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A good – and bad – week for Italy’s art police and museum security
On Friday, Italian police said they’d recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
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O’Connor targets biggest titles after European gold
Kate O’Connor says she knows she is capable of winning a world and Olympic title after producing a superb performance to clinch a European gold medal.
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Now Putin goes to war… on OnlyFans models: Vladimir hunts down glamorous young women who fail to follow his ‘traditional values’
In recent years, Vladimir Putin has been leading a crusade against OnlyFans models in Russia.
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Medal ceremonies postponed at Europeans after fraud arrest
Transport was also delayed because of the arrest, leading to crowds building up outside the venue.
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BBC visits smouldering Kyiv market after Russian strikes
Six people were injured in the strike on the market selling second-hand records, posters, toys and tools.
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European Championship marathon records fall in men’s and women’s races
Germany’s Amanal Petros and Finland’s Alisa Vainio both set new championship records on their way to gold in the men and women’s marathons, on the final day of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
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Europeans are sour on Trump, but they increasingly back his immigration policy
It took only a few days for Europe’s latest immigration crisis to threaten one of the European Union’s core principles. After 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, Italy imposed temporary border restrictions against travelers from Spain. Spain promptly reciprocated, jeopardizing the freedom of movement that has been a cornerstone…
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Donnelly wins GB’s first women’s marathon medal at Europeans
Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win a marathon medal at the European Championships as she claimed bronze in Birmingham on Sunday.
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Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland
The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is head-and-shoulders above Rio de Jaineiro’s Christ the Redeemer.