United Kingdom Fox eliminated, Crabb quits, May leads in Tory party leadership race The first round of voting for the successor to David Cameron as leader of Britain’s governing Conservatives, and thus the new prime minster, has seen former Defence Minster Liam Fox eliminated, and Pe 05/07/2016
Belgium Belgian court gives heavy sentences to Verviers ISIL cell members A Belgian judge on Tuesday sentenced 15 members of an ISIL militant cell, nine of them in absentia, to up to 16 years in prison after convicting them of plotting attacks on targets including Brussels… 05/07/2016
Hungary Hungary calls "quota referendum" for October 2nd The Hungarian government has announced the date for the so-called “quota referendum” for October 2. 05/07/2016
United Kingdom UK: Fox the first to fall in Conservative leader race, May leads the field Liam Fox is the first name to be scratched from the list of people fighting to become the next leader of the UK Conservative Party. 05/07/2016
United Kingdom May leads field as UK Conservatives vote for Cameron successor, but Fox fails 05/07/2016
Iraq Ground-breaking Iraqi dancer killed by truck bomb The death of a 23-year-old Iraqi in the Baghdad truck bombing Sunday (3 JULY 2016) has touched the hearts of many across the world, moved by his commitment to… 05/07/2016
France Controversial labour reform forced through in France Labour unions mounted a last-gasp protest as the bill returned to the French National Assembly for a second review on Tuesday. 05/07/2016
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: MEPs set for border guard vote This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round of top stories on EU affairs. 05/07/2016
Sport Durant leaves the Thunder to become a Golden Warrior NBA star Kevin Durant is to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and join the Golden State Warriors. 05/07/2016
Sport Kittel not brittle as he claims stage 4 of the Tour de France German Marcel Kittel took stage 4 of the Tour de France at 237.5 k the longest stage in 2016 edition. 05/07/2016
France French intelligence services should be overhauled in light of Paris attacks says report into atrocities The French intelligence services should be overhauled. 05/07/2016
Sport Euro 2016 heads into the final four as Portugal meet Wales Paula Vilaplana is our guide for Euro 2016: "Hello and welcome back to Euro 2016, Lyon will host the first semi final when Portugal take on Wales for a place in Sunday's final in Paris. 05/07/2016
world news Egyptair cockpit voice recorder suggests fire on plane The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo on May 19 when it plunged into the eastern Mediterranean with the loss of all 66 on board. 05/07/2016
world news Beijing begins military exercise in South China Sea Tension is mounting ahead of a hotly-anticipated international ruling due on competing claims by China and the Philippines in the region. 05/07/2016
Austria Austria to hold presidential re-run on October 2nd Austria will hold its re-run of the presidential election on October 2 after the country’s highest court ruled that poor election procedure in some areas meant the result could have been… 05/07/2016
Italy Berlusconi leaves hospital after heart operation Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has left hospital in Milan following heart surgery, the replacement of an aortic valve. 05/07/2016
Italy Italian police arrest suspect in murder of American student Italian police have arrested a homeless man on suspicion of robbery and murder after the discovery of the body of missing American student Beau Solomon in the river Tiber in… 05/07/2016
Japan The Japanese finding that owning less means having more How many possessions do you own? 05/07/2016
brussels bureau Brexit leaders 'leaving the boat', says EU's Juncker Under-fire European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has attacked Brexit campaigners Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage for leaving frontline politics. 05/07/2016
Business Smartphones set to take Samsung to profit rebound Samsung is set for its best quarterly profit in more than two years thanks to robust sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones. 05/07/2016
Business EU court perks up McDonald's with MACCOFFEE ruling McDonald's has won an EU trademark dispute with a Singaporean rival which wanted to use the name MACCOFFEE. 05/07/2016
world news Vueling faces Spanish government enquiry after stranding thousands in Barcelona British Airway’s low-cost sister outfit Vueling may face stiff financial penalties after its executives were called in to meet with representatives of the Spanish government following thousands of pas 05/07/2016
world news See first pictures of Jupiter from NASA's Juno probe NASA scientists have been celebrating confirmation of the arrival of the Juno probe at Jupiter. 05/07/2016
Cult Clothes fashioned from sound in Paris collection Perched on 10 inch Getas, the traditional Chinese-Japanese raised flipflop, models stood on stone discs to showcase Iris van Herpen’s new Haute Couture Autumn/ Winter collection in… 05/07/2016
Cinema Iranian film legend Abbas Kiarostami dies Abbas Kiarostami was the international giant of Iranian cinema who managed to express himself as a director without falling foul of Iran’s notorious censors. 05/07/2016
Business Bank of England eases rules for banks to encourage lending and meet Brexit challenge Britain's central bank has announced further measures to protect from the effects of Brexit including lowering the amount of money that banks have to keep in reserve so more cash will be loaned out. 05/07/2016
World UN denounces disruption of Internet access as human rights violation The United Nations has passed a non-binding resolution condemning the disruption of Internet access as a human rights violation. 05/07/2016
