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More than 200 dead in Europe's big chill
At least 220 people have died in the past week throughout Europe, victims of widespread severe winter weather. Worst hit have…
Europe Weekly: Brussels feels the freeze
In Europe Weekly this week we look back at the latest EU summit in Brussels to save the euro and efforts by the bloc’s leaders to impose stricter budget rules. We examine efforts by the…
Former Obama advisor talks of possible military action in Iran
Iran’s nuclear saga has taken another turn, as the Deputy Director General of the IAEA declared on his return from Iran on Wednesday, that “Iran is fully committed to resolving all…
Healthier ageing is just a click away
Three people reflect on how computer technology is helping them to cope with disease due to ageing. “I was working and felt completely exhausted. I just couldn’t breath and was…
Deadly cold Europe
Shattering Siberian cold rolling over Europe banished what had been a mild winter. Ukraine got the worst of it, the temperature sliding fatally low. More than 100 people there froze to death. French…
Ultra thin solar film could mean end of phone charger
Researchers in a laboratory in France are working on an ultra thin film which can harness the energy of the sun. It works like a solar panel but is just a fraction of the thickness, meaning it…
Clermont Ferrand casts eye over best film shorts
One of Europe’s most important short-film festivals is held every year in the French city of Clermont Ferrand.











