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Video. Aerial footage captures total solar eclipse over Spain
Spain witnessed a rare total solar eclipse on Wednesday, with the phenomenon visible from parts of the country for the first time in more than a century. In Getxo, in the Basque Country, the eclipse was seen with the Port of Bilbao in the background. The moon…
TikTok finfluencers: How reliable is their financial advice?
“Defence stocks make millionaires 95% of the time,” a man tells his followers in a TikTok video before pointing viewers towards a handful of companies in the defence sector. It’s one of several videos offering investment tips: some feature creators while…
EU experts on the ground in Ceuta amid fears of fresh migrant influx
The European Commission has deployed a team of migration experts to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, two weeks after around 80,000 migrants crossed into the territory from Morocco triggering an unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis, and amid reports…
Explosion at Dutch port of Rotterdam leaves one dead, police say
Published on 13/08/2026 – 16:16 GMT+2•Updated 16:20 An explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday killed at least one person and injured several others, city police said. Police said the blast at Europe’s biggest port happened late on Thursday…
Bomb hidden in bin kills Russian officer in occupied Sevastopol
Published on 13/08/2026 – 17:15 GMT+2 A bomb hidden in a rubbish bin tore through a residential street in occupied Sevastopol on Thursday morning, killing a Russian serviceman in what Moscow’s security service called a Ukrainian-directed attack, the latest in…
Two seriously injured as train derails in south England, police say
Published on 13/08/2026 – 22:06 GMT+2•Updated 22:46 Two people sustained “serious injuries” and nine more were hurt as a busy commuter train from London derailed on Thursday near the southeast English town of Lewes, emergency services said. “At this stage, we…
Millions across Europe swelter under fresh wave of extreme heat
Published on 13/08/2026 – 22:34 GMT+2 Millions of people across Europe, particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK, sweltered through a new wave of extreme temperatures on Thursday as the continent’s latest heatwave picked up. More than 135 million…
Swedish parliament cuts age of criminal responsibility to 14
Published on 13/08/2026 – 20:54 GMT+2 The Swedish parliament voted to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14 on Thursday as the right-wing government heads toward a national election, vowing to clamp down on crime. The government had wanted to…
People evacuated from beach as wildfire tears through north Greece
A large wildfire broke out in Siviri in Greece’s northern Halkidiki region, prompting an evacuation order via a 112 alert. Firefighting numbers on the ground are being constantly reinforced and nine aircraft and seven helicopters are operating from the air…
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome, Italian police say
A powerful explosion rocked an ammunition factory near Colleferro, a town about 40 kilometres southeast of Rome, police said on Thursday. Firefighters and police were at the site and “complex operations” were underway at the Knds Ammo Italy plant which was…