Europe News
'That's world-class' - Pundits analyse Russo's hat-trick vs Tottenham
- Sports
- Mar 30, 2026
BBC pundits Fara Williams and Anita Asante analyse Alessia Russo's brilliant 27‑minute hat‑trick against Tottenham, discussing whether her best position is the number nine or ten role for Arsenal.
‘Don’t make me chase you’: Leaked texts reveal how Russian spies recruit, pressure and run their informants
- Politics
- Eva Hartog
- Mar 30, 2026
A cache of messages and recordings offers rare insight into Moscow’s efforts to infiltrate opposition groups in Europe.
5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again
- Politics
- Gerardo Fortuna, Jacopo Barigazzi
- Mar 30, 2026
From less unanimous decision-making to informal sidelining, EU countries are already weighing how to move ahead without Hungary if Viktor Orbán wins reelection.
How Viktor Orbán became Putin’s best friend in the EU
- Politics
- Jamie Dettmer
- Mar 30, 2026
From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.
Weapons not wealth: How the EU’s lure for new members switched focus
- Politics
- Zoya Sheftalovich
- Mar 30, 2026
Donald Trump's distancing from Europe means richer countries now want EU membership for protection in a more fragile world.
Why Europe’s social democrats can’t stop losing
- Politics
- Aitor Hernández-Morales, Jacopo Barigazzi
- Mar 30, 2026
From Portugal to Denmark, progressive and working-class voters are turning their backs on center-left parties who fail to address the affordability crisis and pursue centrist policies.
Trump’s ‘gut’ let him down in Iran — and we’re all paying the price of his failed diplomacy
- Politics
- Ivo Daalder
- Mar 30, 2026
Washington's brand of dealmaking seems unable to handle a determined enemy that seeks its own survival by imposing maximum pain on others.
McGuinness 'delighted' by Donegal's league success
- Sports
- Mar 29, 2026
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness is "delighted" as his team claim the county's first National Football League title in 19 years and second overall with a thumping 3-20 to 2-10 win over Kerry at Croke Pa...
Keir Starmer’s pick-and-choose Brexit deal faces uphill battle
- Politics
- Jon Stone
- Mar 29, 2026
Brussels officials are wary of previous British attempts to “cherry pick” the benefits of the EU while shirking the obligations of membership.
'Antonelli had the luck, but sometimes you need it'
- Sports
- Mar 29, 2026
On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, the team discuss how Kimi Antonelli benefitted from a slice of luck to take the win in Japan and feel that Mercedes will be ruing the extended brea...
Maybe Verstappen needs a break from F1? - Hill
- Sports
- Mar 29, 2026
On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill thinks that if Max Verstappen is not enjoying the sport any more following regulation changes then perhaps he nee...
Russo 'stepping up' as Arsenal lead hunt for European places
- Sports
- Mar 28, 2026
With Arsenal chasing a place in next season's Champions League, England striker Alessia Russo has hit form at just the right time - as her 22-minute Women's Super League hat-trick against Tottenham pr...