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Tourist who carved name into Rome’s Colosseum ‘is British fitness trainer’

The suspect, who is originally from Bulgaria, faces a hefty fine and up to five years in prison

The Independent UK

Tourist who carved name into Rome’s Colosseum ‘is British fitness trainer’

The suspect, who is originally from Bulgaria, faces a hefty fine and up to five years in prison

The Independent UK

Tourist who carved name into Colosseum identified as British fitness trainer

The suspect, a British man originally from Bulgaria, could face upto five years in prison

The Independent UK

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Rowdy stag do kicked off plane causing three-hour flight delay for passengers

Travellers heading to Bulgaria faced disruption and a three-hour delay after a stag party had to be thrown off their flight for harassing the onboard cabin crew.

Glasgow Live

Abusive stag party kicked off Tui flight as disruption causes three-hour delay

Passengers reported 'scary' scenes as a stag do duo refused to get off of a flight headed to Bulgaria after Tui staff had feared that there were too many people on the flight.

Edinburgh Live

'Sweary' stag do party ordered to leave Tui flight after causing chaos and 3-hour delay

A stag do sparked chaos on a flight from Cardiff to Bulgaria when they were ordered off, causing the plane to delay its take-off by nearly three hours, infuriating other passengers

Daily Mirror

Derry teen who died on holiday had no idea he had deadly hidden condition, family say

The 19-year-old collapsed in his hotel bathroom in Bulgaria and died instantly

Irish Mirror

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Teen found dead in Bulgaria hotel bathroom 'did not know about heart condition'

Daniel Smyth didn't know he had the deadly heart condition.

Daily Record

Teen found dead in hotel bathroom had no idea he had devastating deadly illness

Daniel Smyth, from County Derry, Northern Ireland, fell ill suddenly during his family holiday in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria and died in his hotel room - weeks after being accepted a place at university

Daily Mirror

Parents 'devastated' after teen's death in 'tragic accident' on Bulgaria holiday

Daniel Smyth's family and friends are raising cash to bring his body home after his heartbreaking death.

Daily Record

Family 'devastated' after death of teen in 'tragic accident' on holiday in Bulgaria

Daniel Smyth has been remembered has having 'the most cheeky, infectious smile and was kind and loving to everyone'

Belfast Live

Glasgow reporter 'badly beaten' after being held in Turkish detention centre

Sermad Al-Khafaji, 43, and fellow Scot, Alexandra Foreman, 34, tavelled to Turkey last month to film asylum seekers making their way into Bulgaria, however, they were detained.

Glasgow Live

Roy Keane to travel to Bulgaria to play in Stiliyan Petrov charity match

Keane will be playing in the match that will honour a Celtic legend.

Irish Mirror

Manhunt for ‘Ponzi-scheme’ scammer given jail sentence but on the run for £70m fraud

An international manhunt has been launched for Anthony Constantinou who was last spotted in Bulgaria

Evening Standard

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Terminally-ill woman misses out on 'last-ever holiday' after passport blunder

Lisa Cutler has stage four breast cancer and had planned to go to Nessebar in Bulgaria yesterday with her best friend to scatter her late mum's ashes, she is praying she will be well enough to go after her next chemo cycle instead

The Independent UK

Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, which won the April general election, and the runner-up, the pro-European liberal coalition “We Continue the Change — Democratic Bulgaria.”

Reuters

Bulgaria's parliament elects new government led by PM Denkov

Bulgaria's parliament on Tuesday voted in a government led by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, which is set to implement reforms that would lead the Balkan country into the euro zone and Schengen groupings of European nations.

France 24

Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 1)

Bulgaria is one of the most recent members of the European Union, and also the poorest. EU funds contribute a vital role to the economy: €12 billion for the period of 2021-2027, and €6.6 billion already thanks to the post-Covid recovery fund.

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Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 2)

How does the European Union use cohesion funds to reduce poverty and inequality across the bloc? Our first stops are in two of the EU’s poorest countries, Bulgaria and Romania, to look at the role that EU aid plays in the areas of education and public transport. We also visit…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to warn illegal migration part of ‘unprecedented threat’ to Europe’s borders

PM will also unveil new deal with Bulgaria to crack down on criminal gangs

Reuters

Bulgaria's Denkov gets mandate to form cabinet

Former Bulgarian Education Minister Nikolai Denkov has been given a mandate to form a cabinet within seven days following elections in April, the Sofia Globe reported on its website.

The Guardian - UK

One EU policy the Tories are happy to emulate: cracking down on refugees

Greece, Bulgaria and Poland have been accused of forcibly turning away migrants – at terrible human cost, says author Daniel Trilling

Salon

Rainn Wilson talks death, bliss & Office

The actor discusses travel show "Geography of Bliss," learning to grieve and the secret to "The Office" success

Al Jazeera

Tears, faraway motherhood: Toll of EU’s seasonal farm labour

More than half a million children in Romania alone had at least one working parent abroad in 2021, a study shows.

The Conversation

Time Shelter: International Booker's first Bulgarian winner is a rich experiment in style, structure and ideas

A philosophical exploration of memory and nostalgia, about forgetting and trying to hold on to our past and make sense of our present and future, Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter is a worthy winner of this year’s International Booker prize.

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