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NewsYahoo News UK'Plain and simple lies': MPs attack Boris Johnson after PM tells UK to get ready for No Deal
Opposition MPs have accused Boris Johnson of 'damaging our country' after the PM told the nation to prepare for a no-deal outcome from post-Brexit trade talks.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson is ‘undoing Brexit’ by breaking international law, warns Ed Miliband
Labour has claimed Boris Johnson is 'undoing Brexit' as the backlash against his 'illegal' plans to override the EU divorce deal intensified.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson's 'oven-ready Brexit deal' mocked by Guy Verhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt tweeted a survey from June showing a majority of Brits favoured rejoining the bloc.
NewsYahoo News UKPeople from EU countries have no intention of helping UK in a major crisis, poll reveals
YouGov said the survey is evidence of how much the UK has 'alienated' itself during the bitter Brexit fallout.
NewsYahoo News UKMichel Barnier warns Brexit deal is ‘unlikely’ as he accuses UK of being ‘unwilling to break the deadlock’
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said there had been no progress on fisheries and the so-called 'level playing field'.
NewsYahoo News UKEU chief warns UK must obey European principles to achieve Brexit deal
Ursula von der Leyen has warned the UK needs to obey EU principles in order to achieve a Brexit deal.
NewsYahoo News UKSadiq Khan says no-deal Brexit during coronavirus would be 'worst form of self-harm of all-time'
Sadiq Khan has said Boris Johnson would be committing 'the worst form of self-harm that this country has ever seen' if he fails to agree a Brexit deal with the EU amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NewsYahoo News UKBritain's borders are 'not ready' for Brexit deadline, expert warns
'Wwe don’t really know what’s going to happen on the border' at the end of the transition period, said Dr Anna Jerzewska.
NewsYahoo News UK'We can't go on like this forever': Michel Barnier says 'no progress' made in Brexit talks
Michel Barnier has accused the UK of 'seeking to distance themselves' from a Brexit agreement.
NewsYahoo News UKThe UK just reported more COVID-19 deaths in one day than the whole of the EU combined
The figures highlight the extent of the outbreak in the UK compared to Europe as countries across the continent ease their lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UKEU willing to extend Brexit transition period for two years, Michel Barnier says
The UK government has repeatedly refused calls to extend the Brexit transition period.
NewsYahoo News UKSki resorts contributed to major spread of coronavirus in Europe, top EU doctor says
The director of the EU disease prevention centre said the week when skiers returned home will be seen as a key moment in the continent's outbreak.
NewsYahoo News UK‘They want us to obey the rules of their club’: Michael Gove attacks EU over Brexit talks
Gove said the EU wants Britain to 'obey the rules of their club even though we are no longer members'.
NewsYahoo News UKBritain is planning to blame Brexit fallout on coronavirus, EU chief claims
European trade commissioner Phil Hogan said there was “no sign” that the UK wants EU trade talks to succeed as negotiations continue to move “slowly”.
NewsYahoo News UKBrexit: Michel Barnier launches blistering attack on UK over major 'problems' in negotiations
The EU’s chief negotiator said the UK is refusing to extend its transition period deadline and accused the government of 'slowing down' the discussions.
NewsYahoo News UK'I don't believe a word of this': Government faces huge backlash after U-turn letter about EU ventilator scheme
Chris Bryant said 'I don’t believe a word' of a U-turn letter by top civil servant Sir Simon McDonald.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: EU warns of chaos if restrictions are lifted too soon
The bloc warned its 27 nations to move cautiously as they ease restrictions.
NewsYahoo News UKEU could 'fail as a project' because of coronavirus pandemic, warns Italian PM
Giuseppe Conte said the outbreak was the "biggest test" facing Europe since the Second World War.
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How will the coronavirus travel ban work? Yahoo News Explains
In an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump announced a 30-day ban on travel from Europe to the U.S. beginning Friday, March 13, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. There was immediately a lot of confusion, and questions about what exactly the travel ban entails. Yahoo News Reporter Rebecca Corey explains what you need to know about the coronavirus travel ban.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: The countries that have travel bans in place
The United States is not the only country to implement travel restrictions.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: Seven European countries that have had their first deaths in the past 24 hours
A total of 14 countries on the continent have recorded 951 Covid-19 deaths since February.
PoliticsPA Media: World NewsTrump suspends all travel between US and continental Europe
The ban came as the president stepped up his response to the coronavirus.
ScienceYahoo News UKGreta Thunberg says the EU's climate plan 'amounts to surrender'
The Swedish environmental campaigner accused the EU of 'empty words'.
PoliticsYahoo News UKMichel Barnier says 'even Mr Farage' can't persuade him Brexit will be a success
'No one has managed to show me what is the added value of Brexit, even Mr Farage.'
NewsYahoo News UKThese are the worst EU countries to be born in
The 10 worst countries within the EU for a child to be born in have been revealed, in a stark new report.No country in the world offers a child the chance of both a healthy upbringing and a good environment for their future, according to analysis by the World Health Organisation, Unicef and medical journal The Lancet.The report, which compares factors including health, education and nutrition in a global index of 180 countries, says no single country is adequately protecting children's health or environment.Read more: Rain sees river in flood-ravaged town reach highest level in 200 yearsTitled A Future For The World's Children?, the report says excessive carbon emissions, particularly from wealthier countries, threaten the future of all children.The index shows that youngsters in Norway, the Republic of Korea and the Netherlands have the best chance at survival and wellbeing, while the UK ranks 10th.Children in Central African Republic, Chad, Somalia, Niger and Mali face the worst odds.Read more: Four Britons on board cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirusThe report also highlights the threat to children from "harmful" marketing, saying evidence suggests that children in some countries see as many as 30,000 adverts on television in a single year.Its authors said an increase in childhood obesity, which they link to marketing of junk food and sugary beverages, has "dire individual and societal costs”.Read more: XR activists dig up lawn outside Trinity CollegeTo protect youngsters worldwide, the report calls for a new global movement driven by and for children.Its recommendations include stopping CO2 emissions with urgency, incorporating children's voices into policy decisions and tightening regulations of "harmful" commercial marketing.Here are the worst countries inside the EU to be ranked on the list.
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