E-bike and e-scooter batteries should be regulated in the same way as fireworks after a spate of fatal fires in the UK, a safety charity has said.more

Joachim Walter, head of the CDU in Baden-Württemberg, wants asylum seekers in Germany to be required to take up jobs. "It would be important for us at the county level that refugees take up jobs quickly, including in nonprofit organizations," Walter explained.more

The 128 sq ft balcony is located on Stanhope Gardens in Kensington, where the average property costs £1,388,750. more

The 30-year-old right-back of Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Austrian national team Stefan Lainer will miss a minimum of several months due to lymph node cancer, his club from the German football league announced.more

Ireland will not offer condolences to Russia if Vladimir Putin dies, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced, quoted by the British daily "Independent".more

The damage caused by the fires in Sicily, Calabria and Puglia is estimated at hundreds of millions of euros, according to Italian media. According to local authorities, there were more than a thousand fires in Sicily alone, but the crisis has now been overcome. The farmers' union estimates that 60 percent of fires are arson.more

Almost 60 percent of Polish residents provide their own data when they can get facilitations or better shopping deals for it. This is despite the fact that three quarters of Poles are afraid of data leaks or identity theft, informs "Rzeczpospolita".more

Almost two thirds of London renters (62 per cent) believe they do not earn enough to be able to save for a deposit to buy a home, according to exclusive research from homebuying and investment platform Allbricks.more

The latest travel casualty of the UK being outside the European Union’s Schengen area: flights to Catania in Sicily. The airport, which is the main gateway to the island, closed on 16 July because of fire damage to a terminal building.more

The Co-op has reported that crime, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in its stores have increased by over a third in the past year. The company revealed there were more than 175,000 incidents in the first six months of this year – almost 1,000 every day.more

According to the sports daily L'Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain footballer Kylian Mbappe refused to meet representatives of the Saudi club Al-Hilal who were in Paris, who offered a record sum of 300 million euros for him.more

Record high temperatures that hit the UK in 2022 will be the norm in 40 years and will be below average by the end of this century, the Met Office has warned in its annual report released today.more

Between January and June this year, 162,271 migrants applied for asylum in Germany. This corresponds to the population of a city the size of Heidelberg or Darmstadt. If migratory flows continue at this rate, Germany will have 324,542 asylum seekers by the end of the year.more

New rules ‘will be deferred a year from October 2024 to 2025’ in a bid to avoid supermarket price rises, officials confirmed after i revealed the delay.more

Putin can no longer count on his friends in Italy. Russia-loving Silvio Berlusconi is dead, and Italy's new leader Giorgia Meloni is now an ally of US President Joe Biden, Politico notes.more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal for Barcelona in a 3:5 (2:2) loss in a friendly match against Arsenal London in Los Angeles. The next rival of "Barca" during the US tour will be Real Madrid, who beat Manchester United 2-0.more

Sinead O'Connor's body was found yesterday morning at her home in London. She was pronounced dead at the scene and the circumstances of her death are not being treated as suspicious, the London Metropolitan Police said today.more

Rescue services are unable to control a fire on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway with 3,783 cars on board, including 25 electric vehicles, the Dutch Coast Guard said on Thursday. There is a danger that electric cars will explode on a burning unit off the coast of the Netherlands, which threatens an ecological disaster, experts warn.more

A record number of families are being forced to live in temporary accommodation, figures show – with experts blaming a “shameful” lack of social housing. more

The winner of this year's and last year's Tour de France Jonas Vingegaard decided to move from Denmark to Switzerland, explaining that the reason is the lack of mountains in his country, which seriously limits his cycling training.more

In the popular resort of Benidorm near Valencia, there has been a long struggle between its residents and foreign tourists for the best beach spots, Spanish media reported. According to them, it is similar on many other beaches in Spain.more

Britain's medicines regulator is reviewing diabetes and weight loss products after some patients reported suicidal thoughts or self-harm, Reuters reported. Two weeks ago, the European Union took similar action.more

Former intelligence officer and member of the Pentagon's UFO (AARO) team, David Grusch, testified under oath in Congress that the US possesses extraterrestrial technology and that the authorities have been hiding this fact for decades. Former air force pilots also talked about their experiences with objects that seemed to defy the laws of physics.more

Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is leaving the club after 12 years to join Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. The footballer confirmed his departure in a recording on social media, in which he said goodbye to the fans.more

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died at the age of 56, her family announced yesterday evening. The artist was best known for the hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", but also for her uncompromisingly expressed views.more