Holocaust: Israel summit scrapped in ‘racism’ row with Poland

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (L) met Mr Netanyahu in Warsaw this month A summit of central European leaders in Israel has been cancelled because of an Israel-Poland row over the Holocaust. Poland withdrew after being angered by comments from Israeli leaders about Polish complicity in the Holocaust. In particular, Israel’s […]

Clerical abuse: Film gets go-ahead after legal challenge

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption By the Grace of God premiered in Berlin earlier this month A film telling the story of children allegedly abused at the hands of a Catholic priest has been cleared for release in France on Wednesday. The lawyers of Bernard Preynat, 73, said the film, called By the Grace […]

Elin Ersson: Student fined for Afghan deportation protest

Image copyright AFP Image caption Swedish activist Elin Ersson caused disruption on a plane that stopped the migrant being sent home. A Swedish activist has been fined 3,000 krona ($324; £251) for trying to stop the deportation of an Afghan migrant. University student Elin Ersson booked what she thought was the same flight as the […]

‘Air Cocaine’ drug-trafficking trial starts in France

Image copyright AFP Image caption Pascal Fauret (right) and Bruno Odos appeared in court on Monday Two former air force pilots have gone on trial in France almost six years after 26 suitcases stashed with cocaine were found on board their plane in the Dominican Republic. The two Frenchmen, Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, were […]

Flybmi won’t be the last airline failure, say analysts

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flybmi won’t be the last airline to collapse, analysts say In two short sentences, Flybmi’s announcement that it had collapsed summed up the airline industry’s woes: fuel costs, green taxes, Brexit uncertainty, falling passenger numbers. It might have added fierce competition, but that is probably a statement of the […]

Flybmi won’t be the last airline failure, say analysts

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flybmi won’t be the last airline to collapse, analysts say In two short sentences, Flybmi’s announcement that it had collapsed summed up the airline industry’s woes: fuel costs, green taxes, Brexit uncertainty, falling passenger numbers. It might have added fierce competition, but that is probably a statement of the […]

Flybmi won’t be the last airline failure, say analysts

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flybmi won’t be the last airline to collapse, analysts say In two short sentences, Flybmi’s announcement that it had collapsed summed up the airline industry’s woes: fuel costs, green taxes, Brexit uncertainty, falling passenger numbers. It might have added fierce competition, but that is probably a statement of the […]

Holocaust: Israel summit falls apart in Netanyahu ‘racism’ row

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (L) met Mr Netanyahu in Warsaw this month A summit of central European leaders in Israel has been cancelled because of an Israel-Poland row over the Holocaust. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said there would just be bilateral talks in Jerusalem and Poland is staying away. […]

Holocaust: Israel summit falls apart in Netanyahu ‘racism’ row

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (L) met Mr Netanyahu in Warsaw this month A summit of central European leaders in Israel has been cancelled because of an Israel-Poland row over the Holocaust. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said there would just be bilateral talks in Jerusalem and Poland is staying away. […]

Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership

Media captionSeven MPs resign from Labour party over Brexit and anti-Semitism Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism. They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey. Ms Berger said Labour had become institutionally anti-Semitic and […]