The second wave of coronavirus rolling across Europe is still only a tenth of the size of the first, data suggests. Some 300,000 people are being diagnosed with the disease on the continent every week, but scientists estimate that figure was at least 3million back in April. Only 200,000 positive tests were being recorded weekly … Read more
Europe’s largest caravan park in Wales has ordered all 4,000 people on site to pack up and leave immediately due to a local lockdown being enforced. Dazed holidaymakers were seen hurriedly leaving Trecco Pay holiday park in Porthcawl last night after its owners said it would go into ‘hibernation’ from 6pm. Parkdean Resorts, the company which … Read more
Europe’s largest telescope captures stunning images of the sun showing intricate details of sunspots and plasma unlike anything researchers had seen before Europe’s largest telescope captured its first high-resolution images of the sun It snapped solar magnetic fields taken at a wavelength 516 nanometers The telescope was also able to take a picture sunspots at 430 … Read more
Europe’s hospitals are not filling up with coronavirus patients despite a surge in positive tests, figures show – easing fears of a second wave of deaths. Infections have been rising across the continent for several weeks with particularly strong rebounds in Spain and France, leading to new travel restrictions and denting hopes of a return … Read more
France, Spain and Italy all recorded large jumps in coronavirus cases on Wednesday as fears that a second wave is taking hold in Europe grow. France added 5,429 cases overnight, government figures showed, marking the country’s largest single-day increase since April 14, and the third-largest daily rise since the pandemic began. Jean Castex, the French … Read more
Crowds of protesters demanding an end to the rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’ clashed with police on the streets of Belarus last night. The clashes came after state-approved exits polls claimed Alexander Lukashenko had won a landslide victory to retain the presidency he has held since 1994. Outraged opposition supporters came out in their thousands … Read more
EU leaders have agreed a £680billion Covid-19 rescue deal for the bloc after talks where Emmanuel Macron is said to have bashed the table and hit out at Austrian premier Sebastian Kurz for leaving the room to make a telephone call. The summit is viewed as one of the longest and most ill-tempered in the EU’s history, stretching … Read more
The PFA have urged commentators to address their racial bias after a study revealed differences in how they describe players with different skin tones. Findings revealed on Tuesday, following the first study of its kind in football, showed that ‘deep-rooted racial stereotypes’ are promoted in commentary by: Players with lighter skin tones receiving significantly more … Read more
Borders were thrown open across Europe today as a raft of countries including Germany and France lifted three months of coronavirus checks. Motorists were queuing to enter France from Italy and Germany from Denmark this morning after emergency checks were lifted overnight. Spain is allowing thousands of Germans to fly to the Balearic Islands from … Read more
Some of Europe’s most famous landmarks are still nearly deserted even as the continent starts to emerge from lockdown. St Peter’s Square in the Vatican – often heaving with worshippers – has been nearly empty except for a handful of visitors and nuns even after the basilica re-opened its doors. In Venice, gondoliers are back … Read more