2016-06-27

My Europe Series

Interview with think tank Open Europe on split in the EU

Insiders speaks with Pieter Cleppe of think tank Open Europe on what changes Europe can expect post-Brexit.

27/06/2016

My Europe Series

Broken promises: SNP councillor on Scotland post-Brexit

Scottish National Party member Ross Cassie speaks to Insiders on what Brexit could mean for Scottish independence.

27/06/2016

Cult

Music lovers mourn Brexit at Glastonbury

It wasn’t the rain or the mud that crashed the party at this year’s Glastonbury Festival – it was Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

27/06/2016

Sci-Tech

Microsoft designs smart mosquito trap to track Zika

Researchers are testing a smart mosquito trap they hope will help better track the spread of the Zika virus.

27/06/2016

Greece

A volunteer’s perspective from the refugee camps in northern Greece

Article contributed by Hugh Bohane, an Australian freelance journalist, English teacher and volunteer.

27/06/2016

Cinema

Blake Lively, in a bikini, fighting a shark

"The Shallows" has earned strong reviews, with some critics calling it the best shark attack movie since "Jaws."

27/06/2016

Cult

Rendez-vous: The Best of Culture in Europe"

Moscow, Florence, London and Paris: arts flourishing across Europe.

27/06/2016

World News

Osborne coy on leadership as contest set to begin

The UK’s finance minister, Chancellor George Osborne, refused to reveal whether he will put himself forward as the next Prime Minister in his first speech since the EU…

27/06/2016

No Comment

Gay Pride parade banned in Istanbul

Police break up a parade marking Gay Pride week in Istanbul after the march was banned by the authorities.

27/06/2016

Lebanon

Multiple suicide attacks on Lebanese border village

At least six die and 19 are injured in the attack in the mostly Christian village of Qaa, several kilometres from the border with Syria.

27/06/2016

Spain

Sense of deja-vu grips Spain

The Popular Party is short of a majority despite winning the parliamentary election - failing to break six months of political deadlock

27/06/2016

Argentina

Lionel Messi retires from international football

The Argentina and Barcelona forward missed the goal in a penalty shoot-out as Chile won the final of the Copa America.

27/06/2016

France

French fans ecstatic after making the quarter finals

French fans went into ecstasy after beating Ireland and making it through to the quarter finals.

27/06/2016

World News

Chile beats Argentina in Copa America final

The Copa America final was decided on penalties after Argentina and Chile failed to score during normal time. Chile won 4 – 2 in the penalty shootout.

27/06/2016

World News

Violent storms sweep parts of Austria and Poland

Violent storms have swept through central and eastern Poland bringing down power lines, flooding roads and leaving a trail of structural damage.

27/06/2016

France

Much delayed new Nantes airport finally gets a thumbs up

The building of a controversial new airport near Nantes in north-west France has finally been given the go-ahead in a ballot.

27/06/2016

Germany

German actor Götz George dies aged 77

The death has been announced of the popular German actor Götz George who has died at the age of 77 after a short illness.

27/06/2016

World News

Britain's opposition leader vows not to quit despite a shadow cabinet revolt

The political crisis following Britain’s EU referendum has deepened embroiling opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in a fight to keep his job.

27/06/2016

World News

Spain's conservatives win general election

The conservative People’s Party (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won most seats in Spain’s parliamentary election on Sunday, increasing the number from the last election in…

27/06/2016

World News

Paris and Berlin agree on a strategy following Britain's shock exit vote

Germany France and Italy are to hold talks in Berlin today ( June 27)in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

27/06/2016