The now famous former presenter of the British public broadcaster BBC Huw Edwards pleaded guilty in a London court yesterday to three charges of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, including sexual acts involving children.more

Ukraine has received its first F-16 multi-role aircraft, the Bloomberg news agency announced yesterday, citing its own informants wishing to remain anonymous. The number of aircraft handed over is small, it was reported. The government in Kyiv has so far not confirmed the reports.more

There was a riot last night in front of the gate leading to Downing Street, where the British Prime Minister's residence is located. Participants in a protest organised in the wake of Monday's knife attack in Southport threw flares outside the gate, with police using tear gas against them.more

The exceptionally severe heat that has been prevailing in Italy for weeks has not left large cities. Twelve of them are on the highest alert level on Thursday. Five of them are located in the capital region of Lazio. In Rome, extremely exhausted foreign tourists also come to the emergency room.more

The rowers in the double fours, finishing third, won Poland's third medal of the Paris Games yesterday. Also close to the Olympic podium is Iga Swiatek, who checked into the semifinals. The volleyball teams secured their second wins and advanced to the quarterfinals.more

A handful of London’s best-known sports bars are consolidating with a re-brand and to mark the occasion, all of its venues across London are set to sell £2 pints on August 8. more

The number of storks increased in Slovenia for another year in a row. The number of chicks that left the nests this summer is also record-breaking. Ornithologists believe that climate change is the cause.more

For the first time, less than half of 16 to 24-year-olds are now watching traditional TV - live and catch-up programming on a television set at home - each week. Just 48% of young adults tuned in during an average week last year, compared with 76% just five years before (2018), according to Ofcom's annual Media Nations report.more

61 percent Poles believe that the Warsaw Uprising was necessary and should have happened. According to 49 percent respondents The uprising is now important for all Poles, 7 percent claims that few people are interested in the event - according to the latest CBOS survey.more

Met Office says some areas could get a month’s rainfall in a few hours bringing risk of flooding.more

Kylian Mbappe has become the majority shareholder of the second-division football club Stade Malherbe de Caen, purchasing 80 percent of the shares from the American investment fund Oaktree - it was reported in a media release.more

On Monday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced a package of measures designed to close a £22bn hole in the public finances she said was “covered up” by the Conservative government. Among them was a surprise removal of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners and the abandoning of a long-delayed cap on what people pay for social care.more

The French border control zone at the Port of Dover is to be expanded to reduce the risk of queues at peak times when new EU rules come into force in November, the government says.more

An easyJet plane was met by paramedics after a pilot was taken unwell during the flight, an airline spokesperson confirmed. The Airbus A320 was traveling from London Luton Airport to Lisbon on Saturday.more

German coach Juergen Klopp, who left Liverpool after last season, does not intend to become the coach of the England national football team. Gareth Southgate resigned from this position after losing the European Championship final.more

Britain's new government on Tuesday set out mandatory housing targets for councils in England with a view to delivering 1.5 million more homes before the next election, aided by an overhaul of the planning system.more

The threat from international and domestic terror presents a “breadth of challenge greater than it has ever been”, according to senior US and UK police officers who oversaw the successful prosecution of Anjem Choudary.more

King Charles banned Meghan Markle from travelling to Balmoral with Prince Harry to be with the dying Queen, royal author Rob Jobson has claimed in his new biography on the Princess of Wales.more

Supermarket giant Tesco has issued some advice focused on one particular food item that could save customers money. Through its website, Tesco provides tips on prolonging the life of various food items, potentially reducing the amount thrown away.more

An organized criminal group led by a man from Poland is suspected of transporting to Finland and marketing an "exceptionally large" amount of drugs and substances for their production, as well as legal highs, the police said yesterday.more

Wednesday at the Olympic Games in Paris will be full of interesting events for Polish fans. The volleyball players will play against Brazil, the volleyball players against Kenya, Iga Świątek will play in the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament, and the rowers will have a chance to win a medal.more

Britain’s high speed rail link may end in a London suburb rather than running into the city centre to Euston, Chancellor Rachel Reeves signalled on Tuesday.more

Residents of Portugal abandon over 100 pets every day, the opposition People-Animals-Nature (PAN) party reported.more

Thirty-nine police officers have been injured after unrest broke out in Southport hours after a vigil took place to remember the victims of a knife attack in which three children were killed, the North West Ambulance Service said.more

Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini, who eliminated Magda Linette in the 1/16 final of the Olympic tournament in Paris, fell in the next round. The finalist of this year's French Open and Wimbledon lost to Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 5:7, 6:3, 5:7.more