Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
According to Italian media, including RAI and La Republic, 22 people have died after a section of a highway bridge in northern Italy partially collapsed. Italian news agency ANSA reported that several crushed vehicles are under the rubble with dead people inside. It reports that around 10 vehicles were affected after a section of […]
One man has been arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside the parliament building in London. A number of people were injured due to the accident. According to what London Police said on Twitter, “The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene. A number of pedestrians have […]
A pier collapsed during an urban music festival causing about 300 people to be injured and five seriously injured. The promenade collapse happened as Mallorcan rap artist Rels B was performing as part of the two-day O Marisquino festival in Vigo, a city of around 300,000 people. The seafront platform, which was 30 metres […]
Ryanair pilots are striking in five European countries, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights during the holiday season peak. The 24-hour walk-out involves staff in Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The action is the largest in a series of strikes over pay and conditions. About 250 flights have been cancelled […]
A strong aftershock has shaken the Indonesian island of Lombok where tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake. Indonesia’s geological agency said the earthquake in the afternoon had a magnitude of 6.2. It was shallow earthquake, which was at a depth of 12 kilometres, centred in the northwest of the […]
According to Irish Water, the water supply in Dublin could fail after 70 days. The current water supply is under the threat from the heatwave. Gerry Grant, Managing Director of Irish Water, said that water levels in the capital’s reservoirs were still very low and further conservation measures may be needed, though there has been […]
Ireland’s Women’s Cup Hockey heroines are back on home soil, after returning to Dublin Airport yesterday. There was a public reception from the Lord Mayor of Dublin Niall Ring and Dublin City Council in Dame St at 3pm yesterday. Members of the Irish women’s hockey team that won silver in the weekend’s World Cup Final […]
Carrick-on-Shannon native Ailie Blunnie talks to Babylon Radio about playing Knockanstockan, striking the balance for playing outdoors and the story behind her debut album West to the Evening Sun. “It was a bit mad.” Ailie Blunnie tells me over the phone. “There was a lad with fairy wings running around in front of the stage […]
Portugal went on a high alert on Thursday since the temperatures will break the record levels in the coming days. This prompted the government to warn of a high risk of forest fires after the worst fires in history last year. Normally, the weather in Portugal has been relatively cool and wet so far […]
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