Beautiful seaside village dubbed Europe's Maldives ruined with 'trash everywhere'

What was once hailed as Albania’s coastal crown jewel is now drawing criticism for pollution, overcrowding, and a loss of charm. The Albanian seaside village of Ksamil, often dubbed “Europe’s Maldives” for its white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters, …

I explored Europe’s ‘most boring city’ and found it bursting with life

Athens has a reputation for being dirty, but there’s treasure to be found in the Greek capital (Picture: Getty Images) Having read some downright withering reviews on Reddit, I imagined Athens to be a dirty, boring and overwhelmingly hectic city. But while …

Europe wants to ramp up defence production but its factories ‘making machine guns by hand’

As tensions grow around the world and the US slowly pulls back from its long-time role as Europe’s main security protector, leaders in Europe are hurrying to increase their defence production. US President Donald Trump has again focussed attention on how …

'Europe's number one' country music show coming to Worcester

Nashville Live, which is billed as "Europe's number one" country show, will be at the Swan Theatre on Saturday, October 18. The show will feature tributes to Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Don Williams, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette, …

Nine of Europe’s overlooked lakes for an affordable summer escape

Avoid busy shores on these tranquil bodies of water, from northern Italy to Denmark   With their peacock-blue waters and cypress tree-spiked shores, Lake Garda and Como are sirens for tourists. Yet with Garda alone attracting 25 million visitors every year …

The U.S. Should Learn From a Diminished Europe’s Energy Mistakes

In recent years, Europe has learned the hard way how vulnerable a region can become under a misguided energy policy. EU member states, Hungary included, once considered an open war on the continent unthinkable. But political idealism outpaced economic …

Two of Europe's finest musicians to perform in Somerset village hall

Tamsin Waley-Cohen, a virtuoso violinist, and pianist James Baillieu are set to bring their talents to Crowcombe Village Hall on Saturday, May 3. Performing beloved sonatas by Mozart and Haydn, the duo will deliver two shows at 3pm and 7pm. Organisers are …

Abortions in Europe on the rise

Abortion rates in the Netherlands are almost higher than ever. In other parts of Europe, it is also on the rise. Experts disagree on its cause. It has been a long time since the abortion rate in the Netherlands was so high. Only in 1985 and 1986 was the …

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Europe Gas: Prices hold steady as market seeks new input

Dutch and British wholesale gas prices were rangebound on Friday morning amid a lack of fundamental news and sufficient supply. The benchmark Dutch front-month contract (TRNLTTFMc1) eased by 0.20 euro to 33.45 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) by 0859 GMT, …