Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland music festival Tens of thousands of campers have arrived at Tomorrowland in Belgium, a day after a fire destroyed the festival’s main stage. Festival organisers have insisted that the event in the town of Boom, south of Antwerp, will continue without the stage, adding …

A fire has destroyed the main stage at Tomorrowland music festival in Belgium, just two days before the event was set to open. Thick plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky as flames engulfed one side of the main stage. Festival organisers said on Wednesday evening …

A volcano has erupted in Iceland spewing out streams of bright yellow and orange lava – the latest in a string of volcanic events in the region in recent years. Iceland has seen about 12 eruptions since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula – close to the capital Reykjavik – …

At least two people have been killed and a further 27 injured following a Russian air strike on a shopping centre and market in the town of Dobropillia in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, officials have said. More than 50 shops, 300 apartments and eight cars were damaged in the attack …

The winners of the €250m (£216m) EuroMillions jackpot have said they plan to remain in Ireland but have been looking at holiday homes in the sun. A member of the family syndicate – who have chosen to remain anonymous – bought the winning ticket at Clifford’s Centra in Cork city …

Three men in their 20s have been given long jail terms for their part in the fatal shooting of award-winning hip-hop artist C Gambino in Gothenburg last year. C Gambino, whose real name was Karar Ramadan, had been named hip-hop artist of 2023 in Sweden’s Grammis music awards a month …

France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed cutting two public holidays as part of a 2026 budget proposal to slash overall spending while also increasing defence expenses. Bayrou suggested axing Easter Monday and 8 May, a day that commemorates the Allied victory at the end of World War Two in …

Getty Images The town of Torre Pacheco in southern Spain has seen several nights of unrest A total of 14 people have been arrested and extra police have been deployed after an attack on a pensioner sparked anti-migrant unrest in a small town in southern Spain. Three people of North …

Ukrainians are tired, run down by the emotional toll of the invasion and the physical toll of sleepless nights due to air raid sirens, explosions and the screeching sounds of attack drones. “It was a long night,” is a common remark you will hear in Kyiv. So, US President Donald …

Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia Editor Getty Images Trump has threatened further sanctions unless Russia strikes a deal to end the Ukraine war within 50 days In the Oval Office on Monday, Donald Trump was talking tough, announcing new US arms shipments to Ukraine paid for by European governments, and threatening …

Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who earned international recognition after publicly testifying at her mass-rape trial last year, has been given France’s top honour. The 72-year-old was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France’s Bastille Day. Pelicot waived her right to anonymity during …

A man has escaped a French prison by hiding in the bag of a fellow inmate who was leaving prison after serving their sentence, officials told local media. The prison service has launched an investigation after the man escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison in south-east France on Friday, according to broadcaster …

US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, for Ukraine via Nato. Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, “we’re going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that”, adding that Nato would pay for the weapons. …

PA Media UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed a deal to send some migrants who cross the Channel on small boats back to France. For every migrant sent back, France would send an asylum seeker to the UK – potentially one with a …

Despite sanctions and pressure from the West, Russia continues to push on with its war effort in Ukraine. Tough language by the US President Donald Trump has had little effect on the outlook of the Russian president, who is intensifying attacks on land and in the air. The BBC’s Russian …

Ayse Sayin BBC Turkish in Ankara Paul Kirby Europe digital editor DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan still commands support among many Kurds After 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK will hold a ceremony on Friday to mark a symbolic first step …

Sweden’s migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups. Johan Forssell confirmed on Thursday that the person named by the anti-racism watchdog Expo recently as being a “close relative” of an unnamed minister and “active in the far …

Reuters CCTV footage shows the SBU officer heading outside shortly after 09:00 local time A senior Ukrainian intelligence officer has been gunned down in broad daylight in Kyiv, officials have said. The agent of the domestic Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was shot several times in a car park after …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a confidence vote tabled by a far-right faction in the European Parliament. Although the outcome was not a surprise, the fact that it came about at all was not a positive signal for von der Leyen, who began her second term …

Romanian Police/HMRC Romanian police have targeted a gang suspected of being behind a complex scam in which stolen data was used to fraudulently claim millions in tax repayments from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), police have said. Thirteen people were detained during armed raids around Bucharest, and luxury cars and …