Amid speculation about Clayne Crawford’s inappropriate behavior on set, the “Lethal Weapon” star issued an apology for his actions. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:25am -
Prosecutors say they're all ears if actress Allison Mack wants to cut a deal in her sex cult trafficking case, according to court records. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:17am -
The Public Service Commission is probing the case of Dorothy Roque, 73, who was found frozen to death inside her Soundview home. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:54am -
President Trump offered his pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs an exit strategy in the wake of allegations of misconduct. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:53am -
Who needs coaching experience? Kenny Smith believes his lengthy time on television makes him qualified to lead the Knicks. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:21am -
ATHENS, Ga. — A man posing as an Uber driver at the University of Georgia is accused of sexually assaulting women he picked up in his vehicle, authorities said. A 21-year-old student got into the minivan of Emerson Redd, 53, outside a downtown Athe… - 45 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:50am -
MACON, Ga. — A Georgia woman has admitted making false threats to blow up daycare centers. U.S. Attorney Charles Peeler in Macon said in a news release that 26-year-old Jasmine Bradley pleaded guilty Monday to conveying false information and perpet… - 47 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:48am -
After a police officer pulls over a teenage girl without any legal justification and frightens her to the verge of tears, the local press portrays the incident as charming rather than alarming. You know what that means: Prom season is upon us. The co… - 49 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:46am -
An upstate judge who encouraged sheriff’s deputies to “shoot” an unruly defendant in her courtroom, then cursed out troopers who arrested her for drunk driving — on her way to work — and after that took a vacation to Thailand instead of… - 50 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:45am -
How do you expect to sign a deal with North Korea if you renege on a done deal with Iran? It’s the question Iran-deal supporters keep tossing at President Trump as May 12 approaches. That’s the administration’s next opportunity to do away with… - 55 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:40am -
New York City FC finally has a home — for a training facility it can truly call its own. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, the Major League Soccer club unveiled the Etihad City Football Academy in the Rockland County hamlet of Orangeburg — gi… - 56 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:39am -
Who decides whether your sick child lives or dies? You or the hospital? On Monday, the parents of 22-month-old Alfie Evans, who has extensive brain damage, were told their son’s life would be terminated by hospital staff. That night, the hospital t… - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:35am -
Joe Namath has been impressed by everyone in the 2018 quarterback class, and he won’t pick a favorite. He has seen more of Baker Mayfield than the others. And Namath sure liked what he saw. “I would rather Alabama not play against Mayfield, again… - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:28am -
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island lawmaker who called a school shooting survivor a “dummy” for her response to a separate shooting that killed four people at a restaurant in Nashville said Tuesday he’s sorry for the remark. But Republican sta… - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:19am -
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a Liverpool supporter was victim of an unprovoked attack by Roma fans ahead of the Champions League meeting at Anfield. - 46 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:49am -
A civilian was also injured in the incident, which happened near a Home Depot store in Dallas, Texas, but his condition is not known. - 47 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:48am -
President Donald Trump and wife Melania's guests have started arriving at the White House as they fete the French president and first lady at their first state dinner on Tuesday night. - 47 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:48am -
The interim leader of the secretive Nxivm cult who was arrested by the FBI last week and arraigned on federal charges is out of prison after posting $5 million bond and agreeing to a number of demands - 48 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:47am -
TSB's CEO has apologised for the company's online banking chaos, promising that the nearly two million account holders will be compensated as the crisis shows no sign of ending. - 59 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:36am -
Despite warnings from Brussels that a breakthrough is needed by a crucial June summit, the Brexit Secretary again insisted he is targeting October. - 59 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:36am -
Scorching summery weather will be back soon, experts say, with warm winds from Eastern Europe rushing in and pushing temperatures in Britain back above 70F. - 59 mins ago 25 Apr 18, 1:36am -
Leaders of Britain's Jews have branded a meeting with Jeremy Corbyn a 'missed opportunity' to deal with anti-Semitism in the Labour party. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:33am -
An actress has pulled out of a BBC Proms performance of West Side Story after the broadcaster was accused of ‘whitewashing’ by casting the white star in a Latina role. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:32am -
