Covid: Sydney lockdown extended as Delta outbreak grows
Coronavirus pandemic The Australian city of Sydney has gone into a two-week lockdown after a rise in the number of…
UK Covid infections rise as Delta variant dominates
By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Coronavirus pandemic UK coronavirus infections have risen slightly in the last…
Covid-19: Italy returns to strict lockdown for Easter
Coronavirus pandemic Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases over Easter.…
Covid-19: Boris Johnson warns against mixing indoors as Easter weekend begins
Coronavirus pandemic People should not socialise indoors with other households even if they are vaccinated, Boris Johnson has said. As…
Saudi Aramco’s profits slide nearly 45% after lower oil demand
The oil giant Saudi Aramco has announced that its profits fell sharply last year as lockdowns around the world curbed…
Coronavirus: How Europeans are preparing for Christmas and New Year
Coronavirus pandemic For months now, coronavirus restrictions have dictated where millions of Europeans can travel to and who they can…
Covid-19: Christmas get-together plan backed by UK nations
Coronavirus pandemic The UK’s four nations have backed plans to allow some household mixing “for a small number of days”…
Covid-19: Warning over tough fines as new lockdown begins
Coronavirus pandemic People who commit “egregious breaches” of the new lockdown restrictions in England will face steep fines, Justice Secretary…
Covid-19: English lockdown may last beyond 2 Dec, says Gove
Coronavirus pandemic Michael Gove says it is his “fervent hope” that England’s new lockdown will end on 2 December –…
Virus to stay ‘at least until next summer’ – France’s Macron
Coronavirus pandemic French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will be fighting the virus until at least the middle of…