According to the latest figures unemployment has risen sharply in the past 12 months adding to the pressure and challenges faced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

The highly anticipated February 22nd announcement is finally here; marking what the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls his roadmap out of lockdown, following pressure from members of own his own conservative party to explain how he plans to reopen the country.

As many countries tightened lockdowns on the eve of the New Year, Dubai opened its borders to flocks of tourists coming from across the world, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape hatch.

Images of a shopping street in Vienna as Austria starts relaxing its third coronavirus lockdown with schools, museums and shops reopening.

London experiences a night of extreme crime despite the coronavirus lockdown.

The mismanagement of the coronavirus lockdowns into an economic catastrophe and the delays on just a small amount of taxpayer stimulus has an estimated 25% of all households behind on their housing payments.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s has postponed his first visit to the UAE for the third time, signalling rising difficulties which their bizarre relationship is facing.  

France's President Emmanuel Macron avoids a third COVID lockdown over fears of discontent and protests over economic hardships.

The UK’s third lockdown is taking its toll. Experts say the impact of the pandemic on people’s mental health has been severe and mixed messages and fear mongering don’t help.

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday the country was still a long way from being able to relax a national lockdown.