Slovenia Slovenian locals urge authorities to tackle crime in Roma settlement Slovenian authorities have now started to implement intensive controls, with the help of horseback units and Roma police officers. 21/12/2021
France Man arrested after taking woman hostage in Paris shop overnight The hostage-taker is a 56-year-old man known to police for having harassed a local doctor at her surgery, according to a police source. 21/12/2021
Japan Japan carries out first death row executions since 2019 Public support for capital punishment in Japan remains strong despite criticism from abroad, particularly from human rights organisations. 21/12/2021
Sweden Sweden to deploy more police in Stockholm to tackle violent crime At least 44 people have died in shooting incidents across Sweden in 2021, according to police figures. 16/12/2021
United Kingdom Man admits responsibility for death of London teacher Sabina Nessa The 36-year-old suspect has formally pleaded not guilty to her murder. 16/12/2021
Culture news Former Netflix executive jailed for taking bribes from tech companies Michael Kail is behind bars for two and a half years after taking almost half a million in 'kickbacks' whilst overseeing operations at the streaming platform. 15/12/2021
Germany German court convicts eight people in 'cyberbunker' trial Investigators say the data centre had hosted online sites dealing drugs and other criminal businesses. 13/12/2021
USA Maxwell trial: British teenager 'was groomed' by Jeffrey Epstein lover The witness was the second woman to take the witness stand against Maxwell in federal court in Manhattan. 07/12/2021
Europe News Europe's most-wanted fugitives revealed “At the heart of this campaign is justice for the victims." 03/12/2021
Culture news 'Lovely Bones' author issues apology to man wrongly accused of rape Anthony Broadwater was jailed for 16 years in 1982 for the rape of Sebold but was exonerated earlier this year after a reexamination of his case. 01/12/2021
Germany German burglars break through toy shop wall to steal lego sets It wasn’t immediately clear whether the burglars also stole the instruction books. 30/11/2021
Czech Republic Czech arsonist sentenced to life in prison for 2020 apartment fire Eleven people, including three children, died in the building in Bohumin last August. 30/11/2021
Tech News Woman convicted for using joke website to try to have ex whacked A woman in the US has been convicted for using the joke website rentahitman.com to try and have her former husband killed. 26/11/2021
No Comment Paris inaugurates square in tribute to female victims of domestic violence A square dedicated to female victims of domestic violence has been inaugurated by the town hall of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. 25/11/2021
Sweden Swedish teenager jailed for murdering police officer in Gothenburg The 17-year-old was found guilty of shooting dead the officer on 30 June. 20/11/2021
Art High flying London art dealer pleads guilty in €76 million fraud case Inigo Philbrick once ran galleries across the world that catered swathes of wealthy clients. He increased his wealth substantially by selling 100 per cent ownership of high-value pieces to many different buyers. 19/11/2021
World News Two more suspects arrested over high-speed Amsterdam robbery in May The arrests in France and Belgium bring the total number of suspects in custody to eight. 09/11/2021
Germany German mother given life sentence for murdering five of her children The bodies of five of her children were found at an apartment in the western city of Solingen in September last year. 04/11/2021
Food and Drink Hotel 'guests' steal 45 bottles from Spanish wine collector The 'refined' couple left with a booty that included the valuable 1806 Chateau d'Yquem and at least six other 19th-century bottles from the exclusive Romanée-Conti winemaker in France's Burgundy region. 02/11/2021
United Kingdom 'Despicable': Two police officers admit taking selfies at murder scene The family of the murdered victims said the police officer's actions were "despicable" and had brought them "even more anxiety". 02/11/2021