Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Journey to the centre of Europe

Maia Sissons, daughters and mother-in-law prepare to journey to the centre of Europe — Monday, February 26, London: Maia Sissons, with her mother and two daughters, prepare to set off for their journey to find the centre of Europe. It promises to be mayem, hopefully with a little magic. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Father and photographer Justin Leighton — Father and photographer Justin Leighton will be documenting their journey in pictures. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

A crumpled EU umbrella, Brussels — Wednesday, February 28, Brussels: And the weather in Europe today is mostly... A very soggy centre of Europe outside European Commission. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Signs at the Hotel Welcome, Brussels — Leaving Hotel Welcome in Brussels to get back on the road. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Pouring over the map to find the new centre of the EU — Wednesday, February 28, Munster: To Germany where Maia's uncle lives. Here he is poring over the map with Maia's mother, Ilze, trying to find the new centre of the EU. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

The site of the centre of the 25 member states of the EU: — Thursday, March 1: The site of the centre of the 25 member states of the EU: Kleinmaischeid Germany. The exact centre is in the middle of a swamp in a nature reserve. We had a good go trying to find it but ... Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Journey to the Centre of Europe — On the road ... Mathilda sleeps through the journey from Germany and Poland. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Journey to the Centre of Europe — The exact spot of the new centre of the EU: Ochsenwasen ("Ox Meadow") in Meerholz, Germany. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Journey to the Centre of Europe — Welcome break ... learning to make gingerbread at the Kopernikus museum in Torun, Poland. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Suchowola, Poland — The geographical centre of Europe 1775 - 1989, and where this story started, Suchowola, Poland. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Suwalki Catholic cemetary, Poland — A monument to young man killed in the 9/11 attacks, Suwalki Catholic cemetary, Poland Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Silver birch forest — Driving through a silver birch forest in Poland. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Hitler's bunker Wolf's lair — Hitler's bunker Wolf's lair - a 27-acre complex of huge bunkers, where Hitler and his cohorts spent the majority of the war years. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Inside Wolf's lair — Inside Hitler's bunker, Wolf's lair. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Mazurian Lakes Poland — Sunset over the Mazurian Lakes in Poland on our way to the Polish/Lithuania border. Photograph: Justin Leighton/Justin Leighton

Sign up to read this article

Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

IRS broke the law ‘approximately 42,695’ times after sharing confidential data with ICE, judge says

IRS broke the law ‘approximately 42,695’ times after sharing confidential data with ICE, judge says

Trump administration’s data-sharing agreement violated rules to protect taxpayer info, according to judge

The Independent UK

2 journalists in Belarus imprisoned as part of a crackdown on free speech, media groups say

2 journalists in Belarus imprisoned as part of a crackdown on free speech, media groups say

A media rights group says a court in Belarus has convicted two independent journalists on charges of high treason and given them long prison sentences, the latest move in the government’s crackdown on dissent and free speech

The Independent UK

Anger at Detroit police U-turn over officers’ call to border agents

Anger at Detroit police U-turn over officers’ call to border agents

Police chief accused of caving to Republican demands by reversing decision to fire implicated duo

The Guardian - US

Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report

Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report

Texas emergency crews dispatched nearly a dozen times in six months, according to call logs

The Independent UK

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border

Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border

It was second time in two weeks US military used laser to shoot down what it mistakenly thought was a threat, disrupting air traffic

The Guardian - US

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement

The Guardian - US

Related Stories

Top stories on inkl right now

IRS broke the law ‘approximately 42,695’ times after sharing confidential data with ICE, judge says

IRS broke the law ‘approximately 42,695’ times after sharing confidential data with ICE, judge says

Trump administration’s data-sharing agreement violated rules to protect taxpayer info, according to judge

The Independent UK

2 journalists in Belarus imprisoned as part of a crackdown on free speech, media groups say

2 journalists in Belarus imprisoned as part of a crackdown on free speech, media groups say

A media rights group says a court in Belarus has convicted two independent journalists on charges of high treason and given them long prison sentences, the latest move in the government’s crackdown on dissent and free speech

The Independent UK

Anger at Detroit police U-turn over officers’ call to border agents

Anger at Detroit police U-turn over officers’ call to border agents

Police chief accused of caving to Republican demands by reversing decision to fire implicated duo

The Guardian - US

Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report

Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report

Texas emergency crews dispatched nearly a dozen times in six months, according to call logs

The Independent UK

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border

Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border

It was second time in two weeks US military used laser to shoot down what it mistakenly thought was a threat, disrupting air traffic

The Guardian - US

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement

The Guardian - US

Our Picks

Plus-size model Tess Holliday says life insurance company told her she was ‘ineligible’ due to her weight

300-pound model says she is a ‘non-smoking, non-drinking, non-health issue having human’

The Independent UK

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just debuted a bizarre action figure based on himself and the internet doesn’t know what to think

RFK Jr. thinks it's cool but the rest of us just think it's cringe.

We Got This Covered

Cara Delevingne's 'second coming' of womanhood

Cara Delevingne has been going through her "second coming of being a woman" because she finally appreciates clothes and make-up.

Website Claiming to Track Women's 'Body Count' Draws Backlash From Thousands; Calls it 'Misogynistic'

A new AI website, Checkhercount.com, is under fire for estimating women's sexual history from Instagram profiles, raising privacy and misogyny concerns.

International Business Times UK

‘The way we love them in life is the way we love them in death’: a Gullah Geechee community fights for their cemetery

In a win for the Gullah Geechee people on St Helena Island in South Carolina, access to a long-used cemetery has been restored

The Guardian - US

Baseball should be riding high. Instead the salary cap debate has it gearing up for war

As a potential 2027 stoppage looms, MLB owners argue a wage cap is vital for parity. In truth, it’s just another way to boost their assets and fleece fans

The Guardian - US

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play