An official says 22 European countries have cases of the variant and tougher measures are needed.

Firms warn of more red tape, higher costs and delays a week after new Brexit export rules took effect.

International travellers will have to take a Covid test up to 72 hours before departing.

The decision comes less than three weeks before US President Donald Trump is due to leave office.

Users in Europe and the UK must accept new terms to use the service, but will not see data rule changes.

Three others are injured after ice falls from a waterfall at a popular tourist site in the far east.

Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in an attempted blackmail case linked to a sex tape featuring a former France team-mate.

LVMH said it was installing new leadership at the US jeweller, including a son of its chief executive.

The airline warns few, if any, flights will operate to or from Ireland or the UK from the end of January.

Many hauliers did not have a new permit needed to enter Kent since the UK left the EU single market.

Vulnerable people need help applying to stay in Wales as post-Brexit rules kick in, charities say.

The Scottish Seafood Association says the delays are caused by "entire trailers" having to be checked rather than samples.

As France seeks to speed up its coronavirus vaccination programme, it battles fear and distrust.

The EU is under fire for the slow rollout of vaccine across its member states.

The amazing life of Johnny Smythe - RAF officer, prisoner of war and a father of the Windrush generation.

Industry leaders say uncertainty over future funding is causing concern.

Scientists are racing to find out more about variants of the coronavirus that are spreading fast.

Caution and bureaucracy have made the Dutch last in the EU to start vaccinating against Covid-19.

Geert van der Vossen, a Swedish artist, has created a floral tribute to the country's thousands of coronavirus patients.

Chloé Lopes Gomes says she has faced humiliating racial harassment while being a ballet dancer in Berlin.

The BBC's Tom Bateman spent 2020 following the lives of Israelis affected by the pandemic.

Police say they clashed with attendees while attempting to break up the event in Brittany.

A man has filmed hundreds of birds found dead on a Rome street soon after firework displays in the city.

The Tails and Paws train features posters of dozens of animals in need of a new home.