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Newly-installed Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues to be viewed favorably by 46% of Brits — the same figure as last month — though the proportion who view him unfavorably has risen six points to 39% in the last month. YouGov sampled 2,099 adults in Great Britain between Sept. 9 and 10. The findings come at a difficult time for Reform UK. Farage’s party — which stormed ahead in local elections earlier this year in a grim night for the governing Labour Party — is now under investigation by parliamentary authorities over an undeclared £5 million gift from crypto billionaire…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 15:23 GMT+2•Updated 15:26 12 European nations have urged the European Union to scale up its presence in the Arctic amid threats from Moscow and US President Donald Trump. “We call for the European Union to take on a more strategic and proactive role in the European Arctic,” the countries wrote in a joint statement following the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi in northern Finland. The summit was attended by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, among others. Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s…

Families gathered around rows of coffins, some carrying photographs of the victims, while hundreds attended the service in the eastern city. UNICEF said at least 26 children died and 25 others were injured. The fire broke out at around 9am local time (07:00 GMT) on Thursday, 11 September, while pupils were attending lessons at Ujamaa Primary School in the Chimpunda neighbourhood of Bukavu’s densely populated Kadutu commune. As the flames spread through the wooden building, some children jumped from upper floors while others rushed towards the exits, triggering a stampede in which pupils were trampled. A report by the Congolese…

As far as views go, they don’t get much better than the Dolomites. Whether covered in snow or bathed in shades of pink and orange during summer sunsets, the mountain range is just something you can’t keep your eyes off. And now, you don’t have to if you book a stay at this soon-to-open luxury hotel, as every room and suite has a private balcony overlooking the peaks. Set to open in early December, The First Cortina by The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts is located on Corso Italia. The design by Studio Marincola Architects puts the focus on the vistas,…

STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not attend Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the European Parliament on Thursday.  Carney will speak to lawmakers on Thursday at 11.30 a.m. as he seeks closer ties with the EU amid deteriorating relations with Washington. He is expected to set out his wishlist for Brussels ahead of a Canada-EU summit in October. The address comes a day after he will attend von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union speech. During Carney’s speech, the Commission will instead be represented by Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič — one of von…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 14:47 GMT+2 The European Parliament is pushing for tougher EU-wide deadlines and automatic approvals to speed up energy infrastructure, setting the stage for a clash with EU countries seeking more flexibility over how their national permitting systems work, according to an internal document seen by Euronews. The divide is emerging as EU lawmakers negotiate new permitting rules designed to cut years of delays — sometimes up to ten years — that have held back renewable energy, electricity grids, storage and other infrastructure needed for the bloc’s energy transition. The Parliament’s position is more rigid than the…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 11:59 GMT+2•Updated 14:43 Saudi Arabia is relying on stored oil to maintain exports after drone attacks shut its East-West pipeline, threatening deliveries to buyers in Europe and Asia. Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry announced the shutdown on Friday as a precaution, after the pipeline was attacked in the Riyadh and Medina regions last Thursday. It said emergency and technical teams were securing the pipeline and checking its safety. Saudi and Iraqi authorities said the drone attack originated in Iraq. The ministry’s announcement did not say when pumping would resume or give a full account of the damage.…

For nearly 2,000 years, a huge Roman structure lay hidden beneath Budapest. Now archaeologists have uncovered the remains but they’re still trying to work out exactly what it was built for. Dating back to the 3rd or 4th century AD, the building stretches for hundreds of metres and ends in a mysterious polygonal tower. It appears to have been an important public building linked to the Roman military, but due to its thin walls it’s unlikely to be a fortress, and it doesn’t appear on any surviving maps.

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Published on 14/09/2026 – 13:49 GMT+2•Updated 13:50 Greek authorities say one person is dead and 25 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Gavdos island near Crete on Sunday. The Greek coast guard said they rescued 51 people from the water. A search and rescue operation was launched under the coordination of the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), in the sea area 38 nautical miles south of the island of Gavdos, after the alarm was raised about a boat carrying migrants. The search mission involved patrol boats, a helicopter and a drone as…