German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to take power away from the 16 federal states to decide on coronavirus restrictions. The new plan will see the central government take over decision making as Germany battles a third wave of Covid. But a
Germany is struggling to tackle a third wave of the pandemic, and Mrs Merkel and several regional leaders have called for a short, sharp lockdown while the country tries to vaccinate more people. Now, a government source said, the 66-year-old had resolved
Spain hopes foreign tourism can rebound to half its pre-pandemic levels this year, the Government said on Monday, as a wave of German holidaymakers hit Mallorca’s white-sand beaches after Berlin eased restrictions on returnees. International tourism to Spain plunged 80 percent to
A German-born gay porn star who later became a firefighter is warning about the dangers of pornography as he stands for the Scottish Parliament. Philipp Tanzer, 43, is the Scottish Family Party’s regional list candidate for the Highlands and Islands at the Holyrood
Back behind bars! Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin is in ICE custody awaiting possible deportation Anna Sorokin was put back behind bars last Thursday after she reported to immigration authorities in Manhattan The con woman, who goes by the name Anna Delvey, is
A grandmother has been ordered have her pet dog put down after it mauled her son’s fiancee during a family row. Ann Mainwaring, 53, was arguing with university student Christopher and other relatives when her German Shepherd-Akita cross became distressed and bit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron video called Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday night to negotiate a deal which could see the Russian jab be used in the EU once it has been approved by regulators. During the
Europe’s reluctance to embrace the AstraZeneca vaccine took yet another twist today as a top German hospital banned the shots for women under 55. The Charite hospital in Berlin – the prestigious clinic where Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was treated for Novichok
Pfizer plans to drastically ramp up its vaccine production capacity and is prepared to drop German firm that it partnered with on Covid jabs Pharmaceutical giant plans to use gene-based tech harnessed by BioNTech Pfizer said it no longer ‘needs’ BioNTech after their collaboration
Angela Merkel has blamed German ‘perfectionism’ for the country’s current coronavirus chaos with vaccine doses going unused and patchy lockdown rules failing to rein in the third wave. The long-serving chancellor called for more ‘flexibility’ as she acknowledged flaws in a bureaucratic