FMs of Germany, France and Britain say Tehran's latest move to depart from nuclear deal 'risks compromising the important opportunity for a return to diplomacy' under Biden

British hospitals on the brink as new virus variant runs rampant, overshadowing rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

Averting chaos, sides agree on deal that ensures they can continue to trade in goods without tariffs or quotas, even after Britain leaves single market, customs union

Prime Minister Johnson chairs discussion on international travel situation after more than a dozen European countries ban flights and travelers from UK

Countries ban flights, trains from Britain, France shuts Channel Tunnel and Dover Port closed in a bid to contain fast-spreading virus; Johnson cancels Christmas shopping

PM accuses European negotiators of seeking to keep Britain in EU's 'regulatory orbit,' says future relationship likely to mirror Australian model

With Britain beginning to administer coronavirus shots, Margaret Keenan encourages everyone to get them; man named William Shakespeare, 81, also among first candidates

New records also shattered in US, with 200,000 cases diagnosed in a day; Texas becomes first American state to have more than 1 million COVID-19 infections

British interior minister stresses move is a 'precautionary measure and is not based on any specific threat'

Month-long closure must still be approved by parliament; PM Johnson: 'Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day'