The election race could barely be tighter as people vote to decide who will run Europe's biggest economy.

Olaf Scholz, frontrunner to become German chancellor, says he wants a good relationship with the UK.

A series of maps and charts explaining what happened after an eruption in the Spanish Canary Islands.

Hundreds of homes have been destroyed on the Spanish island since the eruption began.

The Global Citizen Live festival will see performances from more than 60 artists in six continents.

Voters in Switzerland go to the polls to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage.

Ros Atkins explains how Germany’s election works, the candidates and the issues at stake.

Carles Puigdemont was detained in Italy over a failed Catalan bid to win independence.

Researching family history, Rosie Whitehouse uncovered a story of Protestants and Jews uniting against the Nazis in a French town.

Consumers face a steep rise in energy bills as governments try to fund the move to renewable energy.

The volcano on La Palma has been erupting since Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes.

Oleksandr Usyk fights Anthony Joshua on Saturday - but who is the grinning Ukrainian who loves juggling?

The tense battle between Barcelona president Joan Laporta and manager Ronald Koeman is tearing the club apart, writes Guillem Balague.

When the German chancellor steps down, how will history remember her? Four experts have their say.

All sides are accused of planting landmines in a dangerous shift in the Central African Republic.

Germans are choosing a new government on Sunday. This is how the vote works.

As Angela Merkel steps down as German chancellor, we take a look back at the photos documenting her career.

A lacklustre lead candidate and a surprisingly strong Social Democrat have blown the race wide open.

The centre-left finance minister has led the polls in the run-up to the vote to succeed Angela Merkel.

BBC Europe editor Katya Adler takes a road trip to find out how Germans will remember their chancellor.

Young people have never known another leader, and many worry for the future as old certainties shift.

The BBC finds stranded migrants facing sub-zero temperatures amid a row between Poland and Belarus.

Action to tackle climate change needs to be just and fair, says German campaigner Luisa Neubauer.

Molten rock from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano is destroying hundreds of buildings.

The BBC reports on the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the path of an erupting volcano on La Palma.

A volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma has demolished homes and caused evacuations.