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Alice Tidey

United Kingdom

UK to repatriate orphaned children of suspected IS fighters from Syria

"These innocent, orphaned, children should never have been the subject to the horrors of war," says Dominic Raab

Business

EasyJet unveils plans to become world's first carbon-neutral airline

But green groups question whether carbon offsetting delivers a big enough cut in emissions.

World News

World Toilet Day: 4.2 billion live without safely-managed sanitation

Not having access to a toilet has serious consequences but researchers have plenty of ideas on how to tackle the problem

Germany

German newspaper to investigate owner over past as Stasi informant

Under the code name "Peter Bernstein", Holger Friedrich reported on fellow soldiers during military service for the National People's Army.

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Spain

Catalan leader admits disobeying electoral rules in court hearing

A conviction for Torra would likely lead to widespread protests and fresh elections.

France

'J'accuse' screenings cancelled after anti-Polanski protest

The movie retraces the events leading to the Dreyfus affair — an antisemitic political scandal in 1894 France known for having led to a grave miscarriage of justice.

Spain

Spain's top women footballers go on strike over pay dispute

The two-day strike action resulted in the cancellation of eight matches scheduled to take place over the weekend.

France

'Non' to Dry January in France, says President Emmanuel Macron

'Non' to Dry January in France, says President Emmanuel Macron

United Kingdom

UK police assessing electoral fraud probe over Brexit Party claims

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Saturday that it "has received two allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice" relating to the December 12 snap election.

United Kingdom

'Unite to Remain': UK parties form anti-Brexit election pact

The pact, which does not include the largest opposition party, Labour, is expected to hold for some 60 of the 650 seats up for grabs in the House of Commons.

United Kingdom

Dutch, UK police find 31 people in lorries in two separate operations

Wiltshire police recovered 15 people in a lorry in Wednesday while their Dutch counterparts found 16 people in a truck about to board a ferry.

Europe News

Europe has built new barriers six times as long as the Berlin Wall

Since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Europe has built barriers six times as long.

United Kingdom

UK terror threat level downgraded to 'substantial'

"Despite the change in the threat level, terrorism remains one of the most direct and immediate risks to our National Security," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

Bulgaria

30 years after 1989, central Europeans say democracy is again at risk

"It appears that some of the freedoms won in the 1989 revolutions are now under pressure," the report from the Open Society Foundation found.

United Kingdom

Corbyn accuses Trump of interfering in UK elections

The US President told Nigel Farage in a radio interview that Corbyn would be "so bad" and take the UK "into such bad places".

United Kingdom

Watch: Last orders as UK parliament speaker John Bercow bows out

John Bercow, the well-known speaker of the UK parliament, cried "orderrrr!" at MPs for the final time on Thursday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Labour's Jeremy Corbyn makes first major election pitch

Britain's main opposition Labour party officially kicked off its election campaign on Thursday.

Greece

Syrian boy dies after migrant dinghy collides with coastguard boat

The incident took place in the night of Tuesday and Wednesday near Kos, a Greek island off the coast of Turkey.

Europe News

'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews on Friday that his country is "collateral damage" in an intra-EU power struggle.

United Kingdom

Brexit deal: Here's how EU leaders and UK politicians reacted

European leaders on Thursday welcomed the announcement that a Brexit deal has been reached but reactions from across the Channel suggest the fight to get it passed by parliamentarians will be tough.

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