Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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La Bella Vita: Italian wine price drop and new tourist rules
From keeping on top of everything new affecting travellers this summer to finding out why you may be able to stock your cantina fo…
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MAP: How hot will it get around Italy this weekend?
Thunderstorms were set to bring some relief to parts of northern Italy and the Adriatic coast over the weekend, with the rest of t…
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Volkswagen to slash model lineup and shrink capacity — but no word on job cuts
The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board.
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Train traffic between Stockholm and Gothenburg still at a standstill
Train traffic has been stalled between Stockholm and Gothenburg since 6:25 this morning due to a train driver running a red light.
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The app helping foreigners understand local life in Austria
An Austrian-built app is helping residents find out information on hyper-local events, associations and businesses.
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Ukraine escalates attacks on tankers near Crimea as Russian fuel shortages bite
The drone strikes form part of Ukraine's campaign designed to choke off supplies and transportation routes in and out of Crimea.
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Apollo hijacks easyJet takeover with £5.7bn bid, trumping Castlelake
The budget airline easyJet has swung behind a £5.7 billion (€6.6bn) takeover proposal from the US private equity giant Apollo, aba…
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Panic on Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki as debris shatters window, injures passenger
The aircraft returned to Macedonia airport and the authorities have opened an investigation into the serious incident.
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Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door
A loophole in parliamentary procedure allowed MEPs to extend mass scanning of private communications until 2026 — without a direct…
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Spain wildfire near Almeria kills 11 and sparks major evacuations
Spain is battling a deadly wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, where at least 11 people had died by 10 July after flames swep…
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Travelling to Central Asia? Discover the natural wonders of Kazakhstan's Zhetysu region
Zhetysu is one of Kazakhstan's most diverse regions, combining deserts, mountains, waterfalls, lakes and ancient monuments in a si…
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Sea off Faro warms to 26.1 ºC during two marine heatwaves
The Portuguese Navy, through the Hydrographic Institute, recorded two marine heatwaves off Faro between 15 June and 9 July, with s…
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Bafög reform: Germany agrees aid increase for students – but not until summer 2027
The German government has announced a long-awaited overhaul of its student financial aid scheme – known as Bafög – but students wi…
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Lagarde: EU must address weakness, leverage strengths
Europe must look at its own weaknesses, but also leverage them in a very turbulent global scenario - the words of the President of…
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Sweden risks water shortages in coming weeks as heat set to return
The Swedish weather service has issued risk notices for water shortages in many parts of the country as higher temperatures are ex…
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Four Britons feared dead as wildfires spread near Spanish holiday destination
At least 11 people have died and 19 are missing after a wildfire took hold in Almería province
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Four British victims reportedly among Spain wildfire dead
Many of the 11 people killed in a wildfire in southern Spain are believed to have been foreigners, including four who may have bee…
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Swedish gang member crashes car in Ireland 'en route to contract killing'
Two Swedes are suspected of having travelled to Ireland to carry out a contract killing, but on the way there they crashed in a vi…
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German supermarket recalls frozen berry mix after Hepatitis A virus detected
Shoppers across several German states are being warned not to eat a specific batch of Rewe’s ja! Frozen Berry Mix after testing de…
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Sir Anthony Hopkins signs recording contract and drops first single at 88
“Music was my first desire, my first wish,” Hopkins said in a statement. “I’ve been composing music all my life."
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Students face disappointment as Swedish universities send out acceptance offers
Ten thousand fewer students have been accepted to Swedish higher education institutions this year compared to 2025, in the first r…
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Bayeux tapestry arrives at British Museum after historic transfer
The nearly 70-metre-long work depicting William the Conqueror's 1066 invasion of England arrived at the British Museum in London a…
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90 minutes of tension for the heart: how World Cup stress can trigger a heart attack
Scientific evidence shows that emotional stress during the most intense matches can raise the risk of cardiovascular events in vul…
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Deadly fire at China shoe factory sparks Xi Jinping order for full probe
China is investigating a fire that killed 28 people at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, on 9 July.