The EU and US consider sanctions after Belarus forced a plane carrying a dissident journalist to land.

Operators of the cable car near Lake Maggiore said maintenance and checks were carried out regularly.

German Catholics challenge the Vatican's conservative teaching on gay blessings and female preachers.

Health chief urges people to get their second jab, as more than 760,000 doses are given in a day.

Trials suggest dogs could contribute to efforts to prevent the spread of Covid at mass gatherings.

More than £1m of gold and silver historical artefacts were taken in the burglary on Friday night.

The lead singer of the winning Italian band Måneskin dismisses online speculation about cocaine use.

French teens can use the funds for cinema tickets, musical instruments or to buy books and videos.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky vows to build a country without oligarchs, but can he deliver?

UK tourists will be free to enter the country without a negative Covid-19 PCR test from Monday.

Italy's Måneskin have won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with their entry, Zitti e Buoni.

Mehmet Aziz was behind one of Cyprus's most important recent achievements but few have heard of him.

BBC Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford gets rare access to the Russian military base, known as Arctic Trefoil.

A horse deal gone sour underlines problems bedevilling a world-famous Polish stud farm.

A photo of a volunteer comforting a migrant in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta goes viral.

Norway's Eurovision entry has come to this years competition with more than music on the agenda.

Russia vows to protect its interests from a remote outpost as global warming opens up the Arctic.

After being cancelled and replaced by an online 'event' last year, the competition is back on and welcoming over 3,000 fans to the live show.

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg returns to delight you with his piano renditions and encyclopaedic knowledge of the Eurovision Song Contest.

George Nkencho was shot dead by police officers outside his Dublin home in December 2020.

Iceland's entrant Daði og Gagnamagnið will no longer be performing live at Eurovision.

A man from County Meath sets an Irish men's record for the Backyard Ultra Last One Standing race.