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Trains vs planes put to the test as experts race between London to Brussels

Nicky Kelvin and Liam Spencer of The Points Guys decided to test whether a Brussels Air flight or a Eurostar to the Belgian capital from London's Houses of Parliament were quicker

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023

After Brexit, Britain’s competitors are running rings around us. Sunak’s not even at the races

This reshuffle will make little difference: we’re going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead end, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

Holocaust survivor returns to home where he and his mother hid from Nazis and praises 'hero' rescuer

'It was an incredibly emotional day for us, I was able to see with my own eyes the place where my father was kept safe from the Germans all those years ago'

Wales Online · Feb 7, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskiy invited to take part in EU summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been invited to take part in a summit of European Union leaders, the EU said on Monday, amid reports he could be in Brussels as soon as this week.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Plane vs train: Travel experts race from London to Brussels to compare speed and cost

Aviation bloggers from The Points Guy tested the flight and rail options

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

10 new rail projects that could revolutionise travelling across Europe by train

Planned Paris-Milan-Venice and Amsterdam-Brussels-Barcelona sleeper trains could be a game-changer for Brits

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Yes, the mood has shifted against Brexit. But the road back to Brussels is long and hard

Three years on, the reality of the split with the EU has changed minds. But dashed hopes could come to haunt Labour, too

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023

Sunak ‘risks full-scale trade war’ with Brussels by scrapping EU laws

Leading European politicians have warned that the prime minister’s plan to ditch EU legislation will trigger retaliatory countermeasures, including imposing tariffs on goods

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023

US envoy to EU 'convinced' Ukraine will win 'with the weapons we're providing'

Talking Europe hosts Mark Gitenstein, the US ambassador to the EU and a close confidant of President Joe Biden since the 1970s. Gitenstein took up his position in Brussels a year ago, and it proved to be a baptism of fire, with the war in Ukraine starting just a few…

France 24 · Feb 3, 2023

Virtual aid trip and a policy quiz: the European Commission tourist experience

Brussels exhibition is latest EU effort to appeal to the public by seeking to explain its work

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023