world news How to open a Champagne bottle And everything else you need to know about serving sparkling wine! 28/12/2018
Italy Watch: Budget battle as scuffles erupt in Italian parliament A session in the Italian parliament's lower house was marred by scuffles between MPs over the 2019 budget bill. 28/12/2018
Sudan Deadly protests in Sudan enter a ninth consecutive day Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as Sudanese security forces try to stifle street protests that are ostensibly about high prices but whose roots lie much deeper. 28/12/2018
world news Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79 His works included "Black Box," ''In the Land of Israel," and "A Tale of Love and Darkness," a 2002 memoir that was also adapted into a film starring Natalie Portman. 28/12/2018
focus Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop The 2018 Innovation Radar Prize has been won by an Italian startup project that seeks to recycle a much greater proportion of plastic waste 28/12/2018
France Frenchman sets off to cross the Atlantic... in a barrel Former French military paratrooper, Jean-Jacques Savin has set off from the Canary Islands in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel. 28/12/2018
China Ice park featuring 39 ice sculptures to open in northeast China Ice park featuring 39 ice sculptures to open in northeast China 28/12/2018
Spain Watch: NGO rescue boat arrives in Spain carrying 311 migrants A rescue boat run by, Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms, arrived in Spain's port of Algeciras carrying 311 migrants on Friday morning. 28/12/2018
France 'The anger and hatred became so palpable': France's year in review Euronews' Anelise Borges reflects on the top French newsmakers of 2018 28/12/2018
World Our favourite pictures of the year: How many of them can you identify? A good picture, as the idiom suggests, is often worth a thousand words. 28/12/2018
