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Israel’s government said a drone was launched by Hezbollah towards the prime minister’s house on Saturday, with no casualties. Sirens wailed on Saturday morning in Israel, warning of incoming fire from Lebanon, with a drone launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, the Israeli government said.Neither he nor his wife were home and there were no casualties, said his spokesperson in a statement.The strikes into Israel come as its war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a Hamas ally backed by Iran — has intensified in recent weeks. Hezbollah said on Friday that it planned to launch a new phase…
Head here for lazy days in the sauna, expert spa treatments and 6-course dinners. Many people travel to escape the daily grind but I love nothing more than a holiday routine. Call me boring, but I fully let go when I know how the day will unfold and all the little bits I can look forward to.At Quellenhof Luxury Resort near Lazise on Lake Garda in northern Italy, my husband and I rose early so we could have the steaming hot outdoor pool all to ourselves. We meandered to breakfast – no rush with the buffet staying open until 11am…
Want to reduce your heating bills? Eco-friendly electric wallpaper could be the answer Could electric wallpaper one day replace your gas boiler?A European city is trialling this innovative way to decarbonise homes and reduce energy bills. It is currently being piloted in 12 tenement properties in the Scottish city of Glasgow to assess its effectiveness as a clean heat source.The project is a collaboration between the University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde, West of Scotland Housing Association and Glasgow City Council.Why do Scottish homes need to decarbonise?Scotland homes are some of Europe’s oldest and worst insulated. On average, they lose heat…
The study compared the transport in 24 cities across Europe. Travelling in a greener way is an important consideration for all of us today, and it’s particularly crucial when moving around cities, famous for their traffic and pollution. A new study has revealed the top five cities in Europe which offer the greenest transport options.The research from Smart City Expo World Congress discovered that London, Amsterdam and Vienna have officially the greenest transport, with Berlin and Helsinki rounding out the list. Curbing carbon emissions is a global priority, and Europe is aiming to cut car emissions by 55 per cent…
French weather agency Météo-France said as much as 700 millimetres of rain fell in in 48 hours in some local areas in the southern regions of Ardèche and Lozère. Clean-up operations are under way after two days of torrential rain caused the worst flooding central France has seen in 40 years.France’s prime minister Michel Barnier said that firefighters and other rescue teams have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving, in several parts of the country.”We must prepare, with climate change, to face risks and disasters in all areas more better and more frequently. The more we…
The online fashion retailer has seen revenue plummet as it faces competition from the likes of Shein and Temu. Boohoo’s CEO John Lyttle will step down as the British fashion firm prepares for a strategic review.The company, which also owns the brands PrettyLittleThing, Debenhams, and Karen Millen, said that its operations require an overhaul “to unlock and maximise shareholder value”.Currently, it stated that its business remains “fundamentally undervalued”.Although Boohoo profited from an online shopping surge during the pandemic, it has since underperformed against Chinese rivals like Shein and Temu.Supply chain problems and higher product returns have also hit the firm’s…
Last week, Italy formally opened two return hub centres in Albania under Rome’s jurisdiction, where it plans to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders. But the plan has proved controversial, especially among human rights campaigners. France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said he doesn’t think the deal Italy has made with Albania to send asylum seekers there for processing will work in France.”I don’t think this example can be transposed (to France),” Barnier told reporters in Menton, a French town near the border with Italy.Barnier also said that the Albania deal wouldn’t work in France because of legal reasons.Last…
The ideas to increase methods for deportations from the EU come as the actual number of migrants crossing into the EU are decreasing. In 2023 fewer than 300,000 people made it to the Continent; this year the EU’s border agency, Frontex, estimates about 160,000 migrants have reached Europe. In contrast, in 2015 at the height of Europe’s so-called migration crisis, more than one million people crossed the EU’s borders. “Today, we see that from all those that have no right to stay in the European Union, only 20 percent of those who have a return decision are really returned to…
Updated: 18/10/2024 – 22:58 GMT+2 Torrential rain has triggered landslides and flooding in northern Italy, severely disrupting transport. Torrential rain has triggered landslides and flooding in northern Italy, severely disrupting transport. Emergency operations were launched in the Tuscan provinces of Siena and Livorno on 17 October. In Siena, 60 rescue missions were carried out, including the rescue of 30 people from rising waters in Campiglia Marittima. In Suvereto, residents of a retirement home were evacuated as a precaution. Meanwhile, in Livorno, over 100 operations were carried out to assist people trapped in vehicles or basements due to the flooding.
“Rabin was the closest prime minister to getting a peace settlement in the Middle East. He hated the settlers — really hated them. And he was ready to settle with Abu Mazen [PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas], though he didn’t like him. He understood that’s the only solution for Israel’s future,” Peri said. But Netanyahu had no choice but to launch the Lebanon campaign, he added. “Hezbollah had everything ready to pull off the same kind of action as Oct. 7. I cannot say that I’m against the Lebanon incursion. It is a necessity,” he said. “We understand that the world…