2024-01-04

Tech News

UK police launch first investigation into virtual rape in metaverse

The girl, allegedly under the age of 16, is said to have been left traumatised after her avatar – her personalised digital character – was "sexually attacked" by a group of online strangers.

04/01/2024

France

UK not doing enough to curb migrant crossings - French report

The UK is not cooperating enough to help reduce migrant boats, a new French report has claimed.

04/01/2024

Tech News

Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots

The keyboard redesign will be Microsoft's biggest change to PC keyboards since it introduced a special Windows key in the 1990s.

04/01/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | January 4th – Midday

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

04/01/2024

Lebanon

Israel vows to hunt down Hamas leaders after Lebanon strike

A strike in southern Beirut has fuelled fears that low-intensity fighting along Lebanon's border could burst into all-out war.

04/01/2024

Culture news

AI Elvis Presley to debut on stage in the UK

Elvis is set to be brought back to life virtually as part of a new immersive concert experience coming to the UK.

04/01/2024

Culture news

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial postponed due to forthcoming memoir

It has been ruled that Salman Rushdie's attacker is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie's upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial. A new date has not yet been set.

04/01/2024

Culture news

Dyeing to remember: Pompeii's ancient textile techniques resurrected

Pompeii’s director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, has been overseeing a project reviving ancient crafts and production techniques within the archaeological park.

04/01/2024

Culture news

Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in January 2024

From moody instrumental landscapes to lush French pop and punk-going-mainstream, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

04/01/2024

USA

Jeffrey Epstein documents made public

Here is what we know so far.

04/01/2024

Culture news

Chile plane crash survivor recalls the 'Miracle of the Andes'

To mark the release of Juan Antonio Bayona's new film 'Society of the Snow' Euronews Culture revisits Fernando Parrado, a survivor of the 1972 'Miracle of the Andes' plane crash to discuss the chilling pact he and fellow passengers made to stay alive.

04/01/2024

Destinations

Which European country will be most popular in 2024, according to AI?

From Bordeaux vineyards to the Norfolk Broads, AI predicts Europe’s most popular regions for 2024.

04/01/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | January 4th – Morning

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

04/01/2024

Business

Where in Europe will the property market revive in 2024?

The rise of technologies, such as AI, and the solid growth in tourism-related sectors could drive Europe's commercial real estate market next year, while the housing market struggles to get back on its feet and the rental market soars.

04/01/2024