Sixteen people have been injured as a coach carrying German high-school students collided with a delivery van in the eastern Netherlands, Dutch police have said. Eight people including the van driver were seriously hurt, while the remainder suffered minor injuries, the police department of the Gelderland region said. All were …

Meanwhile, Ozon workers in Adygeysk, in the Adygea region, and Nevinnomyssk, in the Stavropol region, have been evacuated. Videos posted on social media of the Ozon attacks have been verified by the BBC. One shows a drone hitting a warehouse in the Orenburg region, while another shows a large plume …

France has seen 301 drownings since 19 June, a government minister has said, linking the sharp rise in deaths compared to last year to the prolonged heatwaves. Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told France Inter radio the number of deaths – a 14% hike on 2025 – was a …

Dobrindt said that last October Germany’s domestic intelligence agency became aware of a possible weapons cache in the woods on the outskirts of Berlin. Officials located the stash with the help of the Berlin State police, and found two handguns and ammunition. The German security authorities suspect the weapons and …

At least 14 people have been killed in a Russian double-tap drone strike on a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local officials have said. Another 121 people – including 22 children – were injured in the city’s biggest mall. More people are also reported to …

Several people have been injured after a sword attack at a high school in Sweden, local authorities say. Police said they had arrested one man after the incident at Brinell School in Fagersta, central Sweden. Officers were called to the scene just after 14:00 local time (13:00 BST) on Friday, …

The bodies of two Belgian men who went missing in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been discovered after being exposed by the melting of a glacier, police have said. A hiker discovered the bodies on 26 July on the Trift Glacier, south of the Swiss city of Lucerne, officials …

The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an electric one. Alessandro Rapinese said the ban was necessary to improve public safety. It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 …

Belgium’s Prince Laurent has legally recognised 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove as his son and heir. Vandenkerckhove, the result of a relationship between the royal and Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten, was quietly brought into Prince Laurent’s family at a town hall ceremony six months ago, although details have …

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. The suspect is alleged by German authorities to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in September 2022, …

The lab routinely tests for 400 substances and “now, in France, we are looking for diuretics”, he adds. It is now 15 years since Anaïs’s encounter with Nègre and seven years since she first spoke to police. Like many of the other accusers, she is frustrated at the length of …

A number of buildings and cars are damaged in the historic city, and the world famous Alhambra palace has temporarily closed. BBC News

An American tourist has died after being struck by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna in Sicily. The 30-year-old, who has not been named by authorities, was on the active volcano on Sunday when a thunderstorm broke out, Italian media report. The man is said to have been found by …

What if Fernandez to Man City doesn’t happen? Talk of City signing 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi has been rumbling all summer, and the club have reportedly held talks with the Moroccan, who would cost an estimated £85m. Bouaddi is said to be keen on the move. The teenager impressed at this …

Two people have died and an evacuation is under way after two fires broke out within minutes of each other on a Greek island near Athens. Fire officials said nearly 200 firefighters were working to extinguish the flames on the island of Salamina and keep them from converging, Greek media …

Four Renaissance paintings of “extraordinary value” have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy’s culture minister has said. Alessandro Giuli confirmed that three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the Madonna with Child and Christ in Pietà, all attributed to Antonello da Messina, …

Six people have been injured at a market in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as the country was hit by a series of Russian strikes. Five people were reportedly killed across Ukraine, while Russian officials said seven people were killed there, in strikes by Ukraine. The BBC’s Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson …

Liechtenstein has announced that it has changed royal succession rules to allow women to ascend the throne. The declaration was made on the national day of the central European country, which has a population of just 44,000. Liechtenstein’s current ruler, Prince Hans-Adam II, has been the head of their royal …

Gregory Melotte, one of those working to extinguish the blaze, told Belgian broadcaster RTBF: “We managed to calm the fire coming from the plain, to prevent it from spreading into the fir forest. We still succeeded in our mission, but it’s not over yet. “The flames are coming towards us, …

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms, after concerns over the harmful effects on children’s …