Europe News

France: Cyclone death toll in Mayotte rises to 39

'The work of identifying the victims of the cyclone continues, in coordination with local officials and associations,' according to the island's prefect

Punters throng London's historic Christmas meat auction

Hundreds of people, some in Santa hats and others holding up placards with meat orders, gather in Smithfield's Victorian market building

Le Pen says days of new French government numbered

France has been mired in political deadlock since Macron gambled on snap elections this summer in the hopes of bolstering his authority

How Finnish youth learn to spot disinformation

Skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amid a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns in the country

The barnacle, Spaniards' favourite Christmas dish, imperilled by climate change

The rise in sea temperatures has severely affected barnacle habitats, as they thrive in icy waters

Pimp my carriage: How to ride in style like Austria's famed emperor Franz Joseph

People would line the streets, hoping to throw petitions and protest letters into his carriage, knowing it was the only way to get the emperor's ear

London wall illuminates Covid's enduring pain at Christmas

UK families of some 240,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain

France mourns Mayotte victims amid uncertainty over government

President Macron and his wife Brigitte observed a moment of silence in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace for the victims in Mayotte

Swiss business gets Christmas bonus from EU trade deal

Switzerland’s economy was already tipped to outperform its neighbours

Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens to limited crowds

It is just one of the sites being cleaned up across the capital as it prepares for the arrival of 33 million people in 2025 for the Jubilee of the Catholic Church