http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/ http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/two-men-arrested-after-raf-jet-scrambled-to-escort-manchester-flight-29293809.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/two-men-arrested-after-raf-jet-scrambled-to-escort-manchester-flight-29293809.html TWO men were arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft today after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK, Essex Police said. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 14:33:43 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/exiled-islamist-cleric-who-taught-uk-knifeman-praises-courage-29293529.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/exiled-islamist-cleric-who-taught-uk-knifeman-praises-courage-29293529.html A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the attackers accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military target. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:11 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/stretched-by-riots-swedish-police-call-reinforcements-29294241.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/stretched-by-riots-swedish-police-call-reinforcements-29294241.html Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth night of rioting, the worst to hit Sweden for years. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:40 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/woolwich-attack-why-was-suspect-michael-adebolajo-free-to-kill-29293229.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/woolwich-attack-why-was-suspect-michael-adebolajo-free-to-kill-29293229.html One of the two suspected Islamist terrorists who allegedly butchered a British soldier on a London street had been known to the security services and police for a decade. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 09:39:06 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/twitter-libel-sally-bercows-tweet-about-lord-mcalpine-ruled-libellous-29293783.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/twitter-libel-sally-bercows-tweet-about-lord-mcalpine-ruled-libellous-29293783.html BRITISH Commons speaker Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" by the London High Court ruling that her tweet about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:35 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/british-security-services-in-spotlight-after-soldier-murder-29294399.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/british-security-services-in-spotlight-after-soldier-murder-29294399.html BRITAIN'S security services faced questions today over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:59 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/two-men-quizzed-after-plane-diverted-from-manchester-29294359.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/two-men-quizzed-after-plane-diverted-from-manchester-29294359.html TWO men were being questioned by police today after a passenger plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport in London. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 18:07:45 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/heathrow-reopens-runways-after-plane-on-fire-makes-emergency-landing-29294203.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/heathrow-reopens-runways-after-plane-on-fire-makes-emergency-landing-29294203.html A BRITISH Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow as eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft "on fire" flying over central London. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:37 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/stockholm-riots-clashes-grip-suburbs-as-violence-flares-for-fifth-night-29293694.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/stockholm-riots-clashes-grip-suburbs-as-violence-flares-for-fifth-night-29293694.html STOCKHOLM saw a fifth night of rioting as two schools and 15 vehicles were torched across several suburban districts. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:11 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/i-saw-it-on-tv-and-my-heart-stopped-i-knew-my-son-lee-was-in-that-area-29293625.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/i-saw-it-on-tv-and-my-heart-stopped-i-knew-my-son-lee-was-in-that-area-29293625.html THE father of Lee Rigby, the soldier killed in a knife and machete attack in London, has today paid an emotional tribute to him. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 14:02:09 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/russias-leading-social-network-banned-by-mistake-29293478.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/russias-leading-social-network-banned-by-mistake-29293478.html Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:26 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/heathrow-shut-down-as-plane-makes-emergency-landing-with-flames-pouring-from-engine-29293219.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/heathrow-shut-down-as-plane-makes-emergency-landing-with-flames-pouring-from-engine-29293219.html BOTH runways at Heathrow airport were shut down this morning after a British Airways plane had to make an emergency landing. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:24 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/two-men-arrested-for-mocking-gruesome-murder-of-soldier-on-twitter-29293147.html http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/two-men-arrested-for-mocking-gruesome-murder-of-soldier-on-twitter-29293147.html TWO men have been arrested for making alleged offensive comments on Twitter about the murder of a British soldier. Technology Fri, 24 May 2013 08:47:10 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/radical-suspect-known-to-the-police-for-years-29292813.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/radical-suspect-known-to-the-police-for-years-29292813.html ONE of the men who took part in the beheading of a British soldier was a known extremist with an open MI5 file. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/tributes-to-a-loving-dad-hacked-to-death-in-street-29292513.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/tributes-to-a-loving-dad-hacked-to-death-in-street-29292513.html Tributes have been paid to Lee Rigby (25) of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers – the 'loving father and husband' butchered on the streets of south-east London in a shocking daylight attack. It has emerged his killers had been under MI5 surveillance – one of them for 10 years. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/i-tried-to-keep-bloodied-attackers-calm-29292815.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/i-tried-to-keep-bloodied-attackers-calm-29292815.html Ingrid Loyau-Kennett has described how she confronted two terrorists who, just minutes previously, had brutally murdered a British soldier outside Woolwich Barracks in south-east London. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/all-he-ever-wanted-was-to-be-in-the-army-to-live-life-and-enjoy-himself-29292817.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/all-he-ever-wanted-was-to-be-in-the-army-to-live-life-and-enjoy-himself-29292817.html Drummer Lee Rigby was a loving father who only ever wanted to be a soldier and "live life and enjoy himself", his family said. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/appeal-for-calm-at-defence-league-rally-29292816.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/appeal-for-calm-at-defence-league-rally-29292816.html Police expect an English Defence League (EDL) march and a counter-demonstration to pass off peacefully despite admitting the shocking Woolwich murder "may have heightened community concerns" about the events. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/pussy-riot-girls-hunger-strike-over-parole-denial-29292822.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/pussy-riot-girls-hunger-strike-over-parole-denial-29292822.html A Russian court has denied parole to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/charles-and-camillas-helicopter-in-emergency-landing-scare-29292820.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/charles-and-camillas-helicopter-in-emergency-landing-scare-29292820.html PRINCE Charles and his wife Camilla sat through a "hairy" mid-air drama when an in-flight emergency forced them to land minutes after take-off. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/plea-for-calm-in-wave-of-swedish-rioting-29292824.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/plea-for-calm-in-wave-of-swedish-rioting-29292824.html STOCKHOLM was braced for a fifth night of riots yesterday, as violent unrest that began almost a week ago in the northern suburbs of the Swedish capital, continued to spread to other corners of the city. Europe Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jailed-gp-used-bondstyle-watch-to-film-sex-assaults-29292531.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jailed-gp-used-bondstyle-watch-to-film-sex-assaults-29292531.html A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients was jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/four-held-over-murder-of-soldier-29291890.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/four-held-over-murder-of-soldier-29291890.html A TOTAL of four people including the two men shot by police have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in London Europe Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:12 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/tributes-flow-for-soldier-murdered-in-london-29291832.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/tributes-flow-for-soldier-murdered-in-london-29291832.html THE soldier killed by the two Islamists who attempted to behead and disembowel him was Drummer Lee Rigby, 25 years old, with a two year old son. Europe Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:16 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/london-attack-knifewielding-suspect-named-as-michael-adebolajo-29291643.html http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/london-attack-knifewielding-suspect-named-as-michael-adebolajo-29291643.html The man seen wielding a bloodied knife and ranting into a witness’s video phone after the Woolwich attack on a soldier has been named as Michael Adebolajo. Europe Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:57 +0100