Student granted UK visa after media uproar

Image copyright Nadza Dzinalija Image caption Nadza Dzinalija said she was sure her visa had been approved because of media coverage The UK has granted a visa to a student for an academic conference after a media storm over what lawyers said was a “far-fetched” and “absurd” case. Two Amsterdam University students – originally from […]

Student granted UK visa after media uproar

Image copyright Nadza Dzinalija Image caption Nadza Dzinalija said she was sure her visa had been approved because of media coverage The UK has granted a visa to a student for an academic conference after a media storm over what lawyers said was a “far-fetched” and “absurd” case. Two Amsterdam University students – originally from […]

Trump says Russia violates treaty

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump says Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, which he has threatened to abandon President Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China. Speaking to reporters, he repeated his belief that Russia has violated the […]

Trump says Russia violates treaty

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump says Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, which he has threatened to abandon President Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China. Speaking to reporters, he repeated his belief that Russia has violated the […]

In pictures: Rome suffers freak hailstorm and flooding

Image copyright EPA Image caption Public transport was forced to stop in Rome after freak weather hit the capital A wave of extreme weather bringing hail, floods and strong winds has brought parts of Italy to a standstill. After a long spell of hot weather, Rome suffered damage from a major hailstorm and torrential rains […]

French priest takes his own life in church after abuse claims

Image copyright Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Image caption Father Fumery is the second French priest to take his own life in a month A French priest has taken his own life in his church after being accused of sexual misconduct, officials say. Pierre-Yves Fumery hanged himself in his presbytery in the central town of Gien, Catholic authorities […]

Crimea attack: Teenage girl becomes 20th college victim

Image copyright AFP Image caption Shocked mourners gathered at a makeshift shrine at the college Students have been left with horrific injuries after a nail bomb went off at a college in Crimea and a gunman opened fire with a rifle. The death toll rose to 20 on Thursday when a teenage girl died of […]

Crimea attack: Gun attack at Kerch college kills 19

Image copyright PA Image caption Russia has said the attack was an act of “mass murder” At least 19 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a shooting at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea. An 18-year-old student ran through the Kerch technical college firing at fellow pupils before killing himself, Russian investigators say. […]

Brexit: UK ‘may consider longer transition period’

Brexit: UK ‘may consider longer transition period’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The PM addressed fellow EU leaders for about 20 minutes Theresa May is willing to consider extending the proposed 21-month transition period after Brexit to break the current deadlock over Northern Ireland, senior EU officials have said. The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg said No 10 had refused to rule out extending […]

Norway apologises to its World War Two ‘German girls’

Image copyright AFP Image caption Many of the women were expelled from the country with their children Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has issued an official government apology to Norwegian women who were mistreated over World War Two-era relationships with German soldiers. Norway, a neutral country, was invaded by Nazi forces in April 1940. Up […]