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The Dolomites are a bucket list destination for many, offering spectacular views no matter the season. But if you’ve booked a trip for this winter and haven’t sorted your hotel yet, we might just have a new option for you. Le Graal Cortina is set to open later this year within a reimagined 1920s palazzo. Boasting just 30 rooms, including 13 suites, the boutique property in Cortina d’Ampezzo might just be the chicest new stay in town. Designed by Italian architect Achille Salvagni, you can expect deep woods, warm velvets and plenty of light in the space that puts the…

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Thousands of people gathered in Rossio square in Lisbon on Tuesday to demand affordable housing. They chanted, lit flares and held up keys and signs, one of which read ‘a house cannot be a privilege’. Similar demonstrations took place in other Portuguese cities. Earlier in the day, police forcibly cleared the camp that demonstrators had set up in the square. The crowd called a new gathering, and many came back that evening. At a public assembly, they voted to return the next day and pitch their tents again. They are also against recent government plans to ease the cap on…

Annual consumer price inflation in the UK rose to 3.5% in September 2026, its highest since October 2025, from 3.1% in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The higher-than-expected reading comes one week before the Labour government presents its annual budget on 28 October, which is expected to address cost-of-living pressures. The rise was largely driven by fuel price increases. Average diesel prices in September reached their highest level since July 2022, as the US-Iran war sent petrol and diesel prices soaring. Transport, particularly motor fuels, made the largest upward contribution to the change in annual inflation, the…

Published on 21/10/2026 – 10:23 GMT+2 2028 is going to be a big year for the Fab Four. Not only will Sam Mendes’ The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event hit cinema screens in April, but a huge immersive fan experience will open in Liverpool – one to rival Graceland and Dollywood. Apple Corps have announced plans for a “spectacular” new Liverpool home for the long-running attraction The Beatles Story, which will be moving in 2028 from its current home in Liverpool’s Albert Dock to a brand-new site that was formerly St Johns Market in St Johns Shopping Centre, directly opposite…

Torrential rain hit eastern Spain and left at least four people dead, authorities said on Monday. Streets filled with water, and many people had to stay indoors. In parts of the Valencia region, up to 700 litres of rain per square metre fell in 24 hours. The water swept away parked cars, covered roads and left some residents cut off. Emergency crews carried out more than 400 rescues by land and air, and some people were airlifted out. Two of the deaths occurred in the resort of Oliva, and a third in the same region. A fourth person died in…

The government has approved the Jackdaw gas field. Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh says the decision will support the country’s energy security and that it is compatible with legally binding climate commitments. Critics say the move breaks the spirit of the 2024 Labour manifesto – and makes Andy Burnham look like he’s living in a “parallel universe” after the hottest summer on record. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy discuss how the prime minister goes about squaring the circle of gas drilling with potential budget cuts to green projects.

Rescuers evacuated all passengers and crew from a ferry that caught fire on Tuesday as it neared Merak Port in Banten province, western Indonesia. A thick plume of smoke rose from the KMP Batumandi, which was about to dock. No deaths were reported. The vessel had left Bakauheni, on the southern tip of Sumatra, at about 2.52pm. Staff on shore spotted flames near the stern roughly two hours later. The operator said the evacuation was completed within an hour. One passenger said the smoke thickened, it became hard to breathe and diesel was leaking from the ceiling. The cause of…

The Netherlands offers the best pension system in the world, according to the Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI). The top-ranking country received a score of 85.8 out of 100, followed by Denmark at 84.1 and Iceland at 84.0. They are the only European systems awarded the best grade. Singapore, Israel and Australia complete this category, which includes the best pension systems globally. The index compared 55 retirement income systems, covering 66% of the global population. They measured each system against three major sub-indices, which assess the adequacy of retirement income, whether systems can keep delivering and the strength…

Artificial intelligence and digital transformation are opening up new possibilities for commercial aviation, from personalising the passenger experience to forecasting operational disruption. But the modernisation of a highly regulated sector demands changes that go far beyond technology, argue two executives from Hitit, a Turkish provider of technology solutions for the aviation industry, in an interview with Euronews during the World Aviation Festival (source in Portuguese), in Lisbon. For Aras Kubilay, who is responsible for industry engagement and business development at Hitit (source in Portuguese), aviation is facing a structural shift in the way it manages its digital systems. The challenge…