Heavy rain is set to drench much of the UK over the next few days with the possibility for flooding and travel delays in the hardest-hit locations.more

Iga Świątek defeated Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-2 in the second round and advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament on hard courts in Seoul.more

Almost half of renters would choose to get a pet if new proposed new rules for landlords come into effect, a new survey has suggested. The Renters’ Rights bill, introduced to Parliament this time last year in September 2024, aimed to improve conditions for private tenants, including pet ownership.more

The UK government announced $205 billion in investments from American businesses, including a deal for the first British-built US Air Force aircraft in over 50 years. Blackstone Inc. will invest £90 billion, while other companies like Palantir Technologies and Prologis will create 7,600 jobs. more

Keir Starmer will reportedly recognise a Palestinian state over the weekend after Donald Trump concludes his state visit to the UK. The prime minister has previously said he plans to recognise Palestinian statehood before the UN general assembly in New York this month if Israel does not meet a series of conditions to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.more

Sir Sadiq Khan’s salary has increased to more than £170,000 – which appears to have made him the best-paid politician in the country. The London mayor has accepted a £5,281 pay rise – meaning his annual salary has increased from £165,001 to £170,282, The Standard can reveal.more

A survey published today by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express" shows that as many as 70 percent of surveyed Poles declared that they would not leave Poland in the event of Russian aggression.more

Are you allowed to leave clothes or other items outside a charity shop if it is closed or a charity bin if it is full? A man was handed a £400 fine after leaving a bag of clothes outside a charity shop.more

Italian teams featuring Polish players had mixed fortunes in the first round of the Champions League. Piotr Zieliński's Inter Milan defeated Ajax 2-0 in Amsterdam, while Atalanta Bergamo – with Nicola Zalewski as a reserve – lost 4-0 to the previous season's champions, Paris Saint-Germain.more

The Norwegian Peace Research Institute (PRIO) today announced the five entities most likely to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize. US President Donald Trump isn't among them, but one of the frontrunners is based in Warsaw.more

Our countries, Great Britain and the USA, have the closest ever relationship in the fields of defence, security and intelligence, King Charles III said yesterday during a speech at a banquet held at Windsor Castle on the occasion of the state visit of US President Donald Trump.more

The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was released from a German prison on Wednesday after serving a seven-year sentence for an unrelated sex crime. German prosecutors first named Christian Brueckner as a suspect in 2020, when he was already serving the sentence for raping a 72-year-old woman in Portugal.more

A treasure hunt is being held on 20 September to mark the 125th anniversary of the Central line, as part of London's Open House Festival. The free drop-in event starts at Shepherd's Bush station, running along the line's original route to Bank, and will run from 10:30 to 15:30 (BST).more

The latest data published by Eurostat shows that in 2024, an average of 6.4 per cent of the EU population faced severe material and social deprivation.more

After earning the equivalent of at least PLN 220 million over the past 12 months, Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland jumped from 194th to 114th place in the annual ranking of the Norwegian magazine Kapital. During this time, his fortune is said to have almost doubled.more

It is that time of year again. When the creepy crawlies start to invade our homes to get out of the dropping temperatures and wetter weather. September is the time for bugs - and in particular spiders making themselves known.more

People drawing their new state pension from April are likely to see a rise of more than £500 a year, latest wages data suggests. Under the "triple lock" policy, the state pension goes up each year by either 2.5%, inflation, or average earnings growth - whichever is the highest figure.more

In the United Kingdom, Donald Trump, who is currently on a state visit, is not popular, but Trumpism is flourishing. Only 16 per cent of Britons have a favourable opinion of the US president, but the ideas of the pro-Trump MAGA movement are gaining supporters and approaching critical mass, reports 'The Economist'.more

Polish volleyball players defeated the Dutch national team 3:1 (22:25, 25:23, 25:19, 25:22) in their last group match of the World Championships in the Philippines. The white-and-reds took first place in Group B and will play Canada in the round of 16. The Netherlands will face Turkey.more

A Covid variant is slipping under the radar, presenting symptoms that could easily be dismissed as the new strain rapidly spreads through the population. Health experts recorded 1,541 new infections in England in the first week of September, with the Stratus variant (also known as XFG), believed to be behind a large number of new cases.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Poland ‘will not be able to save people’ in the event of a massive air strike by Russia. The Ukrainian leader expressed this opinion in an interview with Sky News published on YouTube by the president's office in Kyiv. The statement prompted a swift response from the Polish government.more

Food and drink prices are rising at their fastest rate since January last year in a painful new supermarket squeeze on household budgets. Latest official figures show the inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic drinks rose to 5.1% in August, up from 4.9% in July. more

Spain will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE announced yesterday.more

American tech giants Alphabet (Google) and Microsoft have announced investments totalling over $36 billion in the British artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure sector. The decisions coincided with the start of President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, giving the projects a clear political and strategic dimension.more

The new edition of the 2025/26 Champions League kicked off with a bang. Among the favourites, Real Madrid, Arsenal London and Tottenham did not disappoint, but the biggest sensation was caused by Karabakh Agdam with Mateusz Kochalski in goal, who unexpectedly defeated Benfica in Lisbon. There was also plenty of excitement in Turin, where Juventus drew 4-4 with Borussia Dortmund.more