Culture news

The Depp/Heard trial is now a film - did we really need this?

Well, they didn’t waste any time with this one... 'Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial' is out now.

30 September 2022

Health news

A new form of herpes virus can fight advanced cancers. Here’s how

Early clinical trial results suggest a genetically engineered version of the virus known to cause cold sores shows promise in treating a range of advanced cancers.

23 September 2022

Work

These UK companies are trying out a four-day week - and they love it

Workers on the trial are being paid the same amount while working one day less each week.

21 September 2022

Culture news

Cardi B pleads guilty to New York strip club assault charges

Cardi B has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour charges in New York court, avoiding jail time in a deal that closes a years-long case alleging her involvement in a strip club fight.

16 September 2022

France

Yemenia Airways handed maximum fine over 2009 plane crash in Comoros

Only one person, a 12-year-old girl, survived the crash while 152 others were killed.

14 September 2022

Portugal

Eleven acquitted of negligence over deadly 2017 wildfires in Portugal

At least 66 people died and 44 others were injured near the town of Pedrógão in June 2017.

13 September 2022

France

Eight people go on trial in France over 2016 Nice truck attack

86 people were killed and more than 400 others injured in the second deadliest attack on French soil.

5 September 2022

Germany

Life sentence for German driver who killed six in car-ramming attack

Prosecutors said Bernd Weimann tried to kill as many people as possible when he drove his SUV at high speed into a pedestrian zone in December 2020.

16 August 2022

Ukraine

Five Europeans put on trial as 'mercenaries' in separatist-run Ukraine

Three Britons, a Swede and a Croat are accused of fighting with the Ukrainian army as mercenaries, and some could face the death penalty.

15 August 2022

Sport

Footballer Benjamin Mendy goes on trial in the UK on rape charges

The French World Cup winner faces eight counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault. He has pleaded not guilty.

10 August 2022

Spain

Shakira hits back at prosecutors over alleged €14.5m tax fraud case

The Colombian pop superstar has chosen to go to court over allegations she defrauded Spain's government of €14.5 million in taxes.

27 July 2022

Sport

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian drug charges, denies intent

The athlete was detained in February after cannabis oil was allegedly found in her airport luggage.

7 July 2022

Italy

Trial begins for 59 people over 2018 Genoa bridge collapse

Forty-three people were killed when the structure collapsed during a storm on 14 August 2018.

7 July 2022

France

Eight key moments from historic trial over 2015 Paris terror attacks

Verdicts are due later on Wednesday in the trial of 20 men following the November 2015 attacks in Paris, the worst on French soil since World War II.

29 June 2022

USA

Epstein abuse case: Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison

British socialite Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of sex trafficking, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts and two conspiracy charges.

28 June 2022

Culture news

'How to Murder Your Husband' author murders husband, goes to prison

As life imitates art, author of 'How to Murder Your Husband', Nancy Crampton Brophy began serving a life sentence this week for murdering her own husband.

14 June 2022

Switzerland

Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini go on trial for corruption

Blatter served as FIFA President from 1998 to 2015, with Platini widely seen as his protege.

8 June 2022

Netherlands

Trial resumes into murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries

The alleged gunman and getaway driver both face a maximum life sentence if convicted.

7 June 2022

Iraq

British man given 15-year jail term in Iraq for smuggling artefacts

A judge in Baghdad found retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, guilty of criminal intent to smuggle artefacts older than 200 years old out of the country.

6 June 2022

Culture news

Depp wins libel case against Amber Heard, Heard wins counterclaim

The seven-person civil jury had to come to a unanimous decision to reach each verdict. They deliberated for about 12 hours over three days.

1 June 2022