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The mercury is forecast to rise into the high 40s in Italy, Spain and Greece this week, potentially setting a new record for the highest temperatures ever recorded in Europe

The future of the EU’s flagship environment law hangs in the balance after a coalition of centrist and right-wing parties mounted an attack campaign in the European Parliament. The Nature Restoration Law now heads to a decisive vote on Wednesday with the EU’s climate neutrality targets at stake.

The head of the European Space Agency says its astronauts will fly on Artemis 4 and 5, two moon-landing missions slated to launch in the late 2020s.

New research estimates that more than 61,000 people died as a result of soaring temperatures in 2022, Europe's hottest summer on record. France was among the worst-hit countries, with nearly 5,000 heat-related deaths.

Al fresco wine on sun-drenched, waterside terraces; boat rides and an Unesco-listed Old Town: Lake Ohrid has everything you’d want from a chic European break at a fraction of the cost, finds Sarah Holt

From Lizzo to The Prodigy, Spanish festival has something for everyone

Exclusive: Most of the 180,000 affected passengers have been notified, with some in line for cash compensation of up to £350

Exclusive: Leaked documents show that as little as 1% of products containing hazardous substances could be prohibited

Extreme heat events are becoming more likely and more severe because of climate change.

The European Space Agency's director general, Josef Aschbacher, says the member states are moving ahead with a lander design contract to bring a life-seeking rover to Mars.

Italy, Spain and Germany claimed the highest number of heat-related deaths.