Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets, news wires reported. Many oppose the idea, saying the neutral country neither can afford nor needs cutting-edge warplanes to defend its small Alpine territory, which a supersonic jet can cross in 10 minutes.

The UK will issue fines of as much as 10,000 pounds for people who break self-isolation rules, marking the latest bid to curb the recent jump in coronavirus cases across the country.

Police in London have clashed with protesters at a rally organized by opponents of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

The British government is considering a second national lockdown due to rising coronavirus infections, according to a report by the Financial Times published on Friday.

Britain’s PM Boris Johnson lashed out at the EU on Monday as he won initial approval for a plan to breach the Brexit treaty, saying the move was needed because the bloc had refused to take a “revolver off the table” in trade talks, news wires reported.

Former British PMs Tony Blair and Sir John Major urged Parliament to reject Boris Johnson's "shameful" attempt to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by imposing the so-called Internal Market Bill, the BBC reported. It is to be voted in parliament on Monday. The PMs accused the government of "embarrassing" the UK.

A hearing resumes in London on Monday to decide if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US to face trial over the publication of secrets relating to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 49-year-old Australian, who is currently being held on remand at a high-security jail, faces 18 counts from US prosecutors that could see him jailed for up to 175 years.

One man was killed and seven people were injured, two of them seriously in a series of stabbings in the city of Birmingham, central England, last night, police said later on Sunday.

Police in the English city of Birmingham declared a "major incident" after reports that a number of people were injured in stabbings early on Sunday, news wires reported.

The distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sun. Extinction Rebellion said it took the action to highlight what it regards as the newspapers’ failure to accurately report on climate change, news wires reported.