Wildfires force France to evacuate some 16,000 people, as Spain, Croatia and Greece are also hit.

French firefighters are working to keep wildfires in the south-west of the country under control.

The Ukrainian president says there have been cases of treason in the two powerful agencies.

People within a two kilometre radius of the scene of the plane crash are warned to stay indoors.

For those on the front line of Russia's war in Ukraine, the personal toll is unbearable.

An Indonesian mural showing anti-Semitic figures caused a scandal at a modern art show in Kassel.

John Harding, in his fifties and from Sunderland, says he was told he could face the death penalty.

Only three people survived, including the captain and his nephew, when a Galician fishing boat sank.

The former rugby league player is named in Italian media as the Briton found dead in Florence on Saturday.

Russia says the famous space rocket and satellite factory was used to produce parts for missiles.

Father Ioann has been held under new laws for criticising the war.

Liza was one of three children killed in the attack on Vinnytsia, far from the front line.

British man Paul Urey, captured by Russian-backed separatists, has died in detention, reports say.

Yulia Tsvetkova was facing six years in prison for her body-positive drawings of the female anatomy.

With wheat at record high prices, importing countries hoping for increased supply may be disappointed.

Local politicians in occupied regions of Ukraine say they were abducted, beaten and tortured.

A Ukrainian foster family who were separated when Russia invaded spent months trying to reunite.

Since getting divorced in her 60s, Jenny Hibbert has taken her camera to the Arctic and Mongolia.

A mass grave containing 17.5 tonnes of ashes is unearthed in Poland, close to a former Nazi camp.

What do the would-be prime ministers want to do with the Northern Irish part of the Brexit deal?

The remains of humans and horses from the crucial 1815 battle are found in Belgium.

A BBC probe into the issues at the Stade de France hears evidence that contradicts French authorities.

Forest fires and droughts hit Spain and Portugal as authorities warn of exceptionally hot weather.

BBC weather forecaster Ben Rich explains what is driving the ferocious heat across many parts of Europe.

A heatwave is sweeping across Europe and scorching temperatures are expected in the UK next week.

Pokrovsk Perinatal Centre is around 40km (25 miles) from the nearest front line.

Slava Vakarchuk is the lead singer of Okean Elzy, Ukraine's most popular rock band.

A datacentre is cooling its servers while providing nearby residents with heating.