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The endless “Yankification” of the world is something I’m generally against. We don’t need to visit pumpkin patches, create elaborate “elf on the shelf” scenarios, or do gender reveals, and we certainly don’t need half-time shows at sports matches. Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in Europe, but that hasn’t stopped brands on the continent offering Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday sales. Seems rather silly, given we don’t mark the fourth Thursday of November in any way, shape or form… Anyway, I digress. Yankification in this one case is a good thing for travellers, particularly at a time when people are…
A group of countries including Germany, Italy, Greece and France all objected to mentioning associate membership in a joint EU-Canada statement. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
The first aerial images have emerged from the scene of a major train crash near Urda, in Spain’s Toledo province, where two high-speed trains collided on Wednesday morning. Footage released by Spain’s Civil Guard shows the damaged trains and derailed carriages, some of which came to rest down an embankment. Emergency services, including firefighters, police, medical teams and helicopters, have been deployed to assist those affected. Authorities have activated the regional emergency plan, while rescue operations and efforts to assess the full scale of the crash continue.
Published on 28 October 2026 – 15:07 GMT+1 South Korea’s media and telecommunications regulator on Wednesday ordered Google and Apple to pay a combined 63.7 billion won (€42.7m) accusing them of exploiting their grip on app stores to push developers towards their own payment tools and of stalling app reviews. The two US companies have faced similar penalties elsewhere, including in the EU. The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) fined Google 42.9 billion won (€28.7m) and Apple 20.8 billion won (€13.9m) after an investigation that began back in August 2022. It found that both firms had broken a 2021…
By Tokunbo Salako with AP Published on 28 October 2026 – 11:15 GMT+1 A rare skeleton of a smaller cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex has sold for a record €42.6 million at an auction in New York. The Nanotyrannus, nicknamed “Jodi” after the person who discovered the remains in 2019, was bought by a mystery buyer after a 12-minute bidding battle online and over phones. Sotheby’s had expected it to fetch anywhere from €4 to €7 million. In a statement, the auction house said the deal now ranks the junior T.rex as the world’s second most valuable dinosaur ever sold. This summer, a…
Around 20 million households will be targeted for the energy payment “directly into people’s bank accounts to deal with rising energy bills,” Healey said. The scheme comes with a £2.6 billion price tag. On the revenue-raising side, Healey has opted to target Britain’s banks. While praising their “huge contribution,” the chancellor is hiking an existing surcharge on bank profits by three percentage points, taking it to 6%. The increase will last for 15 months starting in January. Healey has also opted to reduce his amount of fiscal headroom — the buffer between his projected tax and spending plans and the limits…
Published on 28 October 2026 – 14:29 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday plans to significantly ease restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas producers, targeting regulations aimed at limiting the release of the potent greenhouse gas. The regulations were introduced under former Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. “Tonight, I’m officially terminating Biden’s expensive and unnecessary methane regulations to save consumers and energy producers $45 billion,” Trump said at the rally in Lubbock, Texas. Trump told a cheering crowd that the move would “unlock vast quantities of Texas natural gas.” Texas is the largest fossil fuel-producing state…
Published on 28 October 2026 – 15:00 GMT+1 Britain’s economy will grow slightly faster than forecast this year before slowing in 2027, finance minister John Healey said on Wednesday as he presented the government’s annual budget. Gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to grow by 1.2% in 2026, Healey said, up from a government estimate of 1.1% issued shortly after the start of the US-Iran war. He told parliament that GDP growth would slow to 1.0% next year, down from the 1.6% growth forecast for 2027 by Labour in early March. Here are some of the key takeaways from his…
The use of artificial intelligence in the fight against doping was one of the key topics at the 3rd Anti-Doping Summit of Central and Eastern European Countries, held in Santorini with the participation of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials and representatives from 26 countries. The event looked at new technologies that could help support data analysis, improve the planning of tests and contribute to investigative procedures. Some of these tools are able to process large amounts of data and could help many competent organisations – and others elsewhere. “We use AI in anti-doping, but… it also helps the cheats” “Artificial…
European travellers are the “most cautious” when it comes to adopting digital travel technology, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2026 Global Passenger Survey. With results based on more than 10,000 responses from 200 countries, the survey found that Europeans are the least willing, at 70%, to share biometric data for airport processes. This is compared to the global average of 78%. Of all the regions, Middle Eastern and African travellers showed the most willingness, at 84% and 82% respectively. European travellers are also less enthusiastic about using a digital passport for online check-in, with 79% expressing interest,…