A devastating indictment of the way that the Irish Church, State andSociety conspired to lock up an entire generation of Irish women.

During the cold war it was a crime to want to leave your own country. On the border between Czechoslovakia and the West many trying to flee were shot by guards on Europe’s deadliest border.

Summer 2026 has been the worst year for forest fires in France since 1949, with rural areas near Bordeaux especially hard hit.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

In Albania, millions work in the textile industry in bad conditions for low wages.

A look at sustainable technological solutions that could improve our lives and save the planet.

Naturism has a long history in Germany and in the UK. but fewer young people are taking up the lifestyle. 

Alma, Chaily, Elias, Sarah and Abdul are teenagers following a vocational course at a school for the hotel and catering industry. 

Whilst other European rail companies are gradually phasing out this mode of transport, ČD Night, a small Czech company, is trying to expand its network of sleeper carriages.

Topographers have been trying to survey Romania's land for years. However, the public register is still one of the most incomplete in the EU.

Why are we so competitive as a species when it is a source of stress and painful defeat?

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

Zubin Mehta has always been considered an ambassador of peace

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

From 15 to 17 June, G7 leaders are meeting in Évian, France.. But what can a club that now accounts for only around 30 per cent of global GDP still achieve?

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

A bitter sea battle is ongoing between China and its neighbours over access to the South China Sea.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Every year 400,000 people traverse Mexico to try to pass into the USA illegally. The quickest way is to catch the freight train ‘La Bestia’.

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?