Sazka backs move to increase age to play UK lottery, in battle with Camelot to run gambling December 7, 2020 Sazka backs move to increase age to play UK lottery, in battle with Camelot to run gambling
An assassination in Tehran — that’s all about Joe Biden December 7, 2020 To outside weary eyes, the unending conflicts that go on in the Middle East amount to everyday background noise, a part of the paper to ignore amid the deluge of vaccine stories. But to disregard a recent assassination in Tehran would be a mistake. In a plot worthy of the best spy thriller, Dr Mohsen [...]
Covid vaccine: UK’s medicines regulator ‘ready’ for no-deal Brexit December 6, 2020 The UK’s medicines regulator is prepared for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and is determined it will not affect Covid vaccine distribution, according to its chief. Dr June Raine, chief executive at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said the regulator was “prepared forany possible outcome”. Fears that the UK will leave [...]
Scotland’s public spending lead over England and Wales increases December 6, 2020 Scotland’s public spending advantage over England and Wales has extended to record levels, after a raft of new spending announcements by Nicola Sturgeon. Sturgeon recently announced an extension of free school meals and a pay rise for health workers, meaning Scotland now spends £2,000 per person more on public services than England and Wales. This [...]
Eustice: UK has three days to close Brexit deal after talks have gone ‘backwards’ December 6, 2020 Brexit trade talks went “backwards” last week and there are only a few days left to decide if a deal can be struck, according to the UK’s environment secretary. George Eustice said today that the UK will definitively have to walk away from talks in three days if the UK and EU can’t “resolve these [...]
Brexit talks back on: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen agree to resume trade deal negotiations December 5, 2020 Brexit talks back on: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen agree to resume trade deal negotiations
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer self-isolating for the second time December 5, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is back in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for coronavirus. It will be the second time Starmer has had to quarantine after one of his children showed symptoms in September. The opposition leader is not thought to be showing any symptoms but will have to remain [...]
Switzerland to sign deal with UK allowing free travel for professional workers December 4, 2020 Switzerland is set to sign off on a deal with the UK this afternoon allowing professional workers to travel freely between the two countries after Britain leaves the EU. The agreement will mean around 383,000 Brits who regularly make business trips to the country will not need work permits to keep doing so post-Brexit. Switzerland [...]
O Come, Emmanuel: Hopes of Brexit trade deal run thin as Macron toughens stance December 4, 2020 The latest Brexit talks between the UK and EU “did not go well”, according to reports, as British officials accused French President Emmanuel Macron of making fresh demands at the eleventh hour. Macron is understood to have remained unwavering in his demand that France preserves a substantial portion of existing fishing rights in British waters [...]
Vaccine or no vaccine, Britain must relearn how to live with risk December 4, 2020 The approval this week of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the UK heralds the beginning of the end of this hellish pandemic. People are rejoicing — and rightly so. A vaccine was the light at the end of the Covid tunnel, and with the first doses due to be administered in a matter of days, there [...]