2023-01-16

Turkey

'Hand over your terrorists': Turkey pressures Nordic NATO hopefuls

Sweden and Finland must deport 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before Ankara will approve their NATO bids, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.

16/01/2023

Europe News

Sweden relocating sinking Arctic mining town building by building

Kiruna has mined iron ore for 125 years.

16/01/2023

United Kingdom

'Attack on democracy' as London overrules Scottish gender law

This is the first time the UK government has used its legal powers to block a law that was previously passed by the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh.

16/01/2023

Europe News

European Parliament starts process to waive immunity of two more MEPs

Marc Tarabella and Andrea Cozzolino are both members of the Socialists & Democrats Group.

16/01/2023

Italy

Mafia boss arrest provides hope to attack survivor

Following the arrest of Italy's most wanted mafia boss, an attack survivor and the president of the Caponnetto Foundation, Giuseppe Antoci, explains the significance of Matteo Messina Denaro's capture.

16/01/2023

Bulgaria

Bulgarian political crisis: President asks Socialists to form gov

If this last-ditch attempt to form a government fails, Bulgaria will hold its fifth election in two years.

16/01/2023

No Comment

Thousands of Muslims gather in Bangladesh for religious gathering

Bangladesh is hosting the 56th edition of the annual gathering of Bishwa Ijtema. The event takes place in the town of Tongi, by the banks of the River Turag, after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

16/01/2023

Climate Now

Was 2022 a year of freak weather events or a climate change milestone?

In partnership with Copernicus

Were heatwaves and cold snaps in 2022 the new normal for our warming planet?

16/01/2023

Ukraine

Russia says British tanks 'will burn' and other developments

Here is our round-up of the latest from the war in Ukraine.

16/01/2023

Latvia

Rescue operations continue amid one of Latvia's worst floods

Residents from Jekabpils, some 120km southeast of the capital Riga, were urged to evacuate on Sunday in response to the worst flooding the Baltic state has seen in decades.

16/01/2023

Earth News

Research shows the shocking carbon footprint of car-driving computers

Self-driving car emissions have the potential to be an “enormous problem”, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have warned.

16/01/2023

Health news

Dads have always been older than mums, study finds

According to a new study, men have historically been seven years older than women when first having children.

16/01/2023

Health news

How to fight the winter blues

Though there’s no scientific evidence proving that ‘Blue Monday’ is the most depressing day of the year, there’s no doubt that the winter blues are real.

16/01/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | January 16th – Evening

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

16/01/2023

Culture news

Titanic failure: When movie posters go wrong

James Cameron’s 1997 epic Titanic celebrated its 25th anniversary last December and a remastered version in 3D 4K HDR is hitting cinemas just in time for Valentine’s Day next month. But something's amiss with the new poster...

16/01/2023

Partner content

Technology, change and people: The ingredients of a successful transformation at Maersk

Partner content presented by SAP

Shipping giant Maersk says business process innovation, automation, and increasing collaboration between suppliers and operators will help to create a greener and more competitive future for global trade.

16/01/2023

Scenes

Meet the young drone pilots from Thailand who are aiming high

In partnership with Media City

I like to do extreme sports and drone flying because it makes me happy. I can float like a bird every time I fly

16/01/2023

Mobility

Astronomers spot black hole whipping a star into a doughnut shape

It’s estimated that this sort of stellar shredding happens only a few times every 100,000 years in most galaxies

16/01/2023

Earth News

Watch this artist make political portraits from a mountain of plastic

Congolese artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami is using plastic waste to create shame portraits of politicians ‘responsible for the destruction of the environment’.

16/01/2023

Nature

'Shouting' dolphins reveal the impact of human noise pollution

The study has implications for the impact of noise produced by wind farms, shipping and sonar on marine mammals.

16/01/2023

Nepal

Flight data and cockpit recorders found at Nepal plane crash site

A spokesperson for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said the boxes, which were found on Monday, would be handed over to investigators.

16/01/2023

No Comment

Dnipro starts to lose hope of finding survivors of missile strike

Search and rescue operations are still going on, two days after a deadly Russian missile struck an apartment building in Dnipro. At least 40 people were killed and 75 injured, with 35 people still reported missing according to Ukrainian authorities.

16/01/2023

Smart Regions

Return to work: How do you get back on track after a long illness?

In partnership with the European Commission

A European project has developed a method with patients, companies and caregivers for people who want to go back to work and have a long-term illness.

16/01/2023

Travel News

Which European airports had the worst flight delays in 2022?

Half of all European flights were delayed last summer, a new report suggests - and nearly 7 per cent were cancelled.

16/01/2023

Europe News

Hungary's mail-in poll on Russia sanctions dismissed by Brussels

A spokesperson for the Commission noted "the very low participation of the consulted citizens".

16/01/2023

No Comment

Death toll rises to 40 after Russian missile strike Dnipro

Authorities have said that 40 have been killed and 30 remain missing after a Russian missile hit a large apartment building

16/01/2023

World News

Climate activists hijack car adverts to highlight environmental impact

Climate activists have vandalised car industry billboards in a coordinated campaign in Europe to highlight the sector's environmental impact. In Brussels, the action was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of its International Motor Show.

16/01/2023

Earth News

Parody billboards highlight ‘misleading adverts’ from Toyota and BMW

Billboards and bus stops across Europe have been covered with parody artwork calling on governments to introduce a tobacco-style ban on advertising high carbon products.

16/01/2023

Culture news

How are tattoos being used to help breast cancer survivors?

Tittoo.org, a growing European foundation, is offering breast cancer survivors free tattoos to help them reclaim their bodies

16/01/2023

Earth News

Brazil makes official bid to host UN climate talks in Amazonia

The north eastern city of Belem has been named as the potential host of COP30 as President Lula fulfils promises made at COP27.

16/01/2023