Europe News
Past Kane & chasing Mbappe - why Gordon is lethal in Europe
- Sports
- Feb 19, 2026
BBC Sport pundit Leon Osman says he can see Anthony Gordon scoring more goals in the Champions League if Newcastle United continue to play him up front with Nick Woltemade in behind, after the English...
Polish ruling coalition party implodes
- Politics
- Wojciech Kość
- Feb 18, 2026
The centrist Polska 2050 has split up amid a bitter leadership fight ahead of a crucial 2027 parliamentary election.
Gordon makes history as Newcastle thrash Qarabag
- Sports
- Feb 18, 2026
Anthony Gordon scores four goals to overtake Alan Shearer as Newcastle's all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League, as Eddie Howe's side earn a 6-1 away win over Qarabag in the first leg of...
'The tone was set by Mourinho' - Benfica criticised by Kick It Out
- Sports
- Feb 18, 2026
The chair of Kick It Out, Sanjay Bhandari, says the lack of support from Benfica and the response of their manager Jose Mourinho has "set the tone" in the racism row between the Portuguese club and Re...
The insider guide to ECB musical chairs
- Politics
- Geoffrey Smith
- Feb 18, 2026
Who will follow Christine Lagarde into the hot seat in Frankfurt? It’s anyone’s guess, but here are ours.
USA's Shiffrin puts Beijing disappointment behind her to become three-time Olympic champion
- Sports
- Feb 18, 2026
Mikaela Shiffrin wins the women's slalom title, her third career Olympic gold medal, to earn redemption from the disappointment of Beijing 2022 where she crashed out of both the giant slalom and slalo...
Reform UK vows to scrap Britain’s carbon border tax
- Politics
- Caroline Hug
- Feb 18, 2026
Business groups warn that ditching the scheme could backfire.
EU wants to save regions on Russia’s doorstep from economic malaise
- Politics
- Gregorio Sorgi, Zoya Sheftalovich
- Feb 18, 2026
European Commission wants to pour money into border areas, but there won't be any new funds from the EU’s current budget.
‘If Mandelson can pass, anyone can’: Epstein scandal prompts scrutiny of UK security vetting
- Politics
- Mason Boycott-Owen, John Johnston
- Feb 18, 2026
Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein failed to bar him from high office. Now politicians want changes to the way top jobs are vetted.
High-flying Meloni bets big on a referendum
- Politics
- Hannah Roberts
- Feb 18, 2026
The Italian prime minister is leading the country's most stable government for years — but a nationwide vote on judicial reform next month could backfire.
Merz wants to be Europe’s Carney
- Politics
- John Kampfner
- Feb 18, 2026
There's a chance that what helped Canada's prime minister could help the German chancellor too.
How the global effort to keep AI safe went off the rails
- Politics
- Pieter Haeck, Tom Bristow, Océane Herrero
- Feb 17, 2026
Those gathered in New Delhi are no longer obsessing about how to control AI risks but figuring out who can benefit.