Smash Hit

Fiat heir and mother wrestle over billions

The mother of the car giant’s youthful boss claims Gianni Agnelli's will cheated her out of a fortune hidden overseas

The battle to nail an MEP fraudster

Four years after Daniel Foggo first exposed UKIP’s Tom Wise as an embezzler, justice has finally caught up with him

Berlin all fired up for wall-to-wall partying

Germany is to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with Europe’s biggest ever street party

‘Honey child’ Chirac tells of secret US love

The former French president has broken a long silence about his private life, describing a fling with a "southern belle"

Berlusconi plots trips ‘to stall his trials’

Italy’s prime minister is accused of planning more than a dozen foreign trips to scupper his bribery and fraud trials

Nervous ski resorts welcome early snowfall

The opening of some runs has raised hopes of a bumper season after a decline in British visitors hit by the strong euro

An explosion of joy — I saw the Berlin Wall fall

Michael Binyon recalls joining excited crowds as they celebrated the fall of a hated barrier that kept people apart for 28 years

Winners and losers: the day the Wall fell

Everything changed when the Berlin Wall came down - but the newfound freedom did not mean riches for everybody in the east

Medvedev manoeuvres alarm the neighbours

President is seeking new powers that would allow Russian forces to intervene abroad in defence of 'Russian citizens'

Bank security van driver speeds off with £10m

Driver of armoured van escaped with 40 sacks of banknotes from bank in Lyons while colleagues were inside building

Beyonce sweeps MTV Europe Awards

The American star left a long line of fellow divas in her shadow last night when she took home three gongs

Why 'autistic' jibe was lost in translation

Spokesman for Pierre Lellouche says he 'bitterly regrets' comments but blames his interviewer's poor grasp of French

Former MEP facing jail for £30,000 expenses fraud

Tom Wise admitted spending his secretarial expenses allowance on a new car and fine wines while with Ukip

Berlin builds new Wall for U2 concert

Anniversary celebrations blighted by decision to build checkpoints allowing only 10,000 people to listen to Irish band

Illegal immigrants demonstrate in Georges

One of the most prestigious restaurants in Paris is hosting a protest by the foreign workers who keep French cuisine alive

Belgian Prime Minister leads EU presidency race

Herman Van Rompuy is at the head of the pack by virtue of being the contender with the fewest enemies and the least experience

Sarkozy warns Cameron on stance over Europe

France and Poland tell Conservatives the Lisbon treaty will not be renegotiated as William Hague says the policy stands

Melting snow shrinks Mont Blanc

The volume of snow and ice coating the summit of Mont Blanc, Western Europe's tallest mounting, has fallen by a tenth