Norway Norway appeals court increases sentence of ‘ambulance hijacker’ Two young children were injured when a man deliberately drove the vehicle into pedestrians in Oslo in 2019. 09/03/2022
Sweden Swedish filmmakers face second trial for exploring wreck of MS Estonia A total of 852 people died - it was Europe’s worst peacetime maritime disaster. 15/02/2022
Switzerland Rich countries should pay €14 billion urgently to end pandemic — WHO "Science gave us the tools to fight COVID-19; if they are shared globally in solidarity, we can end COVID-19 as a global health emergency this year," said the World Health Organization's chief. 09/02/2022
Afghanistan 'Absolutely essential': UN launches €4.4 bn appeal to help Afghans The UN says $5bn (€4.4bn) is needed to pay health and other essential workers to help prevent the collapse of basic services following the Taliban takeover. 11/01/2022
Sport Mercedes withdraws appeal against controversial F1 season finale A safety car decision by the FIA had led to Red Bull's Max Verstappen winning his first F1 world championship. 16/12/2021
France SNCF told to pay passenger over €1 million after train door accident France's national state-owned railway company has been ordered to pay more than €1 million in compensation to a passenger who had her leg amputated in 2008 after a train door accident. 10/11/2021
Sport Footballer Lucas Hernandez avoids prison in Spain after winning appeal The World Cup-winning footballer had been facing jail time in Spain for violating a restraining order. 27/10/2021
Netherlands MH17 investigators appeal to Russians for help over missile The international team investigating the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine has appealed to Russian citizens for information. 02/09/2021
Kosovo Kosovo upholds Serb MP conviction for denying 1999 massacre Ivan Todosijevic was jailed in 2019 for claiming that a massacre of Kosovo Albanians by Serbian forces was fabricated. 25/08/2021
Poland Polish appeals court dismisses complaint against Holocaust book Judges stated that scholarly research should not be judged by the courts and overturned the ruling against the book's co-authors. 16/08/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina UN judges to rule on Mladic appeal against Bosnian war convictions The verdict in Mladić's appeal case will effectively conclude UN prosecutions for crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian War. 08/06/2021
Czech Republic The Deer Hunter? Czech police search for missing rifle stolen by deer Czech police have appealed for help to find a missing weapon after a deer stole a hunter's rifle and fled on Friday. 25/11/2020
Good Morning Europe Lockerbie: Appeal to clear man convicted for 1988 bombing underway Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was jailed for life in 2001 for the 1988 murder of the 270 passengers and crew of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockervie. He died in 2012. 24/11/2020
France Former mayor deputy appeals charge over Marseille building collapse A former deputy to the Mayor of Marseille will appeal his indictment in the investigation into the fatal collapse of two buildings in 2018, which killed eight people. 23/11/2020
The Cube Deadline looms for TikTok to end operations in the US President Donald Trump's administration said it was working on a solution for TikTok after the Chinese company applied for an extension to the deadline when it must cease operating in the US. 12/11/2020
France Google must negotiate pay with French publishers for content - court Google must negotiate pay with publishers for content they reshare online in search results, the Paris Court of Appeal has ruled, confirming a decision by the country's competition authority. 08/10/2020
France Lyon among French football teams upset over league position decision Amiens, Toulouse and Olympique Lyonnais have all protested against the decision to decide league positions on a points-per-game ratio. 01/05/2020
View The refusal of Zamira Hajiyeva’s appeal is not the victory the NCA think it is ǀ View Enthusiasts for the UK’s still relatively new system of Unexplained Wealth Orders are cheering the recent victory of the NCA against Zamira Hajiyeva in the Court of Appeal. There are, however, at least two reasons why the rest of us should be more circumspect about cheering this particular result. 18/02/2020
Switzerland Woman, 73, to appeal fine for helping cold asylum seeker over border Anni Lanz, 73, is to appeal a conviction and 800 Swiss francs (€735) fine for helping a homeless Afghan asylum seeker into Switzerland. 19/08/2019
Turkey Turkish court rejects US pastor Andrew Brunson’s appeal The Christian pastor’s appeal to be released from house arrest has been rejected by a court in Izmir, but an upper court has yet to rule. 15/08/2018
Guatemala Guatemala struggles with aftermath of Fuego eruption Appeal goes out for help with reconstruction and salvage operation as fresh explosions and lava flows strike volcanic zone. 07/06/2018
Italy Italy court ends ‘absurdity’ which forced abuse victim’s family to pay The Bologna appeals court has overturned a ruling that forced the family of a sex abuse victim to pay her aggressor thousands of euros — but far too late to save the girl’s life. 24/05/2018
United Kingdom Migrants wrongly denied legal status in ‘flawed’ UK system, say lawyers The Law Society says too many immigrants and asylum seekers in Britain are having to go through lengthy and costly appeals after being wrongly refused the right to stay. 12/04/2018
France Air France 'shirt-ripping': case goes to Paris appeals court Today, twelve former and current Air France workers will appear before the Paris Court of Appeal charged with violence and vandalism. 12/03/2018
USA US Supreme Court blocks Trump on DACA The US Supreme Court has blocked Trump's move to call a halt to DACA, the programme protecting the children of illegal immigrants from deportation. The scheme had been set to come to an end on 5 March. 27/02/2018
world news Mixed reactions to Praljak appeal outcome Some former prisoners of war say justice has only partially been done. 29/11/2017
