European politicians call for a four-day week to be introduced to ‘help economies recover from coronavirus’ An international coalition is calling on governments to adopt a four-day week It says a shorter working week could help economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic, boost mental health and help the environment Critics argue a four-day week could … Read more
The Matrix cast flout Berlin’s party ban by staging a fake film scene attended by Keanu Reeves and his girlfriend The Matrix 4 cast and crew reportedly attended a party at Studio Babelsberg Attendees reportedly included Keanu Reeves and his girlfriend Alexandra Grant as well as the film’s creators Lana and Lilly Wachowski The guests … Read more
Boris Johnson refuses to tell Donald Trump to throw in the towel over US election defeat as the PM lavishes praise on Joe Biden but is STILL waiting to speak to the new President Boris Johnson today refused to tell Donald Trump to throw in towel over election But he lavished praise on President-elect Joe … Read more
Joe Biden has begun calling world leaders but Boris Johnson is braced for an early snub from the President-elect. Diplomatic sources acknowledged the Prime Minister was unlikely to be ‘top of the list’ for the man who described him last year as a ‘physical and emotional clone’ of Donald Trump. British diplomats believe Angela Merkel, Emmanuel … Read more
Joe Biden has begun calling world leaders but Boris Johnson is braced for an early snub from the President-elect. Diplomatic sources acknowledged the Prime Minister was unlikely to be ‘top of the list’ for the man who described him last year as a ‘physical and emotional clone’ of Donald Trump. British diplomats believe Angela Merkel, Emmanuel … Read more
Germany has warned Russia that it could halt a gas pipeline project over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, an opponent of Vladimir Putin, is in a coma in a Berlin hospital after falling ill on a flight in Siberia. Tests showed he was poisoned with novichok – the nerve agent used … Read more
The West is demanding answers from Moscow today after the ‘despicable and cowardly’ nerve agent attack on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. Britain said the Kremlin ‘has a clear case to answer’ while NATO demanded a ‘full and transparent’ investigation after a German military lab found that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the Soviet-era weapon used … Read more
Germany saw its worst daily spike in coronavirus cases for three months today as a ‘very concerning’ rebound in infections continues to gather pace. Health officials announced 1,226 new cases this morning, the highest figure since May 9 – bringing the total from 217,293 to 218,519. The seven-day average of new cases is now above … Read more
Germany is carrying out coronavirus checks at airports and is considering making them compulsory to fend off a second wave of Covid-19. Munich, Dortmund and Duesseldorf are among the airports which are screening travellers when they return from overseas, and Angela Merkel‘s health minister is today discussing plans to enforce them nationwide. Britain has never … Read more
‘The second wave of coronavirus is already in Germany’, senior Merkel ally says, as he admits ‘we have new clusters of infections every day’ The warning came as daily infections rose to 800 on Friday and Saturday Country’s R rate also rose above 1 to 1.08 on Saturday, up from 0.93 on Thursday Comes as … Read more
Angela Merkel calls for ‘more realism’ from the UK in Brexit trade deal talks in blow to Boris Johnson’s hopes she would help break the deadlock Angela Merkel’s government called for ‘more realism’ from the UK in trade talks German government said the bloc was ready for negotiations to move quickly But Boris Johnson hoped … Read more
Macron ‘forced Boris’s hand on lockdown’ by threatening to close border and ministers were told Britain was on brink of running out of food Matt Hancock was told at start of crisis UK’s food supply chain about to ‘fall over’ Macron warned to act now or France will close borders – 3 days before lockdown … Read more
European leaders are preparing to battle ‘very very large’ disagreements this morning as they try to save a €1.9trillion EU budget, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The marathon of talks will continue from 11am today after the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte dug his heels in on Friday over a plan to help struggling … Read more