Two police officers have been injured after a police car was deliberately rammed in Crossmaglen in County Armagh on Tuesday morning. The officers were on patrol at about 05:30 GMT…
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UK: Government calls for pause on Vauxhall plant closure
The Government has called for car giant Stellantis to review its plans to close Luton’s Vauxhall van factory. The move was confirmed by the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds who has…
UK: Car industry consulted over 2030 petrol and diesel ban
The UK motor industry is being consulted over how the phasing-out of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 will work, the government has announced. The ban on sales of…
Serbia: Balkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power
Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity after heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia. “Despite efforts and continuous…
UK: Storm-hit road to stay shut as trees to be felled
About 40 further trees are to be felled on private land in Gloucestershire after high winds knocked down 70 trees onto a road during Storm Darragh. The A436 has been…
UK: PM Keir Starmer and Zelensky discuss UK training of Ukrainian forces
Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed on the “importance of refining” the UK’s training of Ukrainian forces to “bolster” the country’s defence. In a call with the Ukrainian…
UK: Christmas Eve flights disrupted due to fog
Flights to and from the Channel Islands have been delayed, diverted or cancelled because of poor weather. Tuesday’s forecast in both Guernsey and Jersey is overcast and misty, with fog…
Kazakhstan: Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with about 70 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there…
Germany: Magdeburg attack offers far right fertile ground despite suspect’s backing for AfD
“I feel bad, I still do,” said Eidwicht, as she stood in the Christmas market close to the spot where the car sped through on Friday, killing five people and…
Sweden: China claims cooperation in Baltic Sea cable probe, Sweden says otherwise
China says it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though Sweden alleges Beijing has not been adequately transparent in…