The founder of the fastest-ever ‘unicorn’ in Europe dreams of fleets of cycle couriers rapidly delivering groceries in every British city. A year ago, Turkish-born tech entrepreneur Kağan Sümer barely had a few euros to his name and was trying to get his fledgling firm, Gorillas, off the ground in Berlin. Since then, the expansion … Read more
The fury at the greed of 12 of Europe’s major clubs for the clandestine movements in forming the breakaway Super League is rapidly rising across the continent. European media was a uniform reaction of shock on Monday as the game was left reeling by the Super League news but today, devastation has rightly turned to … Read more
Another dangerous blood condition has been spotted in patients given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the EU’s medical regulator has announced. The European Medicines Authority said five cases of capillary leak syndrome had been reported in vaccinated patients on the continent. The rare condition sees blood leak from tiny vessels into muscles and body cavities, resulting … Read more
Life expectancy plunges across Europe with England, Spain, Italy and Belgium seeing their average drop by more than a year in 2020 amid Covid pandemic Biggest drop in life expectancy was in Spain, with a loss of 1.6 years from 2019 Denmark and Finland were the only states to see a rise in the statistic … Read more
Is this the oldest map in Europe? Giant stone slab with markings etched 4,000 years ago depicts a region of France during the Bronze Age A stone slab forgotten for a century has been deemed the oldest map in Europe The stone slab dates back to some 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age It … Read more
Britons in Europe are being denied access bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places as due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement. Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials … Read more
Italy and France entered strict lockdowns today, with both countries struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals. In Italy, the country entered a three-day Easter lockdown to prevent a surge in infections over the bank holiday weekend. The entire country is now in the ‘red zone’ – the … Read more
Professor Linda Bauld, public health researcher at the University of Edinburgh Britain probably won’t suffer a third wave of Covid like the one tearing through Europe right now, a top public health expert said today. Edinburgh University’s Professor Linda Bauld expects the UK’s advanced vaccine programme and the incoming spring to help control the virus. … Read more
France will enter a third national lockdown for four weeks, French president Emmanuel Macron announced in an address to the nation on Wednesday night. The decision comes as a third wave of Covid-19 – blamed largely on the so-called ‘British variant’ of the virus – surges across Europe and countries face a race against time to … Read more
France has extended its coronavirus lockdown, while Germany has started to demand negative tests from French visitors before allowing them to cross the border as a third wave of Covid-19 infections grips Europe. On Friday, France reported 41,869 new COVID-19 cases after registering 45,641 on Thursday and 35,088 a week ago, putting the hospital system … Read more