Retail sales are falling at a rate "not seen since the depths of the pandemic", as price rises hit household budgets, a UK retail body has said. more

The decision crowning the negotiations between Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona over the transfer of Polish footballer Robert Lewandowski could be made by Friday, according to Catalan media.more

NASA and US President Joe Biden jointly unveiled the first historic image from the James Webb Space Telescope at the White House. "This is the deepest and most detailed picture of the Universe taken to date. It shows the light from galaxies that took billions of years to reach us." - NASA emphasised.more

Analysis of prices from offers of nearly 40 thousand. retail outlets showed that in June increases in stores amounted to an average of 18% y-o-y. The fact that fatty products became the most expensive - by 37.2% - was not a surprise. But after many months, the growth leader in this group has changed. Now not oil, but butter beats the prices per head. It went up by as much as 48%.more

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who won Wimbledon on Sunday, hopes that Australia will change the law on unvaccinated people against COVID-19 and will be able to play in the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne next year. He is lower on his chances of appearing in the US Open in August.more

The new leader of the UK's ruling Conservative Party, who will also become the country's Prime Minister, will be announced on 5 September, the party's leadership announced yesterday. This means that Boris Johnson will remain Prime Minister until that date.more

Coalition believes First Home scheme will fund up to 8,000 homes over four years.more

Former Formula 1 boss British Bernie Ecclestone has been accused of tax evasion. According to the files of the prosecutor's office, for many years he has submitted factually incorrect property declarations in Great Britain.more

A man has died and two others remain seriously injured after potentially taking ‘a rogue batch of illegal drugs.’more

The world population will reach 8 billion on November 15 this year, according to a UN report published today. According to this document, India will overtake China in terms of the number of inhabitants in 2023, becoming the most populous country in the world.more

Famous Brazilian football referee 41-year-old Igor Benevenuto admitted that he is gay. "I hope my decision will inspire other football people who still hide their sexual preferences," he stressed.more

Flights from Birmingham Airport had the longest delays in 2021, analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data suggests.more

As a result of widespread criticism for last year's killing of 1,400 dolphins, the Faroe Islands are temporarily limiting the controversial hunts to 500 per year, the BBC website said.more

Since the beginning of the year, border guards have carried out 258 interventions at airports in connection with left luggage and 124 interventions on board of planes in relation to failure to comply with the captain's orders - said the spokeswoman of the Border Guard, Lieutenant Anna Michalska.more

Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale, and the club is counting on him in the new season - said Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag. He added that he had a "really good conversation" with the Portuguese footballer.more

A meteorologist for the Met Office has shared the likelihood that we'll see temperatures reach a record breaking high this coming weekend.more

A Government-approved scheme to see if oral contraception can be used to cut the number of Britain’s grey squirrels is producing hopeful results, researchers have said.more

The outgoing British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced that he would not publicly support any of the candidates for his successor, as this would weaken his or her chances.more

Iga Świątek has been continuously leading in the world ranking of tennis players since April 4. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz fell from 10th to 12th place in the ranking of tennis players.more

Uber has made its expansion in many cities around the world through flouting the law, defrauding the police, using violence against drivers and covertly lobbying the government, according to documents released by the UK daily The Guardian.more

More than £150 million worth of milk is wasted each year with 90% of it wasted by households, according to waste charity Wrap.more

On the weekend of July 23 and 24, there will be a strike by Ryanair pilots, Belgian media reported. "The reason is the non-compliance with the law and the arrogant attitude of the company's management," said Didier Lebbe, the Irish airline's cabin crew union secretary.more

After the expiry of his contract with the Premier League team, France and Manchester United player Paul Pogba decided to return to Juventus Turin, where he played before moving to the British Isles.more

Nearly half a million more adults in England are now taking antidepressants compared with the previous year, according to NHS figures.more

A court in Amsterdam decided to reopen criminal proceedings in the case of the murder of investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries. Originally, the sentence was due on July 14, but last week the prosecutor's office presented new evidence, including that the murder was ordered by a 27-year-old Pole, Krystian M.more