2024-02-22

Work

UK firms make four-day workweek permanent after world’s biggest trial

A UK study shows work intensity remains lower and job satisfaction is higher during a four-day workweek.

22/02/2024

Albania

Albanian parliament approves deal to hold migrants for Italy

Brussels is looking at ways of easing the burden that new arrivals place on member states, but human rights campaigners are alarmed.

22/02/2024

Business

Bite Back: Youth campaign shames companies over junk food products

Activists in the UK call out firms like Ferrero and Mondelez that cash in on selling unhealthy food to children.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Berlinale 2024 review: Elbow screening in Berlin Prison

There's been a special screening at the Berlinale of a film showing in a Berlin prison about a young girl who has not been dealt the best cards in life. Liv Stroud went behind bars to find out more.

22/02/2024

Markets

Rolls-Royce stock rises 7% as company swings to pre-tax profit

Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings climbed around 7% on Thursday morning after the company reported a pre-tax profit on surging revenue and cost savings.

22/02/2024

Business

Record profits for Lloyds amid £450m car financing investigation

The investigation by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is looking into now-banned car finance deals.

22/02/2024

Spain

Brazil's football star Dani Alves found guilty of rape and jailed

The 40-year-old Brazilian football player denied any wrongdoing during the three-day trial this month.

22/02/2024

Tech News

OpenAI and Intel CEOs discuss AI's need for processing power

CEOs of OpenAI and Intel cite artificial intelligence's voracious appetite for processing power

22/02/2024

Israel

Three gunmen open fire in West Bank, killing one

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

22/02/2024

Business

Could Saudi Arabia turn into a hub for building robots in the future?

Saudi Arabia's new investment firm Alat announced four partnerships with global companies as the country makes efforts to turn into a technology manufacturing hub.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Berlinale 2024 review: 'Architecton'

A magnificently realised piece of meditative cinema about finding "a new idea of beauty".

22/02/2024

Tech News

Stand aside Google. Here's how to use new generative AI search sites

Forgoing the tried and trusted Google, the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information.

22/02/2024

Tech News

Amazon lobbyists one step closer to European Parliament ban

Final decision on whether to withdraw access badges is expected next week.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Breathtaking: The pandemic medical from inside the NHS

A new British drama looks at life inside the nation’s health service during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

22/02/2024

Markets

Nvidia shatters expectations: Revenue up 265% as AI demand continues

Nvidia's earnings report exceeded forecasts, with a 22% quarterly and 265% yearly revenue spike to $22.1 billion (€20.46 billion) on the heels of AI-driven growth, driving shares up by 7% post-announcement.

22/02/2024

Lifestyle

Paris' legendary waiter-race across city back for Olympic Games

Few things are more Parisian than a busy - and sometimes rude - waiter running around with a tray in hand. Be sure to step out of the way, as the infamous Parisian waiter race is returning to the capital in March, for the first time in 13 years.

22/02/2024

Lifestyle

Museum of Broken Relationships: Where heartbreak is given a home

Opened in 2010, the Museum of Broken Relationships has become the most visited museum in Croatia - and a reminder of the power physical objects hold to connect and heal us.

22/02/2024

Earth News

Heating and cars: Milan introduces emergency pollution-busting rules

Dry weather and warm temperatures have worsened the Italian city’s smog problem.

22/02/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | February 22nd – Morning

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

22/02/2024

Vatican

Woman asks Pope Francis to make Father Rupnik sex abuse case public

One of the first women who accused a once-exalted Jesuit artist of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse went public Wednesday to demand transparency from the Vatican and a full accounting of the hierarchs who covered for him for 30 years.

22/02/2024

Ukraine

Russia pushes northeast as Ukraine plans to extend military draft

All the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

22/02/2024

Business

Money does grow on trees: Countryside a booming business for many

While farmers across Europe protest high costs and foreign competition, agribusiness investors continue to fortify their positions in the Spanish and European agricultural sector.

22/02/2024

Europe News

Court of auditors slams horse-trading with Orbán over rule of law

Brussels efforts to coax back wayward members like Poland and Hungary are far from foolproof, the budget watchdog said.

22/02/2024