Philharmonie de Paris: Jean Nouvel’s €390m spaceship crash-lands in France

Paris’s gargantuan new concert hall is two years late, cost three times what it should, and its architect even snubbed its opening … Oliver Wainwright tackles a tyrannical new mothership

Europe’s olive trees threatened by spread of deadly bacteria

Bacteria that is destroying ancient olive groves in the Apulia region of southern Italy is very likely to spread to other areas of Europe, says report

25 of the best clubs in Europe – chosen by the experts

From Tiga to Trojan Sound System, Hot Since 82 to Kate Simko, we asked top DJs, label managers and promoters to tell us about their favourite places to party in mainland Europe – because if anyone knows about clubbing it’s this lot

Gérard Depardieu launches luxury watch in Russia amid economic turmoil

French actor and Russian citizen says luxury depends on ‘spiritual strength’, not rouble, at launch for £10,000 watch called ‘Proud to Be Russian’

Europe’s record hot year made at least 35 times more likely by climate change, say scientists

2014 is set to be Europe’s warmest year on record and greenhouse gas emissions played a major role new research shows

Is a ban on GM crops more harmful than growing them?

UK’s chief scientist has said GM crops could provide plentiful food with less damage to the environment and at lower costs. But does that mean we should grow them? Karl Mathiesen investigates.

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