A railway station which was shut due to flooding brought by heavy rainfall amid Storm Bert has reopened. Great Western Railway (GWR) confirmed Newbury Station was now fully open after work to…
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Norway: Authorities suspend controversial deep-sea mining plan
Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining.Oslo had planned to let companies apply to mine 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq miles) of…
Russia: Moscow races ahead of NATO in weapons production for Ukraine war- SIPRI
New research shows that the revenues of Russia’s top defence contractors outpaced those of their United States and European counterparts last year, as they increased weapons production more effectively than…
Norway: Son of Norwegian princess arrested on suspicion of rape
The son of Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Marius Borg Høiby, 27, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince…
UK: Man arrested after police seize 56,000 bird eggs
A man has been arrested after more than 56,000 bird eggs were seized during a series of raids. Essex Police attended an address in Benfleet, Essex, on Thursday as part…
Georgia: President Salome Zourabichvili will not step down until ‘illegitimate’ election rerun
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said she will not leave office when her term ends because the parliament is “illegitimate”, while the prime minister warned against a “revolution” amid continuing pro-European…
Kosovo: Police arrest eight people over canal explosion blamed on Serbia
Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla says police have arrested eight people after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled…
Romania: Nation vote in parliamentary elections as far right hopes to make gains
Romanians are voting in a parliamentary election a week after the first round of the presidential election saw right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu emerge at the top. Sunday’s vote will elect a new…
Belgium: New law gives sex workers maternity leave and pensions
Under a new law in Belgium – the first of its kind in the world, sex workers will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance, pensions, maternity leave and…
Georgia: President Salome Zourabichvili calls for new elections as protests erupt again
Georgia’s pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government’s decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold.…