Downton Abbey fans can own a piece of the drama in major charity auction
From Lady Mary’s wedding dress to the Granthams’ vintage car, iconic items from Downton Abbey are going under the hammer. All for a good cause. Read More
Latest news bulletin | August 19th, 2025 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 19th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Israel set to approve ‘largest’ gas supply deal in its history to Egypt
After two years of delays, the Israeli government is expected to finalise the deal with Egypt in the next two weeks, involving exports from Leviathan, Israel’s largest gas field. Read…
No.10 warns author Sally Rooney her support for banned group could breach UK terror law
Downing Street has warned Irish author Sally Rooney that supporting Palestine Action – a group recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK – could amount to a criminal…
South Korea-US drills trigger Kim Jong-un to pledge nuclear force expansion
Pyongyang has long denounced the allies’ joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities aimed at expanding his…
Historic Swedish church transported on trailers to avoid being swallowed by mine
A convoy of trailers is transporting the 113-year-old Kiruna Church to a new home to make way for the expansion of a large underground iron ore mine. Read more at…
UK’s LGBTQ+ literary prize cancelled after controversy over ‘gender critical’ author John Boyne
This year’s Polari Prize has been cancelled due to the longlist inclusion of a book by John Boyne. The situation escalated into a mass boycott and now, the organisation behind…
Italy’s Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely
After 130 years of direct measurement, the retreat of Italy’s Ventina glacier will now be tracked by drones due to rapid melting and unstable terrain.Read More
Kyiv ceremony honours artist killed on the frontline
Mourners gathered in Kyiv on Monday to bid farewell to Ukrainian artist and soldier Davyd Chychkan, who died after being wounded on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia. Read more at Read…
‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling fatal dose to Friends star Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty
A woman who was charged with selling ‘Friends’ star Matthew Parry the dose of the drug that killed him has agreed to plead guilty. Read More