Gunther von Hagens, creator of preserved body exhibits, dies at 81

Published on 27/07/2026 – 21:13 GMT+2 Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist who drew both fascination and controversy with his “Body Worlds” exhibitions of preserved human bodies, has died aged 81. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His family and the Institute for Plastination, which he founded, said he died on Friday. They provided…

Why Trump is suddenly threatening Iran’s last untouched nuclear site

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is threatening to strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility — a site the United States previously left untouched while bombing the country’s other major nuclear sites, raising new questions about what may have changed.Estimated to lie beneath…

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Von der Leyen convinced by case for social media restrictions for kids

Published on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 11:37 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported…

Hungary MPs set to tweak constitution to oust Orbán-allied president

Hungarian lawmakers are set to vote on changing the constitution on Monday to oust the president, as Prime Minister Péter Magyar pushes to loosen nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orbán’s grip on the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April on the promise of “regime change” from Orbán’s…

MagSafe battery chargers recalled after reports of fires, burn injuries

More than 1,000 MagSafe battery chargers have been recalled over burn risks following reports of the power banks catching fire and causing burn injuries. Flaunt is recalling about 1,400 MagSafe battery chargers due to the risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer…

Cruise holidays are taxed much less than hotels, study finds

A night on a European cruise is taxed almost half as much as a night in a hotel despite their high environmental costs and contribution to overtourism, a new study has found. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) found that a loophole allows cruise liners to avoid paying…

Europe records 10,000 excess deaths during June heatwaves, data shows

Published on 13/07/2026 – 9:38 GMT+2 Countries in Europe reported over 10,000 excess deaths during the extreme heatwaves that baked the west of the continent towards the end of June, new data shows. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The vast majority of the fatalities, in excess of 9,000, were recorded among those aged…

UK to spend €293.5m over three years to protect Jewish communities

Published on 13/07/2026 – 8:30 GMT+2•Updated 8:30 The British government has announced a £250 million (€293.5m) package to strengthen police protection for Jewish communities following a series of antisemitic attacks across the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The funding, spread over three years, will pay for more than 500 additional police officers…

From Pompeii to Bratislava: Europe’s top sightseeing stops this summer

Can transfers between travel destinations be turned into part of a trip? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rather than only visiting a country’s major cities and treating travel days as time lost between destinations, more holidaymakers are turning to sightseeing opportunities along the way by stopping in smaller cities and visiting unique landmarks.…

Officials race to contain fire of ‘exceptional scale’ south of Paris

Published on 13/07/2026 – 6:50 GMT+2 Firefighters were rushing to contain a fire that erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest just south of Paris on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Officials described the fire as “very virulent” and of “exceptional scale” as it raced across 800 hectares and was still spreading. The…

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