London to Europe by train: New expanded routes could bring wallet and pet-friendly travel
London St Pancras station would almost triple its capacity to deliver new train services to Europe by 2030. Read More
Florence, Rome, Venice: Italian cities are cracking down on overtourism in 2025
Italian tourism is set to reach new heights in the Jubilee Year. Here’s how cities are getting ahead of the crowds in 2025. Read More
UN warns that ‘time is not on our side’ as key climate science meeting begins
The IPCC assessment summarises the latest climate research from around the world, taking hundreds of experts years to produce.Read More
Ukraine: The last standoff before peace?
As Ukraine enters the fourth year of war since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, fighting is raging like never before on the frontline in the country’s east. Read more…
South Sudan shuts schools for two weeks after students collapse due to extreme heat
Many schools in South Sudan have makeshift structures and no electricity for cooling systems.Read More
Big tech, banking, energy: Who are the biggest spenders on EU lobbying?
The world’s largest companies and trade associations from the big tech, banking, energy, and chemicals/agri sectors have significantly increased their EU lobbying budgets in recent years. Read More
Fact check: Is France’s pensions system costing €55 billion a year?
France’s Court of Auditors has contradicted earlier claims by Prime Minister François Bayrou about how much the country’s pension scheme costs. Read More
Kallas ‘optimistic’ EU leaders can approve new military aid package for Ukraine next week
A special summit of European leaders is to be held on 6 March. Read More
Huge crowds attend mass funeral of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah
The funeral in Beirut, attended by Hezbollah officials and allies, aimed to show the group’s strength despite conflict with Israel and loss of leaders. Read more at Read More
British Library acquires long-lost draft for Elgar masterpiece
The British Library has secured previously unknown drafts of Edward Elgar’s ‘Introduction and Allegro for Strings’, shedding new light on the composer’s creative process. Read More