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Premier League games in London closed to supporters again after spike in coronavirus cases

Fans are being shut out of Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham only two weeks after they were allowed back, with London entering the third tier of restrictions.

UK approves Pfizer vaccine: Fantastic news, says PM Boris Johnson, but EU remains sceptical

Peter Liese, an EU lawmaker and a member of Angela Merkel's party, in a statement called the decision as problematic and said the process followed by the European regulator EMA was better

London to face tougher restrictions under Tier-2 COVID-19 risk alert from Saturday as cases continue to surge

The tougher measures in Tier-2 impose a ban on mixing between different households, indoors in homes and pubs, bars and restaurants and the Tier 1 rule of six on gatherings outdoors continues to apply

Coronavirus Outbreak: Premier League footballers painted as villains by government, media, says Burnley's Ben Mee

Mee said that although the players are well paid, most are from working-class backgrounds and want to give back to their communities.

Premier League players and clubs lack common ground in wage-cut talks as pressure builds

In the talks, the Premier League clubs have asked for a “combination of conditional reductions and deferrals amounting to 30% of total annual remuneration.”

Coronavirus Outbreak: Former England captain Wayne Rooney criticizes public pressure on Premier League players to take pay-cuts

Rooney questioned why the Premier League had announced publicly that it was looking for its players to give up or defer 30% of their wages

Ex-players Gary Neville, Joey Barton, Gary Lineker defend Premier League after politicians suggest taking pay cuts

Former Premier League footballers have rushed to the defence of their profession after politicians suggested they should take a pay cut while the game is halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

EU remains 'unconvinced' by UK's Brexit proposals, but has not dismissed them, say officials

The EU is 'unconvinced' by Britain's new Brexit proposals but has not immediately dismissed them, with officials and diplomats saying Thursday there were positive points alongside the many problematic ones

Boris Johnson expected to unveil new Brexit plan at Conservative party conference in Machester today

Boris Johnson will unveil his plan for a new Brexit deal at his Conservative party conference Wednesday, warning the EU it is that or Britain leaves with no agreement this month

‘I’m going to get on and do it’: Boris Johnson insists that only Conservative govt can deliver Brexit on 31 Oct

Johnson and his ministers again declined to explain how he plans to circumvent that law and deliver on his Brexit promise