Category: Europe

The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession. The economy shrank 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to close, while factory and construction output also fell. This pushed the… Continue reading UK Officially in Recession For the First Time in Eleven Years by Raphael Bichene

The UK will be living with coronavirus for many years to come and even a vaccine is unlikely to eliminate it for good, experts are warning. Wellcome Trust director Prof Sir Jeremy Farrar told the House of Commons’ Health Committee “things will not be done by Christmas”. He went on to say humanity would be… Continue reading Coronavirus: ‘Infection Here for Many Years to Come’ by Raphael Bichene

The United Kingdom said Wednesday it would offer a path to citizenship for eligible Hong Kong residents and condemned China’s new security law as a threat to the city’s freedom. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in an on-camera interview that after “carefully” assessing the contents of the new national security law, it constitutes “a… Continue reading UK Offers Eligible HongKong Citizens Passport by Jessy Samuel

Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République En Marche (LREM), has lost its absolute majority in the French National Assembly. 10 MPs deserted Mr Macron’s party and instead joined the independent group, Ecology Democracy Solidarity. The MPs that quit his party, which Mr Macron formed in 2016, accused the French President of breaking his centrist promises and… Continue reading Macron Loses Majority as Ten MPs Quit Party Over Broken Promises by Jessy Samuel

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their son. A spokeswoman for the PM and his partner said both mother and baby are “doing very well”. It is understood the PM, who has just recovered from coronavirus, was present throughout the birth, which took place in an NHS… Continue reading Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds Announce Son’s Birth by Francisca Ogar

Today is the 94th birthday of Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II but the traditional gun salute was called off this year due to the coronavirus crisis. This year’s celebration of the queen’s birthday is void of pomp and parade which usually features a 21-gun salute fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from either… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 94 Without Fanfare by Jessy Samuel Ejah

A man who claimed he had coronavirus and coughed in police officers’ faces after he had been caught shoplifting has been jailed. Jonny Sansom, 24, was escorted from Sainsbury’s in Cowley, Oxford, when he racially abused and assaulted one of the officers on Monday. Shoppers waiting outside the supermarket applauded officers when Sansom was arrested… Continue reading Man Who Coughed in Police Face Jailed by Francisca Ogar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas’ Hospital in London since Sunday. No 10 said he “has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive… Continue reading Boris Johnson Moved out of Intensive Care by Jessy Samuel Ejah