Image copyright Rex Features Image caption Former Russian military security colonel Sergei Skripal, right, and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious in Salisbury on Sunday Russia was not involved in the attempted murder of an ex-spy and is willing to help with a UK inquiry, the country’s foreign minister has said. Sergei Lavrov said Russia […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Activists say the media has been particularly hard hit by Turkey’s post-coup crackdown A Turkish court has sentenced 25 journalists to jail for alleged links to a group the government blames for a failed coup attempt in July 2016. Twenty-three of them were convicted of membership of an armed […]
Image copyright Norwegian Image caption A passenger on Norwegian was miffed at having to pay for a simple name change Low-cost airline Norwegian has responded in verse to a passenger who sent a scathing poem of his own to complain about the fee charged to change the name on a plane ticket. Facebook user Gus […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Leo Varadkar and Donald Tusk met in Dublin on Thursday The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has told the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, that Ireland’s interests come first in the Brexit negotiations. Speaking in Dublin, Mr Tusk said nothing must be done to risk the peace process or the […]
Media captionWhy are women in Spain going on strike? Women workers in Spain are marking International Women’s Day with an unprecedented strike targeting gender inequality and sexual discrimination. Unions said 5.3 million women had joined the 24-hour strike, backed by 10 unions and some of Spain’s top women politicians. Hundreds of thousands of women have […]
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Leonid Slutsky is a member of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Influential Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky has apologised to women he has “wittingly or unwittingly” caused distress. This comes after three Russian female journalists publicly accused him of sexual harassment. Mr Slutsky denies the accusations and has threatened […]
Image copyright Tom Wall Image caption Kim Wall boarded Peter Madsen’s submarine to interview him Danish inventor Peter Madsen has denied murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine, saying she died in an accident. At his trial in Copenhagen, Mr Madsen said the 30-year-old died of carbon monoxide poisoning when the vessel filled […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Peter Madsen is the only suspect in a case that has horrified Denmark Danish inventor Peter Madsen has denied murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine, at the opening of his trial in Copenhagen. Mr Madsen has admitted dismembering the 30-year-old’s body and disposing of it at sea, […]
Media captionWhy are women in Spain going on strike? Women workers in Spain are marking International Women’s Day with an unprecedented strike targeting gender inequality and sexual discrimination. Work was being halted as part of a 24-hour strike organised by the 8 March Commission and backed by 10 unions and some of Spain’s top women […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Peter Madsen is the only suspect in a case that has horrified Denmark Danish inventor Peter Madsen is due to go on trial over the death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine last August. He faces charges including murder, dismemberment and “sexual relations other than intercourse of […]
