Europe has slipped into its annual summer lull. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Brussels has emptied out, national parliaments are in recess, and politicians are looking to make the most of the rare opportunity to step away from the demands of public office. But for Europe’s political class, switching off can be harder…

Three people were killed after a private helicopter crashed on the island of Sifnos in Greece on Monday, the Greek fire service said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The aircraft came down close to homes in the Tholos region of the popular tourist island – which is part of the Cyclades island group…

A 29-year-old American tourist has died after being hit by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna in Sicily. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The man was struck on Sunday as a severe thunderstorm swept across the volcano. He was rushed to a hospital in Catania by a firefighter helicopter but was pronounced dead.…

Another mass recall, once again linked to software and safety. Stellantis is recalling around 955,000 vehicles from the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands because a problem with the infotainment system software may prevent the rear-view camera images from being displayed correctly when reversing. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The recall covers around…

Published on 17/08/2026 – 8:04 GMT+2 More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late academic Jason Arday, organisers said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The petition was launched by the Good Law…

This decision stems from the European Commission’s Tobacco Control Framework Evaluation, which found that existing legislation is increasingly outdated. While smoking rates have fallen from 28 percent to 24 percent of adults across the EU, around one in four Europeans still smoke and roughly 700.000 people die from tobacco-related diseases…

The European Commission seems to have been monitoring unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) under the radar since at least 2023, according to a document from the Commission’s defence department seen by Euronews, which pertains to sky and space observations in Malaysia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We are getting better at seeing it (UAPs)…

Europe is tackling a spate of wildfires spurred by high temperatures and tinder-dry conditions due to a historically hot summer that has already contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Scientists blame ever hotter and more frequent heatwaves on human-caused climate change. Here are the latest developments…

According to the European Commission, existing tobacco rules have helped reduce cigarette smoking but failed to keep pace with the fast growth of newer nicotine products and online marketing. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Although the European Parliament did not adopt a formal opinion on the proposal in June 2026, the legislation remains…

The family of British academic Jason Arday, who was found dead at a South London address on Friday night amid a high-profile plagiarism storm, have denounced what they called years of “sustained abuse”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an overnight statement following Arday’s death, his family said he had been “subjected to…