Europe Calling

By vince tracy

What's Europe Calling about?

Award winning weekly podcast with Vince Tracy, Terry Whitehead and Neil Colbourne, Matt King, Mike Payne and Barbara Anne taking a weekly look at the news from Europe and the UK..

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Europe Calling episodes:

01.12.2023
UK RNLI Ladies Leading the Way
Adam Powis made the foul-mouthed farewell on the public address system at the hardware giant's Weston-super-Mare branch in November. He shared a TikTok of the incident, which quickly went viral, showing the 18 year-old saying: 'This is a customer announcement....
01.12.2023
Importing Hypocrisy
@vincetracy and @terrywhitehead discussed #Spain #weather #winter #construction #water #cultivation #farmers #Madrid #Eurostat #EU #Russia #imports #BBC #media #protests #Rome #CatholicChurch #PopeBenedict #PopeFrancis
12.29.2022
Retirement Abroad
@mattking and @vincetracy discussed the very important question of #retirement looking at #pensions #careers #education #careersadvice #timemanagement #finances #money #age #health #travel #ambition #fitness #languagelearning #Spain #UK #hobbies #music
12.29.2022
Christmas Week Paper Review
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will make it easier for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate (GRC), which is legal recognition of their acquired gender.It will introduce a system of self-declaration for obtaining a GRC and remove...
12.15.2022
Greed, Corruption and Politics!
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who has become the face of the European Parliament's widening graft scandal, will spend at least another week in custody before attending a postponed pre-trial hearing, her lawyer said Wednesday. Former EU parliament vice-president Kaili, 44,...
12.15.2022
The Camera Never Lies
@mattking and @vincetracy discussed #photogrphy #television #media #software #technology #var #politics #editing #presenting #paperazzi #telephones #animations #disney #misinformation #Qatar
12.15.2022
Leave Christmas Alone
Civil servants have been told to call their Christmas parties 'festive celebrations' in an attempt to avoid offending other faiths. In another move to promote diversity and inclusion, some officials have been informed they cannot drink alcohol at a celebration...
12.15.2022
Is the Tik Tok Guy Right?
A TikTok star has revealed how he makes more money than a doctor - despite sleeping in and only working two hours every day.Andy Peng, who goes by Andy the Sk on social media, has racked up more than 4.6million...
12.15.2022
MPs Pay Rise?
According to Spain’s Labour Inspectorate Ryanair violated the right of workers to strike earlier in the year, when it used so called “scab” labour. Business Secretary Grant Shapps today acknowledged 'national security' fears led to taxpayers' cash being used to...
12.15.2022
True Colours
Plans to use ‘pushback’ tactics against small boats in the Channel have been ditched by the Home Office, the immigration minister confirmed yesterday. Robert Jenrick said analysis showed there were only ‘limited circumstances’ in which the turnaround idea could be...
11.17.2022
Quality Education in UK
A female secondary school mentor sent a teenage pupil 3,000 messages in just two months and told 'I think I'm falling for you' and 'I want you so badly', a court heard.In a series of 'overtly sexual' texts Ellen Cadman-Smith...
11.17.2022
Nurse Pay, Prince William and Dodgy Fun in the Sun
Ministers were accused of betraying British workers today as a £1.6billion contract for Royal Navy support ships was handed to a consortium that will carry out work in a Spanish dockyard. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today announced the Team Resolute...
11.10.2022
Preparing for UK Winter of Discontent
Britain is facing a winter of discontent after 100,000 civil servants voted to strike today as comrades on the rail network agreed new dates and nurses decided on taking industrial action for the first time in more than a century....
11.08.2022
Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll
@mattking and @vincetracy discussed the implications of #alcohol and #drugabuse from definitions of these terms via #teaching #experience #sport #rugby #judo #music #Spain #UK #theosaps #advertising #sponsors #centrepoint #emmerdale #coronationstreet #beer #spirits #depression #loneliness #socialdrinking #age
11.08.2022
We all need a safe space
A Royal Navy submarine which was fully armed with nuclear missiles aborted a top secret operation after a fire broke out onboard.The £3billion HMS Victorious, which is one of Britain’s four Trident submarines, had been sailing to a base overseas...
11.03.2022
Look at the Bigger Picture
All hell broke loose' in Dover yesterday when the driver was seen laughing as he threw the devices at the Western Jet Foil immigration centre on the dockside, where nearly 1,000 migrants were brought for processing less than 24 hours...
11.03.2022
Feeling Totally Hacked!
China is operating dozens of secret police stations in plain view by disguising them as British restaurants, estate agents and other ordinary businesses, a civil liberties watchdog has claimed. A report from human rights organisation Safeguard Defenders warned China was...
11.01.2022
Can Rishi Sunak reunite UK?
@MIKEPAYNE joined @vincetracy to try and make sense of the happenings in the UK. We discussed #RishiSunak #liztruss #Margaretthatcher #Tories #Labour #immigrants #racism #ecozealots #juststopoil #economy #woke cop27 #MONARCHY #THECROWN #NETFLIX
11.01.2022
Alzheimers and Dementia
An updated study on dementia published in the Lancet found that around 40% of dementia cases worldwide might be attributable to 12 potentially modifiable risk factors so we looked at such factors as #Health #education #lifestyle #smoking #drugs #alcohol #hypertension...
11.01.2022
Look at the Biggger Picture
All hell broke loose' in Dover yesterday when the driver was seen laughing as he threw the devices at the Western Jet Foil immigration centre on the dockside, where nearly 1,000 migrants were brought for processing less than 24 hours...
10.27.2022
Funding the Eco Warriors
The outgoing Prime Minister could leave a lasting mark and controversially lavish her closest aides with gongs despite a disastrously short tenure in Downing Street. Mark Fullbrook , the former premier's chief of staff, is understood to have suggested she...
10.25.2022
Protect the Family
A new report has suggested that mums who choose to stay at home with their children should be given an extra £8,000 for support. Researchers at the Civitas think tank plan to urge ministers to make an £8,000 childcare allowance...
10.20.2022
Liz Truss-What next?
Mike Payne joined me to discuss the bizarre series events taking place in the UK after Liz Truss became Prime Minister. How much longer will she remain in office?
10.20.2022
Liz Truss-Beyond Belief!
Spain will waste €300 million by putting the clocks back by one hour according to calculations by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE). By abandoning this move from Summer Time to Winter Time, the evenings (when...
10.20.2022
Not a United Kingdom
