20+ hour, 32+ min ago  (476+ words) The launch of limited-edition Swatch watches descended into chaos Saturday in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris. Hundreds of people waited through the night -- and in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (756+ words) Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the world's biggest live televised music event and pushing into second place Israel, whose participation had triggered a major boycott. Bulgaria had missed…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (225+ words) The Local Com - Do Not Process My Personal Information The budget airline easy Jet has announced another new route from south-west France - this time connecting to Italy with an eye to weekend breaks. The UK-based budget airline has announced several…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (42+ words) The European Union said on Tuesday that it was considering importing more jet fuel from the US and requiring member states to hold minimum reserves as the Middle East war squeezes supplies. Brussels will lay out a series of measures…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (285+ words) Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (24+ words) The European Commission on Friday clarified rules on air passenger rights given possible fuel shortages and travel disruption amid conflict in the Middle East....

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (356+ words) Popular flight routes around Europe are almost impossible for passengers to book by train because of a "stone age" ticketing system, a new report has found as the EU is set to unveil plans for it single ticket system....

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (470+ words) The Local Com - Do Not Process My Personal Information Rail passengers will soon be able to travel directly by train from Berlin to Oslo. Described as part of a boom in long-distance rail travel, the new ICE L service promises…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (708+ words) The Local Com - Do Not Process My Personal Information The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. The European Union is in negotiations…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (479+ words) After standardising chargers for mobile phones, from Tuesday new computers sold in EU countries must also use the USB-C charging point, as the latest phase of EU anti-waste legislation comes into force. All laptop computers now sold in the EU,…...