2022-10-25

Culture news

Matisse's "The Red Studio" takes pride of place in Denmark display

For the first time in more than a century, many of the paintings and sculptures in Henri Matisse’s 'The Red Studio' have been brought together for a new exhibition.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Robberies & ransoms: Artists who have had their music stolen from them

Stolen albums: Lana Del Rey has recently revealed a laptop containing songs from her upcoming album was stolen a few months ago from her car. But what other artists have had similar incidents happen to them?

25/10/2022

West Bank

Six killed, several wounded by Israeli forces in West Bank raids

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdeneh, issued a statement in which he described the raid in Nablus as a war crime.

25/10/2022

Russia

Russia rejects appeal against Brittney Griner's prison sentence

The US basketball player was convicted in Moscow on drug charges in August.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Taylor Swift breaks all records in the space of three days

Taylor Swift’s latest album ‘Midnights’ has already surpassed 1 million units in the US, making it the top-selling album of 2022 so far. But, wait, there's more...

25/10/2022

France

Man jailed for online hate speech against Nice attack victims

The 21-year-old was found guilty of supporting the terror attack on Instagram.

25/10/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 25th – Midday

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

25/10/2022

Europe News

Europe's gas prices fall below €100 MWh for the first time since June

Gas prices continue to fall as warm weather and full underground storage facilities tame demand.

25/10/2022

Qatar

World Cup 2022: Qatar rejects human rights concerns as 'slander'

The Emir of Qatar said on Tuesday that criticism raised about his country's treatment of migrant workers and the LGBT community ahead of the World Cup was "slander".

25/10/2022

Tech News

WhatsApp says service back after outage disrupts messages

A message was showing for many users at the top of the app, saying it was "connecting" but then failing to do so.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Leslie Jordan, beloved Emmy-winning actor, dies aged 67

The actor, writer and singer best known for his roles in Will & Grace, American Horror Story and Hearts Afire, has died.

25/10/2022

Denmark

Your quick and easy guide to Denmark's election

As Danes go to the polls on 1 November, here's everything you need to know about the vote.

25/10/2022

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak admits 'mistakes were made' as he becomes UK PM

He was formally asked to form a government by King Charles on Tuesday afternoon, making Sunak the UK's 57th prime minister.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Europe’s Largest Country Music Festival to return in March 2023

Line dancing, check shirts and Stetson hats. Oh, and whole lot of good foot-tapping, hip-thrusting tunes. That's only a small part of what's promised to be on show as fans look forward to gathering at Europe's biggest country music festival.

25/10/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 25th – Morning

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

25/10/2022

Vatican

French President Macron meets Pope Francis in Rome

The two leaders are believed to have discussed the Ukraine war and peace prospects

25/10/2022

Ukraine

National leaders gather in Berlin for Ukraine ‘Marshall Plan’

The conference, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the European Commission, will not involve concrete pledges of cash towards the estimated €750 billion reconstruction cost.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Why is this the first national museum about the Spanish Civil War?

The project brings together resources for the public and hopes to bypass the heated and often political partisan debate.

25/10/2022