Boris Johnson £16bn defence spend to restore UK as great naval power

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

Boris Johnson £16bn defence spend to restore UK as great naval power

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

Brexit: Talks suspended as EU official tests positive for Covid-19

Brexit trade talks were plunged into disarray this afternoon after a member of Michel Barnier’s team tested positive for coronavirus and top-level negotiations had to be put on hold.  Mr Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, said he and his UK counterpart Lord Frost had ‘decided to suspend the negotiations at our level for a short … Read more

WHO’s Europe chief says mask use could avoid lockdowns

Europe is seeing one coronavirus death every 17 seconds, with 29,000 fatalities last week – an 18 percent increase – the WHO has warned. The latest figures make Europe once again the global epicentre for Covid-19, that has killed over 1,350,000 people worldwide and 333,295 in Europe as of Wednesday. Europe has registered more than … Read more

Putin admits he is ‘alarmed’ by Russia’s Covid-19 spike

Putin admits he is ‘alarmed’ by Russia’s spike in Covid-19 deaths and says officials ‘cannot pretend all is fine’ Putin said the rising death rate was ‘alarming’ after record 456 fatalities today Russia has stopped short of imposing strict new measures like much of Europe In a further blow, smoke was seen billowing from a … Read more

French lockdown set to be EXTENDED: Closures to remain beyond original December 2 deadline

The French national lockdown is set to be extended beyond the original date of December 2, despite the government saying that the coronavirus had peaked. Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed today that he wouldn’t be able to provide a date for the end of the draconian national restrictions which were imposed for a month on October … Read more

French lockdown set to be EXTENDED: Closures to remain beyond original December 2 deadline

The French national lockdown is set to be extended beyond the original date of December 2, despite the government saying that the coronavirus had peaked. Health Minister Olivier Veran confirmed today that he wouldn’t be able to provide a date for the end of the draconian national restrictions which were imposed for a month on October … Read more

Islamist protesters demand Pakistan cuts all ties with France over Mohammed cartoons

Fury over Charlie Hebdo’s portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed showed no sign of waning today as thousands of Islamist protesters continued to clash with police in Pakistan.   The protesters from the Tehrik-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) party that has made blasphemy its rallying cry are demanding that the government severs diplomatic ties with France and expels its … Read more