BIZARRE: 2 | Mind Blowing Facts

The great stag ban: why European cities loathe loud groups of lads

From Ghent to Galway, Amsterdam to Edinburgh, everyone is tiring of rowdy drunkenness. Is this the end of the foreign stag weekend?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

8 best river cruises in Europe, from the Douro to the Danube

Get to know the continent’s waterways, as well as the towns and cities on their banks, with these relaxing cruise holidays

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Fears looted Nazi art still hanging in European galleries

Leading art museums are reassessing their works after a Belgian journalist traced how a fascist sympathiser acquired a Jewish dealer’s collection

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023

Belgian bishop declines cardinal honor over abuse record

One of Pope Francis’ proposed new cardinals has bowed out of accepting the honor because of his record dealing with cases of clergy sexual abuse

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

‘Exquisite views and total exhilaration’: readers’ favourite running routes

From the Med to the Pentland hills, our tipsters find their pace by azure seas, medieval city centres, ancient woods and up lofty ridges

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022