world news Fear in Leicester about easing restrictions despite a year of lockdown Leicester's coronavirus infection rate was twice the national average earlier in March. 23/03/2021
Italy Multiple Italian regions to lockdown amid rising COVID cases Italy will move several regions to "red zones" with shops and restaurants closed amid rising coronavirus cases. 12/03/2021
Germany Germany hopes for opening-up by late May Merkel's chief of staff says Germany can return to full normality in the summer if vaccine manufacturers keep to their delivery pledges and no new coronavirus mutation upends vaccination plans. 06/03/2021
France French concern as PM reveals only 1/3 of health workers are vaccinated Only around 30% of French health workers have received a coronavirus vaccine so far. "This is not normal," the government told reporters on Thursday. 04/03/2021
Ireland Ireland extends lockdown till April but will partially reopen schools The country dealt with the virus relatively well until December, but has since seen cases soar largely due to the spread of the highly contagious British variant. 23/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Switzerland sets out exit strategy for easing coronavirus restrictions 19/02/2021
United Kingdom Goats on Zoom: UK farm finds new income by livening up video calls Video meetings? Meh. One English farm takes Zoombombing to a new level: hiring out goats to make surprise appearances on conference calls. 02/02/2021