Motorists were stranded on the M25 after the road was close following a collision between a lorry and a car which saw the truck roll over and catch fire near junction 17 for Rickmansworth earlier this evening. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:26am -
Funeral arrangements have been made and a fundraising effort launched for a northeastern Ohio family that has lost a second son to suicide on Sunday. Diane Michalec reported on Facebook Sunday that her son, Colton, had taken his own life. Colton Mich… - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:32am -
CRESTVIEW — A crash involving an Okaloosa County transit bus sent eight people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.The bus was traveling east on P.J. Adams Parkway near State Road 85 in Crestview at 2:33 p.m. when a westbound car drifted into the bus… - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:08am -
Senators to examine accusations that Dr. Ronny Jackson has overseen a hostile work environment, as well as allegations of drinking and overprescribing drugs - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:34am -
SHALIMAR — A number of Okaloosa County fifth-graders were honored Monday for winning the Kids Tag Art Award of Distinction.Two students from each of the 11 participating schools were honored at the School Board meeting with certificates and a decor… - 3 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:02am -
FORT WALTON BEACH — ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals has literally “gone to the dogs.”The Fort Walton Beach-based company said in a press release it has been wanting to launch a pet fostering program for some time, and after “scratchin… - 3 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:57pm -
Prosecutor says Cosby used good-guy rep to harm women; defense called Cosby's accuser a "pathological liar" scheming for a big payday - 3 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:24pm -
Florida’s medical-marijuana patient database has hit the 100,000 mark, according to a weekly update issued by the state Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use.Marijuana supporters celebrated the number, revealed on April 20, which… - 4 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:46pm -
CHICAGO — A Chicago masseuse is suing Marvel Comic's Stan Lee, accusing him of inappropriate behavior during two massages in 2017.Maria Carballo filed the lawsuit Monday seeking more than $50,000 in punitive damages and attorney fees from the 95-ye… - 4 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:45pm -
A look at the Alek Minassian, who has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder: - 4 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:30pm -
Deidre DeJear's campaign said it would send back the $5,000 contribution to EMILY's List "as soon as possible" after learning of the violation from The Associated Press. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:17am -
Berlou Barnard, of Newton, was sentenced to two life terms in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a girl, Iowa records show. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:16am -
The bank is reeling from numerous scandals. But the chief executive officer promises to "make it right" for any customers harmed by bad behavior. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:12am -
Proposed personal-income tax deduction for business income would benefit wealthier Iowans, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:47am -
Dad Decorah was the patriarch of the eagle nest viewed by 400 million people online, but he disappeared last Wednesday. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:41am -
Among the members of the state's commission who toured the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building where the Valentine's Day massacre took 17 lives, were three grieving fathers. The fathers -- Andrew Pollack, Max Schachter and Ryan Petty… - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:15am -
Fred Guttenberg said he was enraged Tuesday. The grieving father attended the first public meeting of the state's public safety commission in Coconut Creek.Guttenberg's 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was killed during the Valentine's Day massacre at… - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:40am -
In roughly one year's time, a private company pumped nearly 6,000 gallons of Broward Sheriff's Office gas paid for by taxpayers into its own vehicles – and now that dubious expenditure is fueling a "no-confidence" vote by patrol deputies in an effo… - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:31am -
Too many choo-choos are about to drive Larry Brown cuckoo! Four years ago, Brown escaped the cold winters of Chicago and moved to South Florida. Last year, he purchased a condominium unit in a building at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Dix… - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:24am -
During a Tuesday meeting in Broward, The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission chairman released a list of issues that the commission will be investigate. Here is the list:1. "Lessons learned" from thwarted K-12 school shooti… - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:15am -
A liquor store employee was robbed in front of several witnesses Monday in Fort Lauderdale, but no one jumped in to help, outraging her co-worker.Surveillance video shows the victim walking out of the store at 3061 NW 19th St. and getting robbed seco… - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:14am -
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety commission has 16 members and four ex-officio members. Here is the list:COMMISSION CHAIR: Pinellas County Sheriff Bob GualtieriVICTIMS' FATHERSRyan Petty is the father of Alaina Petty. He pla… - 3 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:00am -
