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How the UK is training its 'surgeons of the future' with robots

The NHS wants robots in nine out of 10 keyhole surgeries by 2035. At a London hospital already using the newest system, surgeons and patients say the change is already being felt.

04/08/2026

Tech News

Apple challenges the UK's second attempt to gain access to iCloud data

Apple is back in a UK court over government demands for access to encrypted iCloud data, months after it degraded security for British users rather than build the back door the UK wanted.

04/08/2026

Europe

How the EU's maritime services ban ended in limbo

Earlier this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a full ban on maritime services for Russian oil tankers. But an extraordinary combination of factors has plunged the sanction into political limbo. Here's how the plan went awry.

04/08/2026

European Union

What tools does the EU have to fight wildfires? Are they enough?

Europe’s wildfire crisis is testing the limits of the EU’s emergency response system, exposing a gap between growing firefighting capacity and slower efforts to make landscapes less flammable.

04/08/2026

Europe

Forest fire spreads in southern Netherlands nature reserve

The fire started around Monday afternoon in a nature reserve near the village of Oostrum in Limburg province, close to the border with Germany.

04/08/2026

Tech News

Can the EU's GenAI ambitions survive contact with reality?

The EU faces a delicate balancing act: encouraging AI adoption across the public and private sectors without funding a wave of "AI-washing" projects that promise innovation but deliver little, as happened with EU-backed schemes in the past.

04/08/2026

Europe

Drone strike on Moscow region kills five, claims regional governer

Drone strike on Moscow region kills five, according to the regional governor

04/08/2026

Economy

Minimum wages in Europe: Purchasing power versus pay in 2026

The rankings for minimum wages shift significantly when adjusted for purchasing power across several European countries as of July 2026. High inflation hits minimum wage earners hardest where wages are updated only once a year.

04/08/2026

Europe

Extreme heat continues to grip Southern Europe

A Spanish industrial fire prompted toxic alerts, while France shut nuclear reactors to protect river levels. In Greece, severe wildfires have claimed five lives, marking one of its worst environmental crises in a decade as extreme heat continues across the region.

04/08/2026

Earth News

Can reintroducing bison protect Spain from wildfires?

As Spain faces a wave of wildfires, a study led by Rewilding Spain asks if European bison could curb undergrowth and make forests more fire-resilient.

04/08/2026

Europe

Parisians are now flying above the Seine on electric surfboards

Parisians are discovering a new way to enjoy the Seine on electric hydrofoil boards. The activity gives riders the sensation of flying above the water while producing no noise or direct emissions.

04/08/2026

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Moment drone strikes Russian Black Sea beach resort

Social media footage showed what appeared to be a drone crashing into a busy beach at Arkhipo-Osipovka, as tourists looked on from the shore and in the water.

03/08/2026

Europe

England and Wales record driest July on record, Met Office says

Southern England experienced its "driest month ever recorded" in July, the Met Office added, noting that records dated back to 1836.

03/08/2026

Europe

Hungary's nuclear crisis tests new PM Magyar's leadership

Record-low Danube water levels have forced Hungary's Paks nuclear plant into partial shutdown, cutting output as demand surges. Former governing party Fidesz is seizing on the outage to question the still-new government's competence.

03/08/2026

Europe

Record low Danube levels prompt governments to take emergency action

It comes amid soaring temperatures across Europe, as the continent grapples with yet another heatwave.

03/08/2026

Ecotech

Europe’s EV boom risks a graveyard of batteries. Is there a solution?

Experts are calling for recycling technology to “rapidly expand” as millions of EV batteries are set to die in the coming years.

03/08/2026

Europe

Ceuta crisis prompts EU ministers to consider internal border checks

EU interior ministers will assess at a meeting on Tuesday whether to reintroduce tighter internal border checks across Europe in response to the Ceuta crisis.

03/08/2026

Europe

Von der Leyen seeks more border checks at key points after Ceuta

The Commission president moved to defuse tensions with Spain following criticism from across Europe over Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's handling of the Ceuta migration crisis.

03/08/2026

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Wildfire uncovers unexploded WWII shells in France

A wildfire in southwest France exposed unexploded World War II shells, forcing bomb disposal teams to clear the area before evacuated residents can return home.

03/08/2026

Europe

Russia fires glide bombs at southern Ukraine, killing one person

Meanwhile, a Russian strike on a warehouse in northeastern Ukraine over the weekend destroyed 8 million books, the publishing house said, slamming it as an attack on Ukrainian culture.

03/08/2026

Europe

Two UK universities merge to form country's first ‘super-university’

The merger comes amid mounting economic pressures facing British universities, including some of the most highly regarded higher education institutions in the world.

03/08/2026

Health news

Forget ‘proteinmaxxing’: less protein could help healthier ageing

Eating less protein may be the key to living longer and staying healthier, according to new research that challenges one of the most common assumptions about healthy living.

03/08/2026

Europe

Hard-right Reform UK party vows to use navy to stop small boats

Britain and France signed a new three-year deal in April to stop irregular migrants making the risky Channel journeys, with London paying Paris up to €766 million in return for boosted law enforcement of the issue.

03/08/2026

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Annual bridge diving competition returns to Kosovo

Kosovo's annual Fshajt Bridge diving competition drew 15 competitors to Gjakova, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1954.

03/08/2026

Travel News

Trains over planes? The European routes where rail is faster than air

These are the European routes where taking the train is faster than flying between popular destinations, including Brussels to Paris and Madrid to Seville.

03/08/2026

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Video shows damage after Naples earthquake injures 26

New footage shows the aftermath in Pozzuoli after Friday's magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Naples injured 26 people and damaged buildings in the Campi Flegrei volcanic area.

03/08/2026