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Arsenal face Paris FC in crucial Champions League test tonight
Arsenal face a significant test in their Women’s Champions League campaign tonight against Paris FC, a French side that finished second in their domestic league last season. The Gunners have struggled for goals this season, scoring just one in five matches, making this fixture an important opportunity to rediscover their attacking form before facing tougher…
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British pensioner found beaten to death outside his rural French home
John Agner, an 85-year-old British man who had lived in rural southwest France for 20 years, was found beaten to death outside his home after police pursued his stolen car. Investigators believe burglars may have been involved, but the motive is unclear: prosecutors have opened a murder investigation and, according to the article, only one…
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Jean-Pierre Laffont’s photograph captured young Bronx gang members in 1972
Photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont’s most significant work captures members of the Savage Skulls, the Bronx’s most dangerous gang in 1972. After reading about the gang’s violent activities targeting drug-pushers, the French photographer approached them with a cameraman friend and was surprisingly welcomed into their world. The gang spontaneously posed for the photograph at a basketball court,…
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Macron calls Brexit ‘biggest lie in 30 years’ and takes aim at Britain’s immigration and economic woes – as Andy Burnham floats idea of rejoining EU
Emmanuel Macron called Brexit “the biggest lie of the last 30 years”, arguing that promises of greater prosperity and trade and reduced immigration had not been fulfilled. His remarks in Madrid came as Andy Burnham said the UK should consider a range of future relationships with the EU, including rejoining; Macron and Spanish Prime Minister…
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UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds
UK banks were Europe’s largest providers of finance to the coal industry in the four years after the 2021 Cop26 summit, according to a study by environmental and human rights group Urgewald. Their reported financing totalled $8.3bn, despite banks’ climate commitments, while overall coal financing from EU banks fell. Barclays and HSBC drove much of…
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Russia carries out biggest Ukraine energy strike since last winter
Russia carried out its largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the end of the last heating season, with Kyiv and the surrounding region among the main targets, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said. The overnight strikes killed at least six people and injured 33 across the country, while disrupting electricity supplies as Ukraine prepares…
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Half of Reform voters think Britain should have closer ties to the EU, poll shows
A new poll commissioned by Public First for Politico reveals that half of Reform UK voters believe Britain should develop closer ties with the European Union, highlighting unexpected support for stronger EU relations even within the party most associated with Brexit support. The survey of over 2,000 UK adults, conducted in mid-September 2026, found that…
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Zaporizhstal forced to close; Australian rates hit 15-year peak; UK terror arrests
Russia’s sustained missile campaign has forced indefinite closure of Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal steelworks. Australia’s central bank raises rates to 15-year highs amid inflation concerns, whilst UK authorities arrest five men in counter-terrorism operation near RAF Fairford.
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European Film Academy To Honor Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz & Sandra den Hamer With New Community Award
The European Film Academy has named Beki Probst, Marin Karmitz and Sandra den Hamer as the first recipients of its new Community Award for contributions to European film culture. The award recognises sustained work that has helped develop and expand the culture, and will be presented in Athens on 15 January 2027, the night before…