Washington: Attorney-General William Barr used his final public appearance to undercut US President Donald Trump on multiple fronts, saying he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel to look into the president’s claims about the 2020 election or to name one for the tax investigation of President-elect Joe Biden's son. In the course of breaking with Trump on matters […]

Amsterdam: Europe's medicines regulator has approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by US company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, putting Europe on course to start inoculations within a week. European Union countries including Germany, France, Austria and Italy have said they plan to start vaccinations from December 27 as Europe tries to catch up with the […]

Rail passengers in Tier 4 areas WILL get refunds after scrapping Christmas travel plans as Grant Shapps says customers should not be left ‘out of pocket’ for ‘doing the right thing’ DfT said train and coach passengers in Tier 4 will get cancelled trips refunded Grant Shapps said people should not be ‘left out of pocket’ for ‘doing right thing’ […]

FRANCE will lift the lorry travel ban "within hours" after supermarkets warned of food shortages over the mutant Covid strain blockade brought in last night. It comes as Boris Johnson was set to meet his Cobra team this morning to address the 48-hour ban ordered by President Emmanuel Macron. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates […]

POPULAR shopping strips were today deserted after London was thrown into lockdown just five days before Christmas. High streets and shopping centres that would normally be teeming with Brits doing their last minute festive shopping were left empty after the Tier 4 regulations were brought in at midnight. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates […]

Dreaming of a cheap Christmas? Head back to 1987 when the top five most-wanted gifts came to just £35 while today’s presents hit £1,600 Bill for top five most-wanted gifts then came to just £37 or £97 in today’s money Researchers scoured the past 50 years to find the most popular gifts each year The top five gifts 33 years […]

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WALES is set to be plunged into Tier 4 lockdown from midnight tonight – as Scotland announced a ban on travel from the rest of the UK. Under the harsh new rules, festive bubbles can only be formed on Christmas Day in both nations. Non-essential retail, close contact services, gyms and leisure centres and hospitality will close in Wales as […]

‘We must retaliate’: Acting Intelligence Committee Chair Marco Rubio says the US should hit back with ‘more than just sanctions’ after Pompeo confirms Russia WAS behind the cyber attack branded an ‘act of war’ by senator Marco Rubio, acting chair of Senate intel committee, demanded retaliation Rubio said that the hack should be punished with more than sanctions Trump is […]

DONALD Trump has once again pushed the conspiracy that he won the 2020 presidential election "by a lot" and told Republicans not to let his "great win be stolen." President Trump's Saturday morning tweet read: "He didn’t win the Election. He lost all 6 Swing States, by a lot." It continued: "They then dumped hundreds of thousands of votes in […]