The leader of the tennis rankings, Iga Świątek, will start her Wimbledon Grand Slam appearance with a match against American Sofia Kenin. The first rival of the seventh seeded Hubert Hurkacz in London will be the Moldovan Radu Albot, who qualified for the main tournament.more

A new, exotic species of tick called Dermacentor marginatus has been discovered in Sweden, reported the Swedish National Veterinary Institute (SVA). This type of arachnid naturally occurs in southern Europe, Iran, Kazakhstan and the mountainous areas of Central Asia.more

Princess Anne, the sister of Britain’s King Charles III, has been discharged from hospital where she was treated for concussion after being struck by a horse at her country estate. Anne, 73, suffered a concussion and minor head injuries at Gatcombe Park in southwestern England on Sunday evening and was taken to hospital in Bristol.more

In July, a suborbital flight of the ILR-33 BURSZTYN 2K rocket built by Łukasiewicz - Institute of Aviation is scheduled to take place in Norway. The test is supported by the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), which partially finances the project.more

Today the first matches of the 1/8 finals of the European Football Championship will take place. At. At 6:00 p.m. local time in Berlin, the competition will begin between defending champions Italy and Switzerland, under the supervision of referee Szymon Marciniak. Three hours later, the hosts will face Denmark in Dortmund.more

A planned skyscraper that will be the tallest building in the City of London - soaring as high as the Shard across the Thames - is set to get the go-ahead next week, eight years after it was proposed.more

Magnets, T-shirts, local handicrafts and delicacies - these are the most common souvenirs brought back from holiday trips. Local shops and stalls offer a multitude of souvenirs, from the very interesting to the slightly less sophisticated. And it is precisely the latter that Barcelona's local authorities want to tackle. Offensive, sexist and homophobic souvenirs in particular are on their target.more

Sadiq Khan’s blanket 20mph speed limits across the capital have cost Londoners stuck in traffic jams an extra working day every year, new figures have suggested.more

Prince Harry has been ordered by a High Court judge to explain the destruction of drafts of his memoir ‘Spare’ when he was suing the publisher of The Sun newspaper. more

The coach of the Georgian national football team, Willy Sagnol, assured that his players have not yet said the last word in the European Championships in Germany. "We're not done yet. We don't want to leave yet," said the Frenchman before the round of 16 match against Spain.more

Pensioners have gained more than working-age households from tax and benefit decisions since 2010, with the average pensioner £900 better off. A study by the Resolution Foundation showed that the average pensioner is £900 better off as a result of benefit policy changes since 2010, while the average non-pensioner household is £1,400 worse off.more

Transport for London plans to change Superloop routes have been "leaked" in error by the organisation - and MyLondon readers aren't too pleased with what's going to be proposed. TfL has confirmed that a consultation will take place following the General Election on July 4.more

A week before the elections to the British House of Commons, the opposition Labor Party maintains an advantage of 20 percentage points. over the ruling Conservative Party, although support for both has been falling in recent days - according to the average of polls presented by Sky News yesterday evening.more

After Joe Biden's performance in yesterday's presidential debate, there has been "aggressive panic" in the Democratic camp, and party activists are considering whether to ask the president to withdraw from the election race, CNN and other media reported. These reports are also confirmed by a source within the party of the Polish Press Agency.more

Private car parks in the UK are to offer motorists a 10-minute "grace period" before they impose a charge for overstaying. The measure was announced as part of a new code of practice companies have pledged to implement in the autumn.more

"I really like this atmosphere and the feeling of playing on grass. I hope that I will achieve something great and be remembered not only for the victory against Roger," said tennis player Hurbert Hurkacz in an interview for "The Guardian" just before starting at Wimbledon.more

The leaders of the 27 EU countries decided to divide the highest EU positions. Ursula von der Leyen will remain President of the European Commission. Portuguese Antonio Costa will be head of the European Council; Estonian Kaja Kallas - head of EU diplomacy.more

London's Metropolitan Police announced yesterday that it had taken over an investigation into whether some politicians were betting with bookmakers on the date of the House of Commons elections with confidential information about them.more

A liberalised law on the granting of German citizenship came into force yesterday. The new provisions, which include a reduction in the naturalisation period to five years, will enable Poles living in Germany, among others, to obtain second citizenship more quickly.more

Strategically negotiating airline algorithms could save a few quid on air fares, writes Mirror.co.uk. Jetting off to distant shores can be expensive, but thanks to advice from a seasoned travel expert, more affordable airfares could be on the horizon.more

According to a new report by HR company Sd Worx, 43 per cent of us stay at work after hours. Thus, we are once again beating the European average. Among the 18,000 employees from 18 European countries that took part in the survey, 40 per cent of people work after hours, 'Gazeta Wyborcza' reported.more

Szymon Marciniak will be the main referee for tomorrow's 1/8 finals match of the European Football Championship in Germany between Switzerland and Italy in Berlin. It is the second meeting of this tournament under the Polish referee's watchful eye.more

The illustration that was on the cover of the original edition of J.K. Rowling's first book about the wizard Harry Potter has been sold at auction for US$1.9 million, three times the projected amount, the BBC news service reported.more

All residents of the province of Trento should be equipped with bear spray, said the president of the local authorities, Maurizio Fugatti. According to him, this is necessary due to the increasing population of bears entering towns and villages.more

Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office has said - as thousands of Brits rushed to the beach, went for a swim and flocked to Glastonbury. Forecasters said temperatures soared as high as 30.3C at Heathrow Airport while most of southern England was in the high 20s.more