United Kingdom Nine Brexit deal claims by Boris or his ministers that are untrue The UK prime minister and his government has made some questionable assertions about Brexit, particularly the EU-UK trade deal struck on Christmas Eve. 05/01/2021
Belgium UK & EU 'still far apart' in post-Brexit trade talks as deadline looms Negotiators are meeting in Brussels this weekend ahead of a Sunday deadline called by the European Parliament. 19/12/2020
United Kingdom Brexit: Johnson snubbed by Merkel and Macron after requesting calls Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have until Sunday to reach a deal after Brexit trade deal talks stalled. 11/12/2020
no comment First batches of coronavirus vaccine arrive at hospital near London The UK became the first country in the world to give the green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 07/12/2020
Life How is nuclear fusion part of the UK’s ‘green industrial revolution’? Achieving this long sought after source of energy would be a big step. 03/12/2020
United Kingdom Johnson suffers large Tory revolt over new COVID-19 restrictions Alarmed at the impact on an already severely weakened economy, dozens of Tory MPs voted against the new tiered system which was nonetheless passed in parliament. 01/12/2020
United Kingdom UK signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit The deal signed with Canada means the two countries will continue to trade under the same rules as when the UK was an EU member state while they negotiate a "bespoke" agreement. 21/11/2020
United Kingdom UK PM rescues interior minister after report finds she bullied staff Instead of Patel resigning, the PM's advisor on ministerial standards quit. 20/11/2020
Life The UK’s Green Revolution plan is ‘nowhere near enough’, say critics Boris Johnson's new climate pledge is worth £12 billion, but does it go far enough? 18/11/2020