Tensions are rife between the West and Belarus after Minsk diverted the flight path of a Lithuania bound Ryanair passenger plane, forcing it to land, resulting in the apprehension of opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich.

London and Brussels cross swords on the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol as political and community tensions rise in the north of Ireland.

Official figures by the EU show that by February 26, the bloc, with a population of 446 million people, had obtained 51.5 million doses.

The House of Commons has overwhelmingly endorsed the post-Brexit trade agreement and passed it onto the House of Lords for a speedy ratification.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again tempered expectations of a breakthrough in protracted negotiations with the EU.

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have unexpectedly agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the Sunday (December 13) deadline.

The UK flexes its muscles ahead of the imminent breakdown of post-Brexit trade talks with the Royal Navy threatening to interdict EU fishing boats.

Boris Johnson has just arrived in Brussels for crunch talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

Tensions are mounting in London and Brussels as Boris Johnson and European Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen 'pause' their all-important telephone discussion on the state of the negotiations after only 90 minutes.

In two separate interviews with the UK's biggest broadcasters the environment secretary George Eustice has tried to reduce expectations of an imminent breakthrough in trade negotiations.