A South Florida man has been arrested nearly a week after his wife was found dead inside their Pompano Beach home, authorities said Tuesday.Patrick Palmer, 51, faces a first-degree murder charge. Authorities said Sherry Palmer owned Chit Chat's on… - 5 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 9:16pm -
April Schentrup wore a lapel pin with a picture of her 16-year-old daughter Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims of the Valentine's Day massacre.Schentrup sat in the front row to take notes at the Broward C… - 18 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 8:16am -
A violent crash in Miami shut down a portion of U.S. Highway 1 for hours, killing a man and injuring another.Surveillance video shows the moment a white car crashed into a Westar gas station along U.S. 1 and Southwest 37th Avenue late Wednesday nigh… - 6 days ago 19 Apr 18, 12:02pm -
President Donald Trump said Tuesday it is up to his embattled pick to lead the Veterans Affairs agency to determine whether he wants to continue his confirmation progress. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:06am -
It was all-hands-on-deck for a full day of events celebrating French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the White House. It was all-hands-on-shoulders-and-other-people's-hands, too -- French might be the language of love, but body language is… - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:46am -
When President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived on the White House South Lawn Tuesday morning to formally welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, one thing was clear: The first lady commanded attention. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:41am -
It took a devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami to transform Misaki Tanaka's view of disaster relief and inspire her inner social entrepreneur. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:23am -
Mohamed Salah put in a magical performance against former club Roma, as two goals and two assists helped Liverpool to a commanding first-leg Champions League semifinal lead. - 3 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:44pm -
It's all over who owns rights to the DeLorean, which grew to fame when it shuttled Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in 'Back to the Future.' - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:25am -
Two Dallas officers and a civilian were shot Tuesday after responding to a Home Depot. The search is ongoing for the suspected gunman. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:21am -
President Trump has relayed his dream of actually being carved on the iconic mountain, according to South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:12am -
Disney showed off its live-action remakes of 'Dumbo,' 'Aladdin' and 'Lion King' at CinemaCon 2018. Here's what surprised us. - 1 hour ago 25 Apr 18, 1:12am -
After leaving his plans open following the Patriots' loss in the Super Bowl, Rob Gronkowski announced he will be back in action next season. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:52am -
The Senate delayed his hearing amid concerns about his record, and Trump said he was leaving the decision up to Jackson about whether to continue. - 2 hours ago 25 Apr 18, 12:51am -
The recent attack on two men wearing kippas in Berlin has alarmed the Central Jewish Council. On Tuesday its President, Josef Schuster, advised Germany's Jews against wearing kippas in cities like Berlin or Munich. - 12 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 2:48pm -
Over the last week, emergency personnel have been repeatedly called to Munich’s popular English Garden and then been attacked. - 15 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 12:00pm -
After passengers complained when they spotted a woman orally satisfying her partner on a mid-morning train in the capital, the copulating couple took exception to being disturbed. - 15 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:19am -
Don’t leave your umbrellas and warm jackets at home just yet. After a period of summer-like temperatures, typical April weather is forecast for much of the country. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:32am -
Berlin will be the first German city to hold an African Literature Festival from April 26th-28th, highlighting many of the problems faced by African immigrants in Germany and abroad. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:18am -
Last summer a former Vietnamese state official was walking through a central Berlin park with his mistress when he has abducted by armed men. A trial which starts on Tuesday will pose questions about how he ended up in Hanoi a few days later. - 18 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 8:53am -
Berlin-based star conductor Daniel Barenboim on Monday became the latest musician in Germany to return in protest his past Echo Music Awards in a row over anti-Semitic rap lyrics. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 2:54pm -
A survey of 55,000 students who are at the point of graduating from German universities gave insights on Monday into the companies that are most attractive to young talent. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 2:42pm -
Wages in Germany have grown much faster than in other eurozone countries in recent years, a Bundesbank (central bank) study published Monday found, reversing conditions seen before the financial crisis that stoked intra-European resentment. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 2:23pm -
A leading politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party warned Monday that Facebook's dominance makes competition "impossible", joining a broadside against the social network from Berlin. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 12:42pm -
