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Danish submarine killer sentenced for brief prison escape

A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine has been given a 19-month sentence for his attempt...

France’s health minister receives AstraZeneca jab

France’s health minister has received the first injection of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital near Paris. Olivier Veran argued that the jab was...

Snow and ice disrupt transport across Europe

Germany and the Netherlands have seen transport disrupted as heavy snowfall and icy temperatures gripped parts of central and northern Europe. The weather led to...

Heavy snow and strong winds hit parts of Britain

Heavy snow that could cause disruption has hit parts of the UK. It is “bitterly cold” as strong easterly winds from Ukraine and the Black...

France failed to meet own climate change goals, court rules

The French state failed to take sufficient action to fight climate change, a court has ruled in a case brought by a group of...

Germany looking to accelerate sluggish distribution of vaccines

Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state governors were planning to talk with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry on ways to beef up the country’s...

AstraZeneca to supply nine million more vaccine doses, says European Union

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to supply nine million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter, the...

Germany expects limited EU approval for AstraZeneca vaccine

Germany’s health minister said he expects the European Union’s drug regulator to authorise a coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca on Friday, but it may...

French police face action over Macarena party at station

At least two dozen French police officials are facing internal punishment for holding a party in a police station where they were filmed dancing...

131 arrested on ‘calmer’ night during virus curfew in Netherlands

Dutch police have said the fourth night of the Netherlands’ coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nights, which were marred by...

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