Nicola Sturgeon has predicted Scotland will become independent as part of a "wider shake-up" of UK governance, including Irish reunification. The former first minister also suggested further devolution for Wales in the coming years as part of a "very healthy realignment of how the nations of the British Isles are governed and co-operate together”.more

Each successive escalation - from HIMARS to ATACMS - brings the world closer to ‘armageddon’ - wrote the son of former president Donald Trump jr. along with Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy jr. on The Hill website. In doing so, the authors warned the Biden administration against allowing Ukraine to use US missiles to strike deep into Russian territory.more

World Boxing, one of the two organisations that govern world boxing, has decided to host the 2025 men's and women's world championships in Liverpool.more

Buffer zones will come into force around abