Rail, air and sea services between the UK and France are resuming this morning after the French government agreed to ease its travel ban over Covid fears. French citizens, British nationals... Read more
The US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn (£660bn) package of coronavirus pandemic aid after months of political wrangling. Senators approved the bill late on Monday, hours after it w... Read more
The US energy department is the latest agency to confirm it has been breached in what is being described as the worst-ever hack on the US government. The department is responsible for managi... Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Europeans to wear masks during family gatherings at Christmas. It said Europe was at “high risk” of a new wave of coronavirus infect... Read more
A top member of US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the presidential election last month. Senat... Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the last world leaders to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory. The Kremlin had said it would wait for official results... Read more
Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 95% effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. If it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccin... Read more
A new variant of coronavirus has been identified which may be associated with faster spread, MPs have been told. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said at least 60 different local authorities in... Read more
The US has issued an emergency order after revealing that its treasury and commerce departments had been hacked. All federal civilian agencies have been told to disconnect from SolarWinds, a... Read more
“Very large gaps remain” between the UK and EU, despite a meeting between Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aimed at breaking the Brexit trade deadlock, No 10 has s... Read more
The UK and EU have reached agreement on post-Brexit border checks and trading rules for Northern Ireland. The UK had planned to override parts of the Brexit divorce deal it signed last year,... Read more
US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary, US media report. If approved, the 67-year-old who retired in 2016 would become the first Africa... Read more
A 90-year-old woman from Northern Ireland has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine outside trial conditions – marking the start of the UK... Read more
Disputes over fishing and business rules remain, with the UK government saying discussions in Brussels have reached “a critical moment”. The EU mood was described as “gloom... Read more
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