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The Latest Breaking News from Albania

Dua Lipa calls ministers’ language on migrants ‘short-sighted and small-minded’

The pop star said the way the Government has discussed Albanians caused her ‘hurt’ as she called for ‘more empathy’.

The Independent UK

Home Office aims to deter Channel crossings from Albania with ad campaign

Adverts in Albanian will target people considering making the journey across the Channel to the UK without permission.

The Independent UK

Government targets Albanians crossing Channel with ad campaign critics slam as 'pointless'

A refugee charity boss has called on the Home office to 'create more safe routes for refugees to travel here to claim asylum'

Wales Online

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‘Astonishing, luminous beauty’: readers’ cultural highlights in Europe

The secrets to ancient Greek innovations, art in its rightful place, and gorgeous statues and views from Dublin to Albania

The Guardian - UK

Cheapest Europe holidays with £2.50 pints and return flights from £50 this summer

Cheap Europe holidays for Brits including Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland, Albania and more, with cheap pints from £2.50 and plenty of deals on food, hotels and flights

Daily Mirror

200 Albanian offenders to be sent home from UK cells in prison transfer scheme

Offenders handed terms of four years or more will return to their native country to serve the remainder, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.

The Independent UK

‘The music moved me to tears’: falling in love with Albania

After visiting 17 countries for his latest book, our writer leaves his heart in Albania – ‘a country of knotty history, boundless hospitality and infinite surprises’

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What a Czechoslovakian doll taught me about happiness – and its dark side

As a child in communist Albania, I yearned to play with her. But as soon as she was within reach, I didn’t want her any more, says Lea Ypi, a professor in political theory at the LSE

The Guardian - UK

Eurovision final 2023: Which nation each country is likely to award points

A Eurovision calculator can work out who each country is most likely to tactically vote for in 2023

Manchester Evening News

Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

The Independent UK

Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary: ‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

The Independent UK

SIX countries booted from Eurovision narrowly missing place in grand final

Six countries were unsuccessful in securing a place in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest final following a tense semi-final against the likes of Albania and Cyprus

Daily Mirror

Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary: ‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

The Independent UK

‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’: Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

The Independent UK

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Albania's developing tourism industry could help stop its young people from leaving – and boost its economy

It has been more than 30 years since Albania opened its doors to tourists, but telling a friend that you’re off to Tirana or Dhërmi for a long weekend might still raise some eyebrows.

Wales Online

The people forced to run Wales' cannabis factories by criminal gangs

Some were trafficked to the UK illegally, while others were forced into the work to pay off debts

The Independent UK

Albanian PM says UK in a ‘bad place’ and having a ‘nervous breakdown’ over immigration

Edi Rama says relations between countries reaches a low point

Daily Mirror

Moment man gunned down in cafe with police hunting Brits over public execution

Police in Albania are hunting down suspects, including four British people, following the alleged killing of businessman Ardian Nikulaj in his cafe in the town of Shengjin

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The Independent UK

Officials banned for false report for Olympic qualification

Two track and field officials in Albania have been banned from the sport for falsifying an athlete’s result to help him qualify for the Tokyo Olympics

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Thanks Türkiye for Assistance in Opening an Interests Section in Albania

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced that Tehran has agreed to open an interests section through Türkiye in Albania, six months after severing diplomatic relations with Tirana. During a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Amirabdollahian said the Foreign Ministry would open a section of Iranian interests in…

The Independent UK

Government strips safeguards on asylum seeker applications in push to deport more Albanians

Checks are being removed so officials can declare asylum claims ‘clearly unfounded’ faster

RideApart

Watch A Zero SR/F Rider Travel From Albania To Corfu Island in Greece

Round-the-world Zero SR/F rider Marc Travels rides his bike from Albania into Greece, on his way to catch the ferry to beautiful Corfu Island.

Daily Mirror

UK's 'stop the boats' threat sparked rush of channel crossings, researchers told

Dr Krish Kandiah of the Sanctuary Foundation last week visited the country on a “fact-finding mission”, and said: "All these factors have been decades in the making. They need serious time and investment into undoing. But there are solutions."

The Conversation

UK waters are too polluted to swim in – but European countries offer answers

Almost all of the UK’s waterways are polluted. In 2022, a House of Commons Committee report on the state of UK rivers concluded that no river in England was free from chemical contamination. Only 14% of UK rivers had a “good” ecological status.

Reuters

Albanian court refuses to extradite Russian blogger

A court in Albania decided on Friday not to extradite a Russian self-proclaimed blogger arrested last August on spying charges, who faces similar charges in Moscow.

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