News: Halo Halo Restaurant opens at Edge Creekside Hotel

Filipinos and other expats in the United Arab Emirates enjoyed a fiesta of flavours of the Philippines at Halo-Halo Restaurant’s Pistang Pinoy inaugural opening.

US House passes $892bn coronavirus relief bill

The US House of Representatives has approved a $892bn (£655bn) coronavirus relief package, passing the first hurdle for it to become law.

Borrowing climbs to £31.6bn – but GDP bounce-back revised up

Public sector net borrowing is estimated to have been £31.6bn in November - the third-highest borrowing in any month since records began in 1993.

WTTC says closing countries are counterproductive and will seriously delay the economic recovery

“People should not be deterred from travelling because they simply can't find or arrange to get tested at a local testing centre or lab. We need to make it much easier for travellers to...

New COVID-19 variant could more easily infect children, scientist suggests

The new variant of COVID-19 could more easily infect children, says a member of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats advisory group (NervTag).

UK talks with France ‘ongoing’ as PM wants to ‘unblock flow of trade as soon as possible’

Talks with France on reopening full trade and transport across the Channel are "ongoing" - as countries across the world have closed their borders to the UK.

Christmas puddings mixed by Royal Family given out to armed forces

Christmas puddings mixed by four generations of the Royal Family have been dished out to members of the armed forces as part of a Royal British Legion project to spread festive cheer.

England set for New Year lockdown as coronavirus variant spreads across UK

England has been put on notice for a New Year lockdown after the government's chief scientific adviser demanded a massive extension of Tier 4 restrictions.