Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) and advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic tennis tournament in Paris. His next rival will be Italian Lorenzo Musetti, seeded eleventh. Meanwhile, British tennis player Andy Murray played the last match of his career yesterday.more

Exclusive Ipsos survey for The Evening Standard found 50 per cent of adults in Britain would prefer to see Democrat Ms Harris as US president, compared to 21 per cent for Republican Donald Trump.more

Christopher Dunn of Missouri walked out of a St Louis prison after 34 years when his murder conviction was overturned. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of applying for parole.more

More than a dozen letters and cards that Princess Diana wrote over the years to her housekeeper, Violet Collins, were sold at an auction organised by auction house Sworders on Tuesday. The total sum for which Lady Di's personal correspondence was auctioned was £51,850,000 (around £264,000).more

Last year, 52.9 per cent of Poles aged 25-34 lived with their parents, according to Wednesday's CSO report 'Poland in the European Union 2024'. In this respect, our country "overtook", among others, Italy. The fewest people of this age who live with their parents are in Scandinavian countries.more

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to build 11 stadiums, including one 350 metres above the ground, as part of its bid to host the 2034 football World Cup. The Gulf kingdom is the only candidate to host the event.more

The Bank of England (BoE) today announced that it has cut its main interest rate from 5.25 per cent to 5.0 per cent, the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank also markedly raised the UK's economic growth forecast for this year - from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent.more

Newham town hall is facing “considerable financial pressures” over its temporary accommodation bills.more

Analysis of data on 46 million adults showed that the number of heart attacks, strokes and blood clots of various types decreased after COVID-19 vaccination. Those who were vaccinated were at lower risk of such problems than those who were not vaccinated.more

World tennis ranking leader Iga Swiatek lost to China's Qinwen Zheng 2:6, 5:7 in the semifinals of the Olympic women's tennis tournament on the courts in Paris. The Pole will fight for the bronze medal and will meet her rival tonight.more

The government will probably have to increase some taxes in the budget report presented in October, admitted Rachel Reeves, finance minister in the new Labor government of Great Britain.more

Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, is charged with three counts of murder, 10 of attempted murder, and one count of possessing a bladed article.more

On the main campus of Kings's College London, one of the most important universities in the UK, the exhibition 'Warsaw Calling: Uprising 1944' is on display, telling the story of the Warsaw Uprising. Today is the 80th anniversary of its outbreak.more

36 per cent of respondents believe that Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski would be the best candidate of the Civic Coalition for President of Poland, according to a United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska. The second most frequently indicated politician was Prime Minister Donald Tusk - 15.9 per cent.more

Polish national team footballer Szymon Żurkowski has been loaned back from Italian Premier League outfit Spezia to Serie A club Empoli. The deal includes a definitive transfer option.more

The now famous former presenter of the British public broadcaster BBC Huw Edwards pleaded guilty in a London court yesterday to three charges of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, including sexual acts involving children.more

Ukraine has received its first F-16 multi-role aircraft, the Bloomberg news agency announced yesterday, citing its own informants wishing to remain anonymous. The number of aircraft handed over is small, it was reported. The government in Kyiv has so far not confirmed the reports.more

There was a riot last night in front of the gate leading to Downing Street, where the British Prime Minister's residence is located. Participants in a protest organised in the wake of Monday's knife attack in Southport threw flares outside the gate, with police using tear gas against them.more

The exceptionally severe heat that has been prevailing in Italy for weeks has not left large cities. Twelve of them are on the highest alert level on Thursday. Five of them are located in the capital region of Lazio. In Rome, extremely exhausted foreign tourists also come to the emergency room.more

The rowers in the double fours, finishing third, won Poland's third medal of the Paris Games yesterday. Also close to the Olympic podium is Iga Swiatek, who checked into the semifinals. The volleyball teams secured their second wins and advanced to the quarterfinals.more

A handful of London’s best-known sports bars are consolidating with a re-brand and to mark the occasion, all of its venues across London are set to sell £2 pints on August 8. more

The number of storks increased in Slovenia for another year in a row. The number of chicks that left the nests this summer is also record-breaking. Ornithologists believe that climate change is the cause.more

For the first time, less than half of 16 to 24-year-olds are now watching traditional TV - live and catch-up programming on a television set at home - each week. Just 48% of young adults tuned in during an average week last year, compared with 76% just five years before (2018), according to Ofcom's annual Media Nations report.more

61 percent Poles believe that the Warsaw Uprising was necessary and should have happened. According to 49 percent respondents The uprising is now important for all Poles, 7 percent claims that few people are interested in the event - according to the latest CBOS survey.more

Met Office says some areas could get a month’s rainfall in a few hours bringing risk of flooding.more