The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Thursday 25 September.

Luxembourg 

UKRAINE HELP – The Luxembourg City council has donated 400 portable power stations to Ukraine. The official handover took place on Tuesday in Luxembourg City and consists of 400 kits, each including a portable power station and a 2.8kWh battery. The generators will help ensure the operation of critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, nurseries, and care homes. Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been severely impacted by Russian attacks since the war broke out.

PROPERTY MARKET – A new report from STATEC and the Housing Observatory confirms a significant rebound in Luxembourg's property market during the second quarter of 2025. Overall property prices rose by 4.5%, a figure that aligns with the market's 15-year average and signals a return to more typical growth patterns after a period of stagnation. House prices surged by 7.1% compared to the same period in 2024, existing flats increased by 3.2%, and new-build properties by 2.8%.

CORONATION PROGRAMME – Following next week’s coronation, a weekend of festivities is planned across the country, with highlights including 32 local artists performing on a rotating stage and a large-scale performance featuring eight trams – each featuring separate themes – on the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge. There will also be a nationwide tour for the new Grand Ducal couple, with a final phase in the capital.

HESPERANGE PARK – Hesperange park will transform into a hub of activity on Saturday as part of the European Week of Sport's 10th anniversary, inviting people of all ages to try their hand at a wide variety of activities and enjoy food trucks. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the campaign that has been getting Europe moving.

World

SARKOZY VERDICT – A Paris court is to issue its verdict today in the trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with prosecutors demanding a seven-year prison sentence. The ruling is the latest in a string of legal hurdles for the right-wing ex-leader, 70, who denies the charges. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has already been convicted in two separate cases and stripped of France's highest honour.

PALESTINIAN PM AT UN – Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will address the UN General Assembly by video today, days after a wave of European recognition of Palestinian statehood and amid renewed US-French efforts to block Israeli annexation of the West Bank. Despite US President Donald Trump's administration barring Abbas and his senior aides from traveling to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders, the General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to let Abbas address the world body with a video message.

DRONES IN DENMARK – Drones disrupted air traffic across Denmark on Thursday, forcing Aalborg airport to shut for several hours and prompting a nationwide investigation into a string of mysterious incursions that have heightened regional security concerns. Drones flew over multiple airports across Denmark and caused one of them to close for hours, police said Thursday after a similar incident this week prompted Copenhagen airport to shut.

KENYA DOOMSDAY CULT – The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation. Two years ago, an investigation into what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre" revealed one of the world's worst death cults had been operating just inland from Kenya's beautiful beaches

Sport

GAMES CANCELLED – Flood alerts for southern Luxembourg this week prompted the FLF to postpone all league and cup matches originally set for the evening. A total of eight matches from the 7th round of the league have been rescheduled for Wednesday, 1 October, at 8pm. The postponement also affects four preliminary round cup matches and one Division 1 game.

NZ RUGBY – In rugby, flanker Ardie Savea will captain New Zealand against Australia as the All Blacks have made four changes to the side "stung" by their record defeat to South Africa. Regular captain Scott Barrett is out of Saturday's Rugby Championship Test in Auckland with a shoulder injury suffered during the 43-10 humiliation at the hands of the Springboks.

Weather

The good news is that you might see some breaks in the rain during the day, and the downpours are certainly less ferocious than yesterday. Current temperature is around 8°C and we will see a high – using the word with the contempt it deserves – of 11°C.

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