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Published on 02/07/2026 – 11:22 GMT+2 Queen Camilla posted a photo of her meeting Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to discuss encouraging reading among young people. The pair discussed their “shared passion for books” to mark the start of Royal Week in Edinburgh – also known as Holyrood Week – which celebrates Scottish culture and achievements. In a statement published on social media, the Royal Family said the Queen and Rowling “had a deep commitment to children reading for pleasure”. They added: “Her Majesty and Ms Rowling discussed the importance of ensuring that young people have access to books and…
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Updated: 02/07/2026 – 11:46 GMT+2 Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said the EU must “retain policies like cohesion” in its next long-term budget. While acknowledging negotiations “will take months”, he backed reaching a deal by the end of the year, saying it is “better to reach a solution fast”. … More
Smoke rises across Kyiv after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack overnight, with footage showing scenes from several parts of the Ukrainian capital. Thick plumes drift above the skyline while damaged residential areas continue to burn. The video also shows firefighters and emergency crews working among the rubble of a heavily damaged building as rescue efforts continue following the strikes. Ukrainian officials said at least eight people were killed and dozens more were injured after the strikes hit the capital. Authorities urged residents to remain in shelters during the assault, which followed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning that Russia was…
The figures released on Thursday by the Ministry of Labour confirm a trend that has been taking shape for months. Registered unemployment fell in June by 28,739 people compared with May, bringing the total number down to 2,291,982 unemployed people. Such a low figure had not been seen since January 2008, in other words, before the financial crisis hit. The drop is not evenly spread across sectors. Services account for almost all of the adjustment, with 28,498 fewer unemployed, driven by the start of the tourist season. Industry follows, with 2,829 fewer jobless, construction with 1,326, and agriculture, which records…
I don’t throw the phrase ‘dream job’ around lightly. Only a few roles qualify: The barefoot booksellers in the Maldives. The person who looks after a private island in Ireland with only seals and tourists for company. The room service critic. But I think I might have just found my new dream job, and it involves getting paid to travel around Europe and talk to strangers (something I already do for free!). Self-improvement app RiseGuide is currently hiring a “Global Charisma Scout” who will be paid $3,000 (€2,630) a month to spend eight weeks travelling around the continent and logging…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 8:55 GMT+2•Updated 9:13 A Dutch engineer has reconstructed, using academic sources and historical maps, the road map that connected the Roman Empire. The result, accessible from any browser, including on a mobile phone, lets users plot routes between ancient cities and find out how many days the journey would have taken on foot or on horseback. The tool is called OmnesViae (Omnesviae.org (source in Spanish)) and is based primarily on the Tabula Peutingeriana, a medieval copy of a Roman map that depicted the cursus publicus, the Empire’s official road network. As the western part of that…
The ruling “fails to recognize our significant investment to ensure Android remains open, interoperable and free,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement. The company said it had complied with the initial findings from 2018 and remains “focused on continued innovation and openness for our users, partners and developers.” The ruling brings to a close a case that was one of the defining antitrust battles of former Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s tenure and reinforces the Commission’s use of traditional competition law to tackle the market power of digital platforms. At the heart of the case were agreements requiring smartphone manufacturers…
The focus in Venezuela is shifting from search and rescue to providing medical assistance as a major health crisis is looming, João Almeida da Silva, one of 11 experts deployed to the disaster-struck country by the EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), told Euronews. “What we see is that there’s going to be a huge need to support Venezuela,” da Silva said on Euronews’ flagship morning programme Europe Today. He was speaking from an operations base in La Guaira Stadium, one of the country’s hardest-hit areas. Two earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck just minutes apart on Wednesday last…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 9:39 GMT+2 Most Asian stock markets dropped on Thursday, dragged down by a wave of selling in semiconductor shares, as European bourses made a subdued start and Wall Street looked set to open in the red before the release of key US employment figures. The pullback centred on the technology sector, where investors retreated from the chip stocks that have powered much of this year’s rally, amid growing unease that the vast sums Big Tech is spending on AI could leave the market awash with supply. South Korea’s Kospi bore the worst of it, tumbling around…