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Andy Burnham wants to get closer to the EU – but he shouldn’t expect a smooth ride
Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano (1903 - 1944, left) with German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945, right) at the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagles Nest) above Berchtesgaden, Germany, 13th August 1939. Second from left is Hitler's interpreter Paul Schmidt (1899 - 1970).

Germans wrestle with what to do with Hitler’s destroyed Eagle’s Nest retreat
Els, Jan and Bas. Els has short grey hair and is wearing glasses and a Navy top. Jan has brown, grey hair and a brown moustache which is big and bushy and wears a blue and white stripe polo top. Bas has short brown hair and is wearing a grey t-shirt underneath a navy and white top.

Duo-euthanasia: When your parents choose to die
Splitscreen shows people running on the left, and police officers and cars at night on the right

Poland: How the deadly shooting in Krakow unfolded
Police secure an area near Krakow's Main Market Square after a shooting that killed five people

Poland shooting: What we know about gun attack in Poland
Skepta pictured wearing a leather jacket over a white T-shirt. He has his arms folded and looks at the camera with a serious expression. He's photographed against a dark green background.

Pope Leo heads to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery
Skepta pictured wearing a leather jacket over a white T-shirt. He has his arms folded and looks at the camera with a serious expression. He's photographed against a dark green background.

A wildfire killed their loved ones in Spain. These British families demand to know why
Issac Valdez. He has short brown hair and is wearing a black cap, glasses and a light blue t-shirt. He is pictured outside in front of some trees.

Austrian police investigate man for leaving 17-year-old on Germany’s highest mountain Zugspitze
A cut of of Anthony Zurcher wearing a suit and tie in front of a red, black, grey and blue graphic background featuring the US Capitol Building

New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines
Two people wearing blue surgical scrubs and patterned surgical caps stand in a clinical operating theatre surrounded by several large white robotic surgical arms.

Spain’s rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster
Two people wearing blue surgical scrubs and patterned surgical caps stand in a clinical operating theatre surrounded by several large white robotic surgical arms.

Dutch small boat launch shows smugglers adapting, says Dover MP
Two people wearing blue surgical scrubs and patterned surgical caps stand in a clinical operating theatre surrounded by several large white robotic surgical arms.

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group
Two people wearing blue surgical scrubs and patterned surgical caps stand in a clinical operating theatre surrounded by several large white robotic surgical arms.

Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats
Two people wearing blue surgical scrubs and patterned surgical caps stand in a clinical operating theatre surrounded by several large white robotic surgical arms.

Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials say
A cut of of Anthony Zurcher wearing a suit and tie in front of a red, black, grey and blue graphic background featuring the US Capitol Building

Melania Trump calls for lasting Ukraine truce as she hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials
An adult pulling a child on a sledge down a very snowy street.

Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
An adult pulling a child on a sledge down a very snowy street.

Italian chef fired from Queensland restaurant after refusing to put pineapple on pizza
Split-screen showing a hand putting pineapple on a pizza on the left, and a close-up of correspondent Katy Watson on the right

Was an Italian chef really fired over pineapple on pizza row?
An adult pulling a child on a sledge down a very snowy street.

Eight killed in series of shootings in western Turkey
Wizz Air and Ryanair aircraft are seen at Milan's Malpensa airport, Italy. Photo: 5 November 2026

Who could be behind hoax bomb threats to European air travel?
Ronaldo and Messi thumbnail

Cristiano Ronaldo retires: Portugal forward quits international football
Sabrine Kharbach, spokesperson for the Student Union, French CGT labour union leader Sophie Binet, and Suzanne Nijdam, president of Fage, attend a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strikes and protests over wages, the cost of living and public services called by French labour unions, and joined by high school and university students demanding better school conditions, in France

France holds new strikes and protests as unions demand immediate answers
BHC Publishes a New Report on Systemic Political Discrimination in Belarus

BHC Publishes a New Report on Systemic Political Discrimination in Belarus
A Ryanair aircraft at Sofia Airport after airplanes flying from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia, on 5 November

Multiple European flights face bomb threats for second time this week
Alternative Civil Society Reports on the Implementation of SDG 16 and the 2030 Agenda in the Republic of Belarus — 2025

Systemic Political Discrimination in Belarus: Mechanisms, Scale and Consequences
Rafael Nadal, in a navy blue suit and white shirt, waves while appearing on the pitch at a Real Madrid game in 2022 with two officials wearing yellow standing behind him

Rafael Nadal: Tennis legend set to join Real Madrid board of directors
A headshot of Melania Trump

Zelensky gives Melania Trump Ukraine’s highest award after Oleshky ceasefire
An employee cleans freezers that are out of power at an ICA supermarket in Odengatan in Stockholm.

French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits
Brigitte Bardot and Bernard d'Ormal

Brigitte Bardot inheritance row deepens after private letter to partner leaked
Female hand holding smartphone with virtual assistant, chatting with A.I. AI chatbot app device against illuminated LED light decorations.

