Denmark veil ban: First woman charged for wearing niqab
Craig TaylorShe is the first to be fined under controversial new legislation banning full face coverings in public. BBC News – Europe
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Europe’s heat record could be broken in Spain and Portugal
Forecasters say Europe’s record temperature could be surpassed this week in Spain and Portugal. BBC News – Europe
Greek wildfires: Drivers ‘sent into path of blaze by police’
Over a week after the deaths of 93 people, a catalogue of errors by local authorities has emerged. BBC News – Europe
France shocked by video of woman being slapped by harasser
A student speaks out after CCTV shows a man slapping her for objecting to abuse in a Paris street. BBC News – Europe
Slobodan Milosevic: Ex-Serbia leader’s war crimes lawyer shot dead
A lawyer who helped defend ex-Serbia leader Slobodan Milosevic at his UN war crimes trial is killed. BBC News – Europe
Juana Rivas: Court jails mother who hid with sons in custody battle
Juana Rivas hid with her sons rather than hand them to the father she accused of abuse. BBC News – Europe