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Buy for €30, sell at €1,000: Italy police bust puppy trafficking ring

Police said the gang illegally imported the puppies into Italy from “abusive farms” in Slovakia and sold them on as pets using falsified pedigree certificates.

United Kingdom

Facial recognition technology leads to arrests in London

Three people were arrested in the British capital this week as a direct result of controversial facial recognition technology that is being trialled by police.

United Kingdom

First woman convicted in UK for genital mutilation of daughter, 3

In a UK first, a woman has been found guilty of female genital mutilation.

United Kingdom

Convicted British MP could still receive €88,000 salary in prison

British MP Fiona Onasanya is still likely to receive her £77,000 (€88,000) annual salary even while she serves a three-month prison sentence.

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Europe Decoded

British restaurant owner defiant amid abuse over anti-Brexit receipts

The owner of a London restaurant that hit headlines for printing anti-Brexit messages at the bottom of its receipts says he will not be deterred by threats.

Georgia

Georgia to keep British speedboat killer behind bars for three months

A court in Georgia ruled on Friday that the British fugitive should remain in the country for three months, pending possible extradition.

Europe News

EU warns of crime risks from governments' sales of passports and visas

EU report raises concerns on Malta, Cyprus schemes

World News

Europe briefing: 8 stories to know about today

We look back at the top stories from around Europe that you need to know about today.

World News

Which European countries have the most police?

The number of police officers in Europe has slowly decreased in recent years, new figures from the bloc's statistics division revealed.

World News

Europe briefing: At least six dead in Denmark train accident

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning.

United Kingdom

Suspect detained under Mental Health Act over Manchester stabbings

British counter-terrorism police are investigating a stabbing attack at a train station in northern England on New Year's Eve that left three people injured.

United Kingdom

Watch: Car rams its way out of Tesco parking lot after booze theft bid

Police are looking for a vehicle and its occupants after they ram into others to escape a supermarket car park.

Norway

Would-be car thief 'gets trapped in Volvo and calls police for help'

A would-be thief in Norway called the police for help after being trapped inside the car he was suspected of trying to steal on Christmas Eve.

Norway

Man with gun robs bank on remote Arctic archipelago Svalbard

A man with a gun robbed a bank in Svalbard. He was a visitor to the area, authorities said

United Kingdom

London shoppers to be targeted by facial recognition technology

Police hope the technology will help to tackle violent crime, while privacy campaigners say it turns people into "walking ID cards".

Ireland

‘Baby killers’: Irish politician targeted with anti-abortion graffiti

The vandalism appeared after a bill to legalise abortion services passed all stages in the Irish senate.

France

Strasbourg attack: France's threat level raised

French police are hunting down a gunman gunman who killed three and injured 11 in Strasbourg on Tuesday evening.

Austria

Austrian cash machine dispenses €50 instead of €20 notes, 84 face jail

An employee improperly filled in the cash machine resulting in the mix-up.

Sweden

Swedish appeals court toughens sentence for Frenchman in Nobel scandal

A Swedish appeals court toughened the sentence for a Frenchman at the centre of a sex scandal that forced the postponement of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.

Italy

New mafia boss Settimo Mineo arrested in raid

The new 'godfather' of the Sicilian mafia, Settimo Mineo, was arrested on Tuesday along with 45 other suspected mobsters.