There are new rules on student loans, immigration, baby seats, rubbish disposal and cryptocurrency. A number of rule changes are coming into force in September with updates to how you get benefits or contact the Department for Work and Pensions - and we could get more detail on the next £300 cost of living payment. The Government announced that the next payment to help people with paying bills woumore
Novak Djokovic admitted that the match with his compatriot was one of his most difficult in the US Open tennis tournament. The Serb, seeded number two, defeated Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 and advanced to the 1/8 finals.more
There has been an increase in Covid-19 cases in Spain for two months, according to a report published by the Carlos III Health Institute. "Covid is not coming back, it never disappeared," said Oscar Zurriaga, president of the Spanish Epidemiological Society (SEE).more
Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods boss whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, has died aged 94. Born in Egypt, he built a business empire in the Middle East before moving to the UK in the 1970s.more
Borussia Dortmund was leading at home against newcomer Heidenheim 2-0, but ultimately only drew 2-2 in the third round of the German top football league. The guests won the historic first point in this competition.more
From Friday, you can no longer rent an electric scooter in Paris. The day before, operators took the last of 15,000 from the streets. vehicles. Paris has thus become the only European capital without electric scooters.more
Iga Świątek advanced to the 1/8 finals of the US Open Grand Slam tournament. The Polish tennis player, seeded number one, won yesterday against Slovenian Kaja Juvan 6-0, 6-1. The meeting lasted only 49 minutes.more
Stockholm Bromma Airport is the most punctual airport in Europe in 2023 - according to the latest ranking of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). The top ten best included Warsaw Chopin Airport. The least punctual airport was Le Bourget near Paris.more
Northern Ireland's migrant population grew slightly in 2022 after two years in which it shrank due to Brexit and Covid-19, official figures suggest.
The number of people coming to live in NI was 27,016, while 24,702 people left - a net gain of 2,314.more
Norwegian Erling Haaland and Spaniard Aitana Bonmati were recognized as the best football players in Europe last season. The names of the winners were announced during the draw ceremony for the Champions League group stage in Monaco.more
Over the decade, the number of people in England and Wales using more than one passport has doubled, but immigrants from EU countries, including Poles, in the vast majority only have the passport of their home country, reported the British National Statistics Office (ONS).more
The Government has ordered more than 100 schools, colleges, and nurseries across England to immediately close their buildings over health and safety concerns. more
Experienced Kamil Grosicki and Grzegorz Krychowiak, who have not yet played in the Polish national team under Fernando Santos, were called up for September's Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Faroe Islands and Albania. Among the 25 players there is also a debutant Adrian Benedyczak.more
This time it was Prince Harry in the new Netflix documentary series "Heart of Invictus", who talked about how lonely he was with mental problems. He meant the ones he had experienced after returning from a mission in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, returning from the war awakened in him the unresolved trauma associated with the death of his mother, Princess Diana.more
In the face of autumn vaccination campaigns in EU Member States, we have approved a vaccine against COVID-19 adapted to the new variant of the virus, the European Commission announced today.more
Christopher McGregor (23), with an address listed as Altmore Close in Antrim town, admitted a charge of arson in relation to the property at The Parade area of Randalstown on October 26 last year. He also pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage.more
In July 2023, the unemployment rate in the euro area was 6.4%. A year earlier in the same month it was 6.7 percent. In turn, the unemployment rate across the EU in July this year. was 5.9 percent (6.1% a year earlier) - Eurostat reported.more
Seven-time British world champion Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with the Mercedes team and will play in the Formula 1 world championship until 2025.more
Large parts of the country will have no train services on Friday as the latest major strike action takes place.
Members of Aslef, the train drivers' union, who work at more than a dozen train companies, have walked out and will to work refuse overtime on Saturday.
Up to 20,000 RMT union members at 14 operators will also strike on Saturday in a long-running dispute more
Malaysia and the Philippines followed India in issuing firm statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territories over a new "standard" map of China released this week. Russia, which "lost" part of an island on the Amur River on the map, has not reacted so far.more
The Royal Navy announced yesterday that its patrol vessels, together with Royal Air Force aircraft, had carried out a "coordinated monitoring operation" of Russian ships passing close to the British coast.more
