German police prepare for terrorists, violent hooligans, travelling criminals and deported migrants trying to enter during Euro 2024 by banning all police holiday and beefing up their borders

German police are set to introduce a five-point plan to ensure they are equipped to deal with any security threat during the European Championships next month.

Princess Charlene of Monaco cuts a glamorous figure at the principality's Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday

Princess Charlene of Monaco, 46, attended the principality's annual race - one of the most famous grand prix in the world - with her husband Prince Albert of Monaco.

Say cheeeese...or should that be Käse?: German man wins first prize in Gloucestershire's famous annual Bank Holiday cheese-rolling event

The event, which has taken place every year on Cooper's Hill since the 1820s, will go ahead today despite objections from Tewkesbury's safety advisory group.

Say cheeeese - or should that be, Käse? German man wins first prize as daredevils defy safety warnings and hurl themselves downhill in Gloucestershire's famous annual Bank Holiday cheese-rolling event today

The event, which has taken place every year on Cooper's Hill since the 1820s, will go ahead today despite objections from Tewkesbury's safety advisory group.

France's First Lady Brigitte Macron laughs along with the wife of Germany's president as they share a joke after wreath-laying ceremony at Holocaust memorial in Berlin

France's First Lady Brigitte Macron shared a joke with her German counterpart as the pair accompanied their husbands to a wreath laying ceremony at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial.

MPs and campaigners call for pharmaceutical giants which supplied infected blood products to innocent victims to foot estimated £10billion compensation bill

MPs and campaigners called on the Government to pursue legal action against the drug firms implicated in the appalling infected blood scandal.

As Rishi Sunak pledges to re-introduce National Service, how peacetime conscription for 18 to 21-year-olds kept post-war Britain safe in an ever-changing world before it ended in 1960

A new vow by the Prime Minister to bring back National Service comes amid striking parallels with when it was first introduced in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Mind-boggling brain teaser asks can YOU spot the hidden Euros ticket in the crowd?

As excitement for Euro 2024 builds, only eagle-eyed individuals can locate the Euros ticket hidden in a busy football stadium in under a minute, in this mind-boggling brainteaser created by SeatPick,

Macron set to begin three-day state visit to Germany as EU elections loom

French President Emmanuel Macron lands in Germany on Sunday for a three-day state visit followed by a bilateral cabinet meeting as the European Union's two biggest powers seek to show unity ahead of next month's EU parliamentary elections.

Toni Kroos bursts into tears with his daughter as Real Madrid say farewell to their legendary midfielder at an emotional Santiago Bernabeu ahead of his retirement

Toni Kroos was overwhelmed with emotion as the Real Madrid midfielder said goodbye to the Santiago Bernaebu for the final time ahead of his retirement at the end of the season.

Prince George shakes hands with FA Cup matchwinner Kobbie Mainoo and England star Jack Grealish after joining dad William at Wembley for Manchester United's triumph over Manchester City

The young royal even got to say a couple of words to legendary manager Pep Guardiola, who was unable to pull off a second consecutive cup win just days after taking City to a fourth straight league title.

Lord Sharpe of Epsom approves extended licensing hours for pubs during Euro 2024 so fans can 'get properly on the lash'

The order, which is now ready for royal assent, will allow premises to remain open until 1am without having to notify the licensing authority. It would apply only to semi-finals and the final.

Only a tiny handful of survivors remain from a turning point in history and as world leaders prepare to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, ROBERT HARDMAN reveals what he learned when he toured Britain to capture the last voices of D-Day

ROBERT HARDMAN: No one is entirely sure how many Normandy veterans are still with us. In theory, anyone old enough to have been on active service on June 6, 1944 would be at least 98 now.

Laura Woods takes her dog for a walk in London park while clutching a Costa coffee - after smashing her head with a glass lampshade in freak accident on holiday with Love Island star boyfriend Adam Collard

White plasters could be seen around the 36-year-old TNT Sports presenter's right eye as she took her pet out on the grass in London, with the scars from her accident still visible.

Summer getaway for the monsters of Auschwitz: Chilling images show Nazis sunbathing on deckchairs, a gas chamber supervisor enjoying some music and women posing for photos just miles from WWII death camp

Many of the photographs were taken at Solahütte, a recreation resort less than 20 miles south of Auschwitz on the Sola River, which prisoners had been forced to build for the captors' enjoyment.

Laura Woods is seen for the first time since suffering horrific facial injuries after she 'smashed her head with a glass lampshade' in freak accident while on holiday with Love Island star boyfriend Adam Collard

TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods was cut on the face and arms after smashing a glass lampshade with a pillow while on holiday with her boyfriend, former Love Island star Adam Collard .

VAR offsides 'could be BANNED from Euro 2024 as tech firm take UEFA to court'... with this summer's tournament in Germany just three weeks away

VAR offsides could reportedly be banned from Euro 2024 due to UEFA being taken to court on the eve of the tournament. This summer's tournament is due to get underway on June 14.

Laura Woods is seen for the first time since suffering horrific facial injuries after 'smashing her head with a glass lampshade' in freak accident on holiday

TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods was cut on the face and arms after smashing a glass lampshade with a pillow while on holiday with her boyfriend, former Love Island star Adam Collard .

DANIEL HANNAN: I find it deeply alarming that a group of lawyers can recommend the arrest of a democratically elected prime minister

What are we to make of a group of human rights lawyers recommending that an arrest warrant be issued for Israel's elected prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

West Hypocritically Backs UN Vote on Srebrenica ‘Genocide’ While ‘Supporting Extermination of Gaza’

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the July 1995 violence in Srebrenica, Bosnia as a “genocide.” Veteran Balkan affairs expert Stevan Gajic told Sputnik what’s wrong with the resolution’s timing, and why the countries...

Far-right group at European Parliament expels Germany’s AfD over Nazi comments

Germany's AfD party was expelled Thursday from its far-right group within the European Parliament after a series of scandals involving lawmaker Maximilian Krah, two weeks ahead of EU-wide elections.