Britain is to start trials to see whether plasma collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19 could be an effective treatment for patients who are severely unwell with the disease.
Up to 5,000 severely ill patients with COVID-19 could soon be treated each week with plasma as part of...
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.
He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected.
The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot...
Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.
The prime minister, 55, tweeted a video message confirming he has COVID-19, writing:
"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.
"I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a summer UK general election to take place on Thursday 4 July.
He had been widely expected to wait until the autumn before triggering the poll, which does not legally have to be held until January 2025.
But in a surprise move, he announced the...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work soon after his recovery from COVID-19, as pressure mounts on his government to explain how to get Britain out of lockdown.
Johnson, 55, has been recuperating at the British prime ministerial retreat, Chequers, outside London since his release from hospital...
Huge crowds on Thursday cheered Queen Elizabeth II for the first of four days of celebrations to mark her historic Platinum Jubilee, in what could be the last major public event of her long reign.
Tens of thousands of people converged on central London in bright sunshine to witness the...
Kemi Badenoch has announced a major policy shift, proposing that immigrants must wait at least 15 years before becoming eligible for British citizenship.
As part of her first major policy move as Conservative Party leader, Badenoch outlined plans to tighten immigration laws by extending the period before migrants can apply...
Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds, on Saturday said they had named their newborn son after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated the British prime minister for COVID-19.
Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson was born on Wednesday, just days after his father returned to work following several weeks recuperating from...
Greece’s parliament on Wednesday elected the first female president in the country’s history.
She is 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, a senior judge with an expertise in environmental and constitutional law.
A cross-party majority of 261 MPs voted in her favour, parliament chief Costas Tassoulas said.
“Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou has been elected president of the...
