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The UK has just announced that airlines will no longer be able to charge parents to secure seats next to their children. The new rules, which come into force today (2 October), apply to children under the age of 14 with a parent or accompanying adult. Before the rule change, a parent and child could be charged up to £104 (€122) on a return ticket to book seats next to each other. Passengers will also be able to correct simple name errors on bookings for free. Previously, some airlines were charging up to £40 (€47) to do so. “Parents should…
By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 02/10/2026 – 11:18 GMT+2 For British artist Jake Andrew, music has colour, shape and texture. His paintings capture what he sees when he hears it. Andrew has synaesthesia, a rare neurological condition in which one sensory experience can trigger another. For him, sounds produce an immediate visual response. His favourite instrument to paint is the cello. “It’s dark, but it doesn’t feel ominous,” he says. “It’s got this kind of like… and then edge of…. Does this make any sense? Like the edge of the tube itself, of where the sound comes from has these kind…
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Published on 02/10/2026 – 14:15 GMT+2•Updated 14:21 France is considering releasing emergency oil stocks to ease soaring diesel prices and address supply concerns, according to three EU diplomats. The idea was floated at a meeting between the European Commission and EU countries on Friday morning, shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with US President Donald Trump about the global energy situation. According to the diplomats, France has not yet made a formal proposal but suggested releasing 50 million barrels of diesel alongside another 50 million barrels of crude oil from the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) emergency stocks. “The US…
By Massoud Salari & Euronews Persian Published on 02/10/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group left San Diego on Sunday and is heading for the Middle East, adding to the two US aircraft carriers already operating against Iran in the biggest buildup in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to US officials. The Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier and flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, departed without ceremony — no sailors manning the rails, according to ship-spotter photographs. It is accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin and destroyer squadrons, with Carrier Air Wing 11…
Eurozone inflation spiked to 3.8% year-over-year in September, marking the highest rate in three years and topping economists’ forecasts of a 3.6% rise. The jump came almost entirely from one corner of the shopping basket. Energy costs explained close to half of the inflation rate. The flash estimate from Eurostat showed prices rising 0.6% in September alone compared with August. The reading is the highest since September 2023, when inflation ran at 4.3%. It is also almost double the European Central Bank’s 2% target, the level the ECB considers consistent with stable prices. Core inflation told a calmer story. Stripping…
Published on 02/10/2026 – 13:54 GMT+2 Manchester City has lodged a “comprehensive” appeal, the club confirmed on Friday, following the publication of a report by an independent commission detailing large-sclae financial rule-breaking by the Premier League giant. “The club’s firm position,” read a short statement from City, “is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe.” City has protested its innocence throughout the long-running case, which dates back to 2018, and reached a milestone on Tuesday when the Premier League published a verdict saying the Abu Dhabi-controlled club was “guilty…
Published on 02/10/2026 – 12:32 GMT+2 If you’re 18 years old, living in an EU or Erasmus+ country, and are keen to explore Europe, you may be able to do just that – for no cost. Applications are now open for the European Union’s DiscoverEU scheme, which offers more than 40,000 free travel passes for young Europeans. The application process will close at midday Brussels time (CET) on 15 October 2026 and you can apply at youth.europa.eu. Here’s everything you need to know about the DiscoverEU programme. Thousands of passes for free travel will be awarded If you were born…
Berlin hingegen zögerte laut den Informanten, überhaupt Barrel freizugeben. „Deutschland und andere Länder wollen nicht instrumentalisiert werden; sie möchten ihre Vorräte nur aus echten Gründen der Versorgungssicherheit freigeben“, sagte einer von ihnen POLITICO unter der Bedingung der Anonymität, um – wie auch andere in diesem Artikel – offen sprechen zu können. Deutschland und Frankreich verfügen laut offiziellen EU-Statistiken über die größten Reserven an Öl und Erdölprodukten in Europa. „Frankreich ist sehr daran interessiert, sich zu beteiligen und der Bitte nachzukommen … es ist klar, dass die EU etwas unternehmen wird, sofern sie sich auf etwas einigen kann“, sagte die zweite…
Published on 02/10/2026 – 13:10 GMT+2 Hungary and Ukraine are close to ending a long-running dispute over the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine, potentially clearing a major obstacle in relations between Budapest and Kyiv. Ties soured sharply under Viktor Orbán, whose government repeatedly clashed with Kyiv over Ukraine and blocked its progress towards EU membership. His successor, Péter Magyar, has sought to repair relations since taking office in May, but the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region remain a source of tension. In June, the two countries agreed an 11-point plan to strengthen minority rights. Hungary responded…