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Europe News

Deutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid

The head of DWS, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, has resigned, after 50 German investigators raided its offices over alleged greenwashing.

01/06/2022

World News

Investigators have found 'new evidence' in Madeleine McCann case

Prosecutors have told Portuguese TV they are "convinced" that the identified suspect killed the British girl.

04/05/2022

Culture news

New police footage shows aftermath of 'Rust' shooting

Law enforcement officials have released a series of video clips from the aftermath of the fatal October shooting of Halyna Hutchins by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of his new film 'Rust'

26/04/2022

United Kingdom

UK MPs approve probe into Boris Johnson's alleged 'partygate' lies

If the inquiry by a committee of MPs finds that Johnson lied to parliament over illegal parties during Covid lockdowns, pressure will intensify for him to resign.

21/04/2022

Portugal

Probe into Portuguese church sex abuse receives nearly 300 claims

A panel that began its inquiry in January has received witness statements from 290 alleged victims, with cases involving children as young as two years old.

12/04/2022

Poland

Polish commission again accuses Russia over 2010 Smolensk plane crash

The country's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others died in the crash.

11/04/2022

The Cube

Investigations launched into alleged mistreatment of Russian prisoners

Kyiv and Moscow are investigating a graphic video which has been widely shared on social media but has not been verified.

29/03/2022

USA

Trump probably tried to block election result 'corruptly', judge says

The district judge's comments came as a Trump adviser was ordered to release 100 emails to the committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.

28/03/2022

Spain

Spanish prosecutors shelve fraud probes into former king Juan Carlos I

The "King Emiret" could not be convicted due to the statute of limitations, prosecutors said.

02/03/2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson returns police questionnaire into 'partygate' scandal

Police are investigating a dozen social events in Downing Street and government offices during lockdown, spread over several dates in 2020 and 2021.

19/02/2022

Europe News

'Nazi salute' in EU parliament was 'an innocent wave', says MEP

Angel Dzhambazki raised his right hand after speaking in a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary.

17/02/2022

United Kingdom

Police launch probe into Prince Charles' foundation

UK police have launched an investigation into allegations that donations to Prince Charles' foundation were given to secure honours and citizenship for a Saudi national, Scotland Yard said.

16/02/2022

United Kingdom

Northern Irish police accused of collusion in murders during Troubles

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has apologised to victims' families after the ombudsman report.

08/02/2022

United Kingdom

'He took us all for fools': UK PM slammed over 'partygate' report

"The prime minister took us all for fools" and "showed himself unfit for office", said opposition leader Keir Starmer

31/01/2022

Germany

Pesticide misuse suspected in deaths of two children in Germany

Tests at the children's home showed the presence of phosphine, a highly toxic chemical.

27/01/2022

USA

New York attorney-general reveals Trump's company misled banks

Former US President Donald Trump's company allegedly used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.

19/01/2022

World News

Investigation shines light on betrayal of Anne Frank and family

A cold case team has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family.

17/01/2022

Tech News

Facebook fails to stop a second FTC antitrust case going ahead

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, was unable to derail a second attempt by the FTC to bring an antitrust case against the company.

12/01/2022

Germany

German police carry out raids over negligence during deadly floods

The searches were focused on an opencast mine near the western village of Erftstadt.

11/01/2022

Poland

Polish investigation refutes Belarusian claims about diverted flight

The plane was diverted to Minsk, where Belarusian opposition figure and journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested.

10/12/2021