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UK registers new record of 1,820 COVID-19 deaths in one day

A person is admitted to hospital in the UK every 30 seconds, UK officials have said.

Spain

Madrid explosion: At least 3 killed in powerful gas blast

The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home in Spain's capital. Residents from the latter were being evacuated shortly after the blast, according to eyewitnesses.

United Kingdom

UK reports record 1,610 deaths from COVID-19

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

Germany

Armin Laschet elected new leader of Germany's CDU party

Saturday’s vote isn’t the final word on who will run as the center-right candidate for chancellor in Germany’s September 26 election, but Laschet will either run for chancellor or will have a big say in who does.

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UK regulator approves third COVID-19 vaccine in form of Moderna jab

Moderna's shot is easier to handle than the Pfizer vaccine because it doesn't need to be stored at ultra-frozen temperatures.

USA

Remove Donald Trump from office, leading Democrat Nancy Pelosi says

House of Representatives speaker says Congress may be 'compelled' to impeach the US president if the 25th amendment is not invoked to remove him

World News

UK hospital admissions climb sharply as PM unveils vaccine rollout

Government figures recorded 1,162 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest since the first coronavirus wave in April

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Trump has accounts on Facebook and Instagram blocked 'indefinitely'

BREAKING: Donald Trump has accounts on Facebook and Instagram blocked 'indefinitely' after failing to condemn Washington DC violence

Iran

Iran says it has started enriching uranium up to 20%

It comes amid escalating tensions with the US and marks the Middle Eastern country's largest breach of the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with several other countries.

France

France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h

BREAKING: France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h in more than a dozen regions.

United Kingdom

Spain and UK reach deal on placing Gibraltar in EU's borderless zone

Immigration checks at the land frontier between Spain and Gibraltar will end, while Spanish border officials will be stationed at Gibraltar's airport

United Kingdom

Storm Bella: Flooding and disruption in Wales and southeast England

Gusts of over 150km per hour were recorded in some parts. Residents in some of the worst affected areas have put up flood defences and sandbags in attempts to keep rising river waters at bay.

Italy

'Strong' 4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Sicily

Tremor on Tuesday evening was felt in major towns in the south of the island

World News

Barnier says EU-UK trade talks could continue in January — EU sources

EU chief negotiator tells European ambassadors he remains ready to negotiate even beyond the New Year, when Britain leaves the single market

United Kingdom

US charges Libyan man over Lockerbie bombing 32 years on

The Justice Department revealed charges accusing a Libyan bomb expert in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, an attack that killed 259 people in the air and an additional 11 on the ground.

United Kingdom

Two men convicted of killing 39 migrants found dead in truck container

Two men convicted in UK of killing 39 migrants found dead in truck container last year

Germany

Perpetrator of anti-semitic attack in Germany gets life in prison

The verdict is in: the perpetrator of the anti-semitic attack in Halle, Germany gets life in prison

France

Macron in 'stable condition' after COVID-19 diagnosis, doctor says

The French president has developed a number of COVID-19 symptoms following his positive diagnosis, officials have said.

Ireland

Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 over GDPR breaches

Ireland's data regulator fines Twitter €450,000 in first sanction against US firm under GDPR

World News

Gerard Houllier, ex-manager of Liverpool, Lyon, PSG and France, dies

Gerard Houllier, former manager of Liverpool, Lyon, PSG and France, has died aged 73