Europe - Western Europe
Swiss vote to ban remote online gambling websites
SBC News reports that foreign gambling sites are to be banned in Switzerland , after Swiss citizens overwhelmingly backed a new gambling…
Merkel more open to Macron’s plans on migration and defence policy than the Euro
AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was more open to French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform migration and defence policy…
Businessman financing Farage’s campaign had multiple meeting with Russian embassy, suggesting Russian interference during BREXIT
The Guardian - Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who bankrolled Nigel Farage’s campaign to quit the EU, had multiple meetings with Russian…
German proposals for strengthening Euro currency union
AP reports that Germany's finance minister is urging bolder steps to strengthen the 19-country euro currency union by setting up a fund…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle steal attention during Queen’s birthday celebration
Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan Markle, now known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attended the annual Trooping of…
Queen Elizabeth II underwent eye surgery
Britain’s 92-year-old Queen Elizabeth, the world’s oldest monarch, underwent successful surgery to treat an eye cataract last month, Buckingham Palace said on…
May still has confidence in Johnson despite leaked recording
T heresa May still has confidence in Boris Johnson, Downing Street has said, after the Foreign Secretary attacked the Prime Minister's Brexit…
Pippa Middleton, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge reveals that she is expecting her first child
P ippa Middleton, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, has revealed the "happy news" that she is expecting her first child.…
Dutch queen younger sister found dead in apparent suicide
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands ’ sister was found dead of an apparent suicide at her apartment in Buenos Aires on Wednesday…
House of Fraser to close more than half its UK stores
House of Fraser is to close more than half its UK stores, putting a further 6,000 jobs at risk and dealing another…
Amazon wins rights to show English Premier League
Amazon.com has won rights to show English Premier League soccer matches for the first time, granting members of its Prime Video service…
London Fire Brigade facing investigations over “stay put” policy in Grenfell Tower blaze
The Guardian reports that the "London Fire Brigade and its senior officers are facing a police investigation over the “stay put” policy…