European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has insisted that AstraZeneca must ‘catch-up’ on its deliveries to the Continent before it is allowed to export vaccines to the UK. EU leaders stopped short of voting for an explicit export ban amid bitter squabbling over their dose allocations at a crunch virtual summit hosted by Brussels … Read more
Sweden saw a smaller increase in deaths than most European countries in 2020 despite shunning lockdowns during the pandemic, it has emerged. The Nordic country had 7.7 per cent more deaths than usual, a figure comparing favourably with Spain (18.1 per cent) and Belgium (16.2 per cent) which have both imposed tough restrictions. Sweden’s excess … Read more
Foreign holidays have been dealt a fresh blow after British Airways and easyJet scrapped more summer flights. Passengers were left dismayed by the latest round of cancellations that include trips in July and August – after overseas travel is scheduled to resume on May 17. Europe is grappling with surging cases and yesterday a UK health … Read more
London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig – but Birmingham New Street breaks into the top 10 Researchers studied 51 of the biggest railway stations across Europe They scored them on factors including destinations served and dining options From this data they drew up a ranking – … Read more
London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig – but Birmingham New Street breaks into the top 10 Researchers studied 51 of the biggest railway stations across Europe They scored them on factors including destinations served and dining options From this data they drew up a ranking – … Read more
Germany looks set to tighten lockdown measures today and extend them into April as Europe’s Covid third wave gathers pace. Angela Merkel is meeting with Germany’s regional leaders today for a summit that was supposed to be about easing restrictions. But as Covid cases spike, leaked documents suggest the leaders will actually move to tighten … Read more
A surge in Covid cases across Europe could see summer holidays cancelled and threatens a potential third wave in Britain, government scientists have warned. Outbreaks of the South African variant in countries throughout the continent is causing particular concern, sparking calls for tougher travel restrictions. As a result, some experts fear European getaways in May, … Read more
The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested. Public Health England’s analysis of 4,000 positive tests in patients with recent travel links last summer found 86 per cent were arrivals from the continent. The study, which is likely to reignite the debate about … Read more
The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries last summer fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested. Analysis by Public Health England found people arriving from the continent made up 86 per cent of imported cases between May and September. The study, which is likely to reignite the debate … Read more
Britain had the highest excess death toll in Europe last summer after the first wave, a study by the Office for National Statistics revealed today. The ONS report found the UK suffered 6.7 per cent more deaths than normal from the start of 2020 to the week ending June 26. Spain had the second-highest level (5.9 … Read more