Asking rents across Britain have reached new record highs, according to an index. The average rent being asked across Britain, excluding London, has reached a record £1,365 per month, according to figures from Rightmove covering the second quarter of this year.more

James Trafford has returned “home” to Manchester City from Burnley in a £27m deal after two seasons at Turf Moor. The goalkeeper has signed a five-year deal, with the option of a sixth, at the Etihad Stadium where he will battle with Ederson and Stefan Ortega to be first choice.more

Knife crime has surged by 58 per cent in London in three years, a report has revealed. Just 20 streets around Oxford Circus and Regent Street accounted for one in every 15 knife attacks across the capital, Policy Exchange said.more

The Bank of England has received thousands of responses to its appeal for ideas for the first major redesign of banknotes in 50 years. They included a high volume of ideas from young people despite trends showing they are less likely to use cash, instead preferring mobile payments.more

The London Underground is a constantly shifting entity, with new stations opened and defunct ones closed, services and trains upgraded, and lines extended. The Northern line is the most recent line to see change, with the 2021 opening of Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms. These days, the line on everyone's lips is Bakerloo.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to recognize Palestinian sovereignty is a major shift in the country's foreign policy, BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen said. He believes the British government is aware that Israel's agreement to the proposed terms is highly unlikely.more

Zofia and Nikodem were the names most frequently chosen by parents for their children in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MC) reported yesterday. Among the least frequently chosen names were Renata and Franek.more

An epic fable about two young Indian writers. A dark comedy about a loner who gets a job as a chauffeur for the mega-rich. A book about a Ukrainian ecologist studying snails that turns into a metafictional novel about a writer working on a book about a Ukrainian ecologist studying snails at the onset of the ongoing war.more

Rapper Snoop Dogg has become a co-owner and investor at Swansea City after taking a minority stake in the Championship club. Snoop Dogg was the surprise model as Swansea launched their home kit for the 2025-26 season last weekend.more

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the British government of attempting to interfere in Slovakia’s 2023 parliamentary elections by secretly funding influencers to sway public opinion in favor of the opposition.more

Thousands of homes across England are being built without urgently needed community infrastructure, say councillors and campaigners, leaving families without access to playgrounds, schools, shops, and even doctors.more

According to EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Dzidzikostas, roads and railways in European Union countries are not equipped to repel a possible Russian invasion. The EU plans to spend €17 billion on improving transport networks, according to the British daily ‘Financial Times’more

People in Wales who cannot eat gluten will soon be able to use prepaid cards to purchase specialised food, the Welsh government announced today.more

At airports that use a specific type of security scanner, the 100 ml limit on liquids carried in hand luggage will be lifted, according to EC spokeswoman Anna Kaisa Itkonen. There are 700 such devices in 21 EU member states. In Poland, they are used at airports in Lublin and Poznan.more

The authorities of Italian football champions SSC Napoli have rejected a proposal from the city to carry out a major renovation of the Diego Maradona Stadium for the 2032 European Championships. The club is in favour of building a new facility that will meet all modern requirements.more

Fort Belvedere is a Royal residence constructed between 1750 and 1755 for Prince William Augustus, situated in Windsor Great Park.more

Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers have been accused of trying to block stronger rights for millions of workers amid a growing campaign by business leaders to water down Labour’s zero-hours contract plans.more

When planning a holiday, it’s wise to check these three things before you leave for the airport: your passport is in date, travel insurance is still valid and you’re travelling to somewhere safe according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).more

Tomasz Wiktorowski is set to begin working with Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, according to the website polski-tenis. The former coach of Iga Świątek will lead his new protégé during the ongoing WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Montreal.more

A London MP has called for “drastic improvements” on the District Line after years of delays on a section of the line. Issues have got so bad on the Wimbledon branch of the busy Tube line that south Londoners cannot depend on trains to get them to work or school on time, Putney MP Fleur Anderson has said.more

A business associate of the oligarch Roman Abramovich has failed to overturn sanctions imposed on him after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a supreme court judgment seen as a test case for the UK’s sanctions regime.more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday in a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland that the UK has a ‘better trade deal’ with the US than the EU because he has a ‘special bond’ with that country. He explained that this is because his mother was Scottish.more

A two-year-old boy from the northern Indian state of Bihar bit a poisonous cobra, according to a report yesterday in the British newspaper ‘Daily Mail’ . The child was taken to hospital in a serious condition.more

A leading animal charity has called for all dog rescue organisations to be licensed amid growing concerns of behavioural issues and disease risks in imported pets.more

Qualifier Hanyu Guo will be the first opponent of second seed Iga Świątek in the WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Montreal. The Chinese tennis player defeated Julia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6:3, 6:3 in the first round.more