For coupled up Londoners, the old adage of “first comes love, then comes marriage” has been turned on its head thanks to rising rents, stricter mortgage affordability tests and the financial pressures of saving for a home.more

The UK government is reportedly considering selling a post-Brexit border check facility in Kent that could fall out of use as a result of this week’s trade pact with the EU.more

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship between January and March, a period that coincided with the start of US President Donald Trump's second term, CNN reported yesterday, quoting figures from the Home Office in London.more

The Danish Parliament decided on Thursday to extend the retirement age from the current 67 years to 70 in 2040. The country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has promised that this limit will not be raised again, despite further expected increases in life expectancy.more

Napoli's footballers have won the Italian championship for the fourth time. They secured the title in the last round, beating Cagliari 2:0 at home. In the table, the team from Naples were one point ahead of Inter Milan, who also won 2:0 away against Como.more

Cyclists and e-bike riders have been hit with criminal convictions and penalties of more than £400 each for flouting London’s traffic laws. City of London Police officers are deployed on bikes and the Met Police has a dedicated Cycle Safety team, with the aim of tackling the scourge of bikes whistling through pedestrian crossings and past red lights. more

Among the professions analyzed, the most respected by society are firefighters, nurses, skilled workers and miners. The least respected professions are: stockbroker, politician and influencer - according to a survey by the Public Opinion Research Center.more

The weekend's closing matches in Spain and England are the last chance for Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to overtake Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon in the Golden Shoe classification - the award for the top scorer in the European leagues for the season.more

The heir to the British throne has been committed to environmental action for years. He also supports those who, as he points out, are on the front line of this fight. To shed light on the hardships and challenges of their work, the prince has produced a six-episode documentary series, ‘Guardians’, showcasing the work of forest rangers.more

Higher-than-expected government borrowing figures have increased the prospect of Chancellor Rachel Reeves raising taxes in the autumn, experts say. Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax income - was £20.2bn in April, up £1bn from the same month last year, official figures showed.more

Ministers are bracing themselves for a potential wave of NHS strikes in England after doctors denounced pay rises of up to 5.4% this year as “derisory” and threatened to take action in protest.more

Number six seed Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the final of the ATP 250 tournament on courts in Geneva. The Polish tennis player defeated Austrian Sebastian Ofner 6:3, 6:4 in the semi-finals, his first final since June last year.more

Up to 500 new homes are to be given to homeless people in a bid to end the rough sleeping crisis in London. Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announced on Tuesday how he planned to achieve a 2024 manifesto pledge to “eliminate” rough sleeping in the capital by 2030.more

Some 400 cameras in Poland were hacked by Russian military intelligence to spy on and disrupt humanitarian aid shipments from Western countries to Ukraine, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing the British intelligence service.more

Fifth-seeded Iga Swiatek will face Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in the first round of the French Open. Magdalena Fręch (25) will play against Tunisian Ons Jabeur, Magda Linette against Dane Clara Tauson (22), Hubert Hurkacz (30) against Brazilian Joao Fonseca and Kamil Majchrzak against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic.more

The West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in Britain for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito bites, can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about 1 in 150 people who are infected, according to the World Health Organisation. more

US President Donald Trump announced on social media today that he favours a 50 per cent tariff on imports from the European Union from 1 June. He assessed that there is no progress in trade talks with the EU.more

The UK signed an agreement yesterday to return the Chagos Islands archipelago to Mauritius and to maintain a joint US-British military base on one of the islands there in this strategic region of the Indian Ocean.more

Manchester United lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final and will not play in the Champions League for the second season in a row. The English football club will lose a huge amount of money because of this, which will worsen its liquidity.more

Poland has become Europe's most overlooked military and economic power, with an army larger than Britain, France or Germany and living standards that are close to eclipsing Japan's, notes the Economist, adding that a win for Trzaskowski would strengthen Poland's influence, while a win for Nawrocki would do the opposite.more

Drivers could be punished more harshly than shoplifters under Labour plans to increase parking fines. The Department for Transport has reportedly considered raising penalties from £70 to more than £120 for motorists outside London.more

Award-winning Croatian footballer Luka Modric, the 2018 World Cup runner-up and 2022 bronze medallist, has announced that he will leave Real Madrid after the club's World Cup. The 39-year-old midfielder had been playing for the ‘Kings’ team since 2012.more

The risk of forest fires will double by 2100. - warn scientists in a report by the Scientific Council of the European Academies. This, they explain, is the result of, among other things, the climate crisis, rural depopulation and changes in land use.more

BBC World Service is expanding its trusted news offer with the launch of a pilot Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska – bbc.com/polska, and its content on social channels. Going live from Tuesday 24 June 2025, the website bbc.com/polska will deliver independent and impartial news in text and video for Polish-speaking audiences.more

Today, the European Day of Safe Travel Abroad will be celebrated for the first time, which is to promote conscious and responsible travel abroad, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. As part of this initiative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide information on how to prepare for travel in order to avoid various inconveniences.more