World News 'Outrage': Row after pro-Brexit group moves its website back into EU Neale Richmond, European Affairs spokesperson for a coalition party, Fine Gael, described the move as an "outrage". 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
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
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
World COVID in Europe: Vaccination delays, protests and harsher restrictions Leaders across Europe are buckling down to prevent a worsening of conditions caused by COVID-19. 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
Austria Austria suspects outbreak of new UK COVID-19 strain at ski resort "This is what happens when the cable car lobby rules and not common sense," added the opposition Social Democratic Party 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 'Perilous moment': PM warns of complacency amid COVID vaccine push Boris Johnson wants the UK to inoculate 15 million vulnerable people by mid-February. 11/01/2021
No Comment Seven COVID-19 vaccination centres open their doors in England The UK, battling with a new strain of the virus, is racing to get around 14 million vulnerable people vaccinated by mid-February. 11/01/2021
United Kingdom UK warns of hospital overload as coronavirus cases continue to surge The country's health secretary says two million of the most vulnerable people have been vaccinated, but people still needed to remain indoors. 10/01/2021
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Death toll in UK surpasses 80,000 as cases top 3 million The UK continues to be the worst-hit country in Europe after 1,035 deaths in the last 24 hours pushed the official death toll over 80,000. 09/01/2021
United Kingdom This photo sparked a big police response amid fears it was a human toe Can you guess what it is? 08/01/2021
United Kingdom UK registers a record 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours BREAKING: UK registers a record 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours 08/01/2021
United Kingdom London's COVID situation is 'critical and threatens to overwhelm NHS' BREAKING: London's mayor declares a "major incident", saying COVID-19 situation is critical and threatens to overwhelm hospitals 08/01/2021
Travel News What does Brexit mean for those travelling to and from the UK? The UK has officially left the EU. What does that mean for travel into and out of the island? 07/01/2021
United Kingdom UK registers more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in latest 24-hour period BREAKING: UK registers more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in latest 24-hour period 06/01/2021
United Kingdom The UK is struggling badly against COVID-19 — here's why and how The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine. 05/01/2021
World Alastair Campbell slams UK government for mixed messaging over COVID Government responses to the pandemic have been very different across Europe and the UK's has been driven by populism, according to political strategist and author Alastair Campbell. 05/01/2021
United Kingdom Explainer: Who's Julian Assange and why do US want to extradite him? The UK's High Court has overturned a ruling stopping Julian Assange's extradition to the United States after a long-running saga. Here's the back story. 04/01/2021