EU seeks agreement on virus testing, vaccine strategies European Union leaders will attempt to make progress on common coronavirus testing and vaccine strategies during a video conference this afternoon. Coronavirus • 12 hrs
Macron announces new virus lockdown for France French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new lockdown aimed at halting an alarming acceleration of Covid-19 cases, to take effect from tomorrow night until ... Coronavirus • 22 hrs
Italy hits new daily coronavirus cases record Italy has registered almost 25,000 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, a record high and up from almost 22,000 yesterday as cases in ... Coronavirus • 28 Oct
Germany to close bars, restaurants in new lockdown Germany will close all bars and restaurants during a partial nationwide lockdown due to begin on 2 November. Coronavirus • 28 Oct
Polish women go on strike over near-total abortion ban Women in Poland have walked off the job and hit the streets nationwide, the seventh straight day of mass protests over a court ruling to ... World • 28 Oct
Finland's Covid sniffer dog trial 'extremely positive' A pilot project using sniffer dogs to provide instant and pain-free coronavirus testing at Helsinki airport has shown promising early results and proven popular with ... Coronavirus • 28 Oct
EU chief calls for coordinated strategies against virus The European Commission has proposed a series of new measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the European Union, saying the new spike in infections ... Coronavirus • 28 Oct
Sweden tightens local measures as virus cases surge Sweden has told residents in the south of the country to severely limit their social interactions after a surge in the number of cases last ... Coronavirus • 27 Oct
Italy registers record daily Covid-19 case numbers Italy has registered 21,994 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally since the start of the country's outbreak and up ... Europe • 27 Oct
Govt presses EU and UK to protect NI exporters The Irish Government has been pressing the EU and UK to allow Northern Ireland exporters to benefit from existing and future free trade agreements between ... Brexit • 26 Oct
Belarus strikes start after Lukashenko ignores deadline Factory workers chanted slogans, students took to the streets and police made detentions as Belarusians answered an opposition call for a national strike to force ... World • 26 Oct
Anger in Italy over restrictions to 'save Christmas' Anger is growing in Italy over harsh new coronavirus restrictions brought in to "save Christmas", while other hard-hit countries enforced curfews in a bid to ... Coronavirus • 26 Oct
Europe 'well behind' in fight against Covid-19 - WHO European governments are "well behind" in the fight against coronavirus and the continent is becoming an epicentre for the disease, a senior medic at the ... Coronavirus • 26 Oct
'Good chance' Brexit deal can be reached - NI Secretary Northern Ireland Secretary of State Brandon Lewis has said that he believes there is a good chance a post-Brexit trade deal can be reached, but ... Brexit • 25 Oct
Thousands protest against abortion laws in Poland Braving the pandemic, thousands of Poles took to the streets to protest against a near-total ban on abortion in a country that already has some ... World • 23 Oct
EU and UK negotiators to resume post-Brexit talks EU and UK negotiators will resume talks in London later today after both sides agreed to set out an intensified schedule of negotiations in the ... Brexit • 22 Oct
Italy's Covid-19 cases soar to new daily record Italy has registered 15,199 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, the highest daily tally since the start of the ... Coronavirus • 21 Oct
Macron says murdered teacher was 'quiet hero' President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to a French history teacher beheaded by an Islamist radical as a "quiet hero" dedicated to instilling the democratic ... Europe • 21 Oct
EU-UK agree to intensify post-Brexit talks Negotiations between the EU and UK on a future relationship are to resume tomorrow in London after both sides adopted new principles on how the ... Brexit • 21 Oct
Mystery surrounds vandal attacks at Berlin museums Vandals have damaged more than 70 artworks and artefacts at some of Berlin's most renowned museums, police said, in a targeted attack kept quiet by ... Europe • 21 Oct
EU meeting clears way for start of CAP negotiations The way has been cleared for negotiations on a new Common Agricultural Policy to begin. Ireland • 21 Oct
French killer 'contacted' pupil's father before attack A man who killed a history teacher in France last week had been in contact with a parent leading an online campaign against the teacher, ... Europe • 20 Oct
Spain considering overnight curfew in virus battle The Spanish government is considering imposing a night time curfew to halt a rise in virus infections, similar to what has been put in place ... Coronavirus • 20 Oct
EU takes legal action over 'golden passport' schemes The European Union's executive has said it is launching legal action against Cyprus and Malta over their investor citizenship programmes, also known as "golden passport" ... Europe • 20 Oct
Danish submarine killer caught after prison escape Peter Madsen, who was convicted of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall in a self-built submarine in 2017, was caught by Danish authorities after he briefly ... World • 20 Oct
