A woman has been airlifted to hospital after falling 20 metres (65ft) down a Lake District fell. Mountain rescue teams carried out a near six-and-a-half hour operation at Sharp Edge,…
Tag: Europe
Hungary: Oldest Olympic gold medallist Keleti dies at 103
Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103. Five-time Olympic champion Hungarian gymnast Keleti won her first gold aged 31…
Ireland: Man in court charged in connection with Wexford death
A man in his 30s has been charged with the murder of a man in County Wexford. John O’Connor, 58, was pronounced dead at a residence in Cluain Fada, New…
Ireland: Man charged with mother’s murder after body found in bog
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murdering his mother in the Republic of Ireland. The body of Mirjana Pap, 58, was found in a bog close to Clonark in…
Sweden: Green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Heavy snow blends into white thick clouds in Skellefteå, a riverside city in northern Sweden that is home to 78,000 residents. It’s also the location of what was supposed to…
UK: Badenoch calls for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a full national public inquiry into the UK’s “rape gangs scandal”. It comes after Home Office minister Jess Phillips rejected Oldham Council’s request…
Slovakia: PM Robert Fico threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January,…
Montenegro: Twelve people killed in shooting spree
A gunman has killed 12 people, including two children, in a series of shootings in southern Montenegro.Authorities said the man – later identified as Aco Martinovic, 45 – had been…
Scotland: Ice and snow warnings issued as temperatures drop
A Met Office yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for the north and west of Scotland as temperatures drop across the country. A yellow warning for snow also…
Wales: Heavy snow forecast this weekend
Heavy snow is expected to hit Wales this weekend, with a yellow weather warning in place for the whole country. Snowfall of up to 30cm (12in) is forecast for some…