World
Europe
Updated
World elections
Macron appoints ‘French Joe Biden’ as new PM to break political deadlock
Michel Barnier drove a hard bargain in Brexit negotiations, infuriating Brexiteers during a time of tense relations with the EU.
- by Rob Harris
Latest
Graphic content
Crime
French woman testifies against husband accused of bringing men to rape her
Gisele Pelicot could have chosen to keep the trial behind closed doors, but she decided it was important for all to hear her story and to shame the accused men.
- by Catherine Porter
Deed or the breed? Britain wrestles with an XL dog problem
Barely a week goes by without a news report of someone being mauled or killed by a dog somewhere in Britain, but is banning dangerous breeds the answer?
- by Rob Harris
‘The gig is up’: Navy officer secretly installed Wi-Fi on US warship
A senior officer of the USS Manchester was court-martialled when a navy investigation found she and other crew members had hidden a Wi-Fi device in a printer.
- by Edward Helmore
‘Should never have happened’: Grenfell Tower fire inquiry cites ‘incompetence’, ‘greed’
The deaths of 72 people in the fire in June 2017 were “all avoidable”, the chairman of the inquiry into the disaster has said.
- by Rob Harris
Daughter storms out of father’s rape trial after court hears he kept nude pictures of her
A husband is accused of drugging his wife and orchestrating her rape and sexual abuse for a decade by at least 50 other men, in a case which has appalled France.
- by Henry Samuel
Updated
Russia-Ukraine war
‘Let Ukraine strike back’: Birmingham urges West to help after Russian strike claims at least 50 lives
Now a Russian air attack on Lviv on Wednesday has killed three people, injured more than 30 and destroyed historic buildings in the heart of the city.
- by Rob Harris
French man who ‘drugged wife and invited dozens of men to rape her’ goes on trial
A husband is accused of drugging his wife and orchestrating her rape and sexual abuse for a decade by at least 50 other men, in a case which has appalled France.
- by Henry Samuel
33,000 dragons and some octopuses: What happened when 5 million pieces of Lego went overboard
Nearly 30 years ago millions of Lego pieces plunged into the sea in what became known as the Great Lego Spill. They are still bobbing up today.
- by Aimee Ortiz
Prince Harry has ‘no interest’ in returning to royal duties
Harry’s efforts to maintain contact with old friends have prompted speculation he is seeking a fresh start and even an official working role within the family fold.
- by Victoria Ward and India McTaggart
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles week after ‘most massive’ attack of war
The attack injured at least two people and cars were set ablaze across the city as Russian president Vladimir Putin prepares to visit Mongolia.
- by Pavel Polityuk, Valentyn Ogirenko and Reuters