Poland Poland's ex-transport minister arrested in corruption probe The former MP, named only as "Sławomir N.", was detained on suspicion of corruption and operating within an organised crime group. 20/07/2020
Finland Finland investigates complaints of police participation in BLM protest Uniformed officers are alleged to have held demonstration signs and given interviews at the protest, expressing their support for the movement. 08/07/2020
France France's former PM investigated over coronavirus crisis handling Edouard Philippe said he "took note" and will provide authorities will all the information necessary. France's health minister and former health minister are being investigated too. 04/07/2020
Germany German police probe 30,000 people over child abuse network The investigation was launched in October after police arrested a man in Bergisch Gladbach, near the western city of Cologne. 30/06/2020
United Kingdom Man jailed for life for throwing French six-year-old from Tate Modern “Words cannot express the horror and the fear that his actions have brought upon us and our son," the child's parents said. 25/06/2020
Good Morning Europe Italy care home negligence probe: 18 bodies ordered to be exhumed Prosecutors are investigating how Italy’s care homes handled the coronavirus crisis, just as new clusters of infection break out across the country. 24/06/2020
Russia Ex Russian spy takes ‘moral responsibility’ for downing MH17 plane Igor Girkin says as a military commander in eastern Ukraine at the time he has "indirect" responsibility for bringing down the MH17 plane. 20/05/2020
United Kingdom Explained: The 'embarrassment' and 'chaos' of Scottish football A controversial vote to abandon the 2019-20 season had angered several clubs, leading to calls for an independent investigation. 15/05/2020
The Cube TikTok subject of Dutch data protection probe The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”. 12/05/2020
Germany 'There are vultures out there': Police thwart €2.38m face mask scam €2.38 million euros were paid up front for masks that never arrived. Two arrests have been made in the Netherlands, and more are expected, says Interpol. 15/04/2020
France Two dead and several others injured in French knife attack A man has killed at least two people and injured four others in a knife attack in the southeastern French department of Drôme. 04/04/2020
Germany Investigation continues as injury toll rises in Germany car ramming Police say the driver was arrested at the scene in Volkmarsen, after around 60 people including children, were injured at Carnival in the German town. 24/02/2020
World US and German intelligence 'used Swiss firm to spy on governments' The Swiss encryption firm Crypto was secretly used for spying by CIA and West Germany for decades, a new German and American media investigation says. 13/02/2020
China China probes death of coronavirus whistleblower doctor after outcry Investigators are to examine the death of LiWenliang, warned by Chinese authorities for raising the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak, and who died from it. 07/02/2020
The Cube 'Disgusting': Attack on office of Africa-born MP in Germany is slammed Bullet holes have been discovered at the office of high-profile Bundestag politician. 15/01/2020
Sweden Sweden charges former China envoy over Gin Minhai meetings Swedish prosecutors suspect Anna Lindstedt of organising a meeting in January between Gui’s daughter, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father, a dissident bookseller who is current imprisoned. 09/12/2019
Czech Republic Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies. 04/12/2019
France Notre Dame: Probe examines power fault or cigarette as possible causes French authorities have no grounds to believe that the fire that wrecked Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in April was the result of criminal activity, although they are looking into the possibility of negligence, said the Paris prosecutor's office. 26/06/2019
world news Russia denies claims of involvement in Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash Russia said claims of alleged Russian military involvement in the fatal crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 are groundless, blaming Ukraine instead 19/06/2019
France Notre Dame fire: investigators probe restoration work Officials believe the fire that ravaged the world-famous cathedral in Paris was begun acccidentally, and could be linked to restoration work. 16/04/2019
View Mueller report is the end of the beginning for Trump, not the beginning of the end ǀ View Democrats are gearing up to fulfill their oversight responsibilities in a manner wholly consistent with what Republicans called for during the Obama years. 23/03/2019
Netherlands Dutch prosecutors investigate terrorist motive in tram shooting "Up to this point, a terrorist motive is seriously being considered," prosecutors said in a statement, citing "the nature of the shooting and a letter found in the getaway car." 19/03/2019
Africanews France clears Rwandan officials of killing president in 1994 Rwanda said on Dec. 24 that it welcomed the definitive end of what it called a politically-motivated investigation. 26/12/2018
United Kingdom Brexit donor Arron Banks denies Russia connection Banks is currently under criminal investigation over claims that he was not the "true source" of the €9 million loaned to the Leave.EU campaign. 04/11/2018
United Kingdom UK Police open antisemitism inquiry into Labour members Scotland Yard has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of antisemitic hate crimes linked to Labour party members. 03/11/2018
world news Pope Francis orders an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct It comes as the Pope was meeting with American Catholic Church leaders to discuss the fallout from the scandal and demands from an archbishop that the pontiff should step down 13/09/2018
