Image copyright Reuters Image caption The national weather service has issued an unprecedented red alert warning for three areas of southern France France may hit its highest-ever recorded temperature on Friday in a heatwave that has swept across Europe this week. The current record is 44.1C (111.4F) – measured during a heatwave in 2003 which […]
Media captionThe Sea-Watch 3 has been prevented from docking in Italy Pressure has mounted on Italy after the UN and the European Commission called on Rome to end to its stand-off with a migrant rescue boat. The Sea-Watch 3 reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday with 42 rescued migrants. But charity Sea-Watch says […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The towers to be demolished with explosives, which can be seen in this photo as red markings Demolition experts are set to blow up what remains of the Morandi bridge in the Italian city of Genoa nearly a year after the structure collapsed. Thousands of people are being evacuated […]
Image copyright AFP A Frenchman who killed his parents, wife and children in a case that inspired a book and two films has been freed after 26 years in jail. Before the murders, Jean-Claude Romand, now 65, spent 18 years pretending to be a medical student and then a researcher at the World Health Organization […]
Media captionThe fire is expected to spread rapidly in the intense heat Hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in Spain’s Catalonia region, as temperatures soared to 40C (104F) and above across parts of Europe. Officials say the fires are the worst in the region for 20 years and may spread rapidly. Much of Europe is […]
Media captionAngela Merkel seen shaking during ceremony in Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen trembling once again during a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday, eight days after a similar incident. Video showed Mrs Merkel, 64, gripping her arms as her body was shaking on Thursday. After about two minutes, she looked steadier and shook […]
Media captionMette Frederiksen is cheered by supporters as she leaves Amalienborg Palace Mette Frederiksen, 41, has become Denmark’s youngest leader, the third centre-left prime minister to take office in a Nordic country this year. She presented her minority government to Queen Margrethe II. Her Social Democrat party ousted the liberals after backing a tougher immigration […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The three suspects held by Madrid police are all Spanish (file pic) A Spanish mother is accused of conspiring with her daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend to murder her partner – and then reporting the plan to police. Officers say the mother, 52, and daughter, 20, went to police […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police allege the suspect is linked to the deadly attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris A Bosnian man has been arrested in Germany in connection with the 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more. The 39-year-old suspect was detained on a European arrest […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption France is bracing for temperatures over 40C in the coming days A heatwave affecting much of Europe is expected to intensify further after Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic recorded their highest-ever June temperature on Wednesday. Some countries, including France and Switzerland, expect temperatures above 40C (104F) on Thursday. Meteorologists […]
