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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

Employees of companies that will have to suspend operations in the event of the introduction of new restrictions due to the coronavirus will receive two-thirds of their previous earnings from the state budget, announced the British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cooperation to counter Russia's "harmful influence" and offered British support for Ukraine's defense and security.more

The Prime Minister has promised no social distancing measures will be in place in the UK by this time next year.more

Pubs and restaurants could shut across parts of England within days as the Government prepares a tightening up of coronavirus restrictions, it is reported.more

A total of 611 new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the State and five further deaths associated with the disease have been reported to the Department of Health.more

Britain stands “side by side” with Germany and France over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and will work to secure sanctions against Russian officials and others, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that coronavirus infections are on the rise in London and elsewhere in the country, but argued that his government's approach to containment remained appropriate.more

A person in quarantine or isolation is entitled to sickness benefits. The basis for their payment is the decision of the state sanitary inspector, which can be provided to the employer or ZUS after the end of quarantine or isolation.more

Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, German ambassador in Warsaw, emphasized in an interview that "Poland and Poles experienced unimaginable suffering" and assured that the solution to the issue of art stolen by the Germans is "an important matter".more

The United Kingdom will consider what further steps should be taken against Russia in connection with the attempt to poison the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny, said Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.more

The British government is considering introducing a three-stage "traffic light" system to mark local restrictions announced due to the coronavirus, because the current regulations are too confusing and cause public fatigue, the Guardian reported yesterday.more

Boris Johnson has vowed to defeat Covid and build a better country over the next decade in his leader's speech to the virtual Conservative conference.more

President Andrzej Duda made changes to the composition of the Polish Cabinet today. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was appointed the minister of digitization. PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński will be a deputy prime minister under Morawiecki.more

MEPs from the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) supported a bill banning the insulting of gays and lesbians; for this would be punishable by five years in prison - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

A nationwide move to Level 3 restrictions for the next three weeks has been confirmed this evening by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.more

President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, telling his followers the virus that dangerously deprived him of oxygen and hospitalized him for 72 hours was nothing to fear before posing for a mask-less photo-op on the White House balcony.more

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has warned that there will be no easy and cost-free response to the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic. He announced that he would restore control over public finances.more

Boris Johnson’s dad has been caught flouting mask-wearing rules for the second time in a week.more

Home Secretary Priti Patel has pledged to fix the "fundamentally broken" asylum system in the UK to make it "firm and fair".more

President Donald Trump's health is improving as he responds to treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his doctors said Sunday, adding that he could return to the White House as early as Monday.more