Cracking down on the shadow economy has become a key goal for the Kremlin. Before the VAT rise took effect, Putin warned the new rules must not push firms...

More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, rescue officials said.Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, around...

Steven Scholtysek, 36, is no stranger to Europe's heatwaves. The German engineer has lived through sweltering summers since his childhood.But this year the heat has been especially unbearable. Western...

Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. A crowd of people - mostly young -...

Delivery riders are to strike in several Italian cities on Wednesday, calling for better working conditions in the intense summer heat.In Milan, city authorities have limited deliveries during the...

A woman who held the legs of her husband as he was nearly sucked head-first out of a Ryanair cabin window on Friday said "half of his body was...

The battle by firefighters in France to bring under control a large wildfire raging in forests south of the country's capital is entering its second day. The Fontainebleau forest...

With at least 12 people dead, this is already among the deadliest wildfires in Spanish history.In 1984, 20 people died in a fire on the Canary Island of La...

The family of a British teenager who died in Greece has mourned a "deeply loved son". The 17-year-old was reportedly involved in a fall from a hotel balcony in...

With at least 11 people dead, this is already among the deadliest wildfires in Spanish history.Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in May that Spain would deploy its largest-ever summer...

"Five thousand planes taking off from European bases based on bilateral basing agreements in the first, in the six weeks between end of February and mid-April, till a ceasefire...

At the summit, Sir Keir is expected to underline the threat posed by Russia to the UK and Nato. The government said Nato had scrambled fighter jets to intercept...