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Britain's lockdown may be expanded as Covid-19 case numbers surge
- UK
- December 29, 2020, 19:15
Pressure is growing for the toughest coronavirus restrictions to be expanded across Britain in the face of increasing strain on hospitals in England w(...)

Keith Duggan: Sports stars find their voices in a troubled year
- Soccer
- December 29, 2020, 07:00
It was mid-May and the world was in freefall when the name of Luke Chadwick began to appear on the timelines of social media accounts and news pages. (...)

First case of new Covid-19 variant found in France as EU countries receive vaccine
- Europe
- December 26, 2020, 07:50
France is the latest country to record its first case of the new variant of coronavirus, as EU countries received their first shipment of the Pfizer B(...)

The year Boris Johnson became the sick man of Britain
- UK
- December 26, 2020, 06:00
2020 was always likely to end with deadlines falling and businesses panicking while Britain and the European Union struggled to agree a post-Brexit fr(...)

Tougher restrictions to be extended in England as coronavirus cases soar
- UK
- December 23, 2020, 20:15
Millions more people in England face the toughest restrictions from December 26th as Britain struggles to contain the spread of the new coronavirus va(...)

Two cases of another new Covid-19 strain from South Africa detected in UK
- UK
- December 23, 2020, 15:49
British health secretary Matt Hancock has announced two cases have been detected of another new strain of the coronavirus in the UK. He said: “Both a(...)

Irish in London say new British lockdown ‘a punch in the gut’
- UK
- December 20, 2020, 21:09
For many of the Irish living in London the new Tier-4 restrictions announced on Saturday, coupled with the “stay at home” order, did not prompt a chan(...)

London faces months of tough restrictions as new coronavirus strain spreads
- UK
- December 20, 2020, 20:15
A number of European countries have cancelled flights from Britain in response to a mutant, fast-spreading strain of coronavirus that has driven up in(...)

Ryanair and Aer Lingus will offer refunds on cancelled flights to UK
- Transport & Tourism
- December 20, 2020, 15:41
Ryanair and Aer Lingus will refund passengers whose flights are banned under restrictions imposed to contain a new Covid strain that has emerged in Br(...)

Coronavirus: 48-hour ban on all flights from Britain due to fears over new virus strain
- Health
- December 20, 2020
A 48-hour ban on all flights arriving into the Republic from Britain comes into force at midnight tonight as part of an emergency response to growing (...)