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Europe
Theresa May's patience with the EU runs out as she demands respect
The likelihood of Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal is increasing.
- by Latika Bourke
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Education
This is why France has banned smartphones in primary and middle school
Authorities hope will get schoolchildren to pay more attention in class and interact more, and several studies suggest such correlations.
- by Alissa Rubin & Elian Peltier
Star Wars
Star Wars fatigue? Han Solo jacket fails to sell at auction
The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in his role as Han Solo in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back has failed to meet its reserve price at auction.
- by Laura Harding
UK
London police solve mystery of the Croydon cat killer
For years, people in London suspected that a deranged sadist was behind hundreds of cat mutilations, the grisly evidence strewn around their yards.
- by Ceylan Yeginsu
Brexit
'It won't work': EU leaders eviscerate May's Brexit plan
Theresa May went to Salzburg expecting the Sound of Music from Europe's leaders for her Brexit blueprint. The response wasn't one of her favourite things.
- by Nick Miller
Extreme weather
Deadly storm Ali causes havoc in Ireland
A woman has died after high winds blew her caravan off a cliff in Ireland and a man died in Northern Ireland as storm Ali grounded flights and left more than 200,000 people without electricity.
Immigration
Trump told Spain to build a wall across the Sahara to stop migrants
US President Donald Trump had a suggestion for how Spain could deal with Europe's migration crisis. A simple idea, really.
- by Adam Taylor
Politics
Macron's former aide fronts Senate hearing, claims he was no bodyguard
The May Day incident involving Alexandre Benalla is part of a wider scandal over Elysee standards.
- by Brian Love
Analysis
Brexit
Brexit going badly? Would another Brexit referendum help?
It's possible the original Brexit referendum is most likely going to lead to a Brexit almost nobody wanted.
- by Nick Miller
Road safety
Pedestrians injured outside London mosque
British detectives are investigating whether an incident in which a car hit pedestrians, injuring three people, outside a London mosque was an anti-Muslim attack.
Politics
'Fort Trump'? It's a possibility says Poland
President Donald Trump said the US is looking "very seriously" at establishing a permanent military base in Poland.
- by Justin Sink