Now playing Next World EU leaders to push for social safeguards in two-day summit in Porto The push for social safeguards led by centre-left EU governments has caused some tension within the bloc. 07/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK Navy warships stand down as tensions ease in Jersey HMS Severn and HMS Tamar are expected to begin their voyage back to Portsmouth within the next 24 hours after being deployed to a protest by French fishermen. 07/05/2021
Now playing Next Belgium EU lets US, Canada and Norway join its military mobility project In a move suggesting President Biden is happier about closer military co-operation with the EU, the US will join a European Union military project. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom How tiny Jersey has played an outsized role in English history The last time the English and French fought over Jersey, the English won. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom France demands Jersey fishing amnesty be extended to September The fishing row between France and the Channel island of Jersey has seen the UK and France deploy patrol vessels to the area. 06/05/2021
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Now playing Next Egypt Egyptian court refuses to release ship that blocked the Suez Canal The 400m-long cargo ship will only be released back to its Japanese owner once damages have been paid, Egyptian authorities have said. 05/05/2021
Now playing Next World News Italy, Malta & Libya slow to react to deadly shipwreck, analysis finds An analysis of logs and emails show that Italian, Maltese and Libyan authorities responded slowly, insufficiently, or not at all to migrants' pleas for help at sea in a deadly April shipwreck. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next World News Sea Watch 4: Rescue ship carrying 455 migrants docks in Sicily A rescue vessel with hundreds of migrants aboard has disembarked at the Italian port of Trapani. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next No Comment Sea-Watch vessel demands port of safety after rescuing 455 people in 48 hours Sea-Watch 4 vessel demanded they be granted port of safety by Maltese or Italian authorities after rescuing hundreds of people in just over 48 hours, the charity said on Sunday 2 May 03/05/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe With unionism in turmoil, is now the time for a united Ireland? A century on from the partition of Ireland, communities in Northern Ireland are as divided as ever. Is reunification the answer? 03/05/2021
Now playing Next World News Toxic materials shipped out of Beirut after huge chemical explosion A German shipping company has loaded 59 containers of toxic materials on to a vessel in Beirut as part of the clean-up after last year's devastating chemical blast 02/05/2021
Now playing Next Italy Italian cruises set sail for the first time in four months The flagship Costa Smeralda set off from the port of Savona after being landbound since December when the Italian government banned cruises due to the coronavirus crisis. 02/05/2021
Now playing Next Italy Hundreds of migrants headed for Italy after being rescued at sea SOS Mediterranee said some passengers told rescuers they were beaten by smugglers based in Libya and forced to embark despite high waves. 01/05/2021
Now playing Next No Comment Portugal opens world's longest suspended footbridge Hanging high above the River Paiva, Portugal has opened the longest suspended walking bridge in the world surpassing the record set in 2017 by the Charles Kuonen Bridge in the Swiss Alps. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Are the Canary Islands becoming a migrant limbo? Ousmane is one of the thousands of migrants stuck in the Canary Islands desperately trying to get to mainland Europe. Many want to leave and many more keep arriving. Local populations are struggling to manage the financial costs creating social tensions in the Spanish archipelago. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next Experiences The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal Look away if you are scared of heights! This 516-metre bridge is suspended above the Paiva River in northern Portugal. 30/04/2021