Doodle is based on Kafka’s 1915 novella ‘The Metamorphosis’

19,000 people have been evacuated from the flooding in the Czech Republic

Historical centre of Prague spared but suburban areas deluged

Our Travel Editor at Large addresses holiday-makers' concerns over planned trips to these two destinations

At least eight people have died and at least two are missing after heavy rain caused landslides and swelled river waters to dangerously high levels

Immanuel Kant's vision of a federation of peaceful nations must have seemed like a distant dream from his idyllic Prussian village. Indeed after his death in 1804, wars would blight the continent of Europe shattering entire political systems and the millions of lives of Europeans aching for some semblance of peace and tranquillity in their lives.

Randy Blythe, the singer for US metal band Lamb of God, had manslaughter charges against him dropped in a Czech court today following a trial over a fan's death at a concert in Prague three years ago.

Blues remain in the Europa League and FA Cup

The Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says it is “unforgivable” that Turkey has been made to wait half a century to become part of the European Union and it should be admitted without delay.

In 1987, when I was 15, I read Maus by Art Spiegelman and, like everyone else, I found it brilliant: telling via a comic strip the story of his father, deported to Auschwitz, with the Nazis as cats and the Jews as mice. For the first time, I heard people talk about the "graphic novel".

Where to go and what to know

The Czech Republic have won the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation.

Craig Levein has left his role as Scotland manager. Here Press Association Sport looks at his highs and lows in the job.

Each week we invite three companies to offer us their best deal for a specific break. Today: a festive escape to one of Europe’s atmospheric Christmas markets in December. Prices are per person, based on two sharing. Each includes three nights’ accommodation and transport to the respective cities.