2022-09-02

Earth News

Police respond to climate protest inside UK parliament

The environmental protest group is demanding a citizens’ assembly on climate change.

02/09/2022

Lithuania

Opposing EU visa ban on Russians 'is shortsighted'

Five EU countries have said they are prepared to introduce tougher visa restrictions on Russian citizens if no EU-wide ban is agreed

02/09/2022

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Pakistan floods death toll surges past 1,200

Pakistani authorities on Friday warned people in devastated southern Sindh province to move to safer places before more floodwater from the swollen Indus river is expected to hit the region this week.

02/09/2022

United Kingdom

Will this Welsh village be consumed by the sea in 30 years?

In Wales, UK, residents of the coastal village of Fairbourne have been told their homes will be under water in 30 years, due to rising sea levels.

02/09/2022

Sport

Belarusian athlete who fled Lukashenko becomes Polish citizen

The 25-year-old sprinter gained international attention by refusing orders to return to Belarus after criticising her country's athletics federation.

02/09/2022

Europe News

Europe's week: Energy crisis dominates Brussels and Gorbachev dies

What drove the week in Brussels? Here's our breakdown of the top stories.

02/09/2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan mosque blast kills at least 18, including senior cleric

The explosion occurred in the western city of Herat during traditional Friday prayers.

02/09/2022

Europe News

Europeans worry cost of living crisis will cause social unrest: survey

Conducted by pollster YouGov for the non-profit organisation More in Common, the survey showed that cost of living has become the most important issue for people in France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom.

02/09/2022

Earth News

Shell banned from oil exploration on South Africa’s Wild Coast

In 2021, the South African government granted petroleum giant Shell exploration rights off the nation’s eastern coast. On Thursday, these rights were revoked.

02/09/2022

Europe News

Brussels mulls price cap on renewables and nuclear power to curb bills

The exceptional measure should be accompanied by an EU-wide plan to reduce electricity consumption.

02/09/2022

Culture news

Why is Monkees' Micky Dolenz bringing a lawsuit against the FBI?

In 2011, a heavily redacted FBI file revealed the agency was keeping tabs on the 1960s band as it suspect it was engaged in

02/09/2022

United Kingdom

English football clubs flaunt financial power in €2bn transfer spree

A record spending spree by Premier League clubs in the summer transfer market passed more than €2.2 billion.

02/09/2022

Germany

German man charged for trying to hire fake contract killer on darkweb

According to prosecutors, the suspect had paid thousands of euros in a series of attempts to hire an assassin to murder a love rival.

02/09/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | September 2nd – Midday

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

02/09/2022

USA

Retired NYPD officer gets 10 year jail sentence - longest for US Capitol Hill riots

A retired NYPD officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after attacking police officers with a metal flagpole at the Capitol Hill riots in 2021. Prosecutors say Webster led the charge against the police barricades at the Lower West Plaza.

02/09/2022

My Europe Series

How tensions over the Ukraine war are flaring up in Germany

Ukrainians and Russian speakers both say they have suffered threats and violence since the war began six months ago.

02/09/2022

Earth News

Viking arrows and long lost Roman 'ghost village' revealed by drought

Rivers across the world are drying up, exposing everything from sunken Dinosaur bones to a Spanish Stonehenge. The latest find is an abandoned Roman military camp.

02/09/2022

USA

'Not normal': US President Biden warns 'MAGA' could derail democracy

Biden told the nation that, although he did not criticise those who voted for Donald Trump, "dark forces" within the Republican Party are a threat to the republic due to their "semi-fascism".

02/09/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy hits out over nuclear watchdog's visit to Zaporizhzhia plant

The UN mission has failed to take any media to the power plant and avoided discussing the facility's demilitarisation, the Ukrainian president said.

02/09/2022

Argentina

Watch: Misfiring gun sees Argentine VP survive assassination attempt

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who served as the country's president, is at the centre of a corruption case, prompting her supporters to gather in front of her home every night for weeks.

02/09/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | September 2nd – Morning

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

02/09/2022

Culture news

Preserving the traditional art of Indian Block Printing

A traditional textiles factory in Rajasthan India is bringing the ancient art of block printing back to life and a French-Indian woman is leading the charge.

02/09/2022

Culture news

Venice Immersive explores the Metaverse as a new Artistic Medium

Venice film festivalgoers now have the chance to escape further via media with the new Venice Immersive expanded reality Island

02/09/2022

Culture news

Is your soul prepared for a Winnie the Pooh horror film?

Beloved children's author A.A. Milne would be thrilled...

02/09/2022