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Europe correspondent with The World. Formerly EU reporter with the BBC World Service and former broadcaster on Newstalk
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision apnews.com/article/sark...
Paris court says former president Sarkozy will be released from prison under judicial supervision
A Paris appeals court has decided to release former French President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison and place him under judicial supervision.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision apnews.com/article/sark...
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Workers undergoing IVF in the UK aren’t entitled to paid time off. Labour MP @alicemlabour.bsky.social has introduced a bill to change that. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org I speak with women who hid their fertility treatment out of fear for their jobs. Tune in: theworld.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Workers undergoing IVF in the UK aren’t entitled to paid time off. Labour MP @alicemlabour.bsky.social has introduced a bill to change that. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org I speak with women who hid their fertility treatment out of fear for their jobs. Tune in: theworld.org
In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming discarded migrants boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. My report on @theworld.org And if you're a musician/orchestra interested in playing those instruments, they want to hear from you! theworld.org/stories/2025...
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins - The World from PRX
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming discarded migrants boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. My report on @theworld.org And if you're a musician/orchestra interested in playing those instruments, they want to hear from you! theworld.org/stories/2025...
The most read newspaper in Hungary has been taken over by Orban allies six months ahead of a general election www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Shock as Orbán allies take ownership of Hungary’s most-read newspaper
Blikk, a tabloid with about 3 million online monthly readers, bought by pro-Orbán media group Indamedia
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November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The most read newspaper in Hungary has been taken over by Orban allies six months ahead of a general election www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
No-one has been prosecuted for the railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people in Serbia one year ago. The disaster has led to the the biggest protest movement in Serbia in decades. My report up shortly on @theworld.org on the one year anniversary and the anger that's driving the movement
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
No-one has been prosecuted for the railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people in Serbia one year ago. The disaster has led to the the biggest protest movement in Serbia in decades. My report up shortly on @theworld.org on the one year anniversary and the anger that's driving the movement
A chilling read. Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A chilling read. Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It’s time for U.S. leaders to follow King Charles’s lead and hold Epstein’s associates accountable, says Amy Wallace, co-author of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir. I spoke to her a short time ago. More coming up on shortly @TheWorld
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October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It’s time for U.S. leaders to follow King Charles’s lead and hold Epstein’s associates accountable, says Amy Wallace, co-author of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir. I spoke to her a short time ago. More coming up on shortly @TheWorld
🔗 theworld.org #princeandrew
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Weather balloons carrying thousands of boxes of cigarettes have repeatedly disrupted flights in Lithuania leading the government in Vilnius to close its border with Belarus. But what's really behind the operation? My report on @theworld.org with 🙏 @cepa.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
Lithuania taking action to prevent smuggler balloons from Belarus - The World from PRX
Weather balloons carrying boxes of smuggled cigarettes have been disrupting flights in Lithuania. The situation has escalated dramatically over the past week, and the government in Vilnius has announc...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Weather balloons carrying thousands of boxes of cigarettes have repeatedly disrupted flights in Lithuania leading the government in Vilnius to close its border with Belarus. But what's really behind the operation? My report on @theworld.org with 🙏 @cepa.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
The election of Catherine Connolly, a left-leaning independent politician as President of Ireland shows the political tide is changing - says Sinn Fein and other left wing parties. Is that really the case? Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Left-leaning lawmaker Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidency - The World from PRX
Ireland has elected a new president, Catherine Connolly, a left-leaning lawmaker who swept to victory in a weekend landslide. Connolly, 68, is known for her outspoken views on everything from the war ...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The election of Catherine Connolly, a left-leaning independent politician as President of Ireland shows the political tide is changing - says Sinn Fein and other left wing parties. Is that really the case? Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Catherine Connolly, an outspoken left-leaning lawmaker is set to become the next President of Ireland. Opposition parties say her landslide win is a signal that voters want change. But are they right? My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Catherine Connolly, an outspoken left-leaning lawmaker is set to become the next President of Ireland. Opposition parties say her landslide win is a signal that voters want change. But are they right? My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
Geert Wilders far-right party may top the polls in Dutch elections this week but his party looks increasingly unlikely to be part of the next government on.ft.com/4nmsn9e
Dutch voters eye return to centre after far-right experiment fails
Greens-Labour and Christian Democrats vow to form coalition without Geert Wilders’ party after elections on Wednesday
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October 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Geert Wilders far-right party may top the polls in Dutch elections this week but his party looks increasingly unlikely to be part of the next government on.ft.com/4nmsn9e
Why are families of the Guildford Four still looking for justice 50 years after their wrongful imprisonment? I spoke to the families and lawyers to find out. Listen back on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
50 years on, families of the Guildford Four are still seeking justice - The World from PRX
The case of the Guildford Four is considered one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Fifty years ago this month, four young people were falsely accused of carrying out two p...
