UK foils Westminster terror plot
Security services in the UK have foiled a terror plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May in her official address at Downing Street. The...
US to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
US President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, senior administration officials have said. Trump is also expected to approve moving the US...
Thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity
Unsustainable farming, fishing and climate change had intensified the struggle for survival among vulnerable animals and crops, according to the International Union for Conservation...
Mobilising mental healthcare
Nessa Childers MEP, co-founder of the Interest Group on Mental Health, Wellbeing and Brain Disorders, discusses the need for more ambitious EU-level action on...
UN: Ocean plastic is a ‘planetary crisis’
Life in the seas and oceans is at risk of irreparable damage from a rising tide of plastic waste, the UN oceans chief has...
EU auditors find ‘weaknesses and loopholes’ in customs controls
Important ‘weaknesses and loopholes’ indicate that EU customs controls are not being applied effectively, according to a new report from the European Court of...
Spain withdraws Puigdemont arrest warrant
The Spanish Supreme Court has withdrawn the international arrest warrant for Catalonia’s former leader Carles Puigdemont. Puigdemont travelled to Belgium, leading Spanish authorities to issue...
May under pressure to get DUP onside
UK PM Theresa May is under pressure to get a deal out of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on the status of the Irish...
London named Europe’s top performing city
London has topped an influential Europe-wide study of top-performing cities, with the UK claiming three spots in the top ten and five in the...
Danes used more energy and renewables in 2016
Observed Danish energy consumption increased by 3.0% in 2016 compared with the previous year, ending at 743 petajoules (PJ). Lower electricity imports and less windy...
