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As social media shrinks and distorts the EU’s crises, the Venice film festival is delivering politically forthright epics from directors such as Sergei Loznitsa and Alex Gibney • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Europe is in an economic crisis that, unlike the eurozone downturn at the beginning of the millennium, cannot be measured in ratings downgrades and borrowing…

PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enough The government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the country, prime minister Andy Burnham has said. Disposable barbecues have been the cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years, but campaigners were critical of the PM’s fai…

Thanks to the drought, these black-and-white beauties are struggling to catch worms in the rock-hard earth. But there’s still good foraging on well-watered fairways and greens Name: Badgers. Age: European badgers live for five to eight years in the wild. They have been in the UK, where this story is set, for half to three-quarters of a million years. Continue reading...

Eclipse to be witnessed by tens of millions across western Europe as enthusiasts gather along path of totality It’s nice of Bónus bosses to offer their employees a chance to go out and experience the eclipse. For all we know, there isn’t usually that much interest in supermarket shopping during the phenomenon – with Waitrose chief even complaining about it in 1999, the last time we had a solar ec…

Incident marks second familicide in midwest in two weeks, with the children who died ranging in age from three to nine A father killed his four young children and their mother before turning the gun on himself, said authorities in Wichita, Kansas – marking the second incident of familicide in the midwest in two weeks. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Winfield police department said a man id…

Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese and the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, will mount a major bailout of Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, in a deal wort…

Investigators believe Vikings and Hells Angels members involved in violence that preceded death of Brecon man A man was killed in what is believed to have been a violent brawl between rival motorcycle gangs in the south Wales valleys, police have said. Anthony “Tony” Jones, 56, of Brecon, died of his injuries in hospital after the violence in Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, last Thursday evening, w…

Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky Powerful storms swept across ⁠the midwest on Tuesday, leaving three dead and more than 800,000 without power in four states as winds gusts of more than 80mph (130km/h) tore down trees and power lines. ⁠In Indiana , a four-year-old child died after a tree fell on his ⁠home in Geneva Township …

Democrats demand congressional briefing after passenger-laden Air Force One sent on decoy flight despite security scare. Plus, the 11 biggest wellness trends of 2026 so far Good morning. Democrats have called for a congressional briefing after a charade in which Donald Trump was secretly spirited into a different plane than the one the public and press believed he was travelling on. How did the p…

Plans for hyperscale datacenter in Palm Beach county prompt concerns over water and electricity demands About 16 miles (26km) south-west of Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Largo estate, near the northern edge of the Florida Everglades, developers have proposed a hyperscale datacenter on a 202-acre (82-hectare) parcel of land surrounded by water. Local environmentalists warn that the proposed 600MW datacent…

South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pest Hearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued the South African scientist Letodi Luki Mathulwe. Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa. The whi…

Reforms comply with wishlist of intelligence services which say Germany lags behind allies and enemies The German government has approved a draft law aimed at lifting many of the restraints on its spy agencies imposed during the postwar period as the country reels from two attacks in a month that have exposed serious security gaps. The controversial changes, which must still pass parliament, larg…

Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest manmade lake At least 15 people have died and 27 are missing after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. The boat had a capacity of 90 people, but was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an unknown number of children, Zimbabwe’s civil protection unit (CPU) said, citi…

Geopolitics and cost of living crisis have cost Europe’s largest travel company €60m so far Holidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of the continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui , Europe’s largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far. In the weeks after the outbreak of war at…

President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefing David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, pulled off a last-minute victory after re-entering the Wisconsin governor’s race and snagging an endorsement from Tony Evers, the outgoing governor. The race came down to the wire, with Francesca Hong and Crowley running close to e…