The death toll in the United Kingdom (UK) has reached more than 280, with one of the latest victims aged just 18.

The measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in Europe though are in stark contrast to the United Kingdom.

There's growing pressure on the UK and Germany to follow suit particularly as the Italian authorities said their complete lockdown appeared to be controlling the situation.

Eyewitnesses had initially reported a man wearing a mock explosive vest went on the rampage at a shopping centre in a Paris suburb.

The text - written by the government and read to parliament by the Queen - outlined 26 pieces of legislation ministers are hoping to push through in the months ahead.

The travel agent went bust in September, but now a rival has bought out the high street stores and protected many of the jobs.

Although London saw the biggest demonstrations, there were also protests in Berlin, Amsterdam and Sydney on Monday.

Golden visa schemes are particularly attractive in Europe because of the freedom of movement principle allowing citizens to travel to the other countries in the bloc without a visa.

The UK prime minister told them ‘it's a take it or leave it’ deal they faced and said if the EU was flexible, as the UK had been, a deal could be reached.

The problem of how to create a workable solution to allow trade and movement of people between Northern Ireland and Ireland remained at the heart of the Brexit impasse.

As a result, eye-catching initiatives meant to show a bold, brave future for the UK were being side-lined by the countdown to Brexit.

The United Kingdom has already pledged R180 million to provide technical and financial help to Brazil.

Police were called to the apartment he shares with his girlfriend by a neighbour who heard shouting and smashing of crockery.

As one more candidate drops out on Wednesday and another on Thursday, Members of Parliament who supported their bids must decide who to switch their allegiance to.

The response from the UK politician came after Donald Trump hit out at him over London's knife crime, labelling Sadiq Khan a ‘disaster’.

The 47-year-old was due to appear in a London court later Friday via video link, as he sought to avoid being forcibly taken to the US.

It’s claimed intelligence officers uncovered three tonnes of bomb making chemicals to the north of the capital.

Hundreds of veterans, most well into their nineties, were also in Normandy to mark the anniversary of the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history.