Getty Images France’s Emmanuel Macron has had time to prepare to name a new prime minister French President Emmanuel Macron has come under pressure to name a new prime minister quickly after François Bayrou lost a vote of no confidence and on Tuesday handed him his resignation. The fall of …

The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford says Sunday’s attack caused “a huge amount of damage”. BBC News

Norway’s Labour party under Jonas Gahr Støre has won a second term in general elections, ahead of a populist right-wing party that doubled its vote. In a country used to minority governments, Labour has a chance of forming a narrow two-seat majority in the 169-seat Storting, if it secures the …

A former anaesthetist has gone on trial in the city of Besançon, in eastern France, accused of intentionally poisoning 30 people, including 12 patients who died. Frédéric Péchier, 53, considered by colleagues to be a highly-talented practitioner, was first placed under investigation eight years ago, when he was suspected of …

More than three million people watched a segment about Guernsey on French television, the States of Guernsey has said. The six-minute prime-time slot on national TV channel M6 featured a tour of Victor Hugo’s house, a visit to the spot where Auguste Renoir created some of his paintings, and visits …

The first millennial saint has been canonised by Pope Leo on Sunday, with thousands attending the ceremony in Rome. Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian boy, died of leukaemia in 2006, aged 15. He has been labelled “the patron saint of the internet” for his work recording miracles online, and running …

Police in the Czech Republic have finally arrested the driver of a Formula 1-type racing car which had been spotted on the motorway on numerous occasions since 2019. The red racing car, decked out in full Ferrari livery, was followed to a property in the village of Buk, some 60km …

One of Kyiv’s main government buildings has been damaged in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia. Until now, no government building has been hit with the centre of Kyiv very heavily defended since the start of the full-scale invasion. Elsewhere in the city, several multi-storey residential buildings were struck …

Alex MaxiaBBC News, in Norway STIAN LYSBERG SOLUM/NTB/AFP Conservative Erna Solberg is challenged by Labour’s Jonas Gahr Støre during a TV debate in the run-up to the election Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday in a tight race to decide whether to continue with a Labour-led government …

Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday’s deadly funicular crash in Lisbon say a cable along the railway’s route snapped, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly. “After examining the wreckage at the site, it was immediately determined that the cable connecting the two carriages had given way,” the preliminary report …

Italian designer Donatella Versace carried a bouquet of white flowers as she arrived to pay tribute to the late fashion designer Giorgio Armani. Armani’s coffin is on public view this weekend in Milan, Italy, before a private funeral on Monday. The designer’s casket was surrounded by candles at the Armani/Teatro …

As Sonia Silva prepared to leave work on Wednesday evening, she was asked by a colleague to help with a quick task. It meant she missed her regular funicular ride down the hill with a work friend on their commute home from the office in the centre of Lisbon. When …

BBC Three British nationals were killed in the Lisbon funicular crash, Portuguese police have said. The Glória funicular, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday, killing 16. More than 20 people were also injured, with five in a critical condition. This breaking news story is …

Alice CuddySenior international reporter, in Lisbon Reuters There is a palpable sense of shock on the faces of people gathering at the site of a major funicular crash in the Portuguese capital as they hear of how a three-year-old German boy was pulled alive from the wreckage – a lucky …

Annabel RackhamCulture reporter Getty Images Armani reimagined and modernised women’s and men’s suits The Italian fashion designer and billionaire brand owner Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. He was the archetype of Italian style and elegance, reimagining men’s and women’s suits for a modern audience. Armani, which …

Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Anadolu via Getty Images Ukraine is looking for security guarantees as part of a deal to end the 40-month full-scale Russian war The leaders of about 30 Western countries are taking part in a summit in Paris with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, with the aim of giving …

At least 17 people have been killed after a funicular cable railway derailed and hit a building in Portugal’s capital Lisbon. More than 20 others were injured, including four Portuguese, two German and two Spanish nationals – authorities say a three-year-old child was also hurt. Local police are investigating the …

Portugal is in mourning after at least 17 people died and some 20 more were injured when Lisbon’s famous funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening. A transport worker was among those killed, while a three-year-old German boy was reported to have escaped with minor injuries. Those hurt include four …

A train on Lisbon’s famous Gloria funicular cable railway derailed and crashed, injuring at least 20 people. Margarida Castro Martins, the head of Portugal’s Civil Protection Authority, said that several people remain trapped at the scene. Two people are in critical condition and five are in “minor” condition, Martins said. …

EU member states will be asked to vote on a significant trade deal with four South American economies, after the European Commission promised “robust safeguards” for farmers. The EU’s executive said the agreement with the Mercosur bloc – made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – would create a …