The Royal Parks has recently updated its website to address controversial aspects of the Albert Memorial in London. The organisation now acknowledges that the 176ft monument, situated opposite the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, contains "racial stereotypes" that are considered offensive by modern standards.more

There are many indications that 2024 will be a record year for Japan in terms of the number of foreign tourists visiting the country. It has its good and bad sides. The first one is undoubtedly a huge injection of money into the national economy. However, masses of tourists cause more and more problems in the Land of the Rising Sun.more

No. 4 seed Magda Linette defeated top-seeded Czech Linda Noskova 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (7-2) in the semi-finals of the WTA 250 tennis tournament on the Prague earth courts. She will play against Magdalena Fręch for the trophy. This will be the first final of this series involving two Polish women.more

London is set to bid farewell to July with a glorious burst of warm sunshine, as forecasters predict temperatures will soar to a balmy 27C in the coming days. The Met Office forecasts a steady improvement in weather conditions over the coming days, with Friday expected to usher in clearer skies and welcome sunny spells.more

King Charles III is in line for a £45 million payday after record-breaking profit from the Crown Estate, which part funds the monarchy and has major plans to update prime London real estate, not least Regent Street.more

A reconnaissance team of British sappers will assess how to support Poland in building Shield East, defence ministers have announced: Poland and the UK after talks in Warsaw. They confirmed that RAF Eurofighters will reinforce the surveillance mission over Polish airspace next year.more

US aerospace and defence conglomerate Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud related to the fatal 737 Max crashes. It also paid a fine of $487.2 million.more

Magdalena Fręch, seeded with ‘six’, advanced to the final of the WTA 250 tennis tournament on the tennis courts in Prague after a chalk by Czech Laura Samson. The Pole was leading 3:6, 6:0, 4:2, which is the biggest success of the Polish player's career.more

Lublin police officers extradited a 42-year-old man who was wanted with an Interpol red notice and an arrest warrant for leading an organized criminal group. He was temporarily arrested.more

Ukrainian authorities have detained a group of individuals who were preparing a series of arson attacks on civilian facilities and critical infrastructure in Poland and the Baltic States on behalf of Russia, the Office of the Prosecutor General in Kiev said today.more

London suffered a net loss of around 40 pubs and bars last year, while at the same time employing a record high number of staff in the sector, new data reveals. The 0.7 per cent fall in the number of pubs in the capital, despite a 4.3 per cent rise in employees, is explained by the demise of smaller pubs and the rise of larger ones.more

World ATP ranking leader Jannik Sinner of Italy has withdrawn from the Olympic Games in Paris due to tonsillitis. In addition to Hubert Hurkacz, he is another world number one tennis player who will not play in the French capital.more

‘America is at a turning point, it must choose between hope and hate, between moving forward and moving backward, democracy is in your hands,’ - announced President Joe Biden yesterday in a speech to the nation in which he explained the reasons for his resignation from running for the US presidency.more

Police yesterday arrested nine people blocking the street in front of the Foreign Office building in protest against British arms exports to Israel, Reuters reported. Pro-Palestinian activists have been demanding a halt to arms exports since Hamas attacked Israel.more

The authorities of Vienna are banning barbecues due to the drought that has been going on for several weeks. The city warns residents of the high risk of forest fires and asks them to be careful.more

Today, the French Alps were chosen to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2030, and the American Salt Lake City in 2034 - it was announced during the 142nd session of the International Olympic Committee in Paris.more

Work is underway to increase the number of ticket barriers at Liverpool Street station by more than 50 per cent to tackle “frustrating and inconvenient” delays suffered by train passengers. It is now the busiest in the country, with more than 80million passengers a year due to the growth in numbers using the Elizabeth line and London Overground.more

For the first time since the pandemic, all parts of the catering market in Poland are growing in terms of the number of outlets. The largest number of mobile branches increased - as many as 600 in six months, writes "Rzeczpospolita".more

Almost half of private renters in England are living in homes that are cold, damp or mouldy, even in the summer, Citizens Advice has warned. A survey by the advisory service found 45% of private renters are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home, and 48% of these households have been living with the disrepair for more than a year.more

No. 4 seed Magda Linette defeated Bulgaria's Viktoria Tomova (5th) 4:6, 6:3, 6:2 in the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tennis tournament on earth courts in Prague. The match lasted nearly three hours. Earlier, Magdalena Fręch also advanced to the semifinals.more

Two in five pension savers face a “miserable” retirement as rising living costs outstrip incomes in old age, a report has found. Around 14 million working age people risk not having enough money to cover their basic needs when they retire, according to research from Scottish Widows.more

Seven Labour MPs have had the whip suspended for six months after voting against the government on an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell was among the Labour MPs who voted for an SNP motion calling for an end to the policy, which prevents almost all parents from claiming Universal Credit or child tax credit for more than two children.more

Sunday, July 21, was the world's warmest day on record, according to data from the European climate change monitoring service Copernicus, which has been tracking global weather phenomena since 1940. On that day, the average air temperature on the Earth's surface reached 17.09 degrees Celsius.more

The number of people mainly using cash for day-to-day spending hit a four year high during the cost of living crisis, research suggests. Some 1.5 million adults mainly used cash in 2023 - marking the first rise since 2019, according to UK Finance.more

Jagiellonia Białystok won away against the Lithuanian FK Paneveżys 4:0 (3:0) in the first match of the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. The rematch will be played in Białystok on July 31.more