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Calls for anglers in Wales to be able to drive for fishing

Anglers said it is "extremely frustrating" they are unable to travel by car in Wales to go fishing locally.

Russia confident of completing Nord Stream 2 despite US pressure

The Nord Stream 2 subsea gas pipeline to Germany will be completed despite pressure from the United States, Russia’s RIA news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying on Wednesday.

Italy targets violent clan in biggest mafia trial in decades

One of Italy’s largest-ever mafia trials kicked off on Wednesday, with more than 320 suspected mobsters and their associates facing an array of charges, including extortion, drug trafficking and theft.

Dutch officials seize ham sandwiches from British drivers

Dutch TV news has aired footage of customs officers confiscating ham sandwiches from drivers arriving by ferry from the UK under post-Brexit rules banning personal imports of meat and dairy products into the EU.

Man sparks outrage in Germany as he says 'kids sitting in trolleys should be banned'

A supermarket shopper in Germany has been slammed by parents online after he said that 'kids inside trolleys should be banned'.

Now Brexit has actually happened, will people change their minds about it?

By John Rentoul

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Hospitals overflowing. A daily toll of many hundreds of coronavirus deaths.

Skiers hit streets of Madrid as Spain suffers worst snowfall for 50 years

Between 20 and 30cm of snow has fallen in Madrid, the heaviest seen since 1971, allowing people to don their skis and take to the city’s main Gran Via thoroughfare.

Three dead as Storm Filomena blankets Spain in snow

Storm Filomena has blanketed parts of Spain in heavy snow, with half of the country on red alert for more on Saturday.

British men earn Guinness record for trip on scooter and sidecar

A pair of British adventurers were awarded the Guinness World Record for longest journey on a scooter with a sidecar when they took a 34,000-mile trip around the world.