President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union. Source link

Long-time leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed “Europe’s last dictator”, has been re-elected president with 86.8% of the vote. The result has been condemned as a sham by Lukashenko’s opponents and Western governments. There were four other names on the ballot – carefully chosen to present no challenge to the current leadership – and…

And, the UK population is set to grow but what’s behind the numbers? Source link

Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, the Israeli prime minister’s office has said. The visit, yet to be confirmed by the Trump administration, is set to take place on 4 February. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the Israeli PM is the first…

Lewis Hamilton is continuing his preparations for the Formula 1 season by testing for his new Ferrari team at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week. The seven-time champion and team-mate Charles Leclerc both drove a 2023 F1 car at the home of the Spanish Grand Prix on Tuesday. Hamilton is building his experience with Ferrari…

George King BBC News, Essex Essex Police All Essex Police officers could see their pay reduced under the proposals Essex Police has revealed plans to make all 99 of its PCSOs redundant in an effort to balance its budget. The force – and its police, fire and crime commissioner – also proposed cutting 65 other…

BBC Sport explains what teams need from the final round of matches in the league phase of the Champions League to qualify for the knockout stages. Source link

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited three European capitals on Tuesday, days after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland. Over the space of a day, Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and Nato leader Mark Rutte in Brussels. Although the leaders were…

The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new exhibition space at the Louvre in Paris as part of a plan to renovate the world’s most frequented museum. Emmanuel Macron stood in front of the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci as he made the announcement to an audience of dignitaries, with the change to be…

Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly’s three-match ban – imposed for his red card at Wolves on Saturday – has been overturned after an appeal. Source link