Coronavirus Germany: Angela Merkel urged to extend tight lockdown

Experts have pleaded with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to put Germany on a ‘tightened lockdown’ and ‘suspend public life’ until January 10th as coronavirus infection rates remain high in the country. An urgent appeal has been published to politicians by members of Germany’s National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, which has been advising leaders throughout the … Read more

HS2 drilling machines arrive in UK from Germany to start digging ten-mile long Chiltern tunnels

HS2’s first 558ft-long tunnelling machines have arrived in the UK in more than 1,000 parts. The two contraptions were transported from Germany to a construction site in Hertfordshire near the M25. They will be assembled over the coming months before they start digging the high-speed railway’s Chiltern tunnels in spring next year. To dig the … Read more

HS2 drilling machines arrive in UK from Germany to start digging ten-mile long Chiltern tunnels

HS2’s first 558ft-long tunnelling machines have arrived in the UK in more than 1,000 parts. The two contraptions were transported from Germany to a construction site in Hertfordshire near the M25. They will be assembled over the coming months before they start digging the high-speed railway’s Chiltern tunnels in spring next year. To dig the … Read more

Home Office ‘will deport dozens of Channel migrants to France, Germany and Spain this week’

Home Office ‘will deport dozens of Channel migrants to France, Germany and Spain this week’ – as lawyers launch a fresh bid to block their removal 3 flights with migrants who crossed the Channel in boats will depart next week Migrants who claim refugee status in another EU country can be returned there Home Office … Read more

Home Office ‘will deport dozens of Channel migrants to France, Germany and Spain this week’

Home Office ‘will deport dozens of Channel migrants to France, Germany and Spain this week’ – as lawyers launch a fresh bid to block their removal 3 flights with migrants who crossed the Channel in boats will depart next week Migrants who claim refugee status in another EU country can be returned there Home Office … Read more

Holocaust victims suing Germany and Hungary have cases heard at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will on Monday look into cases against both Germany and Hungary over atrocities committed against Holocaust victims by the Nazis.  In the case involving Germany, the descendants of a group of Jewish art dealers say their ancestors were forced to sell a collection of religious art, known as the Guelph Treasure and called the … Read more

Home Office in new deportation row as lawyers seek to block removal of Channel migrants

Judges’ powers to block deportations could be limited as Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announces first review of Human Rights Act in 20 years Robert Buckland said the review would look at key areas of the Human Rights Act Includes whether judges’ interpretations of old legal decisions should be limited Critics claim focusing on old cases … Read more

Home Office in new deportation row as lawyers seek to block removal of Channel migrants

Judges’ powers to block deportations could be limited as Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announces first review of Human Rights Act in 20 years Robert Buckland said the review would look at key areas of the Human Rights Act Includes whether judges’ interpretations of old legal decisions should be limited Critics claim focusing on old cases … Read more

EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first

EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first with France and Germany ‘trying to out-muscle smaller countries’ UK won the race due to EU’s desire to agree block-wide vaccination programme Some nations may have since considered bypassing the EU’s medical regulator That led to EU Commission warning member states to tread … Read more

EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first

EU nations fight over whose citizens should get the Covid vaccine first with France and Germany ‘trying to out-muscle smaller countries’ UK won the race due to EU’s desire to agree block-wide vaccination programme Some nations may have since considered bypassing the EU’s medical regulator That led to EU Commission warning member states to tread … Read more