Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows. It means for every permanent GP there are more than 2,300 patients - a jump of nearly 350 since 2015, helping explain why access to general practice has been worsening and patient satisfaction declining.more

British troops assisted Israel in repelling an Iranian missile attack last night, Defence Minister John Healey confirmed. He did not specify the extent of the support, but aircraft were involved, according to the BBC.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated today ahead of a meeting in Brussels with European Union leaders that he wants a more pragmatic and mature relationship, but that there is no question of a return to the EU single market or a customs union with the EU.more

The ITAKA Foundation - Searching for Missing People Centre, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for a missing person: Michał Sałek.more

Magda Linette fell in the 1/8 final of the WTA 1000 hard court tournament in Beijing. The Polish tennis player lost to Russia's Mirra Andreyeva 1:6, 3:6. The match lasted one hour and 14 minutes.more

Republican US vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance showed himself to be prudent, while Democrat Tim Walz performed better than expected in the assessments of Republican activist Keith Nahigian and Democratic activist Lukas Lipinski.more

The four candidates to replace former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party will deliver keynote speeches today on the final day of its annual conference in Birmingham. For two of them, this is the last chance to remain competitive.more

The Irish government does not intend to use the money it will receive from Apple's back taxes for current spending or to narrow the tax base, but will use it to invest in housing and infrastructure, Finance Minister Jack Chambers said yesterday.more

In retaliation for yesterday's rocket fire, Israel may strike Iranian military bases and command centres, or it may activate its agents inside Iran and attack those responsible for the attack or strike nuclear installations, the BBC assessed.more

Robert Lewandowski scored two goals for Barcelona in their 5-0 Champions League 2nd round match against Young Boys Bern. A number of Poles featured yesterday. These included Piotr Zielinski for Inter Milan, who beat Crvena Zvezda 4:0, and Arsenal's Jakub Kiwior in the second half against PSG (2:0).more

Queen Elizabeth II, Sir David Attenborough and James Bond have been named the most popular British cultural figures in a survey. The late monarch was voted the greatest “cultural icon” in the UK from the last 90 years, with 41% selecting her in a survey conducted to mark the 90th anniversary of the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations.more

The Swiss and Italian authorities will improve the border between the two countries in the Alps, the BBC News website reported. This is necessary due to the melting of glaciers there, caused by a warming climate.more

62 routes, including two new routes - to Milan-Malpensa and Trieste in Italy - will be operated from Krakow in this year's winter schedule by Irish airline Ryanair. The carrier forecasts that 5.9 million passengers will be served in the Malopolska capital this year.more

Workers should receive all tips from customers under a new law which bans firms from withholding the payments - whether in cash or by card. More than three million service workers in England, Scotland, and Wales should benefit from the law which comes into force on Tuesday. more

World tennis ranking leader Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who moves up to second in the latest ranking, will face each other in the final of the ATP tournament in Beijing. The Italian defeated Yunchaokete Bu of China 6:3, 7:6 (7-3) in the semi-finals, while the Spaniard beat Russian Daniil Medvedev 7:5, 6:3.more

Billpayers have been urged to give an accurate meter reading as gas and electricity price rises take effect. A household in England, Wales and Scotland using a typical amount of gas and electricity will now see their annual bill rise by about £149 to £1,717.more

Illegal immigrants seeking asylum in the UK will be housed in hotels rented by the state for up to three more years as the backlog of their claims takes much longer to clear than Labour had predicted, ‘The Times’ reported today.more

UK shop prices fell at their fastest rate since 2021 in September, driven by discounts on non-food items, but fresh food inflation ticked up as olive oil and cocoa prices continue to surge.more

As many as two-thirds of us admit that we eat food whose expiry date has passed; we still do not understand the messages ‘best before’ and ‘should be consumed by’, reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

Many British Jews, looking at the BBC's public service coverage of the Middle East conflict, have become convinced that it has become ‘institutionally hostile to Israel,’ - wrote three leading Jewish organisations in the UK yesterday.more

The signing and presentation of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny as an FC Barcelona player is likely to take place tomorrow, sources close to the club from the Catalan capital report.more

In a ceremony at the North Atlantic Alliance Headquarters, Mark Rutte took over as NATO Secretary General from Jens Stoltenberg before noon today.more

The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967.more

The Israeli army launched ‘limited and targeted’ ground operations against terrorist Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon a few hours ago, an armed forces communiqué issued Monday night said.more

The UK's economy grew by less than previously estimated between April and June, according to official figures. It expanded by 0.5%, down from an initial reading of 0.6%, after output in the manufacturing and construction sectors fell by more than first thought. more