8 h. ago Italy travel warning as strikes to have 'ripple effect' across Europe

The strikes in Italy will coincide with strikes in Greece

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9 h. ago Easter travel chaos as popular holiday destinations to be hit by aviation strikes

Both walkouts have fallen on the same day, shoring up potential wide disruption to flights in Europe

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30 h. ago Turtle doves to be shot for sport again across Europe as EU lifts hunting ban

Ban in place since 2021 has increased numbers of globally vulnerable pigeon species that is close to extinction in UKTurtle doves will be allowed to be shot for sport again across Europe, as the EU lifts a ban on hunting that was credited with the species’ tentative recovery.The EU will allow hunters to shoot 132,000 birds across Spain, France and Italy after the threatened bird enjoyed a population boom in western Europe because of a hunting ban that came into effect in 2021. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Where is hot in May? 8 best spring holiday destinations to visit in Europe

Some of Europe's most scorching spring temperatures are seen in Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey

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32 h. ago Foreign Office updates Greece travel advice as islands battered by storms ahead of Easter holidays

The tourist hotspot has seen homes flooded and cars swept out to sea as severe storms hit

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3 d. ago Latest Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Portugal Foreign Office advice for Easter

People should be aware of the latest developments before they jet off out of the UK on a spring getaway

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4 d. ago Farmers' fury as British cauliflowers are 'left to rot' in fields

Growers say major supermarkets are 'spurning' British produce in favour of larger cauliflowers grown in countries like Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

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5 d. ago Foreign Office issues Spain travel warning to British holidaymakers

The updated Foreign Office travel advice for Spain warns of the potential risk of street crime and 'highway pirates'

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6 d. ago Thrill seeker who ignored Foreign Office's 'do not travel' warning will 'never forget' trip

Luke Reynolds ignored advice from Foreign Office and advisories and pleas from loved ones by venturing out to the Kastina State in Nigeria.

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6 d. ago Man who ignored Foreign Office's 'do not travel' warning will never forget his trip

Luke Reynolds ignored the Foreign Office's advice against all travel to Katsina State in Nigeria because he wanted to take part in a Dambe fight for his documentary

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7 d. ago 'I ignored Foreign Office 'do not travel' warning, I'll carry the trip with me forever'

Luke Reynolds ignored advice from the Foreign Office and travelled to Katsina State, Nigeria, to compete in a Dambe fight as part of a martial arts documentary

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8 d. ago Civil service faces £2bn cuts with '50,000 jobs to go' as Rachel Reeves fights to balance books... but it will STILL be bigger than before Brexit vote

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is telling departments to cut their admin budgets - such as for HR, policy advice and office management - by 15 per cent.

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8 d. ago Foreign Office reveals new Spain travel advice ahead of Easter including key safety app

The UK Foreign Office has updated guidance for British holidaymakers heading to Spain, including information about a key app, that could help keep tourists safe

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9 d. ago Foreign Office issues new warning to Brits amid violent Turkey protests

New advice has been issued by the Foreign Office to British holidaymakers after a wave of violent protests across Turkey, which have seen police use tear gas and water cannons on demonstrators

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1 week ago Scotland v Greece, Spain v Netherlands, Germany v Italy, and more: Nations League – live

Portugal v Denmark, France v Croatia also playingYou can email John with your thoughtsGoalflash: Iceland 1-0 Kosovo (Okarsson, 2) (2-2 aggregate)1 min: The Hampden Roar gets us underway. The BBC coverage is lacking commentary which is fun. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Civil service told to slash £2bn a year from budgets by end of decade

Administrative budgets include HR, policy advice and office management rather than frontline services.

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1 week ago Rashford could be more important to Tuchel’s England than Palmer or Saka | Jonathan Wilson

One Harry Kane pass to his fellow forward in otherwise routine win over Albania gives a hint of how England could succeedOne of the problems of international football is that everybody is always asking the wrong question, which to an extent is built into the form. Qualifiers matter only in as much as they have to be negotiated. Friday’s win by England over Albania fell into a very familiar pattern. The brave new world of Thomas Tuchel turned out to look a lot like the faded old world of Gareth Southgate. England had lots of the ball, did not move it fast enough and won by a couple of goals. It does not matter. They could have won 10-0, 8-5 or 1-0 and it would mean almost nothing in terms of the winning of the World Cup.England want to win the World Cup next summer. They have a squad that should make them challengers. Barring pratfalls, there will come a point next year when they will play an Argentina or a Spain or a France, a team of equivalent or greater talent and, almost certain...

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2 w. ago Netherlands v Spain, Italy v Germany, Greece v Scotland, and more: Nations League – live

Nations League updates from 7.45pm GMT kick-offsLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail ScottSteve Clarke sticks to four at the back by the looks of it, given how the returning Kieran Tierney is on the bench. There are just two changes to the team that started the dramatic 2-1 win in Poland last November: Lewis Ferguson and Che Adams step up with Ben Doak and Lyndon Dykes missing out altogether.Greece: Tzolakis, Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas, Siopis, Mantalos, Masouras, Konstantelias, Tzolis, Ioannidis.Subs: Vlachodimos, Mandas, Vagiannidis, Retsos, Zafeiris, Pelkas, Fountas, Pavlidis, Mouzakitis, Hatzidiakos, Karetsas, Giannoulis. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'We hope it's just blah blah:' European wine producers brace for Trump tariffs

The number 200 is top of mind across wine country in France, Italy and Spain, Europe's top producers of wine

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2 w. ago French hunter, 81, on trial for killing endangered bear that attacked him

Brown bear charged at André Rives in the Pyrenees and dragged him several metres before he shot and killed itAn 81-year-old French hunter has gone on trial accused of killing an endangered bear that attacked him in the Pyrenees.The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain. Continue reading...

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