Ukraine's military needs in the coming months were the subject of talks held today in London between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British PM Keir Starmer and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutt, Reuters reported.more

This year's Nobel laureate for literature Han Kang ‘has a unique ability to draw attention to the relationship between body and soul, life and death’. - announced the chairman of the Swedish Academy's Nobel committee, Anders Olsson. Several of her books have been published in Poland, including ‘The Vegetarian’, ‘White Elegy’ and ‘The Coming Boy’.more

A fault with the BBC Weather website and app is leading to incorrect forecasts of hurricane force winds in the UK and across the globe. Graphics show estimated wind speeds of 13,508mph in London and 5,293mph in Rome - far in excess of any genuine hurricane such as Milton which struck Florida overnight.more

George Baldock has tragically passed away at the age of 31, with the former Sheffield United and Greece defender being found in his swimming pool in Greece.more

The death penalty was carried out in only 16 countries in the world last year, but the number of executions was the highest in almost a decade, mainly due to Iran and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International (AI) expert Chiara Sangiorgio reported. Abolitionists' hopes, however, are raised by the situation in Africa, she added.more

Millions of people will be able to get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave from day one, under a planned overhaul of workers' rights.more

France, Germany and the Netherlands have raised concerns over entry-exit system, originally due to launch in 2023, writes 'The Guardian'.more

Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop?more

Magda Linette defeated eighth-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina 6:2, 6:3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 hard-court tennis tournament in Wuhan, China. The Pole will battle American Coco Gauff (No. 4) for the semi-finals.more

Donald Trump has secretly spoken to Vladimir Putin several times already after leaving the White House, CNN TV reported. It was also revealed, among other things, that in September 2022, the authorities in Washington estimated the probability of Russia using nuclear weapons at 50 per cent.more

Former business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch and former junior immigration secretary Robert Jenrick entered the crucial round of voting yesterday to find a new leader for the British Conservative Party. Whichever one wins, it will mean a significant shift of the party to the right.more

Hurricane Milton, which reached the west coast of Florida, has weakened and dropped from category three to category one hurricanes. As the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported today, its maximum speed is now 150 km/h.more

Most dog owners are unaware that flea and tick repellents are harmful to water-dwelling organisms, suggesting that greater awareness could alleviate the problem, reports the journal ‘Science of The Total Environment’.more

Wimbledon is breaking with a 147-year-old tradition and line judges will be replaced by an electronic autocall system from next year, organisers of tennis' oldest tournament confirmed yesterday.more

The risk of heart attack, stroke and death is doubled for three years after Covid-19, a study just published showed. Such a prolonged relationship has not been observed in other infections such as influenza.more

Everyday shopping became more expensive in September by an average of 4.9 per cent compared to last September; the most expensive, by more than 10 per cent, were vegetables and fruit, according to the UCE Research report published yesterday. Bulk products - including sugar, salt and flour - are cheaper.more

German Juergen Klopp will be in charge of football development at clubs owned by Red Bull, the Austrian conglomerate has confirmed. The 57-year-old coach parted company with Liverpool earlier this year after nine years and remained unemployed.more

Sixty of the wealthiest people in the UK collectively contributed more than £3bn a year in income tax, the BBC has learned. Each of the 60 individuals had an income of at least £50m a year in 2021/22, but many will have earned far more and probably pay large amounts in other taxes too.more

UK travellers risk being stuck on planes after arriving at European Union (EU) airports once enhanced border checks are introduced, the boss of easyJet said.more

It is not so much the researchers of chemical processes as the developers of new computational tools to study them who have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper gave science computational methods to design and predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins.more

A British auction house has withdrawn from sale human and ancestral remains, including shrunken heads and skulls, from communities across the globe after criticism from native groups and museums, the BBC reported today.more

Although the US services have deconfirmed a Kremlin-linked network of accounts designed to interfere in the US election, the Russians need not worry. No one does as much to promote disinformation as the owner of Platform X, reports today's 'Rzeczpospolita'.more

Former Foreign and then Home Secretary James Cleverly unexpectedly came to the fore yesterday in the election for the new leader of the Conservative Party, which lost power in the UK at the beginning of July after 14 years in government.more

Magdalena Fręch advanced to the 1/8 final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, China, today. After a hard-fought battle of just over two hours, the Polish tennis player defeated eighth-ranked American Emma Navarro 6:4, 3:6, 6:3 in the second round. Earlier, Magda Linette also advanced to the 1/8 final after a cross from Ukrainian Lesia Curenko at 5:2 for the Pole in the first set.more

The European Commission yesterday adopted proposed legislation for the digitisation of travel documents, namely identity cards and passports, for people travelling to and from the Schengen area.more