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Covid-19 death toll in Italy surpasses 100,000

Italy has surpassed 100,000 deaths in the pandemic, a year after it became the first country in Europe to go into lockdown in a...

Ash rains down on towns as Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions

A particularly spectacular blast from Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has sent out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone onto Sicilian villages, the...

New Covid cases increase by one million across Europe

Europe recorded one million new coronavirus cases last week, an increase of 9% from the previous week and a reversal that ended a six-week...

First oak trees selected to replace Notre Dame’s spire

The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Berce forest in the...

German vaccine panel approves AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

Germany’s independent vaccine committee has formally approved giving the AstraZeneca jab to people aged 65 and over, the country’s health minister has said. Jens Spahn...

Suspect in car bomb killing of Maltese journalist changes plea to guilty

One of three men accused of killing Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bombing has changed his plea to guilty and...

Mount Etna eruptions impress even seasoned volcano watchers

Mount Etna has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the Sicilian sky each night. The latest eruption...

Czech freediver sets record distance swimming under ice

A Czech freediver has set a world record for men swimming under ice. David Vencl swam 80.9 metres (265ft) holding his breath on Tuesday. In...

Hard-hit French region home to Cannes and Nice faces weekend lockdowns

A region in south-east France is adding daytime weekend lockdowns to a 12-hour nightly curfew already in place seven days a week to slow...

Clashes break out on fifth night of protests over rapper imprisonment

A fifth night of protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist has once more devolved into clashes between police and members...

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