Europe News Europe at 'breaking point' over organised crime, says Europol The EU's law enforcement agency released a report on organised crime Monday highlighting the extent of the problem on the continent. 12/04/2021
France Five women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot Five women were arrested overnight in the city of Bezier in connexion with a possible terror plot, police said Sunday. 04/04/2021
United Kingdom UK 'Super Recogniser' officer spots more than 2,000 suspects Andy Pope, a police officer in Birmingham, has said his talent for recognising faces is "impossible to explain". He's also managed to spot wanted suspects while they were wearing face masks. 27/12/2020
Germany Dresden museum heist: raids and arrests in major police operation The large operation— which resulted in traffic restrictions across Berlin on Tuesday — comes a year after the November 25 theft of priceless 18th-century jewels from Dresden's Gruenes Geweolbe, or Green Vault Museum. 17/11/2020
United Kingdom UK nurse charged with murder over multiple baby deaths Lucy Letby, 30, is to appear in court on Thursday where is facing eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder over the death of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. 12/11/2020
France Boy thrown from 10th floor of Tate Modern 'can now stand unaided' The boy, now 7, suffered life-changing injuries when he was thrown from the viewing platform at the Tate Modern in August 2019. 28/09/2020
Luxembourg Madeleine McCann suspect loses rape case appeal in EU top court ruling The 43-year-old German national is currently in prison on drug trafficking charges but will be released in January. Prosecutors fear he will vanish if his appeal is upheld. 24/09/2020
world news Criminals increasingly targeting EU green funds, says anti-fraud agenc OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, said that in 2019 it recommended the EU recover nearly half a billion euros. 10/09/2020
Netherlands Dutch appeals court convicts Geert Wilders of insulting Moroccans A Dutch appeals court on Friday found far-right leader Geert Wilders guilty of insulting Moroccans. It acquitted him of inciting hatred and discrimination. 04/09/2020
Ukraine Ukrainian police detain hostage-taker threatening to blow up bank A young man who held a bank employee hostage and threatened to detonate a bomb in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday has been arrested, the country's Security Services (SBU) have announced. 03/08/2020
Germany German police capture 'Rambo' suspect in Black Forest after manhunt Police in Germany arrested a suspect accused of stealing officer's weapons on Friday, after a five day manhunt in the Black Forest for a man nicknamed "Rambo". 17/07/2020
France Bayonne bus driver: Widow condemns husband's 'barbaric' death The husband of Veronique Monguillot died after being left brain dead in a violent assault following a row over wearing face masks on his vehicle. 11/07/2020
France France probing 'massive' €1.7 million fraud of COVID-19 payouts Authorities revealed they have paid €1.7 million in fraudulent claims but prevented the payment of more than €6 million. 10/07/2020
Netherlands 6 arrested after Dutch police find 'torture chamber' in sea containers Inside the containers, police found pruning shears, loppers, scalpels, piers, handcuffs, tape, balaclavas and cotton bags that can be pulled over the head. 08/07/2020
Germany German police probe 30,000 people over child abuse network The investigation was launched in October after police arrested a man in Bergisch Gladbach, near the western city of Cologne. 30/06/2020
Germany Rioters attack German police after drug check in Stuttgart Attacks against shops and police started after officers carried out a drugs check in the city centre during the night between Saturday and Sunday, police said. 21/06/2020
United Kingdom Reading attack: Tributes to 'true gentlemen' as UK mourns stab victims Police in England are questioning a 25-year-old man under anti-terror laws after a stabbing spree on Saturday in which three people died and three others were injured. 20/06/2020
world news EU countries lose €15bn in tax revenues to counterfeiting: report Although the economic losses to counterfeiting are huge, the bloc's intellectual property office also flagged that the consequences on public health, consumer safety and the environment are "even more serious". 10/06/2020
France Hundreds urged to get tested in Strasbourg over illegal football match Authorities in the north-eastern French city fear a new outbreak of the deadly virus. The area has been badly hit by the pandemic. 27/05/2020
United Kingdom Dozens wrongly charged in UK under coronavirus law In April, all court cases brought under the Coronavirus Act in the UK were withdrawn. 15/05/2020
France Coronavirus: France records sharp drop in crime during lockdown Recorded cases of thefts, sexual violence and burglaries fell across France since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic but intrafamilial violence is a dark spot. 13/05/2020
state of the union The week in Europe: how is the bloc faring in the coronavirus fight? Weeks into lockdown, Europe is finding out how to work together to fight the pandemic. 03/04/2020
world news COVID19 has 'sparked new crime trends', Interpol warns The head of the law enforcement agency says thousands of fake medical items have been seized and warned against telephone fraud. 30/03/2020
Germany German returns lost backpack with presents and €16,000 in cash Police praised the gesture saying: "There really are people who do good deeds over Christmas." 27/12/2019
United Kingdom Boy, 6, thrown from Tate Modern museum starting to speak, say family More than five months after being pushed off the Tate Modern's viewing platform, the six-year-old French boy has started to speak and move his limbs. 19/12/2019
United Kingdom Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape Serial rapist Joseph McCann, once the most wanted man in the UK, was found guilty on Friday of 37 charges at his trial in Old Bailey, including rapes against women and children and kidnapping. 06/12/2019
