2022-04-26

Travel News

Millions of summer holidays at risk due to huge UK passport backlog

The Passport Office delays have been branded an ‘absolute shambles’ by UK MPs, and confusion over the 10 year rule is not helping matters.

26/04/2022

Tech News

Explained: What could happen now Elon Musk is buying Twitter?

The Tesla CEO's bid to buy Twitter was accepted on Monday, possibly setting a number of changes in motion.

26/04/2022

Europe News

Emmanuel Macron's second term priorities for Europe

Support for the European Union has been Emmanuel Macron’s trademark policy ever since he first came to power in 2017. The French president believes in the EU. Freshly re-elected, he now has five more years to pursue his goal of close cooperation between member states.

26/04/2022

Europe News

Brussels wants greater Eurojust role in Ukraine war crimes probe

The European Commission wants to boost Eurojust's role to enable the judicial agency to collect and store evidence of alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

26/04/2022

Culture news

Dutch prosecutors confirm Voice of Holland sexual misconduct probe

Four men are under investigation linked to five reports received from women in the country's first major #MeToo scandal earlier this year.

26/04/2022

Culture news

New police footage shows aftermath of 'Rust' shooting

Law enforcement officials have released a series of video clips from the aftermath of the fatal October shooting of Halyna Hutchins by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of his new film 'Rust'

26/04/2022

Earth News

EU reveals plans for the ‘largest ever ban’ on toxic chemicals

Chemical companies create new substances every 1.4 seconds, using loopholes to evade regulations. Can a new EU ban stop them?

26/04/2022

Europe News

Ukraine can 'win' the war, says US defence secretary at NATO-EU talks

US defence secretary has kicked off NATO-EU talks in Germany, saying "Ukraine clearly believes that it can win, and so does everyone".

26/04/2022

Travel News

This 81-year-old man has climbed more than 200 Scottish mountains

After 636 days of climbing mountains, Nick Gardner is now halfway through his challenge.

26/04/2022

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Beijing residents queue for tests

Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.

26/04/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | April 26th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

26/04/2022

Money

Will Ethereum's delayed merge keep it from overtaking Bitcoin?

The number two crypto was meant to undergo an historic "merge" in June. Some said it would push Ethereum's value past Bitcoin. But it's late.

26/04/2022

Culture news

Europe's five best cities for street art

As a new piece of biting political street art goes viral, we have a look at some of the best locations to check out local graffiti.

26/04/2022

Culture news

French film changes name to avoid Russian "Z" symbol

Michel Hazanavicius has changed his latest film's title after Ukrainian filmmakers begged him to avoid its use of the symbol.

26/04/2022

Conscious Travel

Illegal loggers in Vietnam train as jungle tour guides

Illegal loggers in Vietnam are getting a chance at an honest living, thanks to one adventure tourism company.

26/04/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | April 26th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

26/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Boris Johnson rejects 'NATO proxy war' allegations

Johnson said in a TV interview “They are trying to frame this as a conflict between Russia and the West, or Russia and NATO. That’s not what is going on.”

26/04/2022