Web Summit 2019: Five leading start-ups chosen by the European Commission, and what they do
Five startups stand out among the 2,000 at Web Summit this year. They are representing the Enterprise Europe…
Web Summit 2019: ‘We’re learning’ says Lime CEO on electric scooter criticism
The California-based start-up, which was founded in 2017, has a presence in 40 cities across the continent. To…
Spanish protest demands change to sexual abuse law after men cleared of gang-raping 14-year-old girl
Feminist organisations protested across Spain on Monday to demand the penal code be changed after a court cleared…
Web Summit 2019: ‘Not even Farage can explain the benefits of Brexit to me,’ says Barnier
“No-one has ever managed to explain the added value of Brexit to me, not even Nigel Farage.” They…
Who are the best English speakers in Europe?
The Dutch are the most proficient English speakers in the world, a global study of English skills has…
The long voyage of expelled Sephardic Jews back to Spain
Ricardo Bello’s grandfather’s family name was once Toledo. In Venezuela, people knew his family had Jewish ancestors —…
Web Summit 2019: Meet the flying taxi that could revolutionise how we move around
A futuristic flying taxi with the potential to revolutionise where we choose to live could be airborne in…
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport security scare ‘was false alarm’, says airline
A security scare at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was the result of a pilot accidentally triggering an alarm, according…
Labour deputy and Corbyn critic Tom Watson standing down as MP
Labour party deputy leader Tom Watson has announced he is standing down as an MP at the next…
Dutch, UK police find 31 people in lorries in two separate operations
More than 30 people, including children, were found in two lorries on Wednesday as they sought to illegally…