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Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave

Vessels on Rhine in Germany and Danube in Hungary forced to sail partially loaded

The Guardian - UK

The best Marella ships and Tui cruise deals for 2026 and beyond

The brand offers everything from excursions in the Caribbean to river cruises on the Danube

The Independent UK

Winter rail adventures in Europe: three itineraries for the colder months

Our slow travel expert picks her favourite off-season trips by train to France, Germany, Austria and Italy

The Guardian - UK

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8 of the best European river cruises for 2026 and 2027, from the enchanting Rhine to the magical Danube

Europe is home to some mighty rivers and there’s no better way to get to know historic waterways than on a cruise ship

The Independent UK

In the footsteps of DH Lawrence: across the Alps from Germany to Italy

More than a century on, the route from Konstanz to Como across lakes and Swiss mountains must also contend with traffic, but it still inspires a novel

The Guardian - UK

‘Their heads were nailed to the trees’: what was life – and death – like for Roman legionaries?

It was the defeat that traumatised Rome, leaving 15,000 soldiers slaughtered in a German field. As a major show explores this horror and more, our writer finds traces of the fallen by a forest near the Rhine

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Parts of Rhine closed to shipping as river levels rise

Heavy rain and melting snow force closure near chokepoint of Maxau and Speyer, says German navigation authority

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9 of the best winter cruise holidays for winter sun, city breaks and the Northern Lights

Set sail to the sun kissed Caribbean, frosty Arctic Circle and Europe’s charming Christmas markets this winter

The Independent UK

Rail route of the month: the drama of an Alpine epic from Zurich to Graz

This exhilarating, nine-hour journey trundles through the Swiss and Austrian Alps and soars to more than 1,000 metres above sea level as it crosses the Rhine-Danube watershed

The Guardian - UK

French strike disrupts Rhine river traffic

Rhine river traffic came to a standstill in some places on Wednesday due to strikes against French government plans to raise the pension age, with sections of the river in France, Germany and Switzerland affected, a CGT union representative and Germany's Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSA) said.

Reuters

The week in classical: Rusalka; The Rhinegold

Royal Opera’s new staging of Dvořák’s watery Rusalka finds fresh resonsances, while the ENO’s updated Ring cycle is really starting to shine

The Guardian - UK

The Rhinegold at London Coliseum review: a feast for the eyes but the flavours don’t quite add up

The blazing fusion of music and drama is only kindled in the closing stages

Evening Standard

The Rhinegold review – witty and insightful, Jones’s production delivers an emphatic win for ENO

The Rhine shimmers, the gold dazzles and the gods posture – Richard Jones has by and large gone back to Wagnerian basics for his assured and cogent staging. In the pit, Martyn Brabbins and ENO’s orchestra add lustre

The Guardian - UK

Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward net zero

The damage caused by climate change over this past year was at times so immense it was hard to comprehend. In Pakistan alone, extreme summer flooding killed thousands, displaced millions and caused over $40 billion in losses. Fall floods in Nigeria killed hundreds and displaced over 1 million people. Droughts…

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The Independent UK

Basel city guide: What to see and do in the Euro 2025 host city as the Lionesses reach the final

CITY GUIDES: With quaint architecture and a food scene to warm your cockles, the third-biggest Swiss city is a compact metropolis worth a stroll at any time of year, says Qin Xie

Radio France Internationale

Catcalls dog Qatar's moment in the World Cup limelight

In his poem Die Lorelei, Heinrich Heine touched on the stillness of the Rhine in his portrait of the legendary mermaid who lured sailors to their doom on the rocks along the river. Just shy of 200 years after Heine's masterpiece, no siren songs have been required to attract footballers…

The Guardian - UK

Germany to rebuild bridge over Rhine that collapsed during WW2

Appeal for funds to rebuild bridge at Remagen destroyed after capture by US troops in final days of war

Daily Mirror

Harry and Meghan to receive lavish reception like heads of state in Dusseldorf

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are heading to Germany for an Invictus Games event and they are due to receive a lavish reception in Dusseldorf town hall as well as a boat cruise on the Rhine

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Rivers worldwide are running dry – here's why and what we can do about it

Rivers around the world have been drying up recently. The Loire in France broke records in mid-August for its low water levels, while photos circulating online show the mighty Danube, Rhine, Yangtze and Colorado rivers all but reduced to trickles.

Radio France Internationale

Rhine water levels on the rise after drought crippled shipping capacity

Water levels on the Franco-German section of the Rhine river are so low that some vessels cannot sail even when empty, although long-awaited rain has begun to ease bottlenecks along Europe's main commercial waterway.

Reuters

Traffic along Rhine further hindered after vessel's engine failure

Traffic along the river Rhine, impeded by low water levels, was hindered further on Wednesday after a vessel's engine failure closed part of the waterway, said the river police.

The Guardian - UK

Anger in Germany over Rhine firework display taking place despite drought

Opponents furious about fire risk and water waste as river risks becoming unnavigable

The Independent UK

Europe drought: German industry at risk as Rhine falls

Germany’s main industry lobby group has warned that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine are making it harder to transport cargo on the river

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years

Crops, power plants, barge traffic, industry and fish populations devastated by parched waterways

The Independent UK

Shippers prepare for worst as Rhine levels near critical low

Shipping companies are preparing to halt the transport of goods on the Rhine as water levels in Germany’s biggest river near a critically low point

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