20

Feb

Dutch Senate approves law ensuring curfew remains in place

THE HAGUE, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Dutch Senate on Friday backed emergency legislation by the government to maintain a night-time coronavirus curfew after a court earlier in the week…

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19

Feb

Dutch curfew to remain in place pending Feb. 26 ruling – court

AMSTERDAM, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A night-time curfew in the Netherlands intended to slow the spread of coronavirus will remain in place for a least a week, after a high…

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19

Feb

No return: Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have made a final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning…

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19

Feb

G7 to focus on rebuilding world economy, UK PM Johnson says

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the Group of Seven virtual leaders meeting on Friday by calling for a plan to rebuild the global economy…

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19

Feb

Photo Story: German Navy’s sailing school ship Gorch Fock almost completed

Photos of the German Navy’s sailing school ship Gorch Fock at the Luerssen shipyards in Berne, northern Germany. Luerssen shipyards has taken over the insolvent Elsflether Werft shipyards formerly responsible…

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19

Feb

Prince Philip spends third night in hospital

The Duke of Edinburgh has been spending a third night in hospital after being admitted on his doctor's advice. Prince Philip, 99, was earlier said to be in "good spirits"…

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19

Feb

NatWest to exit Ireland

NatWest said it would wind down its Irish arm Ulster Bank, as Chief Executive Alison Rose continues to slash away at underperforming parts of the state-owned lender after it swung…

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19

Feb

Uber drivers entitled to worker rights, UK’s top court rules

A group of drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage at Uber, Britain's Supreme Court decided on Friday in a blow to the ride-hailing service that…

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18

Feb

Time to get tough with ‘bully’ Facebook, UK lawmaker and publishers say

LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook’s move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to undermine democracy and reinforce the decision of lawmakers around the world to crack down…

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18

Feb

Barclays says to keep significant presence in London’s Canary Wharf

Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley says the bank has no current plans to make "a major real estate move". Staley said in April last year that the pandemic could make…

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18

Feb

One in four UK firms plan to fire staff if furlough ends soon – BCC

A quarter of British businesses expect to fire staff if finance minister Rishi Sunak does not extend a job furlough programme that is due to expire at the end of…

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18

Feb

Demand for UK nursing degrees rises by a third in pandemic

The Covid pandemic has inspired a new generation of students to become nurses, with a third more applying to study the subject at university than last year, though professional leaders…

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18

Feb

More ‘Brexit’ companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists

The flow of businesses moving to the Netherlands because of Brexit remained strong in 2020, even though foreign investment fell by a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Netherlands…

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18

Feb

Photo Story: Cold weather in Geneva

People wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 walk on the bank that is covered with ice after the wind blew spraywater from…

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18

Feb

Switzerland plans cautious easing of pandemic lockdown from March

Switzerland plans to make its first “cautious steps” towards ending its coronavirus lockdown next month, the government said, contrasting with neighbours that are sticking with many restrictions. In the first…

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17

Feb

Pandemic hitting German wages harder than financial crisis

Germans' nominal earnings fell for the first time in over a decade, the statistics office said on Wednesday, releasing data that showed the coronavirus pandemic having a more severe impact…

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17

Feb

Former Brexit negotiator Frost promoted to PM Johnson’s cabinet

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given David Frost, the man who led Britain’s Brexit negotiations, a job in his top team of ministers to advise on the…

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17

Feb

Cargolux joins UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative

Luxembourg's Cargolux announced that it will be part of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative to transport essential medical and pharmaceutical supplies where they are most needed. The project aims to prioritize…

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17

Feb

British American Tobacco annual profit beats estimates

Lucky Strike maker British American Tobacco reported a stronger-than-expected annual profit on Wednesday, as it sold more higher priced cigarettes and saw more customers use its e-cigarette and tobacco heating…

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17

Feb

Jaguar cars to go all-electric by 2025

Jaguar Land Rover’s luxury Jaguar brand will be entirely electric by 2025 and the carmaker will launch e-models of its entire lineup by 2030, it said on Monday, as it…

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17

Feb

Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid

Ryanair on Wednesday lost its fight against the state aid granted to rivals including Air France and Sweden's SAS after a top European court said such schemes were not discriminatory…

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17

Feb

Britain’s Prince Philip, 99, in hospital

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure with an ailment that is not COVID-related. The…

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17

Feb

Reports UK could be back to work by July

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a staged exit from COVID-19 lockdown that would see pubs and restaurants reopen in May, and hospitality and domestic holiday industries not fully…

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16

Feb

Dutch PM says curfew needed despite legal order to drop it

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called on the country to respect a night-time curfew, saying it was still needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic despite a court ruling earlier on Tuesday that the…

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16

Feb

Germany plans to offer free rapid coronavirus tests

Germany plans to offer all citizens rapid coronavirus tests free of charge from March 1, its health minister said on Tuesday. Jens Spahn said rapid antigen tests were now sufficiently available…

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16

Feb

Dutch court rules curfews illegal

The Dutch government has been ordered to scrap the night-time curfew imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus following a court ruling, Reuters reports. A Dutch court has ordered…

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16

Feb

Revolut to increase fees on ATM withdrawals, int’l transfers

Fast-growing fintech phenomenon Revolut has announced an increase of fees targeting Irish clients, a nation where the financial app is used by an excess of one million users. The British…

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15

Feb

May this lockdown be the last – UK PM Boris Johnson – UPDATE

LONDON, Feb 15 (Sky/Reuters) - Boris Johnson has set out his hope that the current COVID lockdown will be the last - thanks to the "unprecedented" vaccine rollout. Speaking at…

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15

Feb

Several virus variants may reduce vaccine effectiveness – UK chief medical officer

