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By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 02/10/2026 – 8:15 GMT+2 More than 1,000 LEGO fans from 36 countries have gathered in a small Danish town, Skærbæk, near Billund, the toy giant’s hometown, to celebrate their love of the plastic bricks. At Skærbæk Fan Weekend, Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) find a community around a hobby often associated with children. The fan-run event welcomes people who build their own creations as well as those who collect sets. “It’s a place where AFOLs come together, no matter where they come from, no matter which language they speak, no matter what they believe in,” said…
The job of West Midlands mayor — who holds one of the largest single electoral mandates of any British politician — will come up for election again in 2028. Street has continued to make appearances around the region, including visiting the scene of wildfires outside Birmingham over summer. He also has a busy schedule at the Conservative Party Conference this weekend in the same city, including with the center-right policy network Prosper which he co-founded with former Scottish Conservatives Leader Ruth Davidson. Prominent Conservatives from the center-right flank have, however, been blocked from the party’s list of candidates for the…
Published on 02/10/2026 – 8:53 GMT+2 British Police arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on Thursday on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a military air base in England that authorities have linked to Tehran. The 25-year-old man was arrested in central London on Thursday and police have searched two properties in the capital, Counter Terrorism Policing said in a statement. Five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has…
The biggest Chess Olympiad in history brought almost 400 teams from around the world to Samarkand, where host nation Uzbekistan won gold in the Open competition after defeating Ukraine in the final round. Uzbekistan won its first Chess Olympiad title in India’s Chennai in 2022 and followed it with bronze in Budapest two years later. “This is our second Olympiad victory. Winning it at home feels different,” Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov said. “I think we played the tournament at the highest level.” Sindarov’s next major test will come later this year. After winning the Candidates Tournament, he will challenge India’s…
How to choose Many voting systems could replace first-past-the-post, some based on a form of proportional representation (PR). Public First’s analysis found that support for moving to PR varied depending on which party was proposing it. When Labour voters were shown a Labour proposal to move to PR, 54% supported the idea, whereas when they were shown an identical proposal branded as coming from Reform UK, only 36% supported it. The same broad pattern was true of Reform voters. A man walks past a fallen placard as he exits a polling station after casting his vote in the local elections…
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine are spilling into Romanian airspace and along the Black Sea, while Bucharest is warning of a broader campaign of cyberattacks, sabotage and other forms of hybrid warfare. Romania is calling for stronger NATO deterrence on the eastern flank and closer cooperation among European allies. How serious is the Russian threat, especially the one posed by drone attacks? Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu speaks to Euronews.
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered outside Madrid’s City Hall, banging pots and pans and jangling keys to denounce Spain’s housing crisis ahead of a key parliamentary vote on 2 October. Footage shows people dancing and holding signs reading ‘vultures out’ as they call on MPs to back measures to tackle soaring rents and evictions. They say young adults should not have to live with their parents into their thirties and call the situation unacceptable as many cannot start a family or live independently. Homeowners and tenants argue that temporary fixes are not enough and that people need long‑term security in…
Our Habitas has just opened its fourth resort in the Middle East, marking its debut in the UAE with the launch of Caravan Hatta. The property in the Hajar Mountains, which is located around an hour-and-a-half’s drive from Dubai International Airport, has 50 bespoke Airstream Caravans which offer views of either the valleyscape or Hatta Dam. Each caravan comes with a private wooden deck for making the most of the mountain views, but there is also an observatory deck for those who want to stargaze sans light pollution come nightfall. The resort is also home to a spectacular infinity pool.…
It doesn’t mean not doing anything: “It would be dangerous not to act now, but then I think we need to find ways of working together,” he said. Eichwalder added that it was important that national deals — with industry or the U.S. — do “not weaken the position of the EU, and in the end, the position of any member state within the EU.” The bottom line: Countries should work together “no matter how difficult it is,” he said. “I don’t see a solution for Europe to go 27 different different routes.” Think this through: Yannis Natsis, director of the…
Published on 02/10/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2 On today’s show: In an exclusive interview with Euronews, EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen urges European governments to use existing flexibility to ease the pain at the pump for millions of Europeans as Trump presses EU countries to release millions of barrels from their emergency oil stocks. Osama Rizvi, Global Market & Product Strategist at Primary Vision, analyses the latest energy price increase. Javier Iñiguez reports from Madrid on a crucial vote happening today in Spain’s Congress, where, after days of protests in the streets, MPs will have their say on two government-backed measures…