Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 17th – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next France France sends elite police unit to Marseille to tackle drugs crimewave CRS 8 special police unit is being deployed to fight against the bloody war for the control of drug trafficking in Marseille. The gang war has killed 12 people since mid-July. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Travel News Flights delayed and cancelled after storm hits Frankfurt Airport The airport has urged passengers to arrive “no later” than 2.5 hours before their flight time today. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news European Film Awards: First wave of line-up announced Favourites from Berlin and Cannes have been added to the list of this year's European Film Awards (EFA). 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news British Museum sacks staff member over missing and stolen items The museum says the pieces include "gold jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones and glass dating from the 15th Century BC to the 19th Century AD". 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news X-games: Which Italian towns could host the Musk-Zuckerberg showdown? Italian towns, cities and regions are vying to host the potential fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news British university to tackle fashion's carbon problem Plymouth University will play an integral role in multi-million project aiming to drive the decarbonisation of the fashion and textile industry. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next France WW2: Dig begins for German troops killed by French Resistance fighters Local authorities said in July that a potential "mass grave" had been found near Meymac in the Correze department after a 98-year-old former Resistance fighter went public with claims of the killings. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Turkey Was the blast in a port in Turkey caused by arms meant for Ukraine? Kremlin propagandists were quick to jump on the accident claiming the explosion was caused by weapons destined for Ukraine. But neither the local authorities nor the media reported any presence of military equipment on site. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: The first ever fully animated cartoon film screens 17 August 1908: The world’s first animated cartoon film makes its debut 17/08/2023
Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 17th – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 17/08/2023
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: Luz del Mundo followers shed tears for their imprisoned leader Followers of the La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church gather in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, where the Christian group has its international headquarters. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next No Comment Robots steal the show as China displays its latest tech breakthroughs AI-powered humanoids and K9-inspired canine companions take the stage in Beijing. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Hungary Sziget Festival wraps up in Hungary after six days of partying Billed as one of Europe’s top music events, the Sziget Festival wrapped up in Hungary on Tuesday after six days of partying. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 16th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation How the Chernobyl disaster inspired this woman to develop wave power Wave energy can produce much more energy than wind power, with much less space, why aren’t we using it more? 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Affiliate content Flexibility and transparency: Why workers are leaving the tech giants Partner content presented by Jobbio More and more employees are turning away from GAFAM - the tech industry’s Big 5 Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft - in favour of smaller, human-size companies. 16/08/2023