Spain

'The problem in Spain is in certain areas, but in the end this decision affects us all and especially resorts like ours whose main market is British. … [Read more...] about UK loses its top spot as Spain’s most important foreign tourism market for the first time in decades as French holidaymakers outnumber Britons due to Covid-19 pandemic

In their report, Leonard and Krastev note that while more than 60% of those polled believed the US was “broken”, most evaluated the EU and their own countries’ systems much more positively – an opportunity, they argue, to harness the collective power of the bloc for the benefit and protection of its citizens. … [Read more...] about Majority of Europeans fear Biden unable to fix ‘broken’ US

Dr Robert Guerri, head of the infectious diseases department and coordinator of Covid-19 admissions at Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, said: 'On the one hand, the health workers are tired; on the other hand, the number of people that are working on the front line is limited.' … [Read more...] about Europe is running low on intensive care beds – and the doctors and nurses to staff them – amid coronavirus spike

Catherine Wright, acting executive director for flood and coastal risk management at the Environment Agency, said: "That rain is falling on very wet ground and so we are very concerned that it's a very volatile situation and we are expecting significant flooding to occur on the back of that weather." … [Read more...] about UK weather: Major incident triggered in South Yorkshire as Storm Christoph barrels towards UK

As well as discovering the promise of dexamethasone, RECOVERY was also the study that found hydroxychloroquine – an anti-malarial drug that hit global headlines when US President Donald Trump said he was taking it to protect himself – didn't work. … [Read more...] about Oxford University scientists to carry out first major trial of a tailor-made Covid-19 ‘antibody cocktail’ on hospitalised patients to see if it treats the disease