The UK’s richest people in 2025 have been revealed as many of the country’s wealthiest billionaires remain in place despite a changing landscape. For the fourth year running, the billionaire Hinduja family has retained their position at the top of the Sunday Times Rich List, despite experiencing a decrease in their overall wealth.more

Three Iranians, part of a group of eight men detained in the UK in early May, were today charged with acting for foreign intelligence services, British police said.more

Tomorrow the voter will receive a ballot paper at the polling station with the names of the 13 presidential candidates. To cast a valid vote, put an X in the box next to the name of the candidate of your choice. Voting will take place between 7am and 9pm.more

Aston Villa's players won at Birmingham against Tottenham Hotspur 2:0 in the 37th round of the English Premier League. Englishman Ezri Konsa and Frenchman Boubacar Kamara scored goals in the second half. Polish representative Matty Cash played the entire match for the winning team.more

A man who started a job at Waitrose at the age of 80 is still working there aged 94 - and said he has no plans to retire. John Shipton has been described as a "local legend" and a "national treasure" by colleagues at the Exeter branch of the supermarket.more

Following the success of last year's ‘CopenPay’ programme, which offered tourists discounts and free museum passes or free coffee in exchange for environmentally friendly practices, Copenhagen is back with its programme. This year, the city is expanding the initiative's offerings. Those who arrive in Copenhagen by train will be able to pick up rewards, including free bike rental, yoga sessions andmore

Top seeded Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner defeated American Tommy Paul 1:6, 6:0, 6:3 in the semi-finals of the ATP 1000 tournament on courts in Rome. His rival in the final will be Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who eliminated Lorenzo Musetti of Italy.more

The UK is brimming with beautiful beaches and tranquil towns, providing an ideal day trip or staycation for Londoners seeking a break from city life. Just a little over two hours' drive from the capital, you'll find the coastal town of Greatstone in Kent.more

Forbes magazine has published its annual report on the income of the world’s biggest athletes and, for a third year in a row, Ronaldo has topped the list. The Portugal international, now playing for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, is estimated to have brought in $275m (£207m) during the 12-month period under assessment.more

About 1.5 million foreign workers who have moved to Britain since 2020 may have to wait a further five years to apply for permanent settlement. Under changes set out in the immigration white paper, automatic settlement and citizenship rights will be granted after 10 years instead of five.more

A leading UK business lobbying group is calling for a major reset of relations with the European Union, urging both sides to "build bridges" and move beyond Brexit divisions.more

More than a thousand inmates will be released early to free up spaces in prisons in England and Wales, the justice secretary has announced, as the government grapples with an overcrowding crisis. Under the move, offenders serving one to four years who are recalled to prison for breaching their licences, will be released after 28 days.more

Thousands of people in a mental health crisis are enduring waits of up to three days in A&E before they get a bed, with conditions “close to torture” for those in such a distressed state.more

Barcelona, featuring Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny, defeated local rival Espanyol 2:0 at the stadium and secured their 28th ever Spanish football title. The goals were scored by Lamine Yamal (53rd) and Fermin Lopez (90+5th).more

The UK is in talks with several countries on opening centres for failed asylum seekers, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced in Tirana yesterday. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama rejected the possibility of opening such a centre in his country.more

According to Goldman Sachs economists, a victory by KO presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski would strengthen the Polish currency and favour a ‘dovish attitude’ of the central bank. This is in contrast to a win by PiS candidate Karol Nawrocki, which would weaken the zloty and favour ‘hawkish sentiment’.more

Water and sewerage company Scottish Water has appealed to Scots to take shorter showers and use watering cans rather than hoses to water gardens, Sky News reported yesterday. Scotland is experiencing its worst drought since 1964.more

Poland's upcoming presidential election will be closely watched across the EU as more and more member states, including Hungary and Slovakia, succumb to populist governments, the Bloomberg agency noted yesterday. Sunday's vote can be seen as a barometer of the wave of populism in Europe, it estimated.more

No. 4 seed Coco Gauff of the USA won against Chinese tennis player Qinwen Zheng 7:6 (7-3), 4:6, 7:6 (7-4) in the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament on courts in Rome. Earlier, Italy's Jasmine Paolini, who eliminated American Peyton Stearns, advanced to the final. Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won against Norway's Casper Ruud. His rival in the semi-finals will be American Tommy Paul.more

Russia is the only country standing in the way of peace in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday, commenting on news that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not attend peace negotiations scheduled for the day in Istanbul.more

Poland's economic growth in the first quarter of 2025 is the fastest among Eastern European countries, driven by domestic consumption, Bloomberg reported yesterday.more

New mapping of England’s peatlands has revealed that 80% of the habitats are dry and degraded. Scientists mapped England’s peatlands and peaty soils for the first time using satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and in-depth data analysis to create the most complete map to date, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.more

A Melbourne council will permanently remove a Captain Cook memorial from a public park. Yarra City Council announced on Wednesday it would not restore the bronze and granite monument to avoid further repair costs caused by repeat vandalism at the site. The statue has been missing from Fitzroy’s Edinburgh Gardens since January 2024, when it was last vandalised.more

Kamil Grosicki's farewell match for the Polish national team on 6 June in ChorzówThe Polish national football team's friendly match against Moldova in Chorzów, scheduled for 6 June, will be an opportunity for 94-time representative Kamil Grosicki to say goodbye to the national team, the Polish Football Association has announced.more

An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original. Harvard Law School Library bought what it thought was a stained and faded copy of the document from London book dealers Sweet & Maxwell in 1946 for 27 dollars and 50 cents.more