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Discover 4 outstanding holiday deals designed for over-50s - save up £800 per person
Saga Holidays has unveiled a limited-time sale offering substantial savings of up to £800 per person on escorted touring holidays for mature travellers. The promotion covers departures before January 31, 2026 across European and worldwide...

This profitable, debt-free dividend share is well-covered and yields 11%! What’s the catch?
I recently came across a dividend share on the FTSE AIM index that not only yields 11% but is profitable and debt-free. Not only that, the dividend’s well-covered and the company looks undervalued at the current price. As always, when something...

USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Surgeon strengthens medical partnerships in Serbia
Several high-ranking officials from U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa and the Ohio National Guard, participated in the Distinguished Visitor day at Exercise Platinum Wolf 25 in Bujanovac, Serbia, June 26, 2025. Hosted annually,...

France Issues Record Heat Alerts as Europe Swelters Under Scorching Temperatures
A record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other parts of southern and eastern Europe, remain in the grip of soaring temperatures. Sixteen French regions, including Paris, have been placed on red alert for...

The dangerous European heatwave: Heat warnings put Spain on alert
Date Published: 01/07/2025 Record temperatures recorded this week are disrupting infrastructure and presenting health risks Spain is enduring a major heatwave of the start of this summer with unprecedented intensity, as soaring temperatures push...

'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe
Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News ShareSave Watch: 'A little bit melting' - Intense heat across Europe A record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other parts of southern and eastern Europe, remain in the grip of soaring...

Record-Breaking Heatwave Grips Europe, Triggers Alerts, Closures, Wildfires
A record number of heat alerts have been issued across France and much of southern and eastern Europe as an intense heatwave continues to sweep the continent, threatening lives, disrupting services, and sparking wildfires. As of Monday, 84 out of...

Top 10 stories of the day: Transnet execs granted bail | Nkabane responds to axing calls | Vultures expose major poisoning
Here’s your daily news update for Monday, 30 June 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. News today includes four former Transnet executives have been granted bail of R50 000 each with conditions. Meanwhile, as calls grow for Higher...

Ioana Mischie’s Catane in post-production
01/07/2025 - The Romanian-Italian absurdist comedy, based on a true story about the residents of an entire village declaring themselves disabled, is the director’s feature debut Catane by Ioana Mischie Romanian filmmaker and transmedia artist...

Scorching heatwave hits Europe as Spain records hottest June day; countries issue alerts
Southern Europe Heatwave: Countries in the Mediterranean belt of Europe are grappling with scorching temperatures and forest fires in what appears to be one of the hottest Junes recorded in the region. Major cities have witnessed the mercury...

Heatwave brings temperatures up to 46°C across southern Europe
MADRID — A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in...

Scorching heatwave hits Europe as Spain records hottest June day
Countries in the Mediterranean belt of Europe are grappling with scorching temperatures and forest fires in what appears to be one of the hottest Junes recorded in the region. Major cities have witnessed the mercury soaring above 40 degrees...

Chaos in Europe as Spain hits 46C with Portugal, Italy and Croatia on red alert
Southern Europe is baking under an unrelenting heatwave which shows no sign of easing. Record-breaking temperatures are sparking emergency health warnings, and growing fears of wildfires pushing resources to the limit. Spain has become the...

Heatwave soars in Europe as Spain hits 46C and neighbours on red alert
Southern Europe is roasting in an unrelenting heatwave which shows no sign of easing. Record-breaking temperatures are sparking emergency health warnings, and growing fears of wildfires pushing resources to the brink, reports Express.co.uk. Spain...

‘Improve cooperation with non-EU countries to boost port-rail flows’
The European Union needs to bolster its cooperation with non-Member States to improve rail freight flows. That is one of the appeals by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) in its recent sector position on the EU’s...

Balkan Countries ‘Failing to Enforce Freedom of Information Laws’: Report
Illustration: BIRN The freedom of information legal framework is good on paper in the six Western Balkan countries but enforcement and political will are lacking, while journalists continue to face “administrative silence”, bureaucracy, and...

UK asylum plans shows post-Brexit Britain is ‘in very dark place’, Albanian PM warns
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Su-25 Frogfoot: The Ultimate Guide to Russia’s ‘Flying Tank’
Introduction: The Flying Tank Reborn In the pantheon of military aviation, few aircraft so perfectly embody their nation’s warfighting philosophy as the Sukhoi Su-25. Known to NATO by the reporting name “Frogfoot” and to its pilots by the...

Spain records temperature of 46C as Europe heatwave continues
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News ShareSave Europe swelters as heatwave shows no sign of easing A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is...
Scorching heatwave grips southern Europe’s cities
A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in Seville and...