The measures come as Europe battles a third wave of the pandemic and delays in its vaccine rollout.

The pair were not aware of the regulations before they travelled to Dubai for plastic surgery, a court hears.

Some 100 suspected gang members are accused of trafficking cannabis from Morocco.

Thousands of Russian troops have allegedly massed near Ukraine, but Russia does not confirm it.

Mark Rutte won elections only last month but his future as prime minister is now in question.

As a fire rages above them surgeons complete a heart operation in Russia's far east.

The traditional showdown between Oxford and Cambridge universities takes place on the Great Ouse this year.

Thousands of people get fake bills for hundreds of euros' worth of pizza but fail to be amused.

They say demanding proof of a jab or test would be "dangerous" amid reports that trials are planned.

Campaigners in Belgium call for urgent reform of the police after a series of high profile deaths in custody.

The EU accuses Beijing of harassing foreign journalists after John Sudworth's departure for Taiwan.

Germany is set to apologise to Namibia for a genocide more than 100 years ago - and to pay an as yet unknown amount of money.

Three months since the creation of the new Irish trade border, the BBC travelled with a lorry driver.

Critics argue the ships erode the city's foundations and cause flooding and pollution.

Are European countries relaxing restrictions put in place to control a new wave of infections?

A plan to ban hunting of wolves in north-west Spain worries farmers but is hailed by conservationists.

George King, 21, was met by police after climbing a skyscraper hotel without safety equipment.

Coronavirus has forced France into a third lockdown and raised questions about President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership.

Ieva Lesinska faced an agonising choice after discovering the truth about her father.

Despite promises to work together, it has been far from plain sailing between the UK and the EU since Brexit.

Women in Italy who had an abortion or miscarriage discovered the fetus had been given a religious burial, in a grave marked with the mother's name, without their consent.

Prince Albert II of Monaco has weighed in on the controversial interview that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave to Oprah Winfrey.