Sudesh Baniya

United Kingdom

Sportswashing in Manchester and Newcastle laid bare in report

Crippling deindustrialisation and local politicians paved the way for Arab buyers to take over the two British cities' football clubs.

06/07/2023

World News

EU's deadly roads: Traffic accident deaths increased in 2021

More than 19,917 were killed in road accidents across the EU in 2021, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.

28/06/2023

Denmark

US to meet with Ukraine war sceptics to drum up support

The informal meeting will be attended by US security officials and country representatives later this week.

22/06/2023

United Kingdom

Brexit 'made UK vulnerable to COVID', inquiry told

Brexit is partly to be blamed for UK's feeble pandemic preparation, the COVID inquiry was told on its opening day.

14/06/2023

Health news

Is this the loneliest country in Europe?

The European Union's new pilot project on loneliness aims to monitor and tackle increasing lack of "meaningful social interactions".

09/06/2023

Ukraine

EU warns of 'solidarity fatigue' after accepting Ukrainian refugees

The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused the largest intra-Europe movement since the second world war, sending 16 million refugees across the continent.

07/06/2023

Kyrgyzstan

Arrests in Kyrgyzstan over attempted coup days after EU leaders' visit

The Central Asian nation's security agency confirmed more than 30 arrests among groups involved in allegedly plotting a coup.

06/06/2023

Russia

Where is Russia exporting its oil post EU sanctions?

Russia recently exported more oil than at any other time following its invasion of Ukraine last year.

31/05/2023

Turkey

Opposition Turkish TV investigated for 'insulting' election coverage

The inquiry comes amid growing concerns over Erdogan's crackdown on media freedoms.

30/05/2023

United Kingdom

UK immigration hits record high despite Brexit promises

Successive pro-Brexit Tory governments have pledged to crack down on immigration, since Britain voted to leave the EU.

25/05/2023

Turkey

Erdogan's party divided on economy before runoff - reports

An "informal group" is discussing an alternative to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial economic programme, days before he seeks to extend his reign.

25/05/2023

Qatar

Hungary's Orban claims Ukraine wont win against Russia

The Hungarian Prime Minister criticised EU leaders for being "too intellectual" and not exploring enough avenues to end the fighting.

24/05/2023

Greece

Greek voters face new election in June as New Democracy seeks majority

Greece faces new national elections, despite the ruling party securing around 40% of the vote in Sunday's general election.

21/05/2023

Argentina

Europe's future football stars vie for U20 World Cup glory

Players from five European nations will look to make their mark in this year's U20 World Cup which kicks off this weekend in Argentina.

21/05/2023

Albania

Greek candidate wins Albanian mayoral election from prison cell

Greek minority candidate Fredi Beleri, arrested on vote-buying charges, has won an Albanian mayoral election by a slender margin.

16/05/2023

Turkey

Erdogan rival promises 'freedom and democracy' for Turkey

In just 10 days, Kemal Kilicdaroglu will face the Turkish president in seismic elections.

04/05/2023

United Kingdom

'Crisis' as one homeless person dies every 6.5 hours in UK

Charities say a toxic cocktail of cuts, criminalisation, and crackdowns is making life even harder for the UK’s most vulnerable people.

24/04/2023

Malta

Faster, higher, smaller: Europe's unknown 'tiny Olympics'

This multi-sports event takes place every two years and is only open to athletes from European countries with less than a million inhabitants.

17/04/2023

Norway

Norway expels Russian 'intelligence officers' over security concerns

The Norwegian government declared 15 Russian personnel - who were working under diplomatic cover - personae non gratae on Thursday.

13/04/2023

World News

Major 'drug-money bank' taken down by European police

An operation supported by the EU agency Europol has "liquidated" a criminal banking system, laundering 180 million euros from cocaine trafficking.

13/04/2023