain's rural communities.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK daily death toll nears 1,000 amid surge in cases

There are currently more people in hospital in the UK with COVID-19 than there were at the peak in April - and case numbers continue to smash daily records.

USA

Coronavirus: US reports first case of new COVID-19 variant in Colorado

The man, in his 20s, is currently in isolation in Denver. Authorities say he has no travel history.

USA

Vote over Trump's call to increase COVID-19 relief checks is blocked

The US president said relief checks for millions of Americans should be increased - but Republicans blocked such a vote in the Senate.

USA

Biden criticises pace of US coronavirus vaccine rollout

US President-elect Joe Biden said that at the current pace, it would take years to vaccinate Americans.

World News

UK adds a record more than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases

The record number, though due in part to a backlog from the holidays, was a "reflection of a real increase" in the country, an expert at Public Health England said.

My Europe Series

Drivers stranded in Dover at Xmas suffered ordeal 'worse than prison'

Local volunteers from Britain's Polish community tried to help the drivers who were stuck in a traffic jam in Dover for Christmas.

Germany

Patients in Germany 'infected with UK COVID-19 variant in November'

The new mutated version of the virus was found in samples from a now-deceased older patient and his wife taken on November 27th and 30th

Poland

Poland clamps down on New Year's celebrations with new COVID-19 rules

New restrictions brought in by the Polish government are in place for three weeks, and they include a ban on moving around on New Year's Eve.

Russia

Russia admits COVID-19 death toll is more than triple official numbers

Official figures from the Russian health authority say 55,265 people have died from COVID-19; however, the statistics agency has said this figure is more than three times higher.

Spain

Spain to keep registry of citizens who refuse a coronavirus vaccine

The registry, which will be shared with the EU, will not be made public and will be "done with the utmost respect for data protection," the country's health minister said.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus cases at Manchester City see game at Everton called off

A growing coronavirus outbreak at Manchester City led to the postponement of Monday's Premier League match at Everton and forced the team to close its training ground.

Italy

Florence revives Renaissance-era 'food-holes' in bid to curb COVID-19

They were built centuries ago to serve food and wine safely during the plague. Now, amid COVID-19, they are being put to use again.

Germany

German passengers sue government over €94m repatriation bill

Repatriate flights from the Canary Islands and North Africa were costed at €200. Fares from Southern Africa and the Caribbean were set at €500 and returnees from South America and Asia had to pay €600 to return home. More than 60 lawsuits have been lodged.

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Italy puts medical workers at the front of the queue for COVID vaccine

It is part of Italy's policy of vaccinating medical staff before anyone else.

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'A gift of life': Cyprus' president has COVID vaccine live on TV

It comes after Cyprus began its COVID vaccine programme on Sunday.