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Published on 10/06/2026 – 12:06 GMT+2 Europe’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) was meant to modernise border controls, but months after its launch, chaos and confusion continue to plague travellers. Now, an EU official has admitted it could take up to two years for the controversial scheme to fully settle down – a prospect the travel industry has branded “very painful”. Frontex, a company which helps manage the EU’s external borders, has admitted that the collection of biometric data is one of the main issues causing teething problems with the scheme. Uku Särekanno, a deputy executive director at Frontex, said that…
The date is well known. At around six in the evening on 7 June 1926, Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was on his way to his daily mass in Plaça de Sant Felip Neri: a tucked-away corner in the heart of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter where the dwindling local community – embodied by the schoolchildren from a nearby school playing in this improvised courtyard – puts up resistance to the 26.1 million tourists who flock to the city every year, many of them coming to enjoy the legacy of the quintessential Catalan architect. Fittingly, on the centenary of his death, Pope Leo…
Labour Party Chair Anna Turley tore into Musk’s posts Wednesday, saying the tech boss doesn’t have live with the consequences far away from Northern Ireland. “It’s appalling. Anyone that is seeking to drive and exploit a situation like this to drive their own political agenda is grievously wrong and doing damage,” she told LBC Wednesday. “We’ve seen children, families having to flee their homes on the streets of Belfast last night.” She added: “We do not want to see this kind of disruption, damage, thuggery, violence on our streets, and anyone that is seeking to whip that up should be…
Published on 10/06/2026 – 11:02 GMT+2 Has French footballer Kylian Mbappé accused President Emmanuel Macron of sexual harassment? That question might sound a bit strange, but that’s what a supposed Eurosport headline claims, which is being shared on social media with a video reporting the same thing. “Kylian Mbappé, one of the world’s most famous footballers, has recently accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sexual harassment, and claims it was the reason he left France and moved to Spain,” one post on X with thousands of views said. Indeed, according to the story linked in the post, Macron’s “inappropriate behaviour”…
The topic of extraterrestrial life is not alien to Steven Spielberg. The celebrated filmmaker has famously explored it throughout his career, whether it be in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, E.T., War Of The Worlds or Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Through these films, Spielberg has shaped the imagination of generations of cinemagoers by presenting thrilling scenarios of what first contact might look like. His latest film, Disclosure Day, also focuses on aliens – specifically on a whistleblower who races against the clock to unveil a conspiracy by the government to keep knowledge of extra-terrestrials…
Published on 10/06/2026 – 10:34 GMT+2 They say hospitality begins at home, and Brussels is putting that to the test this week. European leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen are hosting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for the EU-Republic of Korea summit. Meanwhile, their northern neighbours in Pyongyang have a busy schedule hosting China. Your reporter won’t cover every single summit here, but this one matters. Why it is important? The big news is a newly finalised Digital Trade Agreement, which sets binding rules for data flows and e-commerce. But the real driver here is defence and…
Published on 10/06/2026 – 9:56 GMT+2 Police in Canada say a former Air Canada captain accused of flying hundreds of flights without an appropriate license has been arrested and charged. Geoffrey Wall, 59, is facing several fraud-related charges after investigators alleged he used forged pilot licences over the course of his career. Wall, who was arrested on 1 June, is said to have started his career in aviation in 1998 and worked as a captain since 2009, taking charge of more than 900 flights and earning millions of dollars. But police said records showed that while he held a valid…
On the River Adda in Lombardy, a ferry has been linking the two banks for more than 500 years. It is the so-called “Leonardo’s ferry”, a Renaissance craft without an engine, designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1513. Today it links Imbersago, in the province of Lecco, with Villa d’Adda, on the Bergamo side of the river. It is the last working example of its kind. Leonardo da Vinci did not invent the ferry that bears his name In service for five centuries, the vessel carried people and goods between the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Venice until…
Has the unrest in Belfast sparked a new political battle over Britain’s immigration system? Political leaders have condemned the violent overnight protest after a Sudanese national was charged with attempted murder of a man in the city. With parties scrambling to seize control of the narrative, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine how the case has reignited questions about immigration, border security and the UK’s system of indefinite leave to remain. Elsewhere, Nigel Farage holds his first major news conference since the local and national elections. Will Reform face renewed scrutiny over immigration decisions made by some of its leading…
A towering human castle, one of Catalonia’s most emblematic traditions, welcomed Pope Leo XIV to a youth prayer vigil in Barcelona, setting the tone for an evening focused on solidarity, mutual support and the challenges facing younger generations. During the vigil, the Pope listened to testimonies from young adults who spoke about depression, loneliness, anxiety and domestic violence. Addressing the crowd in both Catalan and Spanish, he urged those struggling not to face their difficulties alone and called for stronger support networks within families, communities and society. He encouraged young people experiencing fear, despair or abuse to seek help and…