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Talks between the UK and EU over a post-Brexit trade agreement are "over", Downing Street has said. No 10 said there was "no point" in discussions continuing next week unless the EU was prepared to discuss the detailed legal text of a partnership.more

David Frost says he is 'surprised that bloc is no longer committed to working 'intensively' to reach a trade agreement'.more

Yesterday, sanctions against six people and one entity from Russia entered into force in the EU for involvement in the attempt to poison the leader of the local opposition, Alexei Navalny. They were covered by, among others director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and deputy defense ministers of Russia.more

Yesterday, (Sunday), as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers seized 21,900 cigarettes at Cork Airport. The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in the carry-on baggage of two Polish nationals who had disembarked a flight from Gdansk in Poland.more

Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to walk away from trade talks with the European Union because deals to cover security and fishing were possible over the next two weeks, The Times reported.more

Support for Scottish independence has risen to a record high. Of those declaring participation in a possible referendum, 58 percent would vote for secession, and 42 percent. against her, according to a poll published yesterday by Ipsos Mori.more

The parents of a seven-year-old boy killed in a 2018 plane crash have taken legal actions against the Irish Parachute Club and the owners of the aircraft for injuries and loss.more

For the first time since the fall of communism, a Pole has been granted refugee status in another country. Rafał Gaweł received asylum from Norway, which emphasized that his conviction in Poland was merely a retaliation by the right-wing political regime.more

Despite the progress indicated by the chief negotiators of the United Kingdom and the European Union, there are still important points of contention in the talks on future relations, and their overcoming is increasingly questionable ahead of the EU summit starting tomorrow.more

A budget "unprecedented in size and scale" to meet the challenges of both Covid-19 and a Brexit trade deal has been unveiled by Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe.more

Keir Starmer called for a two- to three-week national 'circuit breaker' lockdown across England to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed, urging Boris Johnson to act in a dramatic escalation of his criticism of the government’s approach. more

Boris Johnson's three-tier lockdown policy has cleared the House of Commons after hours of objections from disgruntled Tory backbenchers.more

Michael Roth, Germany’s Europe minister, said time is running out to concludea deal and suggested the UK would have to give further ground on severalitems.more

The government's scientific advisers called for a short lockdown in England to halt the spread of Covid-19 last month, newly released documents show.more

The unity of the European Union on Brexit is strong. We will continue to work in the coming days and weeks on a fair deal on a future relationship with the UK, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Twitter.more

EU relations with Great Britain, the climate and the epidemiological situation were among the topics of today's conversation between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the head of the Council of Europe Charles Michel - the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU in Brussels informed on Twitter.more

Today the Council of Ministers in Poland will decide to liquidate 1,150 jobs in ministries. Those who lose their jobs will be indicated by the general directors of the ministries - reports "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

Health officials have confirmed 825 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. The total number of confirmed cases is now 45,531.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued yesterday that the three-step system of epidemic restrictions announced a few hours earlier was a "balanced package". However, the Chief Medical Officer of England expressed concerns as to whether it was sufficient.more

President Donald Trump on Sunday declared himself immune from COVID-19 as he prepares to return to the campaign trail in a fight to regain ground against surging rival Joe Biden.more

Ministers have been told to forge links with the White House frontrunner Joe Biden after “writing off” Donald Trump’s chances of re-election, amid fears that the UK could be left out in the cold if the former vice-president wins.more

As many as 1,012 new coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours in Ireland, the country's health ministry said. This is almost 400 more than the highest in the second wave of the epidemic. Three more deaths were also registered.more

Local government chiefs in the north of England called on the British government on Saturday for more financial support for areas that are under additional restrictions due to the epidemic, and warned that the government could not shut down the North cheaply. more

The UK has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Belarus, Jacqueline Perkins, in response to the Belarusian government’s decision to expel 35 diplomats from neighbouring Poland and Lithuania.more

The British tax office intends to inspect self-employed people who have benefited from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. HMRC admitted that as much as £ 258 million could have been paid to fraudsters or in error.more