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Captain Sir Tom Moore has been knighted in the Queen's first official engagement in person since lockdown. The investiture to honour the 100-year-old, who raised more than £32m for NHS charities, was staged in a "unique ceremony" at Windsor Castle.more

British Airways (BA) announced on Thursday that it is retiring its entire fleet of Boeing 747s as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic forces the company into further cost-cutting measures.more

Iceland are hoping to allow fans to watch their Uefa Nations League opener with England in September – but this could be blocked by Uefa.more

The social distance will be shortened from 2 m to 1.5 m, more people will be able to participate in fairs and conferences, and the sports limit will be increased to 50% at sports facilities, according to the Polish government project.more

The Spanish government has agreed with the authorities of seventeen autonomous communities of the country on the fight against Covid-19. The agreement concluded yesterday evening provides that the cabinet of Pedro Sanchez will make decisions regarding crisis management in consultation with regional governments.more

Australian researchers have developed a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples, which they say is a breakthrough. Yesterday, in a professional magazine, they published an article on this matter.more

Britain is prepared for the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, but one should not expect a return to normal life by mid-November, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. more

If the novel coronavirus was ever under control in Spain, it seems clear that this is no longer the case – at least in Catalonia and Aragón. What began as localized outbreaks among seasonal workers in Huesca and Lleida has now arrived in the capital cities, Zaragoza and Barcelona, where there is “not inconsiderable community transmission".more

Hackers supported by the Russian state are trying to steal the Covid-19 vaccine and research results from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world - the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) said on Thursday.more

The NHS in England will get an extra £3bn of funding to prepare for a possible second wave of coronavirus, Boris Johnson is set to announce. more

The British government has announced that it will ease restrictions imposed on the city of Leicester in the middle of England, but the number of new coronavirus infections is still well above average, some restrictions must remain.more

The first vaccines against Covid-19 under development in clinical trials in the US and China may be ready by the end of this year.more

The European Union Council will update its list of epidemiologically safe third-countries, by removing Serbia and Montenegro from it, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in both Western Balkan countries.more

Depressed mood or anxiety exhibited in COVID-19 patients may possibly be a sign the virus affects the central nervous system, according to an international study led by a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researcher.more

A man who built an app in his spare time that highlights independent pubs close to Wetherspoons venues, says he has been amazed by the response. The Android app Neverspoons has been downloaded nearly 18,000 times in its first week - more than Shane Jonesmore

More than a million British smokers have kicked the habit since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a charity has estimated.more

The Prime Minister of France Jean Castex announced today that the order to wear masks will apply throughout France from next week. He also said that the country would face the deepest recession since statistics on state finances were being kept.more

The number of workers on UK company payrolls fell by 649,000 between March and June, official figures indicate. The number of people claiming work-related benefits last month - including the unemployed - was 2.6 million.more

The coronavirus pandemic has caused Poles' interest in homes, but for many it ended in dreams - the Polish daily "Puls Biznesu" reports.more

An interim rule allowing football teams to use five substitutes per match during the schedule congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic was extended Wednesday through next season.more

Despite the rising number of coronavirus outbreaks in Spain, the government says it has no plans to restore the kind of emergency powers that led to one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns between March and June.more

The Republic of Ireland has decided not to move forward to Phase 4 of its roadmap for easing lockdown amid concerns about the spread of Covid-19.more

Britain’s official coronavirus death toll across all settings has increased by 85, with the total number of deaths reaching 45,053 in the UK, as of 5pm on Tuesday. more

The authorities of the Autonomous Community of Madrid announced that they have launched a rapid wastewater analysis system to immediately identify new coronavirus outbreaks.more

There are no plans to make face coverings mandatory for office workers in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Face coverings in shops will become mandatory in England on 24 July.more