Now playing Next Cinema Film of the Week: 'Megalopolis' - Coppola's disastrously dull folly Francis Ford Coppola returns to the big screen after 13 years with a passion project that has to be seen to be believed. And we don’t mean that in a good way. 20/09/2024
Now playing Next World News Around a thousand people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy At least a thousand people were evacuated as flooding hit northern Italian regions. The extreme weather has continued to affect other Central European countries as well, like Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Prime Minister Rama insists Albania migrant deal 'exclusive' to Italy Albania's "unconditional love" for Italy means Rome has the exclusive privilege to house asylum seekers on Albanian soil, Rama told Euronews. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Travel News Travel from UK to Georgia set to get much quicker with direct flights The new routes from Heathrow and Luton will cut down flight time from around eight to five hours. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Will Brandenburg follow the far-right surge in eastern Germany? The third and final eastern German state of Brandenburg heads to the polls in just a couple of days. With the government already adopting far-right policies in a bid to hold on to voters, how is the vote likely to play out? 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Austrians struck by flooding reel from ruin left in its wake Authorities have reported 23 deaths in Central Europe, as record rainfall has caused devastation to infrastructure in small towns. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news UK think tank calls for ‘class ceiling’ to be broken in the arts UK think tank the Fabian Society calls for a “universal library card” and a “culture pass” for children in the UK, in order to democratise the arts and break the “class ceiling”. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Art Is Venice’s famed winged lion statue actually Chinese? New chemical evidence claims that Venice’s winged lion could be Chinese... And that it's not a lion but an altered Chinese tomb gardian known as a 'zhènmùshòu'. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere Authorities have reported 23 deaths from floods in four Central European countries. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Markets What the Fed's jumbo rate cut means for European and global markets The Fed's substantial rate cut could result in a further loosening of global liquidity, prompting a shift in capital across asset classes and stock sectors. 19/09/2024
Now playing Next Economy US Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate by half-point The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers. 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Travel News Why does Spain no longer have the world’s most powerful passport? Although Singapore is now in pole position, many European passport holders have impressive freedom of movement. 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Climate Is climate change to blame for Central Europe’s catastrophic flooding? The flooding has followed heavy rain and snow brought by Storm Boris over the weekend. 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News European Parliament announces nominees for the LUX Audience Film Award Women's rights, climate change, colonialism, harassment in school and the war in Ukraine are the topics covered by the three fiction and two documentary films that were nominated for the LUX Audience Film Award 2025, by the European Parliament. 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Markets How have European stocks previously reacted to Fed rate cuts? Historically, European stocks have reacted positively to Fed rate cuts, especially when not linked to a recession. However, during recessions, market performance is volatile. The 2020 pandemic cut was an outlier, with stocks surging due to unprecedented global stimulus. 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Health news The EU's new Hungarian health Commissioner is in for a rocky ride Olivér Várhelyi, the controversial pick of Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán, has been handed a highly technical role by Ursula von der Leyen. What does it mean for EU health policy if he's rejected by the European Parliament? 18/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Iconic Berlin music institution to permanently close after 22 years The iconic Berlin club Watergate will shut its doors at the end of 2024, with the team citing “enormous financial pressure” as one of the reasons behind the closure. 18/09/2024