Re: Ireland's Cocaine Problem

A new generation of men are doing their share of the chores and looking after the children.

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

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

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

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

A new generation of young people from urban areas is taking on the difficult job of producing food for the nation.

A huge amount of lithium lies underneath the Jadar valley in Serbia. A multinational wants to mine it but locals are against the  idea.

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

The Ambedkar high school, run by headmaster Tibor Derdak, helps Roma children who would otherwise drop out of school

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

Once a month the European Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg for four days, a practice which many are against.

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

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

Aicha and Ceyda both come from poorer backgrounds which has made things harder for them in life.

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

Spain has had mixed gender prisons for a long time, and other countries are considering following their example.

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

The Ambedkar high school, run by headmaster Tibor Derdak, helps Roma children who would otherwise drop out of school

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

A young victim of rape in India is courageously taking her case to court against the odds.

Scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelics can sometimes be beneficial.

Sustainable consumption: is it all just greenwashing and deception?

China uses the threat of a deadly drug to force America’s hand in international diplomacy.

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?

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

The Haitian capital has become a warzone as gangs control larges swathes of the city.

The city of stars on the steppe is the largest space launch facility in the world and crucial to the Soviet space programme.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

As youth crime rises, some EU nations want to lower the age of criminal responsibility and jail minors.

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

Loulou is the hilarious story of the unbreakable friendship between Loulou and her three best friends Alice, Marie and Max. Season 1 follows the four friends as they deal with her unplanned pregnancy. And when her child appears in season 2 it's just the beginning of Loulou’s travails.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.