Former British fighter pilots are training the Chinese to shoot down Western aircraft, officials warned last night. Up to 30 pilots have recently moved to China after securing £250,000-a-year contracts to teach Western flying procedures, it was revealed. Nicola Sturgeon...
10.11.2022
Football's Greatest Challenge ´Climate Change!
Nicola Sturgeon was rebuked by ministers and MPs after she delivered the jibe during an interview in which she hinted at a possible election tie-up with Keir Starmer . The SNP leader insisted it is 'not difficult to answer' the...
10.06.2022
Is Alexa Listening?
The Spanish government said on Thursday that residents whose wealth exceeds €3 million will be subject to a new asset tax during the next two years, 2023 and 2024, as part of its upcoming budget that will need to be...
10.03.2022
A Female Perspective
Eco-protestors who smear the government as ‘genocidal’ paralysed central London for hours yesterday as they unleashed a planned month-long campaign of mayhem.Members of the group Just Stop Oil occupied four bridges in the capital, causing gridlock on busy roads, before...
09.29.2022
What a Mess
Terry Whitehead 29th September 2022 Europe must prepare for 'previously unimaginable' threats to its offshore and undersea infrastructure, Germany's interior minister has said today, after the Nord Stream pipe was blown up in a suspected Russian attack. Leaders have already...
09.27.2022
It's Not Just the UK Economy
A transgender children's charity has been accused of giving chest-flattening devices to young girls against their parents' wishes. Mermaids staff offered to send a breast binder to a girl they believed was only 14 after being told she was banned...
09.21.2022
UK Baton Now Passed to King Charles and Liz Truss
Disgraced former King Juan Carlos of Spain has arrived at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen's state funeral amid a row over his attendance. The former monarch, 84, who currently lives in Abu Dhabi, was reportedly asked not to attend...
09.20.2022
Fantastic State Funeral
What a colossal mistake it was to invite China's Communist leaders to the Queen's State Funeral in Westminster Abbey on Monday............... Britain's fattest man who weighs 47 stone has complained that his human rights are being infringed by his doctors...
09.15.2022
Respect and Democracy
Celtic fans mocked the Queen's death with a banner that read 'F*** The Crown' and chants of 'if you hate the royal family, clap your hands' last night - while Rangers defied Uefa's ban on British teams playing the national...
09.13.2022
Thank You Queen Elizabeth
For a perfect illustration of the chaos into which the cause of Scottish independence has been plunged since the death of the Queen.... Iran's foreign ministry has not commented on her death or the ascension to the throne of King...
09.08.2022
Wakey! Wakey!
A Christian chaplain was dismissed after refusing to chant 'smash heteronormativity' at inclusion training at a fee-paying boarding school, an employment tribunal was told. Reverend Dr Bernard Randall, 49, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire, did not join in the 'chant' when...
09.06.2022
Finish the Puzzle
A 78-year-old coach driver died in a crash on the M25 after suffering 'a medical episode'and veering across three lanes into the central reservation today. Six teenage girls were also injured but did not require hospital treatment. A 19-year-old woman...
08.29.2022
Professional Standards
A police force has been praised for its 'fantastic decision' to bring back traditional headwear - just six years after switching to 'more practical' US-style baseball caps. Lancashire Police announced the U-turn on social media, saying it would be ditching...
08.23.2022
Aspects of Policing
Police officers faced a backlash over the weekend for joining in with a performance of the Macarena at a Pride festival, as critics accused them of not taking their job seriously enough. Locals reacted with fury after multiple posts were...
08.11.2022
Teach Politicians to not Lie!
I use a bit of social media but don’t use TikTok. For me, it’s always been one for the youngsters. I can’t dance, sing or do backward somersaults or forward ones come to that.TikTok have strict rules too, or so...
08.09.2022
Honest Majority Always Comes Second
@vincetracy and @neilcolbourne discuss UK news #water supply #Tikok #GrantShapps #Cycling #Parenting #Education
08.04.2022
Taiwan, Inflation and Prince Charles
Taiwan, Inflation and Prince Charles 4th August 2022 ..... Moreover, Britain goes into the cost-of-living crisis with nearly full employment. The more people in work ,the more National Insurance and income tax contributions flow into the nation's coffers and the...
08.02.2022
Glorious Lionesses and Brilliant Birmingham Games
A study has revealed that Chester, the walled cathedral city, in the northwest of England, has the highest percentage of buildings - 83.7 per cent - that align with the 'golden ratio'.Using this ratio as a guide, researchers drew up...
07.28.2022
When will they ever learn?
hree died after the traditional bous al carrer ..........56 yr old in Picassent, 50 years old in Meliana and 64 years old Frenchman in Pedreguer in this year's fiestas. According to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s Deputy Head of the Ministry...
07.26.2022
Under Constant Attack!
Proof of having enough cash is not the only new requirement, with Spain saying British entrants may have to provide a range of documents when entering the country under new rules introduced because of Brexit. I Striking rail workers were...
07.21.2022
Trusting Artificial Intelligence
Knowing where a crime is going to be committed before it happens is the dream of police departments all over the world, and data scientists and artificial intelligence experts want to make it a reality. Many law enforcement agencies, especially...
07.19.2022
If You Can't Stand the Heat
When I was a child, the TV weather forecasts were based around a map to which magnetic symbols, usually denoting fog or slanting rain, would be attached.When the weather did improve, it was always cheering to see childish little yellow...
07.14.2022
Sandra Bravo, The Church and Papal Bulls
Thousands of festivalgoers lined Pamplona's narrow streets for the centuries-old festival as the bulls charged through the city. Seven men needed hospital treatment on the third day - Saturday July 9. Expert runners that take part in the historic festival...
07.12.2022
A Question of Values
A Question of Values with Barbara Anne 12th July 2022 Britons complained that it was 'too hot to work' today on what could be the hottest day of the year so far - with temperatures hitting 33C (91F) amid a...
07.05.2022
This isn't Tennis
The Australian Kyrgios, who has proved to be his usual controversial self during the first week of Wimbledon after a number of high profile incidents including rows with umpires and crowd members, grew frustrated with the match official during his...
06.30.2022
Spain invaded @Melilla
@terrywhitehead and @vincetracy discuss #Melilla #Spain #Morocco #pilots#diesel #fishing #trawlers #China #Cambridgeshire #PrinceofWales #Qatar #G7

