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Published on 20/06/2026 – 7:32 GMT+2 A train driver has died after two train services collided in the Bedford area of the UK on Friday, in what has been declared a major incident. East Midlands Railway (EMR) said its 16:40 service from Corby to London St Pancras crashed into the 15:50 Nottingham to London St Pancras service at Bedford South. “Tragically, this incident resulted in the fatality of an EMR driver and a number of injuries to passengers on board,” the rail company said in a statement. At least 33 people are reportedly seriously injured following the crash. One passenger…

Dubbed by the press as the “real-life Tony Stark”, Elon Musk has spent decades building companies designed to disrupt established industries. More than once, those ventures came close to financial collapse before emerging as some of the world’s most valuable businesses. Electric vehicles. Brain implants. Underground tunnels. A social media platform once known as Twitter. And a rocket maker that began trading on Wall Street this week. Over time, more and more of these ventures have come under the same umbrella. Today, Musk, the world’s richest man and the first person to amass a trillion-dollar fortune, controls a sprawling network…

Whether you’re travelling for work or setting off on a bucket list holiday, few things can spoil a long-haul trip faster than jet lag. Crossing multiple time zones disrupts your body’s natural circadian rhythm, often leaving you battling fatigue, poor sleep, brain fog and reduced concentration just when you want to make the most of your destination. While jet lag can’t always be avoided, sleep scientists and travel experts say there are simple, evidence-based ways to reduce its impact. Everything from adjusting your sleep schedule before departure and timing your exposure to daylight, to staying hydrated, planning meals and even…

“I assume that the United States of America will honor the agreement,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz told journalists Friday after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels. That includes “caps on pharmaceutical tariffs,” a German government spokesperson told POLITICO earlier, warning the U.S. should not “jeopardize their proper implementation on either side.” The fate of the Turnberry accord hung in the balance for months, with EU enabling legislation held up in the European Parliament. EU lawmakers finally voted to enact the deal this week, after months of wrangling over adding safeguards to it. The Trump administration’s latest drug-pricing probe raises fresh concerns…

Replacing Starmer with Burnham would help, according to the poll, but it would not be a miracle cure for all Labour’s woes.  Switching to Burnham is worth an extra 4.4 points in the national vote share for Labour and 61 more seats. That would take Labour from 127 to 188 MPs and cut Reform UK’s tally from 316 down to 256. Farage would remain in charge of the largest party in parliament, but his path to Downing Street — via any sort of power-sharing agreement — would be narrower.  Nigel Farage will likely remain in charge of the largest party…

The scandal “once again underscores the fundamental shortcomings of Germany’s current development aid policy: Billions are spent without Germany or partner countries benefiting in any sustainable way,” said Rocco Kever, the spokesperson for development policy at the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.  As a solution, Kever cited the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump gutting USAID, America’s development agency, as an “interesting and courageous signal.”  GIZ told WELT it is reviewing the findings of its audit, adding that it takes compliance violations “very seriously” and investigates such matters carefully. The agency said its employees are bound by internal guidelines,…

“He never objected in any case to the Fidesz leadership or the Fidesz government. And now he objects, for the first time, to defend his seat,” Bálint Magyar, a former Hungarian cabinet minister, told POLITICO. Blind eye The president’s unpopularity may help explain why Magyar feels free to attack him in caustic terms. “How, after so much cowardice, turning a blind eye, and lying, could you possibly embody the unity of this beautiful nation?” Magyar said in his first parliamentary speech after winning the election. “In my opinion, you cannot. Mr. President, it is time to leave with your head…

On 23 June 2016, UK voters cast their ballots in a referendum that will live forever in European history books. 51.9% of voters decided to leave the EU, while 48.1% favoured remaining. The outcome was followed by the resignation of the then UK Prime Minister, David Cameron and a long-lasting period of negotiations that culminated on 31 January 2020 when the UK officially left the EU. That election day a decade ago held different meanings for different people. For some, like Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer from the popular podcast, The Europeans, it was an inspiration to start talking more…

With the heatwave settling over much of France for several days, some wine estates are bringing forward the working hours of their seasonal staff to avoid the hottest part of the day, especially in physcically intensive and laborious jobs. This is the case in La Sauve, a commune in the southwest of France, in the Gironde department. Here vines are grown for Chateau Latorse, and the estate’s director has decided to have his seasonal workers start before dawn. “Instead of working from 8 am to midday and then 2 pm to 6 pm, we now start at 6:30 in the…

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella began a two-day visit to Poland on Thursday. The purpose of his trip is to meet right-wing and nationalist political leaders ahead of next year’s presidential election in France. His journey started in Warsaw and will include a visit to the Polish-Belarusian border. It is Bardella’s latest attempt to strengthen alliances with like-minded politicians across Europe, following trips to Portugal, Italy and Belgium. Bardella and Nawrocki In Warsaw, Bardella held a closed-door meeting with President Karol Nawrocki – backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party – and Krzysztof Bosak, one of the leaders…