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Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Video of the incident showed a person on a balcony being helped into a neighbouring window away from the smoke ByPaul Kirby Europe digital editor Published 1 July […]
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of 'schism' in Catholic Church Image source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, Four priests from Switzerland, the US and France were ordained during a ceremony in the Alpine village of Écône ByImogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent Published 51 minutes ago Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness […]
Man guilty of attempted murder of three children in Dublin Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Three children and an adult were injured in the attack outside a school in Dublin in 2023 ByGabija Gataveckaite Dublin correspondent, BBC News NI Published 1 July 2026, 16:04 BST Updated 1 hour ago A 52-year-old man has been found […]
Five dead following shooting at youth centre in Stade, northern Germany Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, There is a large number of emergency services at the scene ByHenry Moore Published 29 June 2026, 13:13 BST Updated 13 minutes ago Five people are dead following a shooting at a youth centre in Stade, northern […]
Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C Image source, ReutersImage caption, Poland recorded an all-time record temperature of 40.5C on Sunday as the heatwave move eastwards ByNeil Murphy Published 28 June 2026 Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head […]
Eleven killed after plane carrying skydivers crashes in eastern France Image source, ReutersImage caption, A pilot and ten skydivers died after a light aircraft crashed in Tomblaine, eastern France, on Sunday ByNeil Murphy Published 28 June 2026, 12:44 BST Updated 12 minutes ago Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in […]
Heatwave breaks records in Germany, Denmark and Czech Republic Image source, EPAImage caption, The Czech Republic was among the countries hit by record temperatures ByNeil Murphy Published 27 June 2026 Europe has experienced another day of extreme heat with temperature records being broken across the continent again on Saturday. Germany set a new all-time high […]
Christmas market attacker jailed for life for murdering six in Germany Image source, ReutersImage caption, 51-year-old Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen pictured attending court on Friday ByBethany Bell Reporting fromLeipzig Published 1 hour ago A court in Germany has sentenced a man to life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in […]
Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia Image source, Security Service of UkraineImage caption, Ukraine's intelligence boss Vasyl Malyuk (R) was pictured alongside Col Kozyura after his arrest in February 2025 ByMaia Davies Published 1 hour ago A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for […]
Women alleging rape and sexual assault in France call to abolish statute of limitations Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Ex-BBC producer Lisa Brinkworth claims she was sexually assaulted while working undercover to expose abuse in the fashion industry ByChi Chi Izundu Investigations correspondent Published 5 hours ago A group of women, who have […]
