Firework factory explodes in town near Bulgaria's capital – video
One person was killed and another injured after a firework factory exploded in Bulgaria in a town near the capital, Sofia
One person dead and another injured in Bulgarian firework factory explosion
Blaze on Thursday night at warehouse in Elin Pelin near Sofia set off series of dramatic fireballs
Weather tracker
Weather tracker: Heavy seasonal rain causes widespread flooding in China
Six people dead, thousands evacuated and transport disrupted after at least 20 floods in major rivers
March 2024
DIY spaces of remembrance: Artist’s tribute to Bulgaria’s gulag prisoners
Kristalina Georgieva wins backing to run for second term as IMF chief
February 2024
Sixth Bulgarian national charged with allegedly spying for Russia
38-year-old man charged with conspiring to obtain or share information prejudicial to the safety and interest of the UK to appear in court Wednesday
Books interview
Georgi Gospodinov: ‘There was a culture of silence – it was safer not to say what you think’
The Bulgarian author and International Booker prize winner on his newfound fame, how communism influenced his style of writing, and winning praise from footballer Hristo Stoichkov
Tractor blockade disrupts operations at Belgian port of Antwerp
Viktoria review – fierce, urgent intergenerational story from communist-bloc Bulgaria
My best shot
The very furry goat-men of Bulgaria: Charles Fréger’s best photograph
December 2023
Global chains pile the Christmas tat high – but I found joy in a tiny Scottish farm shop
Kapka Kassabova
Bulgarian workers far from home make Europe’s wreaths and jumpers. What if we chose another way to celebrate, says Bulgarian writer Kapka Kassabova
Bardonecchia in Italy trumps Bulgarian resorts as best value ski spot
Piedmont town near French border is now best budget ski resort in Europe for adults, figures show
Weather tracker
Weather tracker: deaths after first heavy snowfall of winter hits eastern Europe
Thousands of towns and villages in Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria left without electricity as cold snap bites
September 2023
‘A biblical catastrophe’: death toll rises to six as Storm Daniel lashes Greece
Torrential rain blocks roads, causes power cuts and severs water supplies
UK heat and floods in south-east Europe blamed on ‘omega’ weather system
Zone of high pressure sandwiched between two low-pressure areas is causing abnormal conditions across Europe
Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria hit by fatal flash floods
People trapped and towns flooded as storms hit Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria – video
Seven dead as severe storms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
August 2023
Other lives
Peter Skipp obituary
Other lives: Translator who interpreted for the EU, Nato and several Bulgarian presidents
July 2023
Protests erupt in Bulgaria after attacks on woman by ex-partner deemed ‘mild’
Rallies in Sofia and other cities after leniency shown to man whose ex-girlfriend says she was cut hundreds of times by him
