Tens of thousands of homes fitted with wall insulation installed under a popular scheme could cause owners serious health issues as the government warns of “systemic” installation failures. Solid wall insulation was made available under two government-backed schemes over the past few years, allowing homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient for free.more

UK travellers have been waiting almost 20 years for airports to scrap the 'temporary' hand luggage limit on liquids – a procedure that can cause long delays at security. New CT scanners have now been installed at many major UK airports, meaning there’s likely no need to remove electrical items or LAGs (liquids, aerosols and gels) at these airports.more

Lech Poznań defeated Breidablik Kopavogur 7-1 (5-1) at home in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie. The return leg will be played in Iceland on July 30.more

Campaigners have called for Keir Starmer to tell parliament whether US nuclear weapons have returned to British soil after a distinctive US air force transport flight was spotted landing at RAF Lakenheath on Friday morning.more

Dr. Tomasz Gajownik from the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) believes that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's proposed ministerial changes are a "propaganda and PR" move. He believes the cabinet reshuffle is a signal to the president-elect that "the government is preparing for a confrontation with the Grand Palace."more

Growing numbers of women in the UK are dying during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, even though fewer babies are being born, official figures show. While 209 maternal deaths occurred in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2015-17, that rose to 254 during 2021-23, data compiled by the House of Commons library shows.more

Astronauts' blood tests show similar indicators to those found in people who spend long periods of time at polar stations and in submarines, explains Alessandro Alcibiade, a doctor on the IGNIS mission who is taking care of the health of Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.more

Two people have died and two people have been seriously injured in a shooting incident in County Fermanagh. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a call at 08:21 BST on Wednesday and sent three vehicles and the air ambulance to the scene in Maguiresbridge.more

The renowned Venus Williams will face Magdalena Fręch in the second round of the WTA 500 hard-court tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. The 45-year-old American, who played in the event as a wild card, defeated compatriot Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in her opening match.more

Although the average wages of seasonal workers in the West are still twice as high as in Poland, with high living and travel costs, short trips are no longer as profitable, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

Anyone complicit in facilitating people smuggling to the UK will be at risk of having their assets frozen and being banned from travelling to Britain, under new powers announced by the Foreign Secretary today.more

The Belgian government has approved a significant increase in the citizenship fee, and instead of €150, naturalization applicants will have to pay €1,000. This is one of the changes introduced as part of a migration package described by the government as "the toughest asylum policy in the country's history."more

Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after reuniting with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performing a huge farewell concert for fans.more

Nearly half of respondents' earnings are only sufficient for monthly maintenance, while 25 per cent of Poles can afford current expenses and build savings, according to the report “Polaków portfel własny: oszczędny jak Polak".more

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has hired Chema Alonso, a hacker who will be in charge of implementing new technologies and artificial intelligence solutions in the so-called technical committee of the College of Referees.more

The number of cigarettes smoked in Britain every year has been revealed in a shocking new study from Cancer Research UK and University College London (UCL). Smokers are getting through an estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes each year on average, equating to 78 million every daymore

The cost of renting in the UK has seen a sharp rise over the last few years, new data shows, increasing by an average of £221 a month in just three years. This makes the cost of renting 21 per cent more expensive than three years ago, the analysis by Zoopla finds, far outstripping inflation.more

Former world number one tennis player, American Venus Williams, made a successful return to the courts after a break of more than a year. In the first doubles round of the WTA 500 tournament in Washington, she and her compatriot Hailey Baptiste defeated the Eugenie Bouchard - Clervie Ngounoue (Canada, USA) pairing 6:3, 6:1.more

NHS bosses are putting patients at risk of harm in the upcoming doctors' strike, the British Medical Association says. The union believes NHS England's plan to limit the number of routine treatments being cancelled will stretch senior doctors covering for striking resident doctors too thinly.more

The parliamentary committee overseeing the activities of the UK's intelligence services (ISC) has announced the launch of an investigation into the leak of personal data of 19,000 Afghans and more than 100 British spies and secret service agents, the BBC reported today.more

In 2026, entrepreneurs will pay almost PLN 153 more per month to ZUS, or PLN 1,836 per year, according to the latest government forecasts, as reported in today's “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”.more

Bryan Mbeumo has moved from Brentford to Manchester United for £65m. The Cameroonian footballer scored 20 goals and made eight assists in the Premier League last season.more

Superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, could kill millions of people by 2050 and cost the global economy an estimated $1.7 trillion a year, says a report published by the think tank Centre for Global Development (CGD). People in China, the US and the EU will be most affected.more

Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, explained yesterday that his father went badly at last year's presidential debate with Donald Trump because he was given a sleeping pill.more

The UK government has today given final approval for the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, eastern England. The cost of the investment is £38bn. The plant is expected to provide power to six million homes and is scheduled to be operational in the 2030s.more