German rail network to ban alcohol from 5,400 train stations by October, with some exemptions

ByMike Starling&AP Published on 07/24/2026 – 12:17 GMT+2•Updated 14:22 Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway operator, has announced that it will ban alcohol consumption at all stations on its network in an effort to improve security and cleanliness for employees and passengers. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The ban will be introduced in a phased approach at all 5,400 […]

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Watch: Wildfires rage across France and Spain

French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have raged in the Gironde region for days. Meanwhile, […]

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