2023-08-04

Climate

Almost 10,000 chickens died in transit on the UK’s hottest day

Heat stress hits livestock too: How can we adapt our food systems for better animal welfare?

04/08/2023

Niger

International pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger

International pressure mounted Thursday against leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the United States “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation's democracy, and Senegal offered troops to help.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Why is Italian PM Giorgia Meloni suing Placebo's Brian Molko?

Italy has one of the highest rates of libel suits against the media in Europe, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is proving journalist associations right.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Edinburgh Fringe: Our Choose-Your-Own Adventure guide to the festival

Don't know how to handle the world's biggest arts festival? We've got you covered.

04/08/2023

Living

Which European countries have the easiest access to green spaces?

Living near green spaces has an array of health benefits, but access is unequal across Europe. How can we make the continent greener?

04/08/2023

Destinations

Sarajevo's tourism booms as travellers discover latest Balkan hotspot

Warm weather, low prices and fascinating history are luring tourists to Bosnia’s capital like never before.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Freddie Mercury's beloved piano, song drafts and more to be auctioned

More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury 's personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queen's greatest hits, are going on display in a free exhibition at Sotheby's London ahead of their sale.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Pink Floyd release their first album

4 August 1967: Pink Floyd release their first album

04/08/2023

Green News

Heart attacks fell after this US city closed a coal plant 7 years ago

One researcher compared the benefits from cleaner air to the health gains people make after quitting smoking.

04/08/2023

Sport

Spiralling costs and melting snow: What's the Winter Olympics' future?

An increasingly hotter planet and rising costs are threatening the future of the Winter Games, as host cities struggle with a lack of investment - and of snow.

04/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 4th – Morning

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

04/08/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine 'dominates' fighting on front, as historic Kherson church hit

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

04/08/2023

United Kingdom

Conspiracy theories and disinformation mar UK local election

Claims circulated online that London would be turned into a "net zero prison" with the introduction of "climate lockdowns".

04/08/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine: Was the Russian airstrike on a cathedral in Odesa staged?

Multiple social media accounts falsely argue the attack is fake because a woman in the video can be seen picking up the debris with a little too much ease.

04/08/2023