Image copyright iStock A French teenager who used a history exam to send a political message has not been rewarded by the examiners. Faustin, a student at a lycée in Laval, north-western France, decided to shun questions on post-war German politics and China’s international relations. Instead, Faustin penned a screed about the plight of homosexuals […]
Image copyright Twitter/@EmmanuelMacron Image caption President Macron was lowered down from helicopter aboard the submarine in the Atlantic President Emmanuel Macron has spent several hours underwater aboard a nuclear submarine to signal commitment to France’s nuclear deterrent. During the visit to “Le Terrible” submarine off Brittany coast, Mr Macron reportedly took part in a simulated […]
Image copyright Getty Images London remains Europe’s number one hub for technology investment despite Brexit, with record levels of capital flowing in, say officials in the city. In the first half of 2017, private equity investment in the capital’s tech sector totalled £4.5bn, said the Mayor of London’s agency, London & Partners. At the same […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Armoured vehicles like this could soon impose border controls at the Brenner Pass Italy has summoned Austria’s ambassador after the government in Vienna announced it was ready to deploy border troops to block any migrant influx. Austrian Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil told Kronen Zeitung daily that troops could go […]
Image copyright JP OLESON Image caption Scientists examined samples from this ancient Roman pier with very high-powered X-rays Researchers have unlocked the chemistry of Roman concrete which has resisted the elements for thousands of years. Ancient sea walls built by the Romans used a concrete made from lime and volcanic ash to bind with rocks. […]
Image caption Ruth Appleby said she had exhausted all the legal options in Spain A woman who believes her baby was abducted at birth by staff at a Spanish hospital is to have her case heard by the European Court of Human Rights. Ruth Appleby, from North Yorkshire, was told her daughter had died hours […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Armoured vehicles like this could soon impose border controls at the Brenner Pass Austria is ready to deploy troops and armour at the Brenner Pass – a border crossing with Italy – if the influx of migrants to Italy continues to grow. Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil announced the measures […]
Media captionJuncker: I will never again attend a meeting of this kind European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has launched a bitter attack on members of the European Parliament for failing to show up. Standing up in almost empty chamber in Strasbourg, he denounced the body as “ridiculous, totally ridiculous”. Estimating the number of MEPs at […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Canadian Prime Minister arrived in Ireland on Monday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held talks with Irish Taoiseach (PM) Leo Varadkar in Dublin. The Canadian premier is in Europe ahead of a key G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany later in the week. On the second of a three-day […]
Image copyright Getty Images The UK will continue to co-operate with the European Union on medicine testing after it leaves the bloc, two senior ministers have suggested. Business Secretary Greg Clark and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said such a deal would be “in the interests of public health and safety”. “The UK would like to […]