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - There are several variants of the coronavirus that might reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Monday. "There were several…

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15

Feb

Brexit causing supply problems for small UK manufacturers – survey

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - New post-Brexit trade restrictions have pushed up the cost of parts and raw materials for two thirds of small British manufacturers surveyed last month, and…

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15

Feb

UK’s Johnson to judge COVID-19 lockdown exit this week, health minister says

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week judge how fast England can exit COVID-19 lockdown but the death toll and hospital admission numbers are still too…

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15

Feb

Germany’s Soeder says new border entry checks have no time limit

SCHIRNDING, Germany, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Germany's south-eastern Bavaria has not set a time limit on new entry checks for travellers from the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol that kicked…

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15

Feb

Queen Elizabeth ‘delighted’ at news of Meghan Markle’s pregnancy

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and the entire royal family are delighted at news that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their second child, a Buckingham Palace…

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14

Feb

UK administers 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine – minister

Britain has now given 15 million people their first dose of vaccine against COVID-19, the minister in charge of the vaccination programme said on Twitter on Sunday. "15,000,000! Amazing team,"…

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14

Feb

UK’s Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting to push for global vaccine roll-out

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders next week to call for action to ensure equal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and to prevent…

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14

Feb

Photo Story: Ice skating on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam

People walk and skate on ice on the Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The municipality called on Amsterdammers to go skating in their own neighbourhood if possible, to prevent…

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14

Feb

Homeless people in Germany suffer deadliest winter in years

At least 20 homeless people in Germany have died this winter amid particularly low temperatures and heavy snowfalls the homeless charity BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe reported. The numbers continued to climb as…

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14

Feb

Britain offers COVID vaccine to more people

Britain will begin giving COVID-19 shots to those aged 65 and over on Monday as it closes in on its target to offer vaccines to 15 million people in priority…

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14

Feb

British scientists say ‘universal vaccine’ that could work on all COVID-19 variants could be developed in less than a year

A universal vaccine that would work on all Covid-19 variants by targeting the core of the virus instead of just the spike protein could be available in as little as…

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14

Feb

Germany tightens border controls

Germany on Sunday implemented more measures to keep coronavirus variants at bay, banning travel from Czech border regions and Austria’s Tyrol after a rise in contagious mutations. A thousand police…

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13

Feb

Call for ‘summer of play’ to help English pupils recover from Covid-19 stress

Experts in child development are calling on the government to support a “summer of play” to help pupils in England recover from the stress of lockdown and a year of…

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13

Feb

Germany to fine companies whose suppliers abuse human rights

Germany is set to introduce fines for companies procuring parts or materials abroad from suppliers who fail to meet minimum human rights and environmental standards, after the governing coalition reached…

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13

Feb

UK ministers in push to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake

British ministers, health workers and volunteers will join a weekend drive to encourage those in the most vulnerable groups to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, as the government nears its target…

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13

Feb

Support for Scottish independence drops

Scottish support for independence has fallen four percentage points, probably due to divisions among Scottish nationalists, but 47% of Scots still support breaking up the United Kingdom by going it…

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13

Feb

AstraZeneca says vaccine against new Covid variants may take six months

AstraZeneca has said it could take between six and nine months to produce Covid-19 vaccines that are effective against new variants of the coronavirus, and begin administering them to the…

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13

Feb

Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine response among children for first time

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children for the first…

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13

Feb

Stonehenge first erected in Wales, archaeologists say

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the origins of the Stonehenge prehistoric monument after they uncovered the remains of an ancient stone circle in Wales that may have been dismantled and…

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13

Feb

Photo story: The Netherlands covered in snow as seen from space

A handout satellite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission and made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Netherlands covered in snow on the 11 February 2021.…

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12

Feb

More than 40% of Britons in poor health or struggling financially amid pandemic

More than 40 percent of Britons are struggling financially or suffering poor health, a sharp increase from last year driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on…

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12

Feb

German health minister says border closures “unavoidable”

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said entry bans on travellers from the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol region from Feb. 14 were necessary to prevent the spread of new variants…

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12

Feb

UK’s COVID-19 restrictions could be in place until all adults vaccinated

Britain may have to keep “some measures” in place to restrict the spread of COVID-19 until its entire adult population is vaccinated, Susan Hopkins, the managing director of Public Health…

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12

Feb

UK economy suffers record 9.9% slump in 2020

Britain's coronavirus-ravaged economy shrank 9.9% in 2020, the biggest annual fall in output since modern records began, but avoided heading back towards recession in the final quarter of the year,…

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12

Feb

BBC World News barred from airing in China

British television channel BBC World News was barred on Friday from airing in China, a week after Britain’s media regulator revoked Chinese state television’s licence to broadcast in the United…

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11

Feb

UK can’t expect ‘equivalence-based’ access to EU financial market

DUBLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The European Union will strive for close co-operation with Britain on financial services but London cannot expect "equivalence-based" access to the EU financial market if…

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11

Feb

Germany to impose entry ban on Czech Republic, Tyrol – Bild

FRANKFURT, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Germany will impose an entry ban on travellers from the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol region from Feb. 14, the mass-circulation tabloid Bild reported on…

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11

Feb

Royal Mail delivers rosy outlook after COVID-19 Christmas

Britain's Royal Mail on Thursday forecast annual profits ahead of market expectations as COVID-19 restrictions pushed parcel delivery demand to record levels and Christmas mail eased a slide in letter…

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11

Feb

Commerzbank reports $3.3 billion Q4 loss amid restructuring

Germany's Commerzbank on Thursday said that its net loss deepened to $3.3 billion in the fourth quarter, as the lender undergoes a major restructuring and deals with the fall-out of…

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