Met Office weather warnings for ice have been extended into Wednesday as temperatures plummet and wintry showers are forecast overnight. The forecasters warn: “Wintry showers are likely to persist on Tuesday night, and as ground temperatures fall below freezing, ice is likely
Britain became the first country to approve Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, but a fast-spreading mutant strain of the virus is worrying investors. British stocks ended lower on Wednesday, reversing early gains as fears over a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus led
The decision to close the border in response to the emergence of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus has dramatically increased tensions between London and Paris. A deal to reopen the border was thrashed out last night, but lorry drivers will
The scramble for a post-Brexit trade deal has headed into a new week after talks were overshadowed by the coronavirus crisis and ended with no breakthrough on fishing rights. As Belgium, France and many of their European Union neighbours closed rail and
Michele Flournoy, formerly an under-secretary of defence in the Obama administration, has been floated as a potential pick for Defence Secretary under the President-elect. But Ms Flournoy has previously suggested American forces should be placed in the South China Sea to increase deterrence. The