The state pension age will officially rise next year, meaning millions of workers will have to wait longer for retirement. Increasing from 66 to 67, an individual’s exact date of birth will affect when they can start claiming, with some having to delay their retirement by a month compared to someone born just a day earlier.more

Novak Djokovic, despite suffering a back injury early in the match, defeated Briton Cam Norrie 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-3. At 38, the Serb became the oldest player to reach the fourth round of a US Open Grand Slam since Jimmy Connors, who achieved the feat in 1991.more

A temporary injunction that blocked asylum seekers being housed at an Essex hotel has been overturned at the Court of Appeal. Lawyers for The Bell Hotel in Epping and the government challenged a High Court ruling that would have forced 138 asylum seekers to leave the site by 12 September.more

Polish President Karol Nawrocki clashed with Prime Minister Donald Tusk over benefits for Ukrainian refugees and foreign policy, including relations with US President Donald Trump, the British newspaper Financial Times wrote yesterday.more

Jan Ziółkowski has joined AS Roma, the Italian top-flight club announced. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but local media estimate that Legia Warsaw earned around six million euros for the 20-year-old center-back.more

RYANAIR is once again cutting flights to and from regional airports in Spain. The budget airline is planning on scrapping around one million seats this winter, impacting British holidaymakers heading to and from the country.more

Thermal imaging cameras to monitor tourist flows in the historic center of Florence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are a new initiative by the authorities of the Italian city, which is struggling with the phenomenon of overtourism. As emphasized, this is an exceptionally effective monitoring system.more

UEFA confirmed yesterday that four candidates, including Poland, will bid to host the 2029 Women's European Football Championship. Germany, Portugal and Denmark and Sweden have also expressed their interest in hosting the tournament. The selection will take place in December.more

Wetherspoons, the popular pub chain, has brought back a menu item following a complaint from a customer about its disappearance. Adam Gale, a Wetherspoon enthusiast, was disappointed to find that his local pub, the Rodboro Buildings in Guildford, Surrey, had removed tuna jacket potatoes from the menu.more

The Treasury is reportedly considering a tax on landlords that will target income from rents in the upcoming autumn budget. The proposals are centred on the expansion of national insurance to include rental income, which is currently exempt from the levy, as part of a broader push to plug a potential £40bn shortfall in the public finances.more

The return of captain Robert Lewandowski and Kamil Grosicki, an opportunity for Kamil Grabara, and a large group of debutants. New national team coach Jan Urban announced today the list of 25 players called up for September's World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Finland.more

A new interactive map reveals London’s sex offences and stalking hotspots, as the mother of murdered model Sally Anne Bowman says women are still in “constant danger” 20 years on. Latest figures show Croydon - where 18-year-old Sally Anne was stabbed and raped yards from her front door - has the highest overall rate.more

All young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will be given as two doses, at 12 and 18 months of age, combined with the existing MMR jab which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.more

Work is underway at the site of yesterday's F-16 fighter jet crash in Radom. The black box has been secured and the pilot's body has been found. According to those involved in the case, it may take many months to determine the cause of the accident. Following the crash, F-16 flights have been restricted.more

The Israeli Ministry of Defence announced today that it will not participate in the DSEI 2025 defence and security equipment fair in London, according to the Times of Israel website. Earlier, the British government announced that it would not invite representatives of the Israeli government and military to participate in the fair.more

After nearly 90 years, US customs authorities have today resumed charging fees on parcels worth up to $800. The fees will depend on the customs duties applicable to goods imported from a given country. Due to uncertainty about the consequences of this decision, postal services in many countries around the world, including Poland, have suspended sending parcels to the US.more

Royal Mail is rolling out 3,500 solar-powered “postboxes of the future” across the UK. The new design – the biggest change to the postbox in its 175-year history – features a digitally activated drop-down drawer, meaning that customers can send parcels as large as a shoebox.more

Three Polish tennis players have advanced to the third round of the US Open Grand Slam. Iga Świątek, Magdalena Fręch and Kamil Majchrzak won their matches yesterday and will play tomorrow for a place in the round of 16.more

Europe is one of the regions most affected by cyberattacks, the number of which is growing thanks to artificial intelligence, according to a report by NETSCOUT, an American company specialising in digital security, as reported yesterday by Euronews.more

The London branch of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to put pressure on Israel to stop its attacks on the Gaza Strip and allow foreign reporters to enter the war zone, Sky News reported yesterday.more

Austrian Minister for Integration, Family and the EU Claudia Plakolm announced significant cuts in financial assistance for asylum seekers who do not participate in the integration process. She also confirmed that the ban on children under the age of 14 wearing headscarves will be reinstated in the autumn.more

he second season of the Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, has been released. Over the eight-episode series Meghan opens up about what she misses most about the UK, the meal she cooked on the night Prince Harry proposed, and who said "I love you" first.more

Polish customers of the Revolut platform most often preferred holidays in Italy, Spain and Croatia, according to the financial platform. It added that between May and August, nearly one million of its customers, mainly from the United Kingdom, visited Poland. The British spent PLN 0.5 billion in Poland.more

The final of the men's Champions League is moving forward three hours to a 6 p.m. kickoff in central Europe, (12 p.m. ET). UEFA said the new time is better for families and children to attend and watch on television, use public transport after the game, and for fans to party post-match in host cities. more

Ryanair will pay airport staff increased and unlimited bonuses of €2.50 for every non-compliant carry-on bag they take from passengers, the airline’s boss has announced. Passengers whose cabin cases exceed the maximum dimensions for a small suitcase are charged fees of up to £75 and their luggage is taken into the hold.more

London is set to be battered by a whole week of rain in a bleak end to the summer. Temperatures are set to stay around the low twenties mark making for what will likely be a humid feel. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain. The warning, which covers all of London, begins at 10pm this evening (Thursday, August 28) and ends at noon tomorrow (Friday, August 29). more

Artisan cheese, sausages and olives could be made cheaper as part of a landmark deal between the UK and the EU to “slash the red tape” on food products. Keir Starmer said in May the “historic” post-Brexit trade deal with the EU will be a “win win” for both sides, boosting Britain’s economy by £9 billion by 2040.more

Lionel Messi scored twice on his return as Inter Miami defeated Orlando City 3-1 at home to advance to the League Cup final. The Argentine's club will play away for the trophy on Sunday against the Seattle Sounders, who defeated the Galaxy 2-0 in Los Angeles.more

The number of Britons on jobless benefits has hit a record 6.5 million after jumping by 500,000 under Labour. The tally of people receiving some form of worklessness welfare surpassed six million for the first time after Sir Keir Starmer came to power last summer and has risen by more than half a million since then, according to official figures.more

French police will defy orders to stop small boats filled with refugees leaving for Britain, in another blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s migrant deal. Union chiefs said they would tell border police and gendarmes not to intercept the migrant boats or even enter the water – partly because it was too cold for them.more

Poundland has avoided collapsing into administration after its turnaround plan was approved days before the chain was due to run out of money. The budget retailer had asked the judge to approve a deal, saying it would have run out of cash without it by 7 September.more

A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 others injured is being investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime, the FBI says. "The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X.more

Hackers sponsored by the Chinese government infiltrated critical infrastructure in the UK in 2021, including the telecommunications, transport and military sectors, the Times reported today, citing a report by the British Electronic Intelligence Commission (GCHQ).more

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his team "were completely lost" as they slipped to a shambolic Carabao Cup defeat at Grimsby following a marathon penalty shootout. United, who trailed 2-0 after 30 minutes and could have found themselves three goals down in the second period, lacked any rhythm in an abject showing before Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire delivered late goals to take the tie tmore