6.08pm GMT 18:08 Interim summary The busy Friday in US politics continues but here’s where things stand so far. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy said… Read More »Covid: Biden Says To Beat Omicron Variant ‘we Have To Shut It Down Worldwide’ – Live
6.06pm GMT 18:06 Italy reported 74 coronavirus -related deaths on Friday against 72 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of… Read More »Covid Live: Omicron Variant Could Cause ‘large Wave Of Infections’, UK Scientists Warn; Switzerland Tightens Restrictions
Vaccination could become mandatory in Germany from February, Angela Merkel has said, as she announced what her successor as chancellor, Olaf Scholz, described as “a… Read More »Germany Could Make Covid Vaccination Mandatory, Says Merkel
A prosecutor in Michigan has explained why the teenage suspect in a deadly high school shooting this week was unusually charged with the crime of… Read More »Michigan School Shooting: Prosecutor Explains Rare Terrorism Charge
Show key events only 4.20pm GMT 16:20 WHO press conference on Omicron Rachel Hall The press conference has just ended, and there’s a lot to… Read More »Covid News Live: EU Chief Calls For Mandatory Vaccinations; Germany Warned Over ICU Capacity
A man has been detained by armed police after breaching security to enter the grounds of the Houses of Parliament. The man is believed to… Read More »Man Detained After Entering Grounds Of Houses Of Parliament
4.14pm GMT 16:14 Sajid Javid says the UK was the first country in the western world to authorise a vaccine for Covid. And the UK… Read More »UK Covid Live: Boris Johnson Gives Press Conference As Eight New Omicron Cases Reported In England
Show key events only 4.07pm GMT 16:07 So far for the month of December, urgent matters we have before Congress: government funding the debt limit… Read More »Trump Lawyers Urge Court To Keep White House Records From Capitol Attack Panel – Live
4.17pm GMT 16:17 UK records 42,583 new cases and further 35 deaths The UK has reported another 42,583 Covid cases and a further 35 deaths… Read More »Covid Live News: WHO Says ‘very High’ Global Risk From Omicron; Poland Announces New Restrictions
4.14pm GMT 16:14 Sir Desmond Swayne (Con) asks what evidence there is that tougher mask wearing policies in Scotland have made a difference. He suggests… Read More »UK Covid Live: Sajid Javid Makes Statement To MPs On Omicron Variant And Booster Vaccines