BBC Weather forecast heavy rain in parts of Europe Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info BBC weather forecaster Alina Jenkins said wet weather is set to come in from the Atlantic at the start of the new week. Spain will see cooler temperatures as it is struck by heavy rain. This weather front will move further through central Europe to France and parts of Germany. Related articles BBC Weather: Red warnings issued in Europe as violent storms strike Sunny spells for many but rain set to drench western parts of UK Elsewhere in Europe, Scandinavia can expect wet and windy weather while south eastern countries will see …
Dutch Jews died in ‘secret Nazi gas chamber’ in 1941
By Paul Kirby Published 17 February Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics The Holocaust Over 100 Dutchmen were sent to their deaths at a secret Nazi gas chamber in 1941, a year before Nazis began mass deportations of Jews to gas chambers. The men were seized in Amsterdam in the Netherlands in February 1941, in the first Nazi raids on Jews in Western Europe, and sent to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Historian Wally de Lang says 108 were murdered at the nearby Hartheim Castle. They were given fictitious causes of death, she explains. Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940 and over the next five years more than three-quarters of the Jewish population were murdered, with deportations to the extermination camp at Auschwitz beginning in July 1942. The large-scale round-up, or razzia , of Jews began on 22 and 23 February 1941 in …
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Putin launches massive war games with 200,000 troops spanning 2,000km on Europe’s doorstep in warning to the West
VLADIMIR Putin has launched massive war games with 200,000 troops spanning 2,000km on Europe's doorstep in a warning to the West. The Zapad-2021 military drills include Belarus and run north to south from the Baltic to Ukraine amid fears of flashpoints along east-west frontiers. But Putin’s forces are also staging simultaneous major war games in the Arctic after completing separate large-scale joint exercises in ex-Soviet republics bordering strife-torn Afghanistan on Thursday. The Zapad-2021 exercises - or West-2021, in English - involve a total of 200,000 troops, 80 warplanes and helicopters, plus some 760 pieces of military equipment including 290 tanks, and 240 artillery pieces, multiple launcher rocket systems, and mortars. The joint exercises with landlocked Belarus - which borders three NATO countries - come amid a significant step towards Russia swallowing up its westerly neighbour after talks between Putin and Minsk dictator Alexander Lukashenko . On …
BBC Weather: Sunny spells for many but rain set to drench western parts of UK
BBC Weather: Mixed conditions forecast for UK Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Speaking to BBC Breakfast , weather presenter Chris Fawkes stressed how despite the incoming weather front temperatures will remain mild, lingering in the high teens to early twenties. But he warned Sunday evening and overnight into Monday could see temperatures plummet for parts of Scotland which could see temperatures as low as 3C as Monday arrives. Related articles UK holidays: How to save money on an autumn staycation Hottest locations in the UK for a sunny staycation named The weather presenter said: “We have got a mixed picture …
Putin to sell $1BILLION of weapons including missile systems to Belarus following joint war drills on doorstep of Europe
VLADIMIR Putin is selling $1BILLION-worth of weapons to Belarus - stoking fears of a conflict in Europe, reports say. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko - dubbed the continent's last dictator - said he was discussing buying S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia, local media reports . Moscow will also reportedly supply the cash-strapped country with new fighter jets in order to patrol its borders with Europe. Russia and Belarus have already agreed to integrate their economies including establishing common tax and customs measures in a plan which will increase Moscow's influence over its neighbour. This comes after Lukashenko was sanctioned by the West for his ruthless crackdown on political protestors following his "rigged" election victory last year. Landlocked Belarus is on Europe’s doorstep and is close to the tinderbox in Ukraine. The cooperation between the two nations is being closely monitored by Western powers. This week, Russia and its ally …
Merkel legacy: EU’s queen with a tarnished crown
Katya Adler @BBCkatyaadler on Twitter Published 1 hour ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Queen of Europe was once one of Angela Merkel's many nicknames. But now Germany's powerful chancellor is poised to turn her back on politics following this month's elections, I'm not sure that royal label will stick. True: Angela Merkel is, by far, the longest-serving amongst current EU leaders. She's participated in an estimated 100 EU summits, not infrequently being described as "the only grown-up in the room". True, too: she memorably helped steer the bloc through the migration crisis, the euro crisis, Covid-19 and, to an extent, even Brexit. But this is a tale of two Merkels. Her European legacy, like her domestic one, is mixed. The criticism levelled at her back home - that during her 16 long years at Germany's helm, she was a Krisenmanagerin , or crisis manager, …
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French slave statue defaced in apparent racist attack
Published 36 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A statue of a black female slave in the French city of Bordeaux has been covered with white paint in an apparent racist attack, city officials said. The bronze statue is of Modeste Testas, an African slave who was bought by a family in Bordeaux in the 18th century. She was later freed. The statue was found defaced on Monday morning, but has now been cleaned. Bordeaux city hall said it would file a criminal complaint, saying it was "probably racist" in nature. Très surpris ce matin de voir ainsi la statue de Modeste Testas. Elle est à moitié recouverte de blanc. #bordeaux #gironde #modestetestas #LaCleDesOndes @SO_Bordeaux @20minutesbord @OEscots @KarfaDIALLO pic.twitter.com/LPEiPM647A — La Clé Des Ondes (@LaCleDesOndes) September 13, 2021 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external …
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Merkel: Integrating Balkans into EU is strategic for both
7 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — It's in the European Union's strategic interests to integrate the Balkan states into the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday as she urged Serbia and other countries in the region to do more on democratic reforms in order to join. The Western Balkan states — which include Serbia, Bosnia, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo — have for decades sought EU membership. But due to the bloc’s stalled interest in enlargement and the years of diplomatic crises the EU faced as Britain left the bloc, those Balkan nations have been left to seek other alliances, including with Russia and China. “All of us who are already members of the European Union should always make clear to ourselves that there is an absolute geo-strategic interest for us to really include these countries into the EU,” Merkel said at a joint news conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in the Serbian capital …
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EU climate chief: energy prices hike should boost transition
2 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's climate czar said Tuesday the 27-nation bloc should ensure that the most vulnerable people won't pay the heaviest price of the green transition, and pledged measures guaranteeing equal burden-sharing across society, amid a global surge of energy prices. “The one thing we cannot afford is for the social side to be opposed to the climate side. I see this threat very clearly now that we have a discussion about the price hike in the energy sector," said Frans Timmermans, the European Commission vice president in charge of climate issues. As the global demand for gas has soared, energy prices have surged across Europe at a time when the EU is pushing for a quick phasing-out of coal and the development of sustainable sources of energy. Carbon prices have rocketed in recent months, having an impact on electricity bills. “Only about one fifth of the price increase can be attributed to Co2 prices rising. The other is simply …
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The Latest: FM says Taliban to deter attacks from territory
7 KABUL, Afghanistan — The foreign minister in Afghanistan’s new Taliban-run Cabinet says the government remains committed to its promises not to allow militants to use its territory to attack others. In his first press conference since the Taliban formed an interim government a week ago, Molavi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Tuesday would not give a timeframe for how long the government would be in place or whether it would eventually be opened up to other factions, minorities or women. When asked about the possibility of elections, Muttaqi demanded other countries not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal issues. ___ MORE ON AFGHANISTAN: — UN seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover — Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison — Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities — Kabul flag shop that started in Soviet era retools yet again ___ HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: ROME — …
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