Catherine Hardy

World News

100,000 signatures gathered for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Campaigners supporting the jailed British-Iranian woman will gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London as the Islamic Republic's deputy foreign minister visits the UK capital

20/02/2018

World News

Syria war: Bombardment of Ghouta persists, scores killed

Dozens more die on Tuesday as the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Ghouta reels under heavy bombardment

20/02/2018

World News

Anti-Brexit party launches in the UK

"Renew" will target key constituencies

19/02/2018

Germany

Merkel and May address media after Brexit talks

The two leaders held a press conference following talks in the German capital.

16/02/2018

World News

Italy bursts France's bubble

Sales of prosecco have reportedly outstripped champagne for the first time.

15/02/2018

Syria

"Russians killed" in US Syria strike

Many are feared dead in a US strike on a government base in Deir el-Zor province.

14/02/2018

World News

Cyclone Gita devastates Tonga

Cyclone Gita devastates Tonga

14/02/2018

Israel

Israeli police recommend 'corruption charges' for PM Netanyahu

A guide to the Israeli prime minister's career, some possible candidates to succeed him and what impact any change in leadership might have on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

13/02/2018

USA

New York State sues Weinstein company

New York State sues Weinstein company

12/02/2018

Europe News

Julian Assange, Trump's parade plan and a new government for Germany

It's all in this week's State of the Union with Stefan Grobe

09/02/2018

Europe News

Turkey's human rights record slammed by MEPs

A resolution before the European Parliament in Strasbourg calls for EU accession funds to be withheld until criteria are met.

08/02/2018

Economy

Germany and France will ensure Europe's stability - Tusk

The head of the EU Council has visited Angela Merkel to congratulate her on forming a governing coalition.

08/02/2018

Europe News

Abdeslam: the pain continues

The relatives of those who died in the attacks in Paris and in Brussels have been left with one main question - why?

08/02/2018

Europe News

EU parliament rejects transnational lists

MEPS reject a post-Brexit plan for transnational lists but give strong backing to the Spitzenkandidat process.

07/02/2018

Europe News

European Parliament axes vice president over Nazi jibe

Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki has been ousted after a comment comparing a fellow MEP to a wartime informer denouncing Jews to the Nazis.

07/02/2018

Economy

Puigdemont's 100 days of attitude

100 days have passed since the ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont established what he called a "government in exile" in Brussels. Puigdemont fled over the Pyrenees on October the 29th, a day after the government in Madrid dissolved self-rule in Catalonia and removed him from office.

07/02/2018

Europe News

Online shopping to get a whole lot easier across the EU

Geo-blocking is to be lifted on some goods bought via cross-border shopping. But the legislation does not yet cover audiovisual content providers.

06/02/2018

Europe News

Serbia and Montenegro: EU joiners by 2025?

The European Commission has unveiled a plan outlining a renewed push for integration - but it is a case of tough love. There are conditions attached.

06/02/2018

Europe News

EU: a transnational list for 2019?

The European Parliament has come up with a plan to introduce a transnational list for the next European elections in 2019. MEPs will vote on it in a plenary session in Strasbourg.

06/02/2018

Europe News

Salah Abdeslam: 'I'm not scared. I put my trust in Allah.'

The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks refuses to speak any further to a Belgian court, where he is on trial over a gunfight that led to his arrest.

05/02/2018