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October 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Why are families of the Guildford Four still looking for justice 50 years after their wrongful imprisonment? I spoke to the families and lawyers to find out. Listen back on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
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Protesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods reut.rs/4ouS6xk
Protesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday and called for conservative regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign over his handling of flash floods that killed 229 people a year ago.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Protesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods reut.rs/4ouS6xk
It's 50 years this week since the Guildford Four were wrongfully convicted. Today their families are still looking for justice. My report coming up on @theworld.org Tune in theworld.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's 50 years this week since the Guildford Four were wrongfully convicted. Today their families are still looking for justice. My report coming up on @theworld.org Tune in theworld.org
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You think it’s going to be a stealthy sneak where people slither along the walls, and then it’s just “got on a cherry picker and went in the window.”
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Rachida Dati announces robbery had taken place at world’s most-visited museum
The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, has suddenly closed for the day after the French culture minister said there had a been a robbery.
“A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati wrote on social media. She used the French word braquage, which can mean robbery or hold-up. Continue reading...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You think it’s going to be a stealthy sneak where people slither along the walls, and then it’s just “got on a cherry picker and went in the window.”
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They do this in Italy too
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They do this in Italy too
No Kings protests are happening across the US www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
No Kings protests are happening across the US www.bbc.com/news/article...
It's been described as the "Olympics of piano playing". The fiercely competitive International Chopin Piano Competition is a national obsession in Poland. Most of the participants though come from far outside Poland's borders. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's been described as the "Olympics of piano playing". The fiercely competitive International Chopin Piano Competition is a national obsession in Poland. Most of the participants though come from far outside Poland's borders. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
24 EU lawmakers were tested for PFAS, often known as “forever chemicals”. All tested positive. In one town, PFAS levels are so high, residents say a proposed EU-wide ban would make no difference. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @heunicke.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social #PFAS #Kallinge
October 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
24 EU lawmakers were tested for PFAS, often known as “forever chemicals”. All tested positive. In one town, PFAS levels are so high, residents say a proposed EU-wide ban would make no difference. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @heunicke.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social #PFAS #Kallinge
María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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October 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Cocaine use in Europe soars as smugglers shift to new routes. The Irish coastline is increasingly in the crosshairs. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Cocaine use in Europe soars as smugglers shift to new routes - The World from PRX
Cocaine use across Europe has surged over the past decade and drug cartels are adapting fast. Once routed mainly through major ports in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, traffickers have re...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Cocaine use in Europe soars as smugglers shift to new routes. The Irish coastline is increasingly in the crosshairs. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Cocaine use in Europe has surged over the past decade. Drug smugglers are moving from major ports to smaller inlets and Ireland's coastline is increasingly a target. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Listen in: theworld.org #cocaine #ireland
October 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Cocaine use in Europe has surged over the past decade. Drug smugglers are moving from major ports to smaller inlets and Ireland's coastline is increasingly a target. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Listen in: theworld.org #cocaine #ireland
One of the victims of yesterday's synagogue attack in Manchester died after accidental police gunfire. A second victim who survived also has gunshot wounds. The attacker did not have a firearm www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
Manchester synagogue terror attack victim died after accidental police shooting – latest updates
Police say attacker was not armed and second member of the public suffered non-life threatening gunshot injuries
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October 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
One of the victims of yesterday's synagogue attack in Manchester died after accidental police gunfire. A second victim who survived also has gunshot wounds. The attacker did not have a firearm www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
UK police vow to increase security at synagogues following today's deadly attack in Manchester. Members of the Jewish community say they were waiting for an attack like this to happen. Joining @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org shortly to talk about the latest. Tune in: theworld.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
UK police vow to increase security at synagogues following today's deadly attack in Manchester. Members of the Jewish community say they were waiting for an attack like this to happen. Joining @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org shortly to talk about the latest. Tune in: theworld.org