Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

A fugitive fraudster, convicted twice for drug offences while on the run in Ireland, has been sentenced to five years in a US federal prison after pleading guilty to a multimillion-dollar mortgage scam.

An American wanted in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud has been deported from Ireland, where he fled ahead of being charged with multiple offences.

A singing waitress hung up her apron today as she signed a £1.5m (€2.2m) deal with the Rolling Stones’ record label.