Alice Tidey

United Kingdom

'What's 50 Cent's number?' among oddest requests to UK Foreign Office

British diplomatic staff handled some pretty unusual requests in 2019. Here are 10 of the weirdest enquiries it received.

30/12/2019

Russia

Russia appeals 'unfounded' ban from major sporting competitions

Russia's anti-doping agency said in a letter sent on Friday that it refutes WADA's assertion it was non-compliant.

27/12/2019

United Kingdom

Europe's left takes another beating — can UK Labour party survive?

The party's Corbyn faction and centre-left wing are engaged in an all-out war over what the future of the party should be.

21/12/2019

Netherlands

'Enormous victory for climate': Netherlands ordered to cut CO2

The Urgenda environmental group has come out victorious of its six-year legal battle against the Netherlands with the High Court citing the EU's Convention of Human Rights in its ruling.

20/12/2019

United Kingdom

Andrew Bailey appointed first post-Brexit governor of Bank of England

The incoming Bank of England chief will come in just as the UK is departing the European Union.

20/12/2019

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

Spain

EU court rules Catalan separatist had immunity when jailed

The pro-independence Esquerra Republicana party, which Oriol Junqueras leads, called for his "immediate release" from jailed.

19/12/2019

United Kingdom

Time frame for post-Brexit trade deal 'is challenging', says EU chief

Boris Johnson's resounding victory means the Withdrawal Agreement should be passed by the House of Commons quickly.

13/12/2019

United Kingdom

Lib Dems to elect new leader in new year after Jo Swinson loses seat

After less than six months in the job, Jo Swinson is to be replaced as leader of the Liberal Democrats.

13/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK election 2019: Online abuse towards MPs soars compared to 2017

Nearly 140,000 abusive tweets aimed at general election candidates were recorded in a single day of campaigning.

12/12/2019

Russia

Russia to expel two German diplomats over Berlin murder investigation

Tensions have risen between the two countries since a Russian-Georgian man was murdered in Berlin in August.

12/12/2019

New Zealand

Death toll of New Zealand volcano eruption rises again

One more person died in an Australian hospital as recovery teams continued to search waters near White Island

11/12/2019

Europe News

Can Europe become 'world's first climate-neutral continent'?

Among the flagship measures she will outline during a special plenary of the EU parliament in Brussels is a €100bn transition fund to boost green investment.

11/12/2019

Czech Republic

Gunman kills himself after shooting seven dead in Czech hospital

Police said they found the perpetrator dead in his car from an apparent suicide.

10/12/2019

World News

Quarter of world's arms sales from European companies: SIPRI

The UK, France, Italy, and Germany were Europe's biggest arms sellers last year but remain behind Russia and the US.

09/12/2019

World News

'There will be no flag': WADA outline how Russia ban will work

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craige Reedie and his team address the media after Russia are banned from major sporting events over doping scandal

09/12/2019

France

Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin

A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris.

09/12/2019

France

France braces for further travel chaos as pension strike continues

Only a fifth of high-speed trains and cross-country services are expected to run in France on Monday as strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform continue.

09/12/2019

Slovakia

80% of adolescents worldwide not exercising enough, says WHO

Lack of physical activity in adolescence can impact health, as well as cognitive development and sociability.

22/11/2019

United Kingdom

Man found guilty of killing heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow

Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house.

22/11/2019