Algae grown on dairy effluent cuts mineral fertiliser use by 25%
Chris Harris
Six people dead after tourist seaplane crashes in Sydney
The aircraft was returning a party of five from a restaurant in northern Sydney when it crashed into the water.
Weapons made in eastern Europe 'finding their way to ISIL'
Eastern European countries are unwittingly supplying the so-called Islamic State with weapons and ammunition, a new report has claimed.
Elderly couple forced apart just days before Christmas
Their daughter has criticised the timing of the move, but the care home say they’d be breaking the law if they allowed Herbert Goodine, 91, to stay with his 89-year-old wife, Audrey.
Deadly painkiller drug fentanyl has ‘growing market in Europe’
The drug, used to treat cancer pain, is being increasingly used recreationally and is blamed for a rise in overdose deaths in Europe.
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Romania: protesters’ creative new way of trolling their under fire MPs
After waves of street demonstrations in Bucharest and beyond, protesters are now turning to Facebook and Google to get their message across.
At least 'six people killed' after train plunges onto US
The train came off the tracks onto the I-5 freeway outside Seattle.
Has Austria just sparked a new independence struggle in Italy?
Vienna has controversially offered Austrian passports to German speakers in the Italian region of South Tyrol.
Revealed: the US’ secret programme to probe UFOs
The Pentagon has admitted for the first time that a multi-million euro project to probe unidentified flying objects existed for at least five years.
Democracy in Romania facing its ‘gravest danger since 1990’
Campaigners have written an open letter to MEPs and EU chiefs calling on them to intervene.
Six dead after multi-vehicle crash in England
Ambulance crews said the smash, which involved five cars and a taxi, was an extremely distressing scene.
Number of jailed journalists hits 17-year high
Hundreds of journalists are being held behind bars as the world fails to address a crisis around press freedom, it’s been claimed.
Moldova backing EU membership at record levels, survey claims
Support for joining the Brussels bloc is the highest it has been in recent years, according to a new poll.
World’s ‘steepest funicular line’ set to open in Switzerland
The line up to the alpine resort of Stoos has gradients as steep as 110 percent.
At least four teenager dead as train collides with school bus in Franc
A local train is said to have crashed into a school bus at a level crossing near Perpignan, leaving four children dead.
Ban flammable materials from Europe’s high-rises, say experts
Fire safety is being taken for granted, it’s been claimed, six months on from a deadly fire in London.
Would you support a United States of Europe?
Germany politician Martin Schulz has called for a new treaty to make Europe more federal.
Measles deaths in EU on course to treble
Deaths and infections from measles have nearly trebled since last year, latest data reveals.
Winter Olympics ban 'part of campaign to pressure Russia'
Russia's ban from the Winter Olympics next year is part of an international campaign to pressure Moscow, it's been claimed.
Same-sex marriage: how Europe has turned pink
A timeline of how Europe has gradually legalised gay marriage.
Heritage lovers raise €500,000 to save French castle from ruin
More than 6,000 people stepped in to save the under-threat 13th century château from crumbling away.
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