2023-01-11

Lithuania

Lithuania launches major campaign to boost emergency preparedness

According to the Lithuanian Interior Minister, civil safety has been neglected while threats to the country have increased.

11/01/2023

Work

Majority of managers believe flexible working can boost productivity

The researchers behind the major post-COVID study used data from almost 600 managers in the UK.

11/01/2023

France

Paris railway station knife attack leaves six injured

The alleged attack at Paris’s Gare du Nord station happened at 6:45 am CET. The suspect was shot by police and subsequently hospitalised.

11/01/2023

Ukraine

Russian mercenaries battle Ukrainian resistance in Soledar

Russia's mercenary Wagner Group has claimed control over the eastern Ukrainian salt mining town, although Kyiv said its forces were holding out.

11/01/2023

USA

Joe Biden surprised to learn of classified documents at former office

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was surprised when informed that government records were found by his attorneys at his former office space in Washington.

11/01/2023

Culture news

Brazil to create 'memorial' from artwork damaged by far-right rioters

Several pieces of art, including a painting worth around €1.4 million, were destroyed when thousands of supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro swarmed Brazil's presidential palace.

11/01/2023

Climate

How fire turned a goat herder into a climate migrant in 'empty Spain'

Álvaro had just begun his work as a goat herder when a virulent fire forced him out of a depopulated region that needs people to fight climate change.

11/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainian FM: 'More people will die' if Berlin delays sending tanks

German Foreign Minister Baerbock praised Ukrainian resistance in a surprise visit to Kharkiv, but Berlin has so far declined to supply Ukraine with more advanced Leopard battle tanks .

11/01/2023

Greece

Greece's last king, Constantine II, dies at 82

The former king was deposed by a military junta in 1973, with his nine-year reign coinciding with one of the most turbulent periods in Greece's political history.

11/01/2023

Culture news

Golden Globes: Who won and when can Europeans watch the films?

The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once and The Fabelmans win big for the return of the controversial Golden Globes

11/01/2023

Culture news

The best sports documentary series streaming right now

Want to know what's being said in the dressing rooms? How do sports stars celebrate crucial wins or deal with painful defeats? Our round-up of the best ports documentaries now streaming.

11/01/2023

Culture news

Lawsuit by 'Romeo and Juliet' actors criticised by director's son

Actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were teenagers when they say they were sexually exploited on set of the 1960s classic.

11/01/2023

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Latest news bulletin | January 11th – Morning

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

11/01/2023

Culture news

Why is home entertainment booming in Europe?

From streaming services to video games or music - a growing number of people in Britain are choosing to spend their time and money on entertainment at home and the trend is expected to almost double in some parts of Europe.

11/01/2023

Iran

Words have power: The origins of 'woman, life, freedom'

From revolutionary Kurdish political writings to the women fighting against ISIS in northern Syria, the phrase 'woman, life, freedom' has an interesting back story.

11/01/2023