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As we ease into autumn, many European travellers say that culture and heritage are among their main travel motivations. When the weather starts to cool down in October and November, people are increasingly planning trips around these activities, according to the European Travel Commission. That research is backed up by data from travel company TUI Musement, too. Its findings show that 94% of people say they are interested – or very interested – in enjoying experiences related to history, culture and heritage during their next city break. Eight out of 10 respondents also say they have visited a monument or…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 12:21 GMT+2 Between 22 and 30 million euros, the highest estimate ever placed on a painting sold in France. That is what a buyer could spend to obtain “Iris” by Claude Monet. On 22 October, the auction house Sotheby’s will be offering it for sale, alongside other works from the Schlumberger family’s private collection. A monumental painting created by Monet at the end of his life, the canvas is, according to curators, in remarkable condition. “It has no varnish, it is on its original canvas and has never been restored. They are exactly as Monet painted…
The British entry is currently selected internally by the BBC, one of the world’s largest public broadcasters, and chosen from the third biggest record industry on the planet, behind the U.S. and Japan. It also automatically qualifies for the contest’s final because the BBC is one of the largest contributors to the event’s organizer, the European Broadcasting Union. Despite this, the U.K. has repeatedly finished in the bottom half of the leaderboard over the past 15 years, with only one exception: Sam Ryder, who claimed second place in 2022 with ‘Space Man.’ The committee is expected to hear from figures…
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DigitalEurope, said protecting children from social media risks is a “joint responsibility of the public and private sectors”. The association, which represents companies such as OpenAI and Meta, believes it cannot be “one party’s responsibility”.
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By Lina Ferreira Published on 18/09/2026 – 10:12 GMT+2•Updated 11:31 “Here I am, putting myself on the line,” said the Portuguese prime minister, Luís Montenegro, in a televised address to the nation on Thursday night. Timed for the main evening news bulletins, the speech was used to set out the measures against the cost of living, in particular those triggered by rising fuel prices. Some elements of the plan were already known. This is the case of the pension bonus and the cut to personal income tax (IRS) bands, announced last week in Parliament when the government survived a no-confidence motion.…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 11:29 GMT+2 Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said on Thursday that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting concerns about the dangers of the powerful technology. The debate over the risks of AI has intensified in recent months, fuelled by several incidents and apocalyptic warnings from industry professionals. Anthropic said its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of its research and development work and collaborates with human staff on more than 90% of tasks. The company said it was publishing the information to give the public, third parties…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 11:23 GMT+2 Britain’s Eurovision woes are officially becoming a matter for Parliament. UK MPs are set to scrutinise the country’s “dismal” record at the competition, in the hopes of figuring out why one of Eurovision’s former powerhouses now so frequently finds itself at the bottom of the leaderboard. The UK has won Eurovision five times and is one of the “Big Five” countries guaranteed a place in the final. But in recent decades, those glory days have largely given way to immense disappointment. Since 2016, the UK has finished in the top 20 just three times.…
Budgets are where political priorities become real. Speeches, declarations and summit conclusions matter, but ultimately it is the allocation of money that reveals what governments are genuinely prepared to prioritize. Europe needs to become more competitive, more sovereign and better able to defend itself. There is no other choice. Our budget must reflect that new reality. The status quo of the current MFF cannot be the starting point. It is too focused on subsidies and transfers allocated largely in advance, leaving too little room for what Europe urgently needs: common investment in security and defense, competitiveness, innovation, and the fight…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2 On Friday, Spanish authorities moved thousands of migrants to a new facility in Ceuta, sparking renewed tensions as crowds surged and officers fired warning shots into the air. The operation, which saw migrants moved from the Trampolín and Benítez beaches to the port of Ceuta, got underway shortly after 6:30 am, with several Civil Guard patrols deployed to gather the migrants and escort them on foot to the new settlement, around two kilometres away. The operation quickly became difficult to manage. As the first groups from Trampolín beach reached the area of Benítez beach,…