What's Europe Calling about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Europe Calling episodes:

UK RNLI Ladies Leading the Way

Importing Hypocrisy

Retirement Abroad

Christmas Week Paper Review

Greed, Corruption and Politics!

The Camera Never Lies

Leave Christmas Alone

Is the Tik Tok Guy Right?

MPs Pay Rise?

True Colours

Quality Education in UK

Nurse Pay, Prince William and Dodgy Fun in the Sun

Preparing for UK Winter of Discontent

Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll

We all need a safe space

Look at the Bigger Picture

Feeling Totally Hacked!

Can Rishi Sunak reunite UK?

Alzheimers and Dementia

Look at the Biggger Picture

Funding the Eco Warriors

Protect the Family

Liz Truss-What next?

Liz Truss-Beyond Belief!

Not a United Kingdom

Football's Greatest Challenge ´Climate Change!

Is Alexa Listening?

A Female Perspective

What a Mess

It's Not Just the UK Economy

UK Baton Now Passed to King Charles and Liz Truss

Fantastic State Funeral

Respect and Democracy

Thank You Queen Elizabeth

Wakey! Wakey!

Finish the Puzzle

Professional Standards

Aspects of Policing

Teach Politicians to not Lie!

Honest Majority Always Comes Second

Taiwan, Inflation and Prince Charles

Glorious Lionesses and Brilliant Birmingham Games

When will they ever learn?

Under Constant Attack!

Trusting Artificial Intelligence

If You Can't Stand the Heat

Sandra Bravo, The Church and Papal Bulls

A Question of Values

This isn't Tennis

Spain invaded @Melilla