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Published on 17/07/2026 – 8:16 GMT+2 What were you up to when you were nine years old? The odds are you weren’t curating your very own museum exhibition, unlike Anderson Taylor, who has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest male museum curator in the world. At just nine years and 340 days old, this dinosaur-loving schoolboy from Cambridge, Illinois, US, opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum on 10 August 2024, being its sole owner and curator. The museum features fossils, minerals, artifacts, natural specimens and educational displays. “When I went to Scotland, I went to the…
Grace Pritchard will be the No.10 director of news, as well as the prime minister’s spokesperson. She became a spokesperson for Burnham during his by-election campaign while on loan from Ed Miliband’s team of special advisers. She was given a permanent job in Team Burnham after impressing during the successful bid to get him back into parliament. John Stevens is staying on as press secretary. The former political journalist — who worked at the Mirror and Daily Mail — knows both officials, and the Lobby of Westminster reporters well. Tom Wells, a civil servant, is expected to stay on as…
Published on 17/07/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:09 On today’s show: Euronews’ Aadel Haleem brings us the latest from the Middle East after six consecutive days of US strikes and Iranian retaliation, as both sides abandon their June ceasefire understanding and regional tensions continue to rise. Toby Gregory reports from the Horn of Africa, where EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Ethiopia and Djibouti to strengthen the bloc’s security partnerships and support EU naval operations in the Red Sea. Angela Skujins previews the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report, assessing democracy, judicial independence and media freedom across the European…
But it won’t help with the tough ongoing negotiations for the next budget cycle from 2028 to 2034. To finance that future €2 trillion cash pot, France is pushing for a tax on U.S. digital giants including Google, but the idea is opposed by Germany, among others. EU vs. Google As part of its annual budget cycle, EU governments and the European Parliament last year struck a broad deal over how to allocate the €192 billion cash pot for 2026. Throughout the year, the Commission is expected to propose changes to the budget to reflect updated spending and revenue estimates.…
Beim deutsch-französischen Ministerrat steht die europäische Verteidigung im Fokus. Nach dem Scheitern von FCAS drängt die Zeit für Kanzler Friedrich Merz und Präsident Emmanuel Macron. Mit Hans von der Burchard blickt Rixa Fürsen auf die sicherheitspolitische Agenda. Es geht um Raketenabwehr und eine bisher undenkbare Kooperation bei der nuklearen Abschreckung vor den Wahlen in Frankreich. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview ist die stellvertretende Grünen-Fraktionschefin Agnieszka Brugger zu Gast. Sie ordnet ein, wie sich ihre Partei zur militärischen und nuklearen Zusammenarbeit mit dem französischen Nachbarn positioniert. Eine POLITICO-Recherche enthüllt vertraulichen Austausch zwischen dem US-State Department und der AfD. Die Amerikaner interessieren sich intensiv für…
Europeans are traveling in huge numbers this summer — but the conflict in the Middle East, volatile fuel prices linked to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, and a troubled new border system are making journeys more complicated. Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO reporters Ben Munster, Tommaso Lecca and Jordyn Dahl to unpack how Europe avoided the jet fuel crisis that many had feared; whether flight ticket prices could still rise in the coming months; what passengers are owed when things go wrong; and why the EU’s new Entry/Exit System is producing such long queues. Plus, we’d love to…
The British government on Thursday called on FIFA to investigate Argentina after players celebrated their 2-1 World Cup semi-final victory over England by posing with a banner claiming sovereignty over the disputed Falkland Islands. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed calls for FIFA to investigate, according to his spokesperson. “The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are. Self-determination rests with the islanders and our commitment to the Falklands will never waver,” the spokesperson said. Business minister Peter Kyle had earlier also called for an investigation, calling the banner an “egregious violation” of FIFA rules which…
La remontada: In case you missed it, Argentina beat England 2-1 in the second of the FIFA World Cup semi-finals last night, scoring both goals after the 85th minute in what was one of the most extraordinary comebacks of the tournament so far. They now face Spain in Sunday’s final in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Lucy Davalou has this review. Getting Putin to the table: But first, European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius has told our morning show Europe Today that Ukraine’s successes targeting Russian maritime vessels and energy infrastructure are putting Kyiv in a position of strength – and…
Three-quarters of EU citizens believe that general education at an upper secondary level has a more positive image than vocational training, according to a new Eurobarometer survey. Respondents in Sweden, Denmark and Finland agreed the most with this statement, while EU citizens in Czechia, Latvia and Romania agreed the least. When deciding between general education and vocational training, people tend to say that advice from parents (35%) is more influential than guidance from teachers (28%). At the bottom of the table, the perceived prestige of vocational education and training (16%) and social media (14%) are said to be some of…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 9:13 GMT+2•Updated 9:18 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travelled to Ukraine on Thursday for a farewell visit, using his final overseas trip in office to reaffirm his nation’s long-term support before handing power to his successor next week. Starmer is due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, where he is expected to stress that the UK’s backing for Ukraine will continue after Andy Burnham takes office as prime minister on Monday. “Our cast-iron support for Ukraine will always endure,” Starmer said in a statement released ahead of the visit. “Throughout this conflict, I have seen the…