France Over 3,700 arrested in global trafficking crackdown, Interpol says Operation Liberterra III took place across 119 countries, the agency headquartered in France that helps police in 196 member countries collaborate to fight international crime said. 26/01/2026
Travel News Ex-flight attendant accused of scamming airlines for free flights Authorities say a former flight attendant exploited airline perks for years, raising questions about how security checks failed. 26/01/2026
United Kingdom London's murder rate falls to record low, Mayor Sadiq Khan says The Metropolitan Police force says the rate by population is the lowest since comparable records began in 1997, at 1.1 murders for every 100,000 people. 12/01/2026
Spain Spanish police surround house after two Germans die in brutal beating Spanish police maintain siege of house in Elche where two Polish men remain barricaded following brutal beating that killed two Germans and left a third critically injured. 23/12/2025
France French court jails doctor for life for poisoning patients, killing 12 According to the prosecution, Péchier contaminated infusion bags with potassium, local anaesthetics, adrenaline and heparin in order to induce cardiac arrest or haemorrhage in patients treated by colleagues. 18/12/2025
United Kingdom Man who drove into Liverpool football parade jailed for over 21 years Paul Doyle, 54, used his vehicle "as a weapon" after losing his temper with crowds at a Liverpool FC victory parade on 26 May, prosecutors said. 16/12/2025
The Cube Fact check: Is Sweden as unsafe as Trump says? The US president recently said that Sweden "has gone from being a country free of crime to a country that now has a lot of crime". The Cube took a look at its homicide statistics and compared them to those in other European countries and the US to see how true this is. 15/12/2025
Green News Huge wildlife trafficking crackdown seizes nearly 30,000 live animals More than 1,000 suspects have been identified in a global sting to crack down on illegal trafficking. 11/12/2025
Italy Man accused of dressing as dead mother in scam to collect her pension The 56-year-old former nurse is reportedly under investigation in northern Italy in a case that has been dubbed the "Mrs Doubtfire scandal". 25/11/2025
USA Texas men charged over Haiti island plot to kill and rape residents Two Texas men face federal charges for allegedly plotting to seize a Haitian island, kill men, and assault women and children. 24/11/2025
Belgium Eight people arrested over suspected plot to kill Brussels prosecutor Suspects have criminal records for organised drug trafficking and may "be active within the Albanian criminal underworld", Belgian prosecutors said. 18/11/2025
Turkey More than 1,000 Turkish football players suspended in betting probe Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu has described the scandal as a "moral crisis" and vowed to purge the sport of "all its filth." 11/11/2025
Europe in Motion 'On the wrong path': Which European countries think they're doomed? Which European country is the most pessimistic about its future? What are Europe's top concerns? And which European country worries about war more than Israel? 05/11/2025
Austria Man arrested in Austria after threatening to take hostages on train The 31-year-old suspect was arrested after making threats to passengers on a train travelling from Vienna to Innsbruck, police said. 04/11/2025
Spain Gang arrested over theft of 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain The stolen chairs, which had an estimated value of €60,000, were resold in Spain, Morocco and Romania, according to police. 22/10/2025
Europe in Motion Walking alone at night: Which European countries feel the least safe? Is France less safe than Rwanda and Bangladesh? The new World Safety Index has raised questions on security across Europe. 22/10/2025