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Green News

Air pollution in Europe: These are the worst-hit cities to live in

According to a study by the company Airly, fine particle pollution is particularly high in the cities of the Balkans and Central Europe.

Climate

Reindeer herders struggle as climate change threatens their future

Herders in Finnish Lapland are already seeing climate change alter weather patterns and affect their herd's food supply.

Food and Drink

Visit the birthplace of Sweden's festive peppermint candy canes

In 1859, a new confection emerged on the market in the small town of Gränna, Sweden. It was a hard, minty candy with red and white stripes, created by Amalia Eriksson

Culture news

Santa Claus or Spiderman? Kids spending Xmas in hospital get a treat

A firefighter dressed as Santa Claus climbed down the wall of a children's hospital in Barcelona to surprise those spending Christmas there.

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Culture news

'Merry Christmas': World's first SMS sells for €107,000 at NFT auction

Vodafone auctions the world's first SMS, sent in December 1992, in the form of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), a certificate guaranteeing its ownership, for 107,000 euros.

Nature

Meet the flying sea turtle who travelled 8,000 kilometres to Scotland

This injured sea turtle flew from the sunny Maldives to her new home in the Scottish lochs

Green News

Are the UK government's fishing licences illegal?

Conservation charity Oceana is calling for stronger restrictions in Marine Protected Areas.

Culture news

ART TRENDS 2022: Video Art is back in the room

Given the opportunity, audiences across Europe will be returning in 2022 to view video art in more immersive scenarios than their living rooms, bedrooms and home offices.

Design

Ice sculptors transform Russian city into winter wonderland

Working in sub-zero temperatures, ice sculptors have turned the Siberian city of Tomsk into a festive paradise through the city's annual design competition.

Art

Titanic exhibition in London retells tragic stories and heroic deeds

'Titanic The Exhibition' is taking a fresh look at the tragedy of the ill-fated ocean liner, which sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage

Art

Hearing colours, sensing time: a day in the life of a cyborg artist

Spain-based artist Neil Harbisson was born completely colour blind, but these days a device attached to his head turns colour into audible frequencies.

Experiences

Why are people floating on a frozen lake in the Arctic?

With tourists returning to Lapland after last year’s cancellations, a new experience is proving popular - arctic ice floating.

Experiences

Meet the travellers who pay to get lost in the middle of nowhere

These trips offer mystery adventures for clients craving their very own ‘survivor’ experience.

Culture news

Rome's Cinecittà Studios hopes for a new golden age of cinema

Once the stomping ground of Italy's greatest directors and actors, from Federico Fellini to Sophia Loren, Rome's renowned Cinecitta film studios are planning a much-needed makeover for a new era.

Experiences

Is this the most over the top Christmas house in Europe?

A Hungarian grandmother started decorating her garden 10 years ago for her grandchildren, but since then it has become a tourist attraction.

Living

Watch this architecture student convert an old school bus into a home

Caleb Brackney bought the bus from Facebook Marketplace and renovated it all by himself.

Culture news

The real story behind the Czech Christmas glass beads

The handmade production of blown glass beads into Christmas tree decorations in Poniklá, Czech Republic, earned the craft a place on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage last year. But there's more to this.

Art

Stunning 1,500 piece home nativity scene in Brazil lights up Christmas

Joao de Castro says this has long been a tradition in his family. "My paternal grandmother's family is an old family from Santa Lúcia and all the women made nativity scenes."

Living

Rentable Christmas trees are now a thing thanks to this London company

A London company is offering customers a chance to rent a Christmas tree and return it in the new year.

Culture news

Evacuated Afghan artists paint mural to say 'Thank you, Albania!'

Albania has sheltered some 2,400 Afghan evacuees in hotels or tourist resorts. Some 150 of them have already left for other countries.