The real cost of the Royal Family to taxpayers is £510m a year - nearly six times more than the £86m of state funding from the annual Sovereign Grant - anti-monarchy campaigners claim. The Republic group says its higher total includes other factors such as security, not counted in the Sovereign Grant, which it estimates as £150m.more

Poland has a convergent outlook with the UK on many issues, including security, but we hope that the Labour government's announced reset in relations with the European Union will further improve bilateral Polish-British relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna announced.more

In America, the number of the most serious crimes fell significantly last year compared to 2022. Homicides and manslaughter cases were an estimated 11.6 percent lower. - which is the largest one-year decline in two decades. Rape decreased by 9.4 percent.more

Fake news websites registered in the UK and made to resemble trusted British outlets are allegedly spreading disinformation about western companies operating in Ukraine. The suspected Russian propaganda operation has prompted calls by parliamentarians for a change in the law to force UK-registered news websites to reveal their ownership, as happens in the EU.more

After a break of nearly a month, Hubert Hurkacz is back in competition. Tomorrow, the best Polish tennis player will face American Marcos Giron in the first round of the ATP 500 hard-court tournament in Tokyo.more

The Afghan Taliban are beginning to impose severe restrictions on men and some of them regret not fighting for women, whose rights had already been taken away. Now Afghans will be banned from ‘imitating non-Muslims in dress or behaviour’ - reports the ‘Washington Post’.more

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves yesterday warned that the budget deficit left by the previous government would require her to make tough decisions, but assured that this did not mean a return to the austerity policies of the early part of the previous decade.more

The electoral success of Germany's extremist parties and their dislike of Ukraine may change Chancellor Olaf Scholz's policy towards Kyiv. An SPD delegation has reportedly already visited Moscow, wrote the main foreign affairs commentator of the ‘Financial Times’, Gideon Rachman.more

More than a hundred flood warnings and alerts were in force over the past 24 hours in England due to heavy downpours. In some areas of the country, as much rain fell in 24 hours as normally falls in two months. So far there are no reports of fatalities.more

Marc-Andre ter Stegen has suffered a complete rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee. He has successfully undergone knee surgery, Barcelona reported yesterday on the German goalkeeper's condition. There are many indications that Robert Lewandowski's club teammate will not play for eight months.more

92 per cent of Poles know nothing about the risks of using AI technology in the workplace, according to a report on the International Privacy Test. It added that more than 30 per cent of Poles do not know how to secure their home Wi-Fi network.more

London is a noisy city, to massively oversimplify it. Silence in London is really only hearing a dull drum of the cars going down the local road at night as you try to sleep. You can also live near a railway station and hear the terrible sounds of the trains grinding on the tracks, which is a major part of many Londoners' lives. more

The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, a study has revealed, which is 20% more than was previously thought.more

The Low Pay Commission has released a consultation document suggesting that the minimum wage could see a significant boost to as much as £12.18 an hour, potentially increasing the earnings of some of the lowest-paid workers in the UK.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead the world tennis ranking, ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Magdalena Fręch was promoted to a career-best position of 31st. There were no changes in the top 10 of the world tennis ranking. more

Dozens of Tesco food products contain lower proportions of key ingredients than “price-matched” equivalents at Aldi, according to a report that raises questions over value for money at the UK’s largest supermarket chain.more

A former member of the Defence Forces’ elite Army Ranger Wing who was killed while fighting Russian forces in Ukraine had previously lost an eye in an explosion following an attack there.more

The Polish Bicycle Group and radio NOTEwith the United Eagles Cycling Club are organizing a unique bicycle rally from London to Slough under the slogan HEART FOR FALLOWERS. The aim of the campaign is to raise funds to help those affected by the flooding in southern Poland. The rally will take place on Sunday, September 29.more

In the blockbuster 5th round of the English Football Premier League, Manchester City drew at home with Arsenal London 2:2 (1:2) and moved up to first place in the table. Jakub Kiwior played for the visiting team from the 74th minute.more

The Ministry of Justice is considering the introduction of road manslaughter to the catalogue of offences, as well as the confiscation of a car for disobeying a driving ban, reports today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has indicated that delicate negotiations with the White House to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia are ongoing, arguing it was a time for “nerve and guts”.more

Barcelona's players won 5:1 away against Villarreal in the match of the 6th round of unbeaten Spanish Premier League teams. Two hits were scored by Robert Lewandowski, but the visitors' goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a serious injury.more

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump announced yesterday in an interview with Sinclair Media Group that if he is not elected to the highest office in the land this year, he will not participate in the next election in 2028.more

Although Labour's annual conference, which began yesterday in Liverpool, is the first time Labour has been in power for 15 years, they have little to be pleased about. The start of the conference has been overshadowed by issues, of which there have been an unexpectedly large number in recent times.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the US, where he will attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly. According to the Ukrainian president, the war with Russia is entering a decisive phase. The coming months will be decisive for the situation on the frontline and the end of the war.more