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Are mandatory masks on the way back? The latest as EU officials sound Covid alarm

The European Union is meeting today in Brussels to discuss the current Covid-19 situation

Irish Mirror

Brits can soon take a new sleeper train straight to Berlin from London

The new European Sleeper service will launch in May and will link up London St Pancras, Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin in just over 12 hours without breaking the bank

Daily Mirror

Brussels bombings accused win challenge over strip searches

Six accused in connection to the 2016 Islamist suicide attack in Brussels that killed 32 people won a small victory on Thursday when a court ruled they should no longer be subject to daily strip searches before being transported from jail.

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Italy urges EU peers to test China arrivals for COVID, but many say 'no'

Italy on Thursday urged the rest of the European Union to follow its lead and test travellers from China for COVID, but others said they saw no need to do so for now or were waiting for a common stance across the largely border-less bloc.

Reuters

Chef shares cooking hack for your leftover Brussels sprouts that's like 'liquid gold'

Chef Kenny Tutt has shared a cooking hack to help use up leftover Brussels sprouts after Christmas, which he says is ideal for those who aren't overly keen on the vegetable

Daily Mirror

Protest Held in Brussels to Call for Release of Belgian Held in Iran

Supporters of a Belgian aid worker being held in Iran staged a Christmas Day protest in Brussels to demand his immediate release, with a spokesman questioning why a prisoner swap treaty was stalled. Around 50 people took part in the demonstration under constant rain in the center of the Belgian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

People are only just realising the correct way to say Brussels sprout

Sprouts are a popular item on a Christmas dinner

Liverpool Echo

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How Tim Spector met Veronique Bataille: ‘The nurses were giving him a lot of attention. I didn’t want him snapped up’

Spector, 64 and Bataille, 62, met while they were both working as doctors in Brussels in the 1980s. They married and have two children and live together in London

The Guardian - UK

Is there trouble in store between Rome and Brussels?

The election in September of the far-right Giorgia Meloni as Italian premier has sent shockwaves around Europe, not least in Brussels. Meloni has raised fears that she'll roll back reforms put in place by her predecessor, encourage a harsher climate when it comes to dealing with asylum seekers and even…

France 24

Pregnant woman 'collapses' as hundreds of passengers wait eight hours for plane to depart

Passengers reportedly became increasingly frustrated as they sat beside the runway for hours.

Daily Record

Pregnant woman ‘collapses’ while waiting six hours for plane to take off from Manchester Airport

Delay was caused by a fault with a Cathay Pacific flight

The Independent UK

Pregnant woman 'collapses' as passengers endure eight-hour wait on plane

Passengers were stranded on the taxiway at Manchester Airport

Liverpool Echo

Pregnant woman collapses as hundreds of plane passengers wait EIGHT HOURS for takeoff

A pregnant woman required medical treatment onboard a plane stuck on the runway at Manchester Airport, with passengers becoming increasingly frustrated as the hours ticked on

Daily Mirror

Pregnant woman 'collapses' while hundreds of passengers wait EIGHT HOURS for plane to take off at Manchester Airport

A fault with an aircraft caused two planes to become stranded behind it at Manchester Airport

Manchester Evening News

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EU-Ukraine Summit Set for Feb 3, Location Not Decided

The chairman of the European Union's 27 leaders Charles Michel and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will hold a summit with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Feb. 3 next year, an EU spokesman said on Thursday. The location of the summit has not been determined…

The Independent UK

Rights body urges Belgium to better assist asylum-seekers

Europe’s top human rights body has urged Belgian authorities to provide better assistance to asylum seekers as hundreds of people have been left sleeping in Brussels streets in freezing temperature in recent weeks

The Independent UK

The Brussels Dilemma: what should I do with my unwanted ticket?

Take a partial refund and lose £70, or hold out in case the flight from the Belgian capital is disrupted?

Reuters

Italy delays hearing on EU graft scandal suspect on Belgian jail claim

An Italian court on Tuesday postponed until January a hearing on whether to hand over to the Belgian authorities a second woman suspected of involvement in a Qatar graft scandal that has rocked the European Parliament.

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Italy agrees to transfer suspect in EU graft scandal to Belgium

An Italian court on Monday agreed to hand over to Belgian authorities a woman suspected of involvement in a Qatar graft scandal that has rocked the European Parliament.

The Independent UK

Brussels extends Northern Ireland ‘grace period’ for animal medicines

European Commission vice-president says veterinary medicines may continue to be bought from the rest of the UK until December 2025.

Daily Mirror

Eurostar cancels all Boxing Day trains - what to do if you had a train booked

Eurostar has cancelled 43 trains linking London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam on Boxing Day because of strikes by the RMT union on the train line at Folkestone

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brussels Urges Belgians to Quit Iran over Arrest Risk

Belgium's government called Sunday for Belgians in Iran to leave the country, mired in a violent crackdown on nationwide protests, because of the risk of arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. "All Belgian visitors, including (dual) nationals, are at high risk of arrest, arbitrary detention and unfair trial.

Daily Mirror

People are only just discovering they've been saying Brussels sprouts wrong for years

It's one of the most iconic yet divisive parts of a classic Christmas dinner, but many people have been saying 'Brussels sprouts' the wrong way for their entire lives

Bangkok Post

EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) on Friday approved a new round of sanctions against Russia, including banning drone exports to the country, as the bloc strives to maintain a united front and keep up financial pressure on Moscow over the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

All Eurostar trains on Boxing Day cancelled due to RMT strike

Cross-Channel rail firm was expecting to run 43 trains linking London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam

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