Bloomberg Ireland braced for a weather bomb, with Storm Barra’s violent winds and rain slamming the country through Wednesday. The Irish Meteorological Service issued a red wind warning for three counties in the west and south of the country, with people advised to shelter indoors and some transport and health services suspended. At least 12,000 homes and businesses had lost ...

Bloomberg A whistle-blower who worked on the UK’s response to the Afghanistan crisis has laid bare what the young diplomat says were serious shortcomings in how then-Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab — and even the ministry itself — handled the evacuation of vulnerable people from Kabul. Raphael Marshall, a junior officer in the British foreign service, told a parliamentary committee that ...

Bloomberg The French government will provide support to any sector hit by latest Covid restrictions, including extending financing of furlough beyond the end of this year, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. The finance ministry is working with the labour ministry to extend the current mechanism and make it easier to access for firms affected by government decisions including the ...