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UK MP Stella Creasy ‘baffled’ by rule banning her baby from Parliament
A number of British politicians have demanded changes to parliamentary rules after Labour MP Stella Creasy was told she couldn’t bring her baby into Parliament.
Trio back in court over posters showing Virgin Mary with LGBT halo
“This appeal smacks of harassment and intimidation and the case should be dropped,” said Catrinel Motoc from Amnesty International
How London’s taxi drivers’ brains are helping in Alzheimer's research
Black cab drivers’ brains are different from everyone else’s due to the vast amount of navigational knowledge they need to store - and this is helping scientists research the onset of Alzheimer's.
‘Staggering scale’ of climate misinformation on Facebook revealed
Activists say Facebook is failing to act on climate misinformation on its platform - and is even benefiting financially from placing climate misinformation on its paid advertising platform.
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City heat: How the UN plans to cool down our rapidly warming cities
The UN, warning some cities could be 4C hotter by 2100, has published its handbook at COP26 advising governments on how they can cool their cities down.
French startups demand tech support from presidential hopefuls
In a so-called 'Manifesto of French Startups', companies are calling on those running in the upcoming elections to boost France’s tech credentials.
Energy crisis: Putin says Russia ready to supply more gas to Europe
The Russian president has dismissed as “absolutely out of the question” suggestions Russia has been using gas supply as an economic weapon against Europe.
UK lorry driver shortage is part of a wider European problem
The UK has been grappling with fuel shortages for days, and shelves are emptying at supermarkets - but the driver shortage that is causing this is also a problem across Europe.
Five of Europe’s airports are 'emitting more CO2 combined than Sweden'
A tracker documenting the CO2 emissions of airports around the world shows the annual emissions, which are largely tax free, of five of Europe’s biggest airports, amount to more than the annual emissions of Sweden.
EU air pollution limits way out of step with new WHO guidelines
The World Health Organization has tightened its guidelines for recommended air pollution limits, after it found evidence of damage to human health at lower levels than previously thought.
Western Balkan power plants estimated to have killed 19,000 in Europe
Over the last three years, almost 19,000 people died as a result of pollution from coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans, according to estimates in a new report
Blood clot risk from vaccines ‘much lower’ than those from COVID-19
A new study by the BMJ found there was an increased risk of rare blood clots associated with AstraZeneca and Pfizer’s vaccine, but that risk was much higher in patients who tested positive for coronavirus.
Kane staying at Tottenham as Real Madrid eye PSG star Mbappe
Here are the latest twists in the summer transfer sagas concerning two of Europe’s star strikers, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe.
'Credible reports' of Taliban executing civilians, says UN
Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Tuesday her office had received “harrowing and credible” reports of human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
‘Crimea is Ukraine’: Zelenskyy opens inaugural Crimea summit
Representatives of 46 nations and blocs attended the first international summit on the annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, a summit dismissed as an “anti-Russian event” by the Kremlin.
Revolt, repression & reprisals: A look back at Belarus' turbulent year
Monday marks one year since the disputed election in Belarus, which sparked a protest movement of unprecedented size.
3m trees and roof-top gardens: European cities make green pledge
Thirty-one major cities including London, Barcelona and Milan have signed a declaration committing to further investment in green spaces and fighting the effects of climate change.
Pandemic sees 161 million more people fall into hunger in 2020
The United Nations warned the coronavirus pandemic had likely contributed to a ‘dramatic worsening of world hunger’ in 2020.
Call for new restrictions as Spain’s youth bear brunt of COVID cases
Spain’s COVID vaccination programme has been a relative success in Europe up to now - but the reopening of nightlife has led to a huge surge in cases amongst unprotected young people, who haven’t yet been able to get the jab.
Iceland’s shorter working week trial changes country’s working habits
Two trials of reduced working hours involving roughly 1% of Iceland’s working population saw productivity maintained and wellbeing improve - and now most in the country have secured the right to a shorter work week.
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