Protesters jailed longer than migrant who sexually assaulted 14-year-old that sparked Epping unrest
Footage showed Land repeatedly attacking police vehicles, including climbing onto one and kicking the windscreen while masked.
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UK Home Office hands asylum seekers pamphlets explaining that rape is illegal and children cannot consent to sex
The materials note that "laws and customs here may be different from your home country".
Britain’s new justice secretary maintains legal fight to block UK conviction data by nationality
Alex Norris has kept in place an appeal launched by his predecessor against an order to publish seven years of figures.
Guardia Civil confirms 15 rapes in Ceuta and detains man wanted by Interpol
The man was held during reinforced checks at the frontier and remains in the enclave while his extradition is processed.
French prosecutors investigate sexual assault after burglary at centenarian’s home
A woman aged 108 was found partially undressed and in shock at her flat near Lyon, with bottles of perfume taken from ransacked rooms.
GB News presenter forced from home after police warn of threat from Channel smugglers
Officers advised the couple to pack a bag immediately, avoid using their own car in case it had been tampered with and travel by black cab to a safe location.
Greece’s ageing power grid accounts for 75 per cent of land burned this year
Fires traced to the electricity network destroyed more than 14,600 hectares and killed four people in late July alone, preliminary fire brigade findings show.
Female detective sacked and barred for ‘cocks in frocks’ remark on transgender strip-search policy
The phrase was used during a discussion of force policy that allowed biological males who identify as women to insist on being strip-searched by a female officer.
German prosecutors examine 121 more suspected killings by jailed nurse
More than 45 bodies have been exhumed as investigators in Aachen and Cologne widen inquiries into a former palliative care nurse serving life for 10 murders.
Ireland charges Daniel Kinahan hours after Dubai extradition
Armed police met the alleged cartel leader on the runway of a military aerodrome outside Dublin before a late-night court appearance.
US warns its travellers of crime and unrest in Belgium
Washington has kept the country at its second-lowest alert level but added new risk indicators covering theft and protests.
Men connected to death of French streamer get suspended prison sentence and digital ban
Both were also ordered to refrain from streaming platforms for six months, an unusual judicial “bannissement numérique.”
Scottish woman who helped refugees found dead in suitcase in Athens; Afghan man arrested
Forensic examination indicated she had died several days earlier, with initial indications pointing to asphyxiation, though toxicology results were still being processed.
German prosecutors charge former SPD judge over 1.8 million abuse files
The haul is described as one of the largest involving a single individual in Lower Saxony, northern Germany.
Foreign nationals make up nearly half of Germany’s prison population
Despite making up roughly 15 per cent of Germany's total resident population.
EPPO reprimands Bulgarian prosecutor, concludes unprecedented disciplinary case
The EPPO has not disclosed the precise nature of the misconduct, citing confidentiality rules governing disciplinary proceedings.
Dutch minister forced to cancel surprise visit to asylum center because it’s too unsafe
Previous visits by ministers and officials have sometimes been met with protests or required heightened security.
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Robert Amsterdam: “Spain has become a laboratory for tax abuse and institutional decay”
"The level of institutional corruption is unlike anything the European Union should tolerate."
Irish police hunt asylum seeker over killing of US migration activist
Carney, a mother of one who worked locally in healthcare support, had roots in Kerry through her grandparents.
Turkish man suspected of killing six at welfare centre has history of sexual-offence allegations
The man, identified as Fatih Khan G. from Garbsen, near Hanover, opened fire during a scheduled appointment related to a custody dispute.
Turkish comedian arrested over jokes about Erdoğan
Deniz Göktaş faces investigations for “publicly insulting religious values” and insulting the president, offences under Turkish law that carry potential prison…
Violence against German healthcare workers on the rise
Young staff are disproportionately affected, as nearly 80 per cent of those under 30 have faced violence, compared with 29 per cent of those over 60.
German open border activist drove getaway car of Turkish man that killed six in welfare centre
The 65-year-old driver, Sylvia S. from Bremen, was initially detained and is reported to have been heavily involved in the custody dispute as the child’s godmother.
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French prison population hits record high as overcrowding deepens
France's jails have never held more inmates, with 88,829 people now behind bars and thousands sleeping on the floor.
France reopens 88,000 complaints of sexual violence against children
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has openly acknowledged a “terrible failure from the state, and of the justice system”.
Gunman kills six at German child welfare centre
Four women and two men, all of them child welfare workers, were killed. Five died at the scene and a sixth died later in hospital.
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French Prime Minister calls for unannounced mandatory anti-drug tests for ministers and senior officials
Sébastien Lecornu’s office stresses that the state cannot credibly fight drug trafficking while tolerating consumption among its own ranks.
Deadly fire near Lyon in France possibly tied to drug violence
Authorities said it is still too early to know whether anyone in particular was targeted.