The Stockholm chef who cooked for PMs Modi and Löfven during the Indian leader's visit to Sweden told The Local the two gave his food glowing reviews. - 9 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 5:21pm -
Sweden's governing Social Democrats want to make it obligatory for immigrants to study Swedish in order to claim welfare. - 12 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 2:40pm -
A fishmonger in western Sweden made customers laugh so hard they had to leave the store after presenting their unusual new stock: the giant, phallic geoduck clam. - 15 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:25am -
A hard Brexit could cost Sweden 8,200 jobs and 18 billion kronor (€1.7 billion) in lost GDP by 2020, a new report has predicted. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:58am -
One in five of Sweden's municipalities says the influx of refugees to the country in recent years has had a "significant" impact on Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) courses. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:21am -
Does Sweden's new electric road lead to the future? Rick Greenough, professor of energy systems at De Montfort University, is not so sure. Here's his opinion piece, first published by The Conversation. - 20 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 6:59am -
Currently in the process of filling in your Swedish tax return? Make sure you don't miss out on any tax deductions you may be eligible for. The Local highlights some of the more common ones here. - 20 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 6:59am -
UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed Sweden as a bridge-builder between nations following a meeting with Stefan Löfven marking the conclusion of a UN Security Council summit in the Nordic country. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 3:30pm -
The late onset of spring in Norway has brought one advantage at least. A campsite owner caught this stunning video of ice crystals melting in the idyllic Oldevatnet lake. - 5 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 9:57pm -
58,200 people were registered as having immigrated to Norway in 2017, 8,600 fewer than in 2016. That represents the largest proportional decrease ever. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 1:17pm -
Upper secondary school students in Ringsaker have promised not to have sex on roundabouts, much to the delight of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). - 4 days ago 20 Apr 18, 5:00pm -
The Hurtigruten ferry company, which sails an iconic route through Norway’s fjords, has announced conversion of up to nine of its ships to hybrid gas and battery power. - 5 days ago 20 Apr 18, 2:14pm -
‘Skam’, the hugely successful Norwegian television series following the lives of Oslo teenagers, has been given an American remake. - 5 days ago 19 Apr 18, 5:37pm -
Norwegian supermarkets are becoming more friendly to the environment, with fruit and vegetable sections potentially reducing plastic use by 400 tonnes this year. - 6 days ago 19 Apr 18, 12:52pm -
Whether you’re filing your taxes, avoiding strikes or dreaming of spring weather, you already trust The Local for your news. But did you know that as Europe’s leading job site for international talent, we can also help you recruit your next dream… - 6 days ago 19 Apr 18, 10:49am -
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) says that, although famously rowdy celebrations by upper secondary school students are well-earned, they should refrain from getting intimate on roundabouts. - 6 days ago 18 Apr 18, 4:46pm -
A number of towns in Norway have said that they will prohibit the use of helium balloons during national day celebrations on May 17th, citing pollution. - 7 days ago 18 Apr 18, 12:44pm -
Kate Boyle spent two and a half years in Madrid teaching business and conversational English to adults. Now back in London, she reflects on what she misses most about her time there. - 14 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 12:55pm -
Politics overshadowed celebrations of Catalonia’s patron saint’s day on Monday with many swapping the traditional red rose for a yellow one to campaign for the release of the region’s ‘political prisoners’. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:44am -
Experts on Monday began inspections of a vast mausoleum where dictator Francisco Franco is buried along with thousands of victims of Spain's civil war, in preparation for the first exhumations of some of the bodies - 17 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 9:53am -
When Gabrielle Vega took the brave step to go public about being drugged and raped by a Spanish tour guide while she was on a gap year in Salamanca, the last thing she expected was to discover that dozens of other women had also suffered the same thi… - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 3:45pm -
Air-traffic controllers at Barcelona’s El Prat have announced a series of 24-hour strikes over the summer in an ongoing dispute over short staffing. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 10:42am -
Red roses and books flooded the streets of Barcelona as Spain's Catalonia region celebrated its patron saint on Monday, with a tradition which is vying for a place on a prestigious UN list. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 9:51am -
Spanish authorities are facing a backlash after Barcelona supporters were forced to ditch yellow T-shirts ahead of the club's Spanish Cup final victory over Sevilla. - 3 days ago 22 Apr 18, 2:12pm -
