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Rachael Kennedy

Romania

Watch: Romania's anti-graft activists mark a year of protest

It’s the perfect antidote to the huge anti-government protests that have rocked the Romanian capital Bucharest in recent years.

United Kingdom

All-male panel at debate on improving gender equality in the military

Gender balance in the armed forces, what more can be done? A woman on the panel?

United Kingdom

Watch again: British PM Theresa May delays parliament vote on Brexit

May confirmed that she has postponed the parliament vote on her Brexit deal.

Hungary

Newborn babies don Santa suits in Hungary

Staff on a maternity ward in a Hungarian hospital have given new mothers a little surprise this Christmas.

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World News

Which countries in Europe have the deadliest roads?

New statistics released by the World Health Organization detail which countries in Europe have the safest, and the deadliest, roads.

France

Anger over video of French student protesters arrested on their knees

A video showing police overlooking student protesters on their knees and with their hands behind their heads has sparked a lot of angry reaction in France.

Sweden

Indigenous Europeans taking EU to court over climate change 'inaction'

"These climate targets obviously cannot protect us." Susannah Israelsson, from northern Europe's indigenous Saami population, spoke to Euronews about why her peoples are taking the EU to court over its climate change policies.

United Kingdom

Treemendous! Huge festive fir on van provokes police and puns

A picture of a huge Christmas tree on a van's roof has prompted a warning from police and a wave of puns from social media.

United Kingdom

British school reverses 'Christmas ban' after convincing campaign

A secondary school in the UK has lifted its 'ban on Christmas' after students sent hundreds of emails to convince teachers why they should be allwed to celebrate at this time of year

World News

Terrorism deaths down but far-right attacks are rising, says report

The number of deaths from terrorism is down for the third consecutive year, the Global Terrorism Index 2018 says. But the far-right political terrorism is on the rise, it adds.

Italy

Is Rome on course for 'ugliest Christmas tree' for second year?

Romans are not pleased with this year's Christmas tree, which arrived in the city on Monday, as locals say they are experiencing de ja vu of the 'ugliest Christmas tree' of yesteryear

World News

Foodie Europe: which countries spend the most on what they eat?

New statistics released by Eurostat show which countries in Europe spend the most on what they eat

Cyprus

Refugees stranded for 20 years on military base given UK residency

A group of refugee families stranded for two decades on a British military base in Cyprus have been granted permanent residency in the UK

United Kingdom

BoE's Mark Carney says 'low probability' of worst-case Brexit scenario

Bank of England governor Mark Carney gives evidence at a select committee on the impact of Brexit on the economy.

Hungary

European People's Party blocks critics of Viktor Orban on Twitter

The Twitter account of the European People's Party, the party with the biggest faction in the European Parliament, blocked the accounts of two critics of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the weekend

United Kingdom

Mutiny on the Bounty: consumers upset over advent calendar chocolates

'Christmas is cancelled!': consumers express shock on social media after discovering coconut Bounty is first in this year's Celebrations advent calendar.

Poland

Sir David Attenborough warns of 'collapse of civilisations' at COP24

Sir David Attenborough addressed the UN's COP24 climate change conference on Monday off the back of his social media #TakeYourSeat campaign.

Belgium

Tens of thousands of climate change protesters march in Brussels

Tens of thousands of climate change protesters marched through Brussels on Sunday, coinciding with the opening of the UN's COP24 conference

Sweden

Tropical snake makes appearance in Lapland toilet bowl

Johan-Martin said all he could "think in the moment was, 'huh...I peed on a snake,' before smacking the toilet lid shut."

World News

Which countries in Europe are paying the most for household energy?

Electricity and gas in Denmark is the most expensive in Europe, according to new statistics. But where do other countries place?

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