German authorities are facing questions about security and what they knew about the suspect accused of using an access lane for emergency vehicles to drive into a Christmas market in…
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UK: Car covered in Christmas lights stopped by police
A motorist who decked out the exterior of their car in Christmas lights was stopped by police who said it was not safe and could distract other drivers. Officers admitted…
Germany: Christmas market attack suspect remanded
A man accused of murdering four women and a nine-year-old boy by driving a car into them at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been remanded…
Italy: Deputy PM Salvini cleared in kidnap trial of migrants blocked at sea
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has been acquitted in a long-running case over his refusal to let a migrant rescue boat dock in Italy in 2019. Judges in the…
Croatian: Child, 7, dies in stabbing at primary school
A seven-year-old child has been killed and other children injured after man entered a primary school in Croatia and attacked a teacher and students with a knife. Three children were…
UK: Black cab manufacturer set to axe jobs
Up to 45 workers at a black cab manufacturer are set to lose their jobs. London Electric Vehicle Company said the move was part of plans to “drive efficiencies” across…
Russia: Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin made the comments via videolink on Sunday while addressing…
Germany: Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures
Volkswagen has reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies. The two sides have, however, agreed to…
USA: Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections
US billionaire Elon Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as the European country gears up for elections in February. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and…
France: Eight sentenced for actions that led to teacher beheading
A French court has sentenced seven men and a woman to prison for their roles in a hate campaign that led to the October 2020 murder of schoolteacher Samuel Paty…