Hannah Somerville

United Kingdom

A year since Brexit: How welcome do Poles living in the UK feel now?

Many Polish people have opted to stay in Britain, although some have had trouble establishing residency — while others have returned home to Poland.

28/12/2021

Belarus

Belarusian hacktivists claim drone attack on Minsk riot police base

Footage of the incident showed loud bangs and flashes emanating from part of the compound.

13/10/2021

United Arab Emirates

Afghan woman's pet bird finds new home at French embassy in UAE

Amid two weeks of frantic evacuations to Paris and untold suffering, the French Ambassador to the UAE has shared a remarkable story of hope.

11/10/2021

France

Ban on National Bolshevik Party was 'a human rights violation'

Fifteen years after the case was first lodged, during which the founder died, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled Russian courts had not had a strong enough case to ban radical anti-Putin group the National Bolshevik Party.

14/09/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'Kicks, beatings & mock executions': Police violence alleged in Bosnia

"While lying prone on the snowy ground with his hands cuffed behind his back, officers had fired bullets either side of his head to get him to reveal information on the location of certain smuggled merchandise."

14/09/2021

Climate

'The future is frightening': Study reveals youngsters' climate anxiety

“This study paints a horrific picture of widespread climate anxiety in our children and young people."

14/09/2021

Romania

Police arrest 13 in crackdown on Romania-Spain sex trafficking gang

The criminal network used the so-called 'lover boy' technique to lure victims into being sexually exploited in Spanish nightclubs.

08/07/2021

Iran

French tourist charged with spying in Iran over 'drone photos'

Benjamin Briere, 35, has been detained in Iran for 12 months and his family say he has only been permitted to call them four times since last May.

30/05/2021

Netherlands

Dutch police bust hidden cocaine factory after Encrochat investigation

Eighty police officers descended on the site in Rotterdam where a gang was also fitting out cars with secret compartments so as to "flood Europe with cocaine".

29/05/2021

Mobility

ESA wants satellites around the Moon to make manned missions easier

More than a dozen European firms have been contracted by the European Space Agency to draw up proposals for a shared lunar telecoms and navigation service.

21/05/2021

World News

Europe's air traffic 'might not get back to normal until 2029'

It could be a full decade before Europe's air traffic gets back to pre-pandemic levels, it's been claimed.

21/05/2021

Italy

Fake euro banknote dealers busted by German and Italian police

Officers descended on 19 houses in Naples, Italy and Germany on Thursday and seized fake banknotes amounting to €160,000 as well as a gun and cocaine.

21/05/2021

United Kingdom

Parliamentarians slam detention of EU citizens by UK Border Force

Around 30 EU citizens including Greek, Italian, Bulgarian and Spanish nationals are thought to have been detained in the UK in the past week due to confusion over visa requirements.

14/05/2021

Ukraine

Ukrainian MP blasts 'hysterical' Facebook over influence network ban

Andrii Derkach was one of several Ukrainian politicians promoted by a network of fake Facebook accounts booted off the social media platform last month.

13/05/2021

United Kingdom

UK Navy warships stand down as tensions ease in Jersey

HMS Severn and HMS Tamar are expected to begin their voyage back to Portsmouth within the next 24 hours after being deployed to a protest by French fishermen.

07/05/2021

Italy

Mass arrests of suspected mafia members announced in Italy and Germany

More than 800 police and tax officers were involved in the fresh raids in Italy and Germany, which saw millions of euros' worth of assets seized and 31 people arrested in connection with 'ndrangheta drug operations.

05/05/2021

United Kingdom

Six arrested amid massive anti-lockdown protests in London

Eight police officers were injured during yesterday's demonstration in the British capital, which up to 10,000 people are thought to have attended.

25/04/2021

Greece

New migrant camp approved for Lesbos but exact location undecided

The municipal council of Mytilene approved the construction of a new 3,000-capacity facility on the Aegean island - but without agreeing where it will be located.

13/04/2021

Turkey

Turkey violated rights of jailed journalist Ahmet Altan, ECHR finds

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkey violated veteran journalist Ahmet Altan's rights to liberty and freedom of expression by jailing him on terrorism charges after the failed 2016 coup.

13/04/2021

Travel News

Wish you were there? Tourists in Greek holiday test can't leave hotel

The tourists are staying on the Greek island of Rhodes for a week but will not be allowed to leave their hotel.

13/04/2021