Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack
One store in Sweden says temperatures for its freezers were set to 50 C (122F).
Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
Chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg said fridge temperatures rose overnight, similar to hack that hit French stores in OctoberSupermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxemb…
Europe could face colder weather as polar vortex weakens
Disruption to winds above Arctic threatens to alter weather patterns across parts of continent in coming weeksThe stratospheric polar vortex over the northern hemisphere is facing…
Ryanair considers pay freezes and reducing crew on flights as fuel costs soar
Airline also weighs up increasing use of AI as part of cost-cutting measures to offset impact of Iran warRyanair is considering cost-cutting measures including implementing pay fr…
Memo to King Charles: if the Dutch king can apologise for slavery, why can’t you? | Raoul de Jong
It has been three years since Willem-Alexander said sorry, so please use your trip to the Caribbean to follow his exampleDear King Charles,You are currently on a Caribbean royal t…
‘Traitors in every family’: Hungary to unmask communist-era informants and confront past
From 1945 to 1989 security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. To rebuild trust, their files will finally be made publicHungary’s new government will …
‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean
A Guardian investigation has found that despite a recommendation to slow down, leading shipping companies continue to travel above advised speeds in a key habitat for cetaceansMar…
Radical-right youth groups are at the root of Europe’s populist surge | Cas Mudde and Duncan McDonnell
From France’s Jordan Bardella to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, organised youth politics has produced many rightwing leaders. Democrats must catch upThe leaders of the most successful po…
Spain train crash: US, Japan and Canada citizens among dead, authorities say
The train disaster, one of Europe’s deadliest rail incidents this century, killed 69 people, including 54 SpaniardsFour US citizens and one each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mex…
Spain train crash: four US citizens, and nationals from Japan, Canada among dead, authorities say
The train disaster, one of Europe’s deadliest rail incidents this century, killed 69 people, including 54 SpaniardsFour US citizens and one each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mex…
France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police
There were hundreds of arrests as protesters took to the streets in cities across France for the third weekend in a row.
Peaceful protests in Germany spiral into violence and looting
Thousands joined largely orderly demonstrations earlier in the day, before violence erupted in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg.
University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash
Marta Shahbazi was an "inspiring, talented and passionate scientist", says the laboratory where she worked.
UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme
Exclusive: Plan to allow students from bloc pay same fees as Britons contingent on entry to industrial programme, officials sayMinisters are prepared to spend as much as £450m a y…
Attempted murder probe after petrol bomb thrown at French riot police
Youth-led protests end with street violence in cities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania French officials have opened an investigation into the attempted mu…
Protests across Europe continue over Halloween weekend – video
Protesters have again taken to the streets across Europe to defend democracy and denounce economic hardship. A wave of protest has spread through the continent in the past month, …
Why Scottish nationalists should see Burnham as a real threat – and an opportunity | Rory Scothorne
The PM’s goals may spell bad news for the SNP. Ironically, his EU bridge-building could also resurrect their dreams of independenceFifty years ago this month, a group of leftwing …
Asylum seekers still being sent to France under ‘one in one out’ weeks after scheme ended
Guardian understands Home Office continues to detain dozens of people, with one group forcibly removed this weekThe Home Office is still putting asylum seekers on to planes to Fra…
Rachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit
Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK’s future should be inside the …
English children’s homes are in crisis. Does Denmark hold the answers?
UK children’s minister Josh MacAlister has travelled to Copenhagen to see what can be learned from Danish systemIn a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen sits a large white…
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat was torched in an arson attack. Should it be rebuilt?
With the far right resurgent in Germany, experts are divided as to whether the dictator’s former mountaintop retreat is better restored or left a ruinOne of the last structural re…
How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.
Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests
Prime minister says shake-up is vital to restore tribunal crippled by years of political disputesPoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed to see through a contested overhau…
Clashes erupt between police and protesters in Paris
Over 320,000 people protested around France in a third weekend of demonstrations against the rising cost of living and poor public services.