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After 2022, Europe made itself a promise: never again would its winter depend on a country at war. Four years later, it does. Only the country has changed. While public attention has been mostly focused on oil and diesel, a potentially more serious squeeze has been building through natural gas. Analysts now warn that Europe may have to cut its gas consumption to get through to the end of March, as storage levels head into winter at their lowest for the time of year on record. “Wind output and temperatures will determine how tight Europe’s gas supply becomes this winter…
Choosing where to go on a ski holiday involves more than finding a great resort, especially if you have a need for speed, slopes and adventure. Snow conditions, the reliability of snowfall throughout the season and whether lifts and slopes are open can make a huge difference to your ski holiday. Although no destination can completely promise perfect conditions, Inghams Ski has analysed more than 100 popular ski resorts and regions in the Northern Hemisphere to create the “Reliable Ski Score” ranking, with scores out of 100. The travel operator measured each resort for mountain running (35%), which looked at…
By Theo Farrant & AP Published on 27 October 2026 – 8:07 GMT+1 More than a century after Vincent van Gogh painted one of the most recognisable night skies in art history, scientists believe they may have pinpointed the real celestial scene that inspired it – and the answer could change the accepted date of his masterpiece. Their findings indicate that rather than being a product of Van Gogh’s imagination, The Starry Night may have been inspired by what he saw as he gazed heavenward from his French asylum 137 years ago. A South Korean team recently reported that after years of forensic…
LONDON — The U.K. government is removing import tariffs on more than 100 products, including food, drink and fuel, to ease the cost of living. In a pre-budget announcement on Monday night, the Treasury said it would suspend tariffs on a number of popular food items, including baked beans, chocolate and gherkins, as well as fertilizer and kerosene heating oil. The announcement, which follows a consultation earlier this year, comes after the government said last week that it would suspend import tariffs on over 250 goods that were due to expire on Dec. 31 until Dec. 2028.
Just ten kilometres from Brisbane Road, where he scored his first professional goal in England’s third tier, Harry Kane collected the biggest individual prize in men’s football on Monday night at the star-studded London Palladium Theatre. The Bayern Munich striker becomes the first England player to win the Ballon d’Or since 2001, and English fans were quick to celebrate. Kane could hardly believe it himself. “Not many people would have thought that, and maybe even I wouldn’t have thought that I could get this far,” he told streaming service DAZN. He added that he was never the sort of player…
For first-time visitors to London, there are certain addresses you need to tick off, like Leicester Square, Brick Lane, or Abbey Road. And while the latter is most famous for its zebra crossing – thanks to The Beatles, whose album cover of the same name was shot here – one popular tourist location is making sure marked crosswalks are no longer necessary: Oxford Street. That’s because the world-famous shopping street is now closed to cars, buses and bicycles as of 26 October. Nearly a kilometre of Oxford Street, between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street, is now traffic-free, with vehicles…
Pour l’emporter en 2027, un prétendant à la présidence doit donc formuler un nouveau vœu : plutôt que de rêver d’être majoritaire dans le pays, se contenter d’espérer être le moins exécré des compétiteurs. Ce que mesure notre baromètre mensuel du rejet, réalisé par Cluster 17 pour POLITICO, dont la deuxième livraison montre que les grandes tendances observées en septembre s’accentuent et témoigne d’un moment de la campagne “plutôt favorable aux droites” (traditionnelle et extrême), analyse Jean-Yves Dormagen, le président de l’institut. Logique : notre enquête a été menée du 19 au 22 octobre, juste après les casses et pillages…
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Do you think about money when planning a date? And does your financial situation affect whether you feel ready to start a relationship? Romance is not only about feelings. Dating also costs money. A coffee, a drink or a dinner can put pressure on your wallet. And for some people, money may affect not only where they go on a date, but whether they want to start a relationship at all. So, how much does dating cost across Europe? The answer varies widely from city to city according to the Mapping the World’s Prices 2026 report, published by Deutsche Bank…
The number of children choosing to learn Spanish in China is growing at an incredible rate, according to new figures from the Cervantes Institute. Enrolments in Philology degrees, optional subjects and Spanish as a foreign language courses have soared by 12.6% between 2023 and 2025. However, this post-pandemic surge has coincided with a shortage of staff. In a speech in Beijing to launch the “Spanish in the World 2026” yearbook, Luis García Montero, director of the Cervantes Institute said: “Teachers tell us that demand for Spanish keeps rising in the wake of the pandemic, which is why we are prioritising…