Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, setting a world record of 2:15.50. The 28-year-old athlete improved by 26 seconds on the previous best of 2:16.16, held since 2024 by Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei.more

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been asked to consider adding public art installations to the capital's high streets in an effort to encourage greater use of the areas. The request comes from a report published on Thursday, April 24, by the London Assembly on the state of the capital's high streets.more

May 18, 2025 is an important date for Polish democracy – the elections for the President of the Republic of Poland will be held on this day. This year, there are 13 candidates, and registration for voters residing in Great Britain has already begun. The MyPolska.UK portal invites you to participate in a special presidential poll. Londynek.net is a strategic partner of this initiative.more

A royal guard has been stationed at key locations across London since 1660, drawing crowds of tourists and Londoners keen to see them in person.more

Barcelona, ​​with Wojciech Szczęsny in goal and without the injured Robert Lewandowski, beat Real Madrid 3-2 in extra time in Seville in the final of the Spanish Cup. The Catalan club won the trophy for the 32nd time in its history, and is the record holder in this respmore

A London Underground station platform is set to close this summer for maintenance works, with commuters needing to travel to another station if they wish to go westbound. The station in Epping Forest, Essex, sits in Zone 4 and is served by the Central line.more

Caps and T-shirts with the "Trump 2028" logo have gone on sale in an online store owned by the US president, the British daily "Guardian" reported. This is another sign that Donald Trump intends to seek a third term in office, despite the fact that it is against the US constitution.more

Second seed Iga Świątek defeated Czech Linda Noskova (No. 31) 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on clay courts in Madrid. The Pole's opponent in the 1/8 finals will be Russian Diana Sznajder (No. 13).more

A set of four first editions of the complete works of William Shakespeare will be put up for sale at Sotheby's auction house on 23 May, AP reported. It is estimated that the price of the set could reach £4.5 million (approximately $6 million).more

National Insurance (NI) tax funds social security programmes and enables you to access certain benefits. Once you've got enough credit in the tax year, you've then qualified for that tax year's National Insurance. more

Woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse has committed suicideVirginia Giuffre, who accused British Prince Andrew and US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has committed suicide, reported the British service BBC today.more

Real Madrid's players did not train at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville ahead of Saturday's King's Cup final against Barcelona. The club also boycotted Friday's press conference. This is in response to two referees who complained about the pressure they are under.more

Around 250,000 people attended the funeral Mass today in the Vatican's St Peter's Square for Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88 after more than 12 years of pontificate. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who presided over the Mass, said in his homily that Francis was ‘a pope among the people’.more

Rafał Trzaskowski (KO), who is running for president, is trusted by 50 percent of respondents, according to an IBRiS poll for Onet. Prime Minister Donald Tusk came second with 40 percent trust, and former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (PiS) came third with 36.8 percent trust. The respondents distrust Grzegorz Braun the most (75.9 percent).more

More than 840,000 people, almost as many women as men, have registered to take part in the 45th London Marathon. This is a record number of participants in the draw that selected 56,000 participants, the organizers announced.more

Research by Transport for London (TfL) found only 22% of people aged 20 or older in Enfield achieved at least 20 minutes of physical activity per day. This means it has the lowest proportion of residents meeting the daily activity target out of all 33 London local authority areas.more

Bologna defeated Empoli 2-1 at home in the second leg of the semi-final of the Italian Cup and advanced to the final. The team from Bologna also won the first match away 3-0. Their opponents in the fight for the trophy will be AC ​​Milan.more

The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has said the UK economy faces a “growth shock” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Washington, Bailey said that while he did not think the UK was close to recession at the moment, “we are certainly quite focused on the growth shock”.more

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics highlight the harsh reality of “substantial tough choices” facing Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley’s “rapidly shrinking” force.more

The U.K. is expected to scale back earlier proposals to deploy thousands of ground troops to Ukraine, as officials warn the risks are now considered "too high" for such a mission.more

Iga Swiatek defeated Filipina Alexandra Eala 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 and advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 clay court tournament in Madrid. The next opponent of the defending Polish tennis player will be Czech Linda Noskova.more

A party of party poopers? Or defenders of the “quiet majority”? Either way, the Liberal Democrats are redefining “political battlebus” by proposing a ban on people playing music and videos out loud on their phones on public transport. Under the plan, those who blast out songs and TV shows from their phone on public transport, or while at stations or bus stops, could face a maximum fine of £1,000.more

US President Donald Trump will withdraw from the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in a few weeks, British military analyst Michael Clarke told Sky News. In his opinion, the parting of ways between the US and Europe could occur during the NATO summit in the Netherlands in June.more

Almost half of children are living in poverty in London’s most deprived neighbourhood - see how yours compares with our interactive map. Across the capital, a total of 300,300 children aged 0 to 15 were living in poverty in the year ending March 2024 - the last full year under the Conservative government - according to the latest figures from the DWP. more

Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 in a series of matches on Thursday ending the 33rd round of the Spanish football league. The capital club no longer has a greater chance of winning the title, but is focused on defending the podium. Real Betis' 5-1 win over Valladolid decided the newcomer's demotion.more