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bilbao in northern Spain on Saturday, urging better conditions for jailed members or collaborators of ETA just weeks before the Basque separatist group is due to disband. - 3 days ago 22 Apr 18, 10:32am -
Andres Iniesta hinted he may have played his last final for Barcelona after they crushed Sevilla 5-0 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday. - 3 days ago 22 Apr 18, 10:24am -
There is no current risk to Spain's solid economic growth from the separatist crisis in the country's Catalonia province, a senior International Monetary Fund official said Friday. - 4 days ago 21 Apr 18, 10:08am -
Record temperatures may have made it feel like France skipped straight from winter to summer, but the heat isn't yet baking, the tourists are still manageable and the countryside is just popping into bloom: it must be spring. - 9 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 5:19pm -
Here's a look at what's happening on Macron's US state visit, the first by a foreign leader since Donald Trump assumed the presidency last year. - 9 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 5:11pm -
Ministers from 80 countries and nearly 500 experts gather in Paris from Wednesday for a conference on combating the financing of terror groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda, French officials said. - 10 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 4:30pm -
The niece of far-right National Front president Marine Le Pen is set to open a political academy to "discover and train" future right-wing leaders in June. - 11 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 3:32pm -
Must one be nattily dressed to play boules? Rules outlawing the wearing of jeans during the national championship in France have provoked an outcry from fans of the famed Gallic game. - 11 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 3:31pm -
The prime ministers of Australia and France will on Tuesday inaugurate a high-tech museum casting light on the role of Australian troops in World War I, as they mark a century since a key battle in the conflict. - 11 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 3:09pm -
With all eyes on President Macron in the US, there may just be an American or two thinking, "I'd love to move to France". But beware, there are a few hurdles ahead of you, writes Katie Warren. - 12 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 2:47pm -
Rail passengers in France faced more disrupted services on the tenth day of train strikes against the French government's proposed rail reforms on Tuesday. But the number of strikers has taken a dip. - 12 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 2:46pm -
Former France football coach Henri Michel, who led Les Bleus to the 1984 Olympic title, has died at the age of 70, the French footballers' union (UNFP) announced on Tuesday. - 13 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 1:31pm -
The Tuscan city of Pistoia has banned new kebab shops and sex shops from opening in the historic centre, as well as ordering that all shop signs must be written only using the Italian alphabet. - 9 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 5:51pm -
Italy's highest court of appeal on Tuesday rejected a request by the German NGO Jugend Rettet to release its migrant rescue boat, impounded eight months ago on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration. - 9 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 5:12pm -
Carlo Ancelotti is set to be given the job of reviving the fortunes of Italy's national team, according to reports on Tuesday. - 13 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 1:25pm -
What would you do if you passed by a homeless person and saw €100 lying in front of them? Italian video blogger Kiko.Co put people in Milan to the test. - 14 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 12:39pm -
Cheese is serious business for Italians, and perhaps its most famous, Parmigiano Reggiano, had its best ever year in 2017, producing a record-busting 147,000 tonnes and generating €2.2 billion in sales. - 15 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:30am -
EU anti-trust regulators on Monday opened an in-depth probe to establish whether a massive rescue loan by the Italian government to troubled airline Alitalia constituted illegal state aid. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:37am -
President Sergio Mattarella on Monday charged Chamber of Deputies speaker Roberto Fico with getting Italy's centre-left party into government with the Five Star Movement after talks between the anti-establishment group and the right failed. - 17 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 9:47am -
Italy granted citizenship to terminally ill British toddler Alfie Evans on Monday, in a bid to facilitate his transfer to a hospital in Rome after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling to turn off his life support. - 17 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 9:11am -
Three gay couples in the northern city of Turin have been able to legally register their children to both parents, in a first for Italy. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 4:46pm -
Austria's chancellor said on Tuesday he is powerless to stop an upcoming commemoration of a 1945 massacre that has become a magnet for supporters of the Nazis' Croatian allies and far-right sympathizers. - 10 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 4:46pm -
A leukaemia patient wearing a medical face mask in Vienna was stopped under a ban on the full Islamic veil and other face-coverings brought in last year, police admitted on Monday. - 18 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 8:55am -
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday criticised Austria for planning to ban any possible campaigning for the June elections, saying that countries attempting to undermine his country's democratic struggle would "pay a price". - 3 days ago 22 Apr 18, 8:10am -
