New spending cuts ahead – DW – 07/31/2025

This will be a serious blow to aid organizations. “We are deeply concerned. And it will be felt by people in the Global South,” says Oliver Müller, head of Caritas International, which... Read more »

E.coli infections rise by 26% – as source of outbreaks and most vulnerable age groups revealed | UK News

Infections from a strain of E.coli that causes stomach issues rose by more than 25% last year – with toddlers most commonly affected, figures show. The UK Health Security Agency has said... Read more »

Day 1,252: Putin unlikely to stop his war unless forced to do so by Ukraine’s battlefield victories, ISW says

Russian attacks on a prison in Zaporizhzhia region and a hospital in Kamyanske kill 20. The EU warns Ukraine it will withhold funding if the independence of anti-graft agencies is not restored.... Read more »

Molière May Be Dead, But His Language Is Alive and Well

It is a well-known fact that French is the “language of Molière,” just as English is the language of Shakespeare, and German and Spanish are the languages of Goethe and Cervantes. Yet... Read more »

Cherry Vann becomes UK’s first female archbishop after election in Wales | Wales

The bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann, has been elected as the new archbishop of Wales, becoming the UK’s first female archbishop and first LGBTQ+ leader in the church in Wales in a... Read more »

Councillors urge Tipperary Council to stop using glyphosate weed killer over health risks

Nine councillors joined forces to collectively call on Tipperary County Council to stop using glyphosate weed killer due to the health risks associated with it but failed to receive the commitment they were... Read more »

Heritage coalition saves Scottish modernist ‘jewel’ in fiercely fought auction | Heritage

A coalition of design and conservation charities has won an auction to buy a threatened modernist building in the Scottish Borders after a fiercely contested bidding battle. The group, headed by the... Read more »

News Archive: Moving Household Goods to France

Now that the UK has left the EU, what are the customs rules for moving your possessions to a property in France? UPDATED 21st Oct 2023, As the UK is no longer... Read more »

German Christmas market attacker shocks victims with letters – DW – 07/31/2025

A 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man who rammed a rented SUV into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg last December triggered shock among survivors by writing personal letters to at least five of... Read more »

Divided Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite Trump pressure | US interest rates

The US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, even amid intense pressure from Donald Trump to lower rates. Despite an onslaught of attacks from the White House against... Read more »