Author: Euronews

In this edition, we learn why scientists reckon current southern European heatwaves are a direct consequence of climate change, and how recent elections might affect EU environmental targets. ADVERTISEMENTThis week, with all eyes on an EU summit that filled Brussels’ top job vacancies, Méabh Mc Mahon spoke to Belgian climate activist Adelaide Charlier, corporate lobbyist Connor Allen and EU policy specialist Julian Parodi from EPICO.Panelists considered what message European voters sent when they went to polls last May, and what impact that could have on EU climate legislation. Complaints that EU environmental law is becoming an expensive imposition may have…

Read More

From big bubbles in Venice to a horrific cure for 18th century depression in ‘The Devil’s Bath’ – there’s lots of good stuff to sink into this week. ADVERTISEMENTThe stars performing at Glastonbury festival aren’t the only ones surrounded by fans – two are providing a light breeze as this introduction is typed. Indeed, as heatwaves begin to takeover Europe, we’d recommend keeping cool by visiting air conditioned exhibitions and cinemas (from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness to A Quiet Place: Day One to Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – blockbuster season is booming.)If you’d prefer to be outside,…

Read More

The kittens were caught on camera after at least two female wildcats are thought to have given birth since their release. ADVERTISEMENTScottish wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park to captive-bred animals released last year. Last summer 19 wildcats were released by the Saving Wildcats partnership, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. These incredibly elusive carnivores are the only native member of the cat family still found in the wild in Britain. Since their release, the cats have been tracked using GPS radio collars. At least two females have given birth since then, marking a…

Read More