Mass immigration and woke culture are leading England into a national identity crisis, Robert Jenrick has claimed.more

World-leading women's tennis player Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, which starts on Wednesday, for personal reasons, the Pole announced via the WTA.more

Renationalising the railways does not go far enough – Labour should spur a rail renaissance by allowing people around the UK unlimited train travel for a flat fee, campaigners have said.more

Families are increasingly turning down requests to donate a relative's organs, sometimes because their loved one's wishes were unknown. With the transplant waiting list at a 10-year high, the NHS is urging people to talk about what they would want.more

The government has extended the area covered by the state of calamity to include the following districts of the Lower Silesian Voivodship: Bolesławiecki, Jaworski, Legnicki and Złotoryjski, according to a decree published today in the Official Bulletin.more

Polish national team player Nicola Zalewski has been reinstated to the AS Roma squad, reports Italian journalist Nicolo Schira on platform X. The midfielder was suspended after he withdrew from a transfer to Galatasaray Istanbul, although the Italian club had hoped to sell its protégé.more

Domestic abuse specialists will be embedded in 999 control rooms in England and Wales as part of the government's pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The measure is part of "Raneem's Law" in memory of Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem who were murdered by Ms Oudeh's estranged husband in 2018.more

The tourism industry in the EU has more than recovered from the pandemic, Eurostat data shows. 2.3 per cent more nights were rented in 2023 than in pre-pandemic 2019. Short-term rental platforms saw the most pronounced increase of almost 30 per cent.more

Some prisoners released early as part of efforts to ease overcrowding have not been fitted with electronic tracking devices, despite it being a condition of their release, the BBC has been told. Several offenders released on licence said they had not been fitted with an ankle tag - with one describing it as "a disaster waiting to happen".more

Barcelona, with Robert Lewandowski in the line-up, lost 1:2 away to AS Monaco in the 1st round of Champions League football. Bayer Leverkusen had no problems in claiming victory. The German champion won in Rotterdam against Feyenoord 4:0.more

Former President Donald Trump's visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Pennsylvania has been cancelled, an insider to the Republican candidate's plans confirmed yesterday.more

The UK is enjoying “summer’s last hurrah” before heavy rainfall is expected to drench the country over the weekend, the Met Office has said.more

In a landmark collaboration, FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) are uniting to tackle one of football's most pressing issues, concussions. The "Suspect and Protect" campaign, aimed at safeguarding players of all ages, reminds that "no match is worth the long-term risks" to brain health.more

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Butterfly Conservation slams "obsession with tidiness" in British gardens and green spaces that is "just really bad for nature", after the public counted record low butterfly numbers this summer. But that's not the only reason the insects are declining, it said.more

Between October and the end of December this year, 47 per cent of companies in the IT sector want to hire new employees, while 20 per cent of employers expect to reduce the number of positions, according to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.more

Millions of migrants have been urged to register for a new eVisa scheme as campaigners warn the document could create a digital Windrush scandal. The scheme, which will be introduced at the end of the year, is designed to replace physical biometric residence permits that show proof of the right to reside, rent, work and claim benefits with digital eVisas.more

UK private rents climbed at a near-record rate to 8.4% in the year to August, with London leading the surge, according to official figures.more

The Polish national team dropped from 28th to 30th place in the latest FIFA ranking. There were no changes in the top ten. Argentina is still in the lead. France is in second place, and Spain is third.more

More than 1.7 million households do not plan to turn on their heating this winter – nearly double the 972,000 who said they did not heat their homes last year, according to a survey.more

Fifteen new banking hubs have been announced on the day stricter rules over branch closures and access to cash take effect. The hubs, spaces shared by different banks, operate basic personal and business banking services.more

The French daily "Le Monde" assesses that Poland has become "a new key player in Europe", which was helped by the development of its economy and "acceleration of changes in the geopolitical context". The daily emphasizes the unprecedented increase in Poland's defense spending.more

Keir Starmer has declared more free tickets and gifts than other major party leaders in recent times, with his total now topping £100,000 after recent support for his lifestyle from Labour donor Waheed Alli. The prime minister has accepted almost 40 sets of free tickets during his time as Labour leader, mostly to football matches.more

Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with radio telescopes than earlier versions, they say.more

Manchester City drew 0-0 with Inter Milan in Wednesday's highlight of the first round of the Champions League. In Bologna, the hero of the match against Shakhtar Donetsk was the home team's goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski, who saved a penalty.more