Polish ambassador to France suspended after being detained in diploma fraud probe
Poland’s ambassador to France was relieved of his duties after Polish anti-corruption authorities detained him as part of an investigation into a fake-diploma…
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Epstein saga pulls in Spanish actress Obregón
The saga of the late US paedophile Jeffery Epstein now has a Spanish chapter about the relationship between Epstein and Spanish actress and socialite Ana Obregón.
On a scale of 1 to 10, Spanish socialist corruption is at 50. Allegedly.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) is reeling from a cascade of arrests and investigations.
What? I start with freedom for a Danish MP and end up with Chinese sex dolls
Freedom is never free. It is not free of cost, or of supervision, or of limits.
Polish politicians indicted for alleged participation in corrupt big money MBAs
Polish prosecutors have indicted the mayor of Poland’s third biggest city, also a former presidential aide and two ex-MEPs for their alleged participation in a…
Spain’s top prosecutor guilty of media leak against opposition
Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday said it had convicted the top prosecutor of leaking confidential legal information against the conservative opposition in a fresh…
Stolen frying pan lands ‘inattentive’ Polish MP in hot water
Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz was caught by security leaving an IKEA store in Kraków, southern Poland with a frying pan and other items he had not paid for.
Prominent Berlin drag queen probed over alleged child sex-abuse material
The glittering world of Berlin's drag scene has been plunged into turmoil following revelations that one of its most celebrated figures, Jurassica Parka, is under…
UK: Grooming-gang inquiry sees victims step down over ‘political interference’
The British Government's much-vaunted national inquiry into grooming gangs has plunged into disarray, with four sex-abuse survivors resigning from its victims and…
Three years after Qatargate scandal broke, court cases still paralysed
Almost three years after the Qatargate corruption scandal erupted, the judicial process shows little sign of resolution.
Macron vows to defend his honour and First Lady against ‘false trans allegations’
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to fight “to the end” to defend both his honour and that of his wife, First Lady Brigitte Macron, against false…
Huge recall of infected cheese in EU: ‘Gross negligence’, two dead
A major food safety scandal in France has seen more than 40 varieties of cheese taken from supermarket shelves over fears of listeria contamination.
Socialist Austrian deputy mayor resigns after embezzling children’s leukaemia charity funds
Dominic Schlatter, Deputy Mayor of Ybbs on the Danube, has resigned from office after he was caught embezzling around €25,000 intended for children battling cancer.
WHO ‘withdrew critical Covid report at request of China and Italian government’
Italian Dr Francesco Zambon was awarded compensation of €25,000 by an international court after it found the World Health Organisation (WHO) suppressed his Covid-19…
Greece’s national co-ordinator for EU funds resigns after police raid
Greece's national co-ordinator for European Union funds and women’s entrepreneurship, Kalliopi Semertzidou, has resigned following reports allegedly linking her…
Irish news gadfly Gript to sue Press Council over allegedly ‘flawed ruling’
Irish Conservative news site and government gadfly Gript has announced it will take the Irish Press Council to court.
Netflix doc leads to new probe into French rock singer Bertrand Cantat
French prosecutors have reopened an investigation into rock singer Bertrand Cantat, after a Netflix documentary series in March described possible violence before…
French police raid Nestlé over alleged bottled water fraud
French police raided the offices of Nestlé Waters as part of a widening judicial investigation into the food giant’s alleged use of illegal filtration systems…
Spanish Socialist bigwig resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
Francisco Salazar, a close ally of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and a top figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), has resigned amid allegations…
Greek PM office implicated in alleged €290m farm fraud scandal
New evidence has deepened the crisis engulfing Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government.
Lithuania’s Socialist PM accused of corruption after news investigation
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas is facing heat over past business dealings, suspicious loans, and ties to a businessman after a report by investigative…
Spanish police search ruling PSOE’s HQ in light of alleged corruption
Officers of the Central Operational Unit of the Spanish Civil Guard have searched the the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) HQ in Madrid to retrieve…
Spanish Socialists left red-faced by prostitutes and porn actress revelations
The major corruption scandal rocking the progressive Spanish Government, the Koldo Case, has taken a lewd turn, with prostitutes and a porn actress joining the fray.
Spanish Socialists hit with major new corruption scandal
Spain’s ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) has been rocked by a serious internal corruption scandal.
Polish presidential challenger to sue news outlet over ‘pimp’ allegations
Polish Conservative (PiS) presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki says he will sue the liberal-leaning portal Onet for alleging he had at one time been a pimp.
Dollars and the old clerical flaws: does Leo XIV have questions to answer?
Now the questions start.
Scandal: Prominent Tusk allies implicated in Polish people-smuggling
An illegal migrant smuggling network involved civil society groups that prominently backed Donald Tusk's coalition parties in the last election, a Polish broadcaster…
Sweden’s Left Party kicks out MP from group over anti-Semitism accusation
Swedish Left Party MP Lorena Delgado Varas has been expelled from the party's parliamentary group after she made several inflammatory remarks on social media.
Polish security services accused of leaking ‘dirt’ on opposition PiS candidate
The Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) have accused the country's security services of leaking information from the files of Karol Nawrocki, the party’s presidential…
WEF drops founder Klaus Schwab amid allegations of wrongdoing
The World Economic Forum (WEF), the organisation behind the annual WEF meetings of global leaders in Davos, Switzerland, has cut ties with its founder Klaus Schwab…