EU rules on Artificial Intelligence devices will apply in NI
A man shows a file to another man - both wearing suits

Hungary opens secret police files, 47 years after fall of communism
A needle in a chocolate bar

Sharp objects found in Halloween sweets in Germany, Austria and Hungary
Three women pose for a selfie outdoors in a courtyard. All have blonde hair.

Ryanair passenger describes ‘traumatic’ Murcia flight bomb threat
Message shown to spectators during minute's silence at Champions League fixture

Jesus de Miguel: Tributes paid across Europe to Tenerife striker
A British paratrooper in camouflage (right) lays prone with a Finnish soldier and Italian forces at an undisclosed training ground less than 50 kilometres from the Russian border in Finland where Nato troops took part in a training exercise earlier this year

Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace
Jesus de Miguel in action for Tenerife

Jesus de Miguel: Tenerife striker dies after on-field collision
Women in uniform with a red T-shirt remove products from the freezers shelves in a supermarket in Sweden.

Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in 10 countries
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente addresses parliament in Madrid. Photo: 3 November 2026

Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
A destroyed building in Dnipro

Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russia attacks aid centre, hospice and hospital
A general view of Warsaw-Chopin Airport in Poland. File photo

Flights from UK airports among seven across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats
A shopworker in one of Swedish supermarket chain ICA's stores kneels on the ground in front of empty fridges, removing defrosted food. A roll of paper towels are on the floor beside him.

UK also affected by cyber-attack which hit European fridges
Lorries driving up to the border crossing post at Dover. Above there is a sign that reads "Check in"

UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports
People crowd in an underground shelter in Kyiv, standing around looking at phones, during an air attack in September.

Fake nuclear warnings issued after Ukrainian and Russian air alert apps hacked
A man wrapped in a Ukrainian flag reacts next to a bus

Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
The BBC's Nick Beake stands in front of a pile of discarded frozen food - the right hand side of the composite shows a supermarket in Belgium with empty shelves

‘All this food is now useless’: Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
A woman walks past empty fresh food refrigerator

If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
A burning bus and a destroyed building are seen among the rubble after a Russian aerial attack on the village of Komyshuvakha, southern Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. Screenshot: 2 November 2026

Russian bombing kills 24 people at humanitarian aid centre in Ukraine, Kyiv says
Employees wearing red uniforms transfer food items from freezers into shopping trollies, with trollies full of frozen food in the foreground, at ICA Kvantum supermarket in Sjoebo on Monday.

Shop freezers in six European countries hit by suspected cyber-attack
Marta Shahbazi is smiling and sitting at a laboratory desk. She is wearing glasses and has dark curly hair and is wearing a navy and white spotted top.

Cambridge scientist Marta Shahbazi dies in Spanish train crash
The leg of a police officer, who is in full riot gear, is on fire.

France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police
Person trying to kick in a shop window in Frankfurt, 31 October

Peaceful protests in Germany spiral into violence and looting
People try to break a window of a store selling weapons, during a nationwide protest by campaign group Gen Z regelt (Gen Z takes charge) against underfunding of schools, cuts to education, social services, culture and healthcare, rising living costs, and military conscription, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
A woman with grey hair and a man sporting a Mohican and a beard, both wrapped with Ukrainian flags and smiling broadly. The man's left arm is draped over the shoulder of the woman

Emotional reunions with loved ones for Oleshky evacuees
Protesters holding French flag and woman dressed as Marianne in the streets of Paris

Thousands demonstrate in Paris as protests spread across Europe
Close up of two volunteers dressed up for Halloween looking at camera, one person is holding a blood bag.

‘We came back from hell’, say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied frontline city
A row of white coaches are parked up on the side of the road

Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus
Four people in orange high-vis jackets and white safety helmets abseil over a steep cliff above a beach in County Mayo,

Dramatic clifftop rescue of bride and groom-to-be
Representatives of the electoral list "Student List - Students Win" hold a media conference in Pioneers' Park in Belgrade, Serbia, October 29

Serbia: Student-backed election winners demand sweeping resignations
A woman looks at police officers standing guard outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw. Photo: 30 October 2026

Police deployed during stand-off over control of top Poland court
Soldiers stand during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to a military training area to find out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the “Patriot” anti-aircraft missile system, at an undisclosed location, in Germany, June 11, 2024.

US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine
A grey building with Novaya Gazeta's logo in Russian. The door is open with a silhouette of a person walking out on October 30, 2026

Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities
Hyrox athlete, Joanna Wietrzyk, wears a black and white tracksuit with her hair tied back.

Oleshky ceasefire: Hundreds evacuated from Russian-occupied town in Ukraine
A middle-aged man in a light blue button-down shirt, placing his hands together in a prayer position in front of his mouth while sitting in front of a microphone at a press conference.

Spain train crash: Transport minister says he won’t resign over disaster
A woman with curly brown hair, tied in a ponytail, smiles. She wears a green top

Post Office suspends sending goods to the EU
Joanna Wietrzyk wears a black sports bra and a dark headband with the words 'the feed' printed in green letters. Her hair is tied back into a plait and she is mid-run.

