The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on the radiological, chemical and biological defence units of the Russian armed forces, their commander, Igor Kirillov, and two Russian defence ministry laboratories where chemical warfare agents are developed and produced.more

More than 5 million households in Sweden will receive a guide on how to prepare for war in November, Minister of Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin announced yesterday. The booklet - a version of the 2018 publication updated with Ukraine's experience.more

Volunteers are searching for an invasive species of bug which poses a threat to plane trees lining streets and parks in London and other cities. The Woodland Trust says a team of "Observatree" volunteers are supporting official survey activities to track the appearance of the plane lace bug, native to North America and now widespread in Europe.more

Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has announced that he will be out of action for several weeks. The defender suffered the injury in Sunday's Premier League match against Aston Villa (0:0).more

80 per cent of adolescents aged 15-16 years have already drunk alcohol, 78 per cent of whom are using beer. With each year of delayed alcohol initiation, the likelihood of alcohol dependence decreases by 14 per cent and the risk of abuse by 8 per cent. - according to a report prepared by the Institute for Aware People. At the same time, the percentage of adolescents convinced of the health risks omore

Europe's Copernicus Observatory reported yesterday that September 2024 was the second hottest September ever measured, after last year. Scientists estimate that the entire year 2024 will break the world record for heat.more

Magda Linette defeated number 11 seeded Russian Lyudmila Samsonova 6:2, 6:2 in the first round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Wuhan, China. Her next opponent will be Ukrainian Lesia Curenko.more

Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to customers via lower bills next year after missing key targets on pollution and leaks. But most customers will only see their bills fall by less than £10. This is the fourth year in a row that firms have had to refund customers, prompting questions over the effectiveness of the regulator.more

Russia's intelligence agency has been on a mission to generate "sustained mayhem on British and European streets", the head of MI5 has said. Giving his annual update on security threats faced by the UK, Ken McCallum said GRU agents had carried out "arson, sabotage and more dangerous actions" in Britain as the UK continues to support Ukraine in its war with Russia.more

A record increase in the UK population has been driven by immigration, new figures suggest. The number of people resident in the country is estimated to have increased by 1.0 per cent in the year to June 2023 - the largest annual percentage since comparable data began in 1971.more

The scientists whose discoveries made machine learning and the development of artificial intelligence possible - American John J. Hopfield and Canadian Geoffrey E. Hinton - have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.more

The Palace of Westminster in London, which is the seat of the British Parliament, on Monday evening saw the opening of an exhibition prepared by the Institute of National Remembrance as part of the project ‘Trails of Hope. Odyssey of Freedom'.more

‘We want IBB Polonia London not only to be the best on the court, but also to drive the development of all volleyball in the UK and at the same time to be an element of Polish soft power,’ declared Bartek Luszcz, president of the club that has won the English championship seven times.more

The average price of a 55-square-metre unit in Warsaw is equivalent to 92 average gross salaries. The purchasing power of customers is clearly decreasing. The salvation would be to increase the housing offer, reports today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

The trial of three defendants in the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sh., a girl from a Polish-Pakistani family whose body was found in her home near London last August, began yesterday before a London court. The accused are the girl's Pakistani father, his partner and his brother.more

I hope that the Polish people will go to the polls and vote for me. ’No one has done more for the Polish people than I have,’ former US President Donald Trump declared in an interview with TV Republika yesterday.more

British sovereignty over Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands is non-negotiable, Prime Minister's spokesperson Keir Starmer stated yesterday. He stressed that the situation of these territories is quite different from that of the Chagos Islands, which, according to the agreement reached on Thursday, will be ceded to Mauritius.more

Polish players' selector Michał Probierz has admitted ahead of October's Nations League matches in Warsaw that “the end of Wojciech Szczęsny in the national team is coming”. The official farewell to the goalkeeper, as well as to Grzegorz Krychowiak, is expected to take place before the meeting with Portugal.more

A limited number of people will be allowed in front of Rome's Trevi Fountain, the Eternal City authorities have announced. The introduction of an entrance ticket and a small fee is not ruled out in the future.more

For years, King Charles considered lunch a fad and a waste of time. But that has changed. At the urging of his wife and doctors, the 75-year-old monarch has incorporated a light meal into his daily menu. Or rather, a snack, as the king has taken a liking to half an avocado.more

51 per cent of Poles are in favour of the presence of religion in public schools. 58 percent of respondents support the idea of limiting religion lessons to one hour per week. According to 69 per cent, the grade from this subject should not be included in the average at the end of the school year, according to the CBOS survey.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead the world ranking of female tennis players. Despite withdrawing from several Asian tournaments, her lead over Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is as high as 1,069 points. Magdalena Fręch recorded another rise to a career-best 27th position.more

‘Poland's strong economy, military strength and awareness of the Russian threat make it a key country in Europe, which is particularly important in the face of US indecision,’ Edward Lucas, this newspaper's columnist and security expert, writes in ‘The Times’ today.more

Thunderstorms and heavy rain may cause travel disruption across parts of southern England and Wales, the Met Office has forecast.more

The British Foreign Office today announced the withdrawal of family members of its embassy staff in Israel, due to the escalating fighting between the country and the Hezbollah organisation and the risk of wider conflict in the region.more