Taboos fall away as far-right EU candidates breach red line
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 08:06
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Europe's taboos are falling away. Virulent language castigating immigration and Islam is creeping from extremist fringe groups on social media and the dark web into politics, and getting new...
No more Mr Europe: Macron forced to curb EU ambitions
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 08:03
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
French President Emmanuel Macron sees himself as Europe's savior, and this week's European Parliament elections as a make-or-break moment for the beleaguered European Union. But Macron is no...
Updated: Seeking Brexit support, May offers vote on new referendum
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 17:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Theresa May says Parliament will get the chance to vote on whether to hold a new referendum on Britain's EU membership, as she tries to get lawmakers to back her divorce deal...
Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 15:24
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain has become insolvent, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. The firm said Tuesday that it had gone into administration, a form of bankruptcy...
Blurred lines: A pregnant man's tragedy tests gender notions
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 11:53
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
When the man arrived at the hospital with severe abdominal pains, a nurse didn't consider it an emergency, noting that he was obese and had stopped taking blood pressure medicines. In reality, he was...
EU citizens in UK to use EU vote to have a say on Brexit
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 07:34
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Hedwig Hegtermans has lived in Britain for two decades, but she didn't have a vote when the country decided in 2016 to leave the European Union. She's determined to have her say on Brexit now. An...
Eiffel Tower closed down after intruder tries to climb up
Monday, 20 May 2019, 18:40
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Eiffel Tower closed down on Monday after a man began trying to scale the Paris monument. A person could be seen dangling just below the third and highest level of the structure. A rescuer...
Watch: Nigel Farage hit with a milkshake in Newcastle
Monday, 20 May 2019, 15:15
Last update: about 8 years ago
A milkshake was thrown at Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage during a walkabout in Newcastle today. Farage was led away by security as a person was dragged away by a Police Community Support...