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Friday his government would act to prevent any possible campaigning on Austrian soil by parties in Turkey's upcoming snap general election. - 4 days ago 21 Apr 18, 8:26am -
Up to 40 people were injured, most of them lightly, when two train carriages collided in the Austrian city of Salzburg on Friday, rescuers and the rail company said. - 5 days ago 20 Apr 18, 9:48am -
In manufacturing, tourism and the car industry, Brexit’s spectre looms over several key Austrian regions and sectors, Alex Macbeth writes. - 5 days ago 19 Apr 18, 6:23pm -
Whether you’re filing your taxes, avoiding strikes or dreaming of spring weather, you already trust The Local for your news. But did you know that as Europe’s leading job site for international talent, we can also help you recruit your next dream… - 6 days ago 19 Apr 18, 10:49am -
Austrian paediatrician Hans Asperger, after whom Asperger's syndrome is named, "actively cooperated" with the Nazi euthanasia programme, according to a new study published on Thursday. - 6 days ago 19 Apr 18, 8:55am -
Asylum seekers will be forced to hand over their mobile phones and up to 840 euros ($1,040) in cash to the authorities, under measures approved by the Austrian cabinet on Wednesday. - 7 days ago 18 Apr 18, 1:59pm -
Austrian bearded drag queen and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst has announced in an Instagram post that she is HIV positive, saying she is being blackmailed by a former boyfriend. - 9 days ago 16 Apr 18, 11:38am -
Denmark’s ruling Liberal Party has come out against a ban on the circumcision of young boys, meaning the controversial citizen’s proposal is unlikely to make it through parliament. - 3 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 11:48pm -
The striking glass and silver tomb designed by a Danish artist for Queen Margrethe II has been completed, just days after the much-loved monarch greeted crowds for her 78th birthday. - 16 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 10:28am -
Greenland votes Tuesday in a local parliament election, with full independence a key issue for the self-ruled Danish territory threatened by global warming and struggling with youth suicides and sex abuse among its indigenous people. - 17 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 9:27am -
Danish prosecutors on Monday called for a life sentence for submarine builder Peter Madsen who is on trial for the gruesome murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his vessel last year, mutilating her corpse and throwing her body parts in the se… - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 7:03pm -
Negotiators representing the Danish state were back at the official conciliatory body Forligsinstitutionenen (FI) headquarters on Monday. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 6:33pm -
A group of women in Aarhus say they aim to challenge preconceived views about Islamic dress, currently high on Denmark’s news agenda, by initiating dialogue. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 5:20pm -
Several Danish people who were interviewed in a Russian television report on Denmark say they have been severely misrepresented. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 11:01am -
The trial of a Danish inventor accused of murdering a journalist aboard his self-built submarine is due to wrap up this week with a verdict due by Wednesday at the earliest. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 9:28am -
Suggestions by politicians that Denmark’s wild wolf population could be fenced inside special reserves is a “panic measure” with no basis in common sense, according to Copenhagen Zoo’s scientific director. - 3 days ago 21 Apr 18, 5:18pm -
The Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden was temporarily closed on Saturday morning due to smoke in the tunnel section of the crossing. - 4 days ago 21 Apr 18, 12:38pm -
It should have been just another day on the job for pilots with Swiss Helicopter but even they couldn't contain their excitement as a massive controlled avalanche swept down over the Urseren Valley in the canton of Uri. - 13 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 2:04pm -
The Local spoke recently to Walter Angst of Swiss tenants' association MV about the state of renting in the country. Here's what he told us. - 14 hours ago 24 Apr 18, 12:17pm -
After years of rising public transport prices, Swiss commuters are set for some further relief with a price freeze in 2019 while other offers are sweetening the deal for regular travellers. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 9:06pm -
Four Italians and two Swiss activists were taken into custody in France on Monday for helping a group of migrants cross over from Italy via the Alps, prosecutors said. - 1 day ago 23 Apr 18, 7:24pm -
The number of sick days taken by Swiss people because of stress and other mental health issues has shot up by 35 percent in the last five years, new figures show. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 1:35pm -
Swiss banking giant UBS said on Monday it delivered strong first-quarter results driven largely by its investment banking and wealth management activities. - 2 days ago 23 Apr 18, 8:46am -
Swaziland may be changing its name to avoid confusion with Switzerland, but apart from a similar name what do they have in common? We came up with five similarities. - 5 days ago 20 Apr 18, 12:41pm -
It’s not every day the opportunity comes up to live in a castle for minimal rent, so when the commune of Meggen advertised for someone to take care of the majestic Meggenhorn castle on the banks of Lake Lucerne, the response was overwhelming. - 5 days ago 20 Apr 18, 11:18am -