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

‘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

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

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

Marcin Bulka's OGC Nice drew 1:1 at home against Paris Saint-Germain in the 7th round of the French Football Premier League. Ali Abdi scored the goal for the hosts. The Polish national team goalkeeper had several successful interventions, but capitulated after a shot by Nuno Mendes.more

Israel has failed to fully achieve either of the two objectives of the operation launched after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, the only thing Israel has fully succeeded in is revenge, assessed Dr Ahron Bregman of the Department of War Studies at King's College London.more

US biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been named this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, the Nobel Committee announced today. They were recognised for discovering a mechanism that helps to understand the development of autoimmune diseases, cancer or diabetes.more

At least 973 illegal immigrants in 17 boats crossed the Channel into the UK on Saturday, the UK Home Office reported yesterday. This is the highest daily total in almost two years.more

National team player Matty Cash, who was pausing due to a thigh injury, made his first appearance since 24 August. The Aston Villa right-back played the entire game as his team drew goalless at Villa Park against Manchester United in the seventh round of the Premier League.more

Shops open on all Sundays are wanted by 52.6 per cent of Poles. Compared to the February survey, this is an increase of 6.6 percentage points. - reported today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

Sue Gray, Downing Street's Chief of Staff, resigned yesterday, explaining that to continue in her role would risk distracting attention from the government's actions. Indeed, for some time now, the attention of the British people has been focused not on the actions of the government, but on what is happening around it.more

An anniversary commemoration ceremony began today in Israel for the victims of the attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on the Jewish state. At 6:29 a.m. (5.29 a.m. in Poland), Israeli President Yitzhak Hercog asked the relatives of the 370 people killed a year ago by terrorists at a music festival at the kibbutz Reim to observe a minute's silence in memory of those murdered.more