Armin Laschet wins the backing of the CDU executive for the chancellor's job in September's elections.

The European Super League has been created "to save football", says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.

'The bonfire of greed' and 'the worst announcement in football history' is just some of the reaction across Europe to the Super League.

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg travels 2,000 miles east of Moscow to gauge the mood of ordinary Russians.

The Czech Republic says Russia was involved in a deadly blast at an ammunition depot in 2014.

The prominent Putin critic has been on hunger strike for 20 days, demanding to see his own doctor.

The role of Russia's GRU agency in a fatal 2014 explosion raises questions about its capabilities.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the European Super League is a "disgraceful, self-serving" proposal.

The raid in Tenerife unearthed gun parts and manuals on guerrilla warfare, police say,

A 2010 report claims the Chinese company once had "unlimited access" to phone calls made in the country.

Jose Mourinho is sacked by Tottenham Hotspur after just 17 months in charge.

The mother, accused of ordering the abduction, is found with her daughter in a squat in Switzerland.

Few outside Russia had heard of the GRU before the nerve agent attack in the UK city of Salisbury.

For the first time, the German Greens have announced a candidate to run in Germany's federal vote.

Europe's biggest teams have suffered during the Covid pandemic and say they want financial stability.

Border checks have caused tension in Northern Ireland but were there warnings in the Brexit campaign?

Björn Ulvaeus on the Swedish band's song contest win on British soil, and the future of streaming.

Misleading videos were aired on Russian TV claiming to show the arrival of US tanks and planes in Ukraine.

The BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from the front line between soldiers and separatists.

Students in one of the world's most expensive cities get stunning views of Zurich in a former business hotel.

Nadya and Emna live 12,000 km away from each other but both have been told what they can and can’t wear.

Two years since the fire, workers are preparing for the reconstruction phase of the Paris landmark.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks of the "collective pride" of the reconstruction efforts.

One firefighter has died and two are seriously hurt after a massive blaze at a historic factory in St Petersburg.