Italy stops UK tourist with Pompeii mosaic tiles

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many of Pompeii’s ruins have floor mosaics (file pic) Italian police have detained a British woman suspected of removing some small Roman tiles from a mosaic at Pompeii. Italian media say she was spotted cutting tiles – called tesserae – from a floor mosaic in the world-famous site’s House […]

Brexit: EU stands fully behind Ireland, says Barnier

Brexit: EU stands fully behind Ireland, says Barnier

Image caption Michel Barnier and Leo Varadkar held a joint press conference, and said they would await the outcome of cross-party talks in Westminster The European Union will “stand fully behind Ireland” regardless of what happens with Brexit, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has said. Michel Barnier was speaking in Dublin after talks with Taoiseach […]

UK opposition hopes for more Brexit talks

UK opposition hopes for more Brexit talks

Image copyright Reuters With just five days to go until the UK is due to leave the EU, Labour says it is hoping for further talks with the government to find a Brexit deal. Theresa May has said only a cross-party pact will get the support of a majority of MPs, as the DUP and […]

Fiat to pool with Tesla to avoid EU fines

Image copyright Getty Images Fiat Chrysler (FCA) says a plan the firm has agreed with Tesla will help them avoid paying fines for violating new European Union emissions rules. Under the deal, first reported by the Financial Times, FCA will pay for the right to count Tesla’s electric vehicles as part of the FCA fleet. […]

Ultra Low Emission Zone: London’s new pollution charge begins

Media captionLondon’s ULEZ: What you need to know The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has come into force in central London. Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles are being charged to enter the congestion zone area at any time. Transport for London (TfL) hopes the move will reduce the number of polluting cars in the […]

May defends opposition talks on Brexit

May defends opposition talks on Brexit

Media captionLabour would consider voting to revoke Article 50 to avoid no deal – shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she had to reach out to Labour in a bid to deliver Brexit or risk letting it “slip through our fingers”. The PM said there was a “stark choice” of […]

‘Fiat to pool with Tesla to avoid EU fines’

Image copyright Getty Images Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Tesla have drawn up a plan to avoid the former having to pay fines for violating EU emissions rules, the FT has reported. The paper says that under the deal the cars of electric automaker Tesla will be counted as part of the FCA fleet. It will […]

Romania cocaine: Drugs wash ashore along Black Sea coastline

Image caption Packets of cocaine were found in several locations on the coastline Police in Romania are searching along the country’s Black Sea coast after 130kg (286lb) of cocaine was found washed ashore. Around 300 officers and 14 coastguard ships are patrolling the coastline after packets of narcotics were found in several locations since Friday. […]

Charlie Rowley: Novichok victim meets Russian ambassador

Image caption Mr Rowley said he went to the embassy to ask why Russia had “killed” Dawn Sturgess Novichok poisoning victim Charlie Rowley has said he “didn’t really get any answers” after meeting Russia’s ambassador in London. The 45-year-old’s partner, Dawn Sturgess, died after being exposed to the nerve agent used to attack ex-spy Sergei […]

Ghosn: Bail conditions revealed by lawyer

Image copyright AFP Image caption Carlos Ghosn strongly denies any wrongdoing The lawyer for former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has revealed the terms his client had to meet to secure his initial release from custody on bail. Conditions the 65-year-old had faced included using a sole computer, in his lawyer’s office, and one mobile phone. […]