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Riga's 'Blue Flag' swimming areas have received a positive assessment from the Environmental Education Foundation and the National Jury of the Blue Flag Programme for the 2026 season, according to a release from Rīga city council.

Latvia's rate of fatal accidents at work is considerably higher than the European Union average, according to fresh Eurostat data.

On the night of Saturday, 26 September, the South Kurzeme District Municipal Police received an unusual call from Aizpute, where the residents of a block of flats had had their night’s sleep disturbed by a brawl that had broken out between a hedgehog and a

On Monday, 28 September, on the birthday of Berta Pīpiņa – the first woman elected to the Saeima and a prominent interwar politician – a commemorative plaque dedicated to her and her husband Ērmanis Pīpiņš-Vizulis was unveiled in Rīga on Ģertrūdes Street,…

Neither hosts Latvia nor visitors Cyprus were abe to find the back of the net in their Nations League encounter in Rīga on Monday night.

On Monday, September 28th, around 26,000 voters took advantage of the opportunity to vote early and deposit their ballots ahead of the main parliamentary election day on Saturday, October 3rd.

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').

Following a 2-0 loss away to Armenia over the weekend, Latvia will hope to get its Nations League campaign up and running properly at home with a match against Cyprus on Monday night.

A Syrian citizen living in Dubai has become one of the investors in the large-scale real estate project dubbed "Riga Waterfront".

If voters elect former Welfare Minister Reinis Uzulnieks to the Saeima at the weekend, he will be ready to carry on working as a member of parliament, the LETA newswire reports.

The Latvian national football team start the new UEFA Nations League season on September 25th away against Armenia, returning home on the wrong end of a 2:0 scoreline.

From Tuesday 29 September, from 8.00 am on Tuesday 29 September until 8.00 am on Friday 2 October, Rīga water supplier ‘Rīgas ūdens’ will be flushing an 8.5 km section of the water main from Cēsu Street to the water outlet at the Dreiliņi roundabout.

Latvian Radio is delighted to bring you live coverage of the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra's season opening concert from September 19th, direct from the 'Lielais Dzintars' concert hall in Liepāja.

Pre-election campaigning for the upcoming Saeima elections lacks the passion that could stimulate voters/' interest in going to vote, former President Valdis Zatlers said on the Latvian Television programme "Morning Panorama" on September 28th.

During the current pre-election period, the State Security Service (VDD) is keeping a close eye on "what is happening in society and the information space" in order to prevent attempts to illegally influence the course and results of the 15th Saeima elect…

On Monday, 28 September, Riga City Court sentenced a nurse at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (BKUS) to two and a half years’ imprisonment after she accidentally mixed up the medication to be administered to a patient last November, resulting…

Latvijas Banka, the Latvian central bank (LB), has released a few details of its next annual conference, which "will focus on the economic challenges the euro area is facing in the new geopolitical reality."

With just a few days to go before Latvia's parliamentary elections on October 3rd, parties continue to jostle for position, according to the latest data from the SKDS pollster produced for Latvian Television.

Forecasts suggest that Latvia will experience summery weather this week.

Uncertainty has arisen regarding the educational background stated by Artūrs Butāns, a Member of the Saeima for the National Alliance (NA), in the last three Saeima elections, according to information compiled by the LETA news agency.

During the week of the 15th Saeima elections, from Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October, voters can cast their votes in advance.

Monday morning in Latvia is chilly, and foggy in many places, but the day is set to be sunny and warm, according to forecasts by Toms Bricis, LSM's weatherman.

To date, the main focus in establishing a network of bomb shelters in Latvia has been on identifying and adapting the basements of existing state and local authority buildings.

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').

In the phishing simulation campaigns carried out last year by the cyber incident response organisation ‘Cert.lv’, 31.5 per cent of the 15,436 emails sent were opened, according to the 2025 report on Latvian cyber security and Cert.lv’s technical activitie…

On Friday, 25 September, in the late afternoon, an incident occurred during a training exercise at the Ādaži military training area, in which four soldiers from the Italian contingent of the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment were injured, according to the National

Latvia is ready for the heating season, but people will most likely have to pay more for heating.

In connection with the involvement of a person under the age of 16 in the production of pornographic material, two people were arrested in September this year – the child’s mother, who produced the material for financial gain, and a man who used it, accor…

Several painted-over road signs have been spotted on the A12 motorway near Rēzekne, on which references to the Russian cities of Moscow and Ostrov have been obscured.

Here comes our selection for this weekend!

On Thursday, 24 September, four German Air Force ‘Eurofighter’ fighter jets arrived at the National Armed Forces’ ‘Lielvārde’ military base to temporarily reinforce the defence of Latvia’s airspace, said the Defence Ministry.

Several local authorities on the eastern border have been forced to make urgent changes to the staff at many polling stations.

Forecasts indicate that prolonged rain is expected in many parts of Latvia on Friday, September 25.

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').

Sergey Fedotov, the father of politician Jūlija Stepaņenko (Sovereign Power/Union of New Latvians), a candidate in the 15th Saeima elections, has recently come to public attention.

To ensure that cargoes stolen in Ukraine, including grain, are not transported through Latvian territory, the Saeima adopted an amendment to the Animal Feed Circulation Law in its final reading on Thursday, 24 September, according to the Saeima’s press of…

On Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima approved the participation of the National Armed Forces (NBS) in multinational military operations to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

In mid-September, a woman showing signs of a violent death was found in Rīga, in the Jugla neighbourhood, near a block of flats, the State Police reported on September 26.

On 27 September at 5.00 pm, ‘Brūzis Manufaktūra’, Brīvības gatve 401, Rīga, will host the ‘Ganta Foundation’ charity concert and storytelling evening, ‘Stories That Must Be Heard’, the organisers announced.

On Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima approved, at its final reading, amendments to the Law on Limiting Price Increases for Petroleum Products, which provide for a reduction in the excise duty rate on diesel fuel and unleaded petrol from 1 October until t…

On Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima supported, at first reading, amendments granting the State Audit Office the right to carry out a financial audit of the accuracy of the annual report prepared by the Saeima.

Whilst Rīga is still waiting for a new concert hall, a multifunctional and modern concert hall has opened its doors nearby – in Salaspils, Latvian Television reported on September 23.

Latvia has secured the right to host the BMX World Championships in Valmiera in 2030, and this will be the first time such a high-level competition has been held in a Baltic state, Toms Markss, Secretary General of the Latvian Cycling Federation (LRF), to…

‘Sovereign Power/Union of New Latvians’ is among the frontrunners in the polls ahead of the Saeima elections expected in early October.

The much-touted target date of 2030, by which the first phase of the “Rail Baltica” railway project – worth more than 14 billion euros – was due to be completed, is no longer a realistic prospect, as finally officially acknowledged by the leaders of the B…

The State Police has reported an unusal chase where the driver was 13 years old.

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').

Several draft laws aimed at reducing fuel prices are being put forward for approval by the Saeima.

With harvest in full swing, the question of where to put left-over apples, grass and other organic waste becomes more pressing for many home and garden owners.