Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Svein Ludvigsen was governor of Troms from 2006 to 2014 A Norwegian ex-cabinet minister has been given five years in jail for sexually abusing three asylum seekers. Svein Ludvigsen, 72, was found guilty of abusing his position as a regional governor and exploiting the vulnerable situation of the three […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The caterpillars form big clumps and nests on oak trees Germany and the Netherlands are battling many infestations of oak processionary caterpillars, whose tiny toxic hairs can trigger allergic reactions and skin irritation. The mild winter and warm spring this year boosted caterpillar numbers. In Louvain, Belgium, firefighters had […]
Image copyright Getty Images ASAP Rocky has been detained in Sweden for an extra two weeks on suspicion of assault, Sweden’s Prosecution Authority has told Radio 1 Newsbeat. The news follows a fight on the street in Stockholm last Sunday. The rapper was due to be headlining Wireless festival in London this Sunday, 7 July, […]
Image copyright West Midlands Police Image caption Top L-R: Ignacy Brzezinski, Jan Sadowski, Julianna Chodakowicz, Justyna Parczewska. Bottom L-R: Marek Brzezinski, Natalia Zmuda, Wojciech Nowakowski, Marek Chowaniec Members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK have been jailed. Police believe more than 400 victims were put to work […]
Image copyright Sutthipong4222 Researchers say an area the size of the US is available for planting trees around the world, and this could have a dramatic impact on climate change. The study shows that the space available for trees is far greater than previously thought, and would reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by 25%. The […]
Image copyright Sutthipong4222 Researchers say an area the size of the US is available for planting trees around the world, and this could have a dramatic impact on climate change. The study shows that the space available for trees is far greater than previously thought, and would reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by 25%. The […]
Image copyright Dutch prosecution service Image caption Holleeder will face a full life term in jail Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands’ most notorious gangster, has been found guilty of ordering a series of murders of figures in the world of organised crime. Holleeder, now 61, achieved notoriety in the 1980s for the kidnapping of beer tycoon […]
Image copyright Dutch prosecution service Image caption Holleeder will face a full life term in jail Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands’ most notorious gangster, has been found guilty of ordering a series of murders of figures in the world of organised crime. Holleeder, now 61, achieved notoriety in the 1980s for the kidnapping of beer tycoon […]
Image copyright Dutch prosecution service Image caption Holleeder will face a full life term in jail Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands’ most notorious gangster, has been found guilty of ordering a series of murders of figures in the world of organised crime. Holleeder, now 61, achieved notoriety in the 1980s for the kidnapping of beer tycoon […]
Media captionThe BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports on Russian media coverage of the underwater disaster Russia says the main cause of the deadly incident on board a submersible which killed 14 crew on Monday was a fire in the battery compartment. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu also said the top-secret military craft was nuclear-powered but the reactor […]
