A Manhattan jury yesterday acquitted hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs, founder of Bad Boy Records, of federal charges of conspiracy to commit extortion and human trafficking. However, after a seven-week trial, he was found guilty of two lighter offences - transportation to enable prostitution.more

Hubert Hurkacz, who withdrew from Grand Slam Wimbledon for health reasons, underwent a knee arthroscopy. ‘I am now starting rehabilitation and will only return to the court when I am 110 per cent ready,’ he - the Polish tennis player wrote on Instagram.more

Nearly 1,000 British workers will keep a shorter working week after the latest trial of a four-day week and similar changes to traditional working patterns. All 17 British businesses in a six-month trial of the four-day week said they would continue with an arrangement consisting of either four days a week or nine days a fortnight. All the employees remained on their full salary.more

A strike by air traffic controllers in France will cause major disruption at many of the country's airports. Controllers are on strike today and tomorrow, ahead of the summer school holidays which start on Saturday.more

Banknotes issued by the Bank of England are about to get their first major redesign in more than 50 years. Notable historical figures, such as Sir Winston Churchill on the current fiver, have featured on these banknotes since 1970 but could be on the way out. The public are being asked for their views on new themes, such as nature, innovation, or key events in history.more

The popular Taste Atlas food guide regularly publishes lists of the best dishes, snacks and treats in the world. This time, the sweet pastries from Central Europe were examined. Polish doughnuts were rated the highest.more

Women's tennis ranking leader Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the third round of the Grand Slam Wimbledon in London. The Belarusian defeated Czech Marie Bouzkova 7:6 (7-4), 6:4 yesterday. After the first two days of the tournament, eight players from the top ten seedings have already dropped out. Pole Kamil Majchrzak also advanced to the third round.more

An airport just over an hour from London which has been out of action for a decade is set to make a comeback, with hopes that it will start offering budget flights to some of Europe's top holiday destinations.more

Households have been urged to send in meter readings ahead of the energy price cap falling by 7% on Tuesday. The typical household bill for those who have still not signed up to a fixed tariff will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms can charge customers per unit of energy – comes into force.more

Sixth seeded Serb Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-1, 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev surprisingly lost to Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6 and was eliminated from Wimbledon.more

An increase in babies born to fathers over 60 helped trigger the first increase in the number of births in England and Wales since 2021. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed there were 594,677 live births in 2024, up 0.6% from 2023.more

Almost 2,200 dog attacks were recorded on Royal Mail staff in the UK last year, the organisation has said. The highest number of incidents occurred in the Sheffield and Portsmouth post codes, with 66 and 60 attacks respectively.more

This June in Spain was the hottest in the country's history, and the first heatwave of the season will last longer than expected, the state meteorological agency AEMET reported. France is struggling with 40-degree heat, while Portugal recorded as much as 46.6 degrees Celsius.more

The UK will be the first country in the world to use an AI system to analyse hospital databases and catch potential safety scandals early, the Government has announced. The technology can identify patterns of abuse, serious injuries, deaths or other incidents that can slip through the net.more

Arsenal have signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea for a fee of £5million ($6.9m). The 30-year-old Spaniard has signed a three-year deal at the Emirates and will be back-up to No 1 David Raya.more

According to an analysis conducted by experts from Personnel Service, production workers, forklift operators or warehouse workers who decide to work for a seasonal job in the Czech Republic, Norway or Germany can earn 80 to 100 percent more than in Poland. For example, forklift operators in Scandinavia can earn up to 3.1 thousand euros per month.more

Issues at an electrical substation which caused a fire that resulted in Heathrow Airport closing were first detected seven years ago but not fixed, a report has found. The investigation found that National Grid, which owns the substation, had been aware of a fault since 2018. more

Denmark on Tuesday expanded its military service to include women, as the Nordic country seeks to recruit more soldiers and strengthen its defences amid heightened security concerns across Europe. Under a law passed by Denmark's parliament in June 2023, Denmark will require women turning 18 after July 1, 2025, to register for assessment days for potential military conscription, aligning with measmore

The European Union is blocking Britain's attempts to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM), which would ease supply chain problems for UK exporters, the Financial Times reported today, citing sources from both sides.more

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, President-elect Karol Nawrocki and Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski found themselves on the podium in the trust survey conducted by IBRiS on behalf of Onet. Fourth place went to outgoing President Andrzej Duda, and fifth to Confederation politician Sławomir Mentzen.more

Iga Świątek has advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam. The eighth-seeded Polish tennis player defeated Russian Polina Kudiermietova 7:5, 6:1 yesterday. Magdalena Fręch and Magda Linette have already said goodbye to the London tournament.more

England has had its warmest June on record, while the UK has experienced its second warmest since the series began in 1884, according to provisional Met Office statistics.more

Britain’s largest retailers are warning that food prices are being driven up by hot weather hitting harvest yields, as the latest UK heatwave pushes temperatures close to record levels.more

Kamil Majchrzak defeated Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the first round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam. The Pole advanced to the second round of this event for the first time in his career. The match lasted three hours and seven minutes.more

The royal train is going to be taken out of service by 2027, in a cost-saving measure announced by Buckingham Palace. There have been dedicated trains for monarchs since Queen Victoria's reign, but as part of a "drive to ensure we deliver value for money" it's been decided to decommission the historic rolling stock.more