Joanna Wietrzyk: Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race says she made wrong decision
Fire truck and ambulances are parked near the scene

Cappadocia: Rock collapse kills two in Turkey’s Cappadocia, local media reports
People embrace outside the municipal center where they have been taken

Spain Urda train crash: Shock of tragedy gives way to sorrow and outrage in politically divided Spain
A man stands solemnly in a line of people holding anti-racism signs. His sign says 'non au racisme'

Paris suburb shooting suspect targeted people of Muslim or African appearance, prosecutor says
Julieta Gallego during a competition. She is a young woman wearing an athletics singlet.

Spain train crash: Young athlete and former minister among victims
A woman cycles among destroyed buildings

‘The city is alive’: A brief peace in Kherson, but residents fear what comes next
A view from a broken train window shows Ukraine's emergencies officials and soldiers working at the railway platform hit by a Russian drone in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Photo: 29 October 2026

Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 14, officials say
An image showing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen looking at an out of focus Mark Carney as he delivers a speech to the European Parliament. She has short blonde hair and is wearing a maroon jacket.

Von der Leyen lays out vision for new Canada-EU partnership at Montreal summit
Two Arctic wolves lying on a rock in a wooded area, with foliage seen around them

German wolf attack: Girl seriously injured at wildlife park
Timeline infographic showing a train collision near Urda, Toledo. An Iryo 6076 train left Madrid Atocha at 07:54 with 147 passengers, followed by Renfe AVE 2080 at 08:00 with 397 passengers. Just before 09:00, the AVE train struck the rear of the stationary Iryo train. The diagram shows several Iryo carriages and part of the AVE train derailing, with some carriages falling down an embankment.

Spain train crash: Audio reveals exchanges between control centre and drivers
Ballon d’Or hosts Kate Scott and Thierry Henry, both dressed in black, stand in front of a screen showing a smiling picture of Christophe Gleizes. The number of days he has spent in prison is displayed on the screen in white and red.

Ballon d’Or ceremony raises case of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes jailed in Algeria
Emergency services work at the site of a train crash between two high-speed units, a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150 km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, on October 28, 2026.

High-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain
A close up of a Persian leopard lying on the grass with its eyes open

Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
A man with short hair and a beard - with a bruise on his forehead - speaks to the media; he is wearing a white shirt with the black straps of what appears to be a backpack visible

Spanish rail crash: Bloodied, dazed and angry – how passengers’ rail journey turned to disaster
Aerial images showing the positions of two high-speed trains involved in a collision near Toledo, Spain. The image show an Iryo train which had been travelling from Madrid to Seville and the Renfe AVE 2080 train which had been travelling in same direction behind it, with arrows indicating direction of travel right to left. An inset photo shows several derailed and overturned carriages from the Iryo train. Another label points to part of the Renfe train on the opposite side

Spain train crash: What we know after two trains collide with dozens feared dead
A still image taken from an undated drone video released September 24, 2026, shows destroyed vehicles sitting on a street in Oleshky, Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine.

Ceasefire extended across Ukraine’s Kherson region, officials say
Stan Wawrinka roars in celebration at the Swiss Indoors event in Basel

Stan Wawrinka retires: Three-time Grand Slam champion’s career ends with Basel defeat
Real Madrid have now won five consecutive games in all competitions

Real Madrid beat Barcelona in El Clasico as La Liga heats up
Kimi Antonelli celebrating with the Mercedes team after winning the US Grand Prix. He is surrounded by people taking photographs or holding microphones

US Grand Prix: Kimi Antonelli delivers ‘the race of a champion who isn’t the champion yet’
Alexia Putellas with the Ballon d'Or Feminin trophy

Ballon d’Or Feminin: Alexia Putellas wins award for record-equalling third time
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on a visit to Nottingham this month

Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation
A weightlifter at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Moscow to host 2030 World Weightlifting Championships
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on a visit to Nottingham this month

Norway and Finland hold rare call with Putin to discuss ending war
Mercury Prize : RAYE - I Hate The Way I Look Today

Truce begins in Ukraine city where residents ate weeds to survive
Here For The History

Early reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia elections
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Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting sent for psychiatric observation
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Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine’s Starlink connection as service restored
A three-panel composite showing Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in separate portrait photographs.

Who actually controls Ukraine’s access to Starlink?
Here For The History

Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France
Split screen Nick Beake wears a black hat talking to the camera and a protester is about to throw a fence at police

Fireworks and tear gas as protesters and riot police clash in Paris
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Ukraine says Starlink connection ‘now stable’ after network limits
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Man arrested after fire at Hitler’s mountaintop Eagle’s Nest retreat
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Ruins of city hall a symbol of France divided by protests
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Junior Eurovision 2026: Ireland’s duo takes the stage in Malta
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France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots
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Freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard was tortured in Russian jail, former Ukrainian prisoners say