Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mrs Merkel said her position would depend on what Theresa May tells the summit of EU leaders planned for Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will fight for an “orderly Brexit” until “the very last hour”. Mrs Merkel said that current events were in a “state of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mrs Merkel said her position would depend on what Theresa May tells the summit of EU leaders planned for Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will fight for an “orderly Brexit” until “the very last hour”. Mrs Merkel said that current events were in a “state of […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Nick Conrad argued in court that he was exercising artistic freedom A French rapper who was on trial over an online music video entitled Hang White People has been found guilty of incitement to violence and given a suspended €5,000 (£4,280) fine. Nick Conrad, who is self-produced, was virtually unknown […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Valentin Balakhnichev was also treasurer of the IAAF France has issued arrest warrants for two former Russian athletics officials as part of an investigation into a doping cover-up. Valentin Balakhnichev is a former head of Russian athletics and Alexei Melnikov an ex-Russian national team coach. Both were banned from […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Locals in Majorca are fed up with alcohol-fuelled bad behaviour The resort city of Palma in Majorca is restricting alcohol in some popular areas, including the beach, in a drive against drunk tourists. Police will be able to fine them up to €3,000 (£2,565; $3,406) for anti-social behaviour from 1 […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Locals in Majorca are fed up with alcohol-fuelled bad behaviour The resort city of Palma in Majorca is restricting alcohol in some popular areas, including the beach, in a drive against drunk tourists. Police will be able to fine them up to €3,000 (£2,565; $3,406) for anti-social behaviour from 1 […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Gokmen Tanis was known to police before he was arrested on Monday in connection with the shooting Dutch prosecutors investigating the murder of three people on a tram say a letter was found in the gunman’s getaway car and it is one of the reasons why a terrorist motive is […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption With 10 days to go before Brexit, Theresa May will meet her cabinet on Tuesday The government says it will try to get Theresa May’s Brexit deal through the Commons, despite Speaker John Bercow throwing the process into doubt. Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay suggested a vote could take place next […]
Two of the candidates in next month’s Ukrainian presidential election have the same surname and initials. The widespread suspicion is that Yuriy V Tymoshenko is what’s known as a clone candidate, planted maliciously to steal votes from confused people who really want to vote for the former prime minister, Yulia V Tymoshenko. Jonah Fisher reports […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption La Scala is the home of opera in Milan Italy’s La Scala opera house is to return more than €3 million (£2.5m; $3.4m) to Saudi Arabia after a funding plan with the kingdom triggered a public backlash. The deal would have allowed the Saudi culture minister a seat on the […]
