World News Ukraine and Europe present counter to Russian ceasefire proposal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian and European officials have presented Washington with a counterproposal. 09/08/2025
Europe News EU Commission reacts to Poland's alleged misuse of recovery funds Last year, Donald Tusk's government unblocked billions of euros of frozen EU reconstruction funds for Poland, which was considered a significant success for the ruling coalition. Now, however, the government faces allegations of misspending these funds on yachts, saunas and other luxury goods. 09/08/2025
World News Wildfires rage across southern Europe amid record temperatures France, Spain, Greece and Turkey are all battling wildfires as a new heatwave brings record temperatures surpassing 42 degrees Celsius. 09/08/2025
Europe News Wildfire on Mount Vesuvius: flames visible from Naples A huge fire has broken out in the Vesuvius National Park with smoke visible over the city of Naples. Whilst over 100 firefighters and volunteers work to put out the blaze. 09/08/2025
Culture news How the UK’s Green Man Festival has managed to stay independent Ahead of this year's festival, Green Man Festival owner and director Fiona Stewart explains the importance of independent festivals as corporations take over the industry. 09/08/2025
World News Five foreign ministers condemn Israel's Gaza City takeover plans The foreign ministers of Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia wrote that "any attempts at annexation or of settlement extension violate international law." 09/08/2025
World News Nagasaki commemorates 80th anniversary of atomic bomb drop Some 74,000 people were killed in Nagasaki in the US bombing in 1945, three days after Hiroshima. As the town’s mayor, Shiro Suzuki, calls to "stop armed conflicts immediately". 09/08/2025
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 9th, 2025 – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 9th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 09/08/2025
Art Life-sized animal puppets complete 20,000km climate crisis journey The Herds, a climate change art project by The Walk Productions, has completed its 20,000km journey from the Congo rainforest to Norway’s Arctic Circle. 09/08/2025
Destinations Portugal by motorhome: Freedom and nature with an Atlantic flair Portugal is one of the most popular countries for motorhomers and is the second most popular destination for European touring holidaymakers after Italy. We show you what it's like to travel like this through Portugal for 20 days. 09/08/2025
Green News Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen The authors say some positive tipping points are already occurring in power and transport. 09/08/2025
Culture news Fire in the Mosque of Cordoba extinguished A fire in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, caused by the short circuit of a sweeper in the chapel of Almanzor, forced the area to be evacuated. However, the blaze has now been extinguished according to the town's mayor. 09/08/2025
Culture news Meet the Austrian carpenter safeguarding precious flutes Professional flutists often face a problem when it comes to protecting their fragile and expensive instruments: many cases don't hold the flutes in place, making them vulnerable to damage. But a carpenter from a small Austrian town may have changed that... 09/08/2025
Tech News Why are social media sites betting on crowdsourced fact-checking? TikTok is the latest social media platform to enable users to write and rate posts to give context to content on their feeds. We take a look at how crowd-sourced fact-checking works. 09/08/2025
Ukraine Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska to discuss ending war in Ukraine Trump and Putin are set to meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss ending Moscow's all-out war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy emphasised that Ukrainian territorial integrity is non-negotiable. Later on Saturday, a US official said that Trump was 'considering' holding a trilateral meeting. 09/08/2025
Business Brexit sends Brits to Europe for Louboutins in a blow to UK luxury British shoppers are heading to Europe for ‘cheaper’ luxury, while the UK loses its competitive edge as the only major destination with no VAT-free shopping for international visitors. 09/08/2025
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 9th, 2025 – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 9th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 09/08/2025