Catherine Hardy

Spain

10 killed in heavy rains in Spain’s Mallorca

The UK foreign office said it was "urgently seeking updates" on the flooding, as reports emerge that a British couple has died.

10/10/2018

World News

Final rallies held ahead of crucial Turkish elections

Tens of thousands gather for rallies held by main political rivals

23/06/2018

United Kingdom

One year on - Manchester remembers

A national one-minute silence will be held to mark the anniversary. The Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister Theresa May will attend a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral.

22/05/2018

United Kingdom

UK: Grenfell Inquiry begins to hear evidence

The first phase of the public inquiry into last June's fire in the tower block is due to open in London. 71 people lost their lives.

21/05/2018

USA

"Multiple injured" in US school shooting

Multiple people have been injured in a shooting at a high school in the United States. Santa Fe High School in Texas went into lockdown when the alarm was raised.

18/05/2018

United Kingdom

UK's anti-slavery czar resigns

Commissioner Kevin Hyland says he has been frustrated by government interference in his role.

18/05/2018

United Kingdom

Russian former spy discharged from UK hospital

It is two months since Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yiulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury.

18/05/2018

Germany

German businesses want workers but immigration courts are turning them away

The skills gap is still there despite a potential workforce

17/05/2018

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU unites to protect businesses from US decisions on trade

The Brief from Brussels - brought to you from the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.

17/05/2018

United Kingdom

Meghan's father will not be at her wedding

Thomas Markle will not be there on Saturday to give her daughter away when she marries the UK's Prince Harry.

17/05/2018

United Kingdom

Grenfell: UK government overrides safety review

The announcement comes hours after a review into the Grenfell Tower fire stopped short of recommending an outright ban - despite complaints from campaigners.

17/05/2018

United Kingdom

UK curb on gambling

The maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals is being cut to just two pounds in the UK. It follows complaints that the machines are highly addictive and have led to gamblers building up big losses.

17/05/2018

Belgium

Zuckerberg to appear before European Parliament

The Facebook CEO is heading for Brussels

16/05/2018

World News

Rebooting the Western Balkans

The focus is on infrastructure

16/05/2018

United Kingdom

'Brexit's most significant moment since the referendum'

The UK government is to publish a White Paper outlining what it wants from Brussels

16/05/2018

United Kingdom

The cold - could it become less common?

Researchers at Imperial College in London are developing a way to outsmart the common cold virus

15/05/2018

Belgium

Iran's diplomatic push in Brussels

The country's foreign minister is in the EU capital to rally support for the 2015 nuclear deal in the wake of the US pull-out

15/05/2018

United Kingdom

Jailed British-Iranian mother "facing new charges"

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving a five-year sentence in Iran after being convicted on spying charges. Her husband is urging the UK foreign secretary to mention his wife's case when he meets Iran's foreign minister in Brussels later.

15/05/2018

United Kingdom

UK announces huge cancer research cash boost

It comes after the death of a much-admired politician from a brain tumour

14/05/2018

United Kingdom

May bows to public pressure over Grenfell

UK prime minister appoints two additional experts to sit on public inquiry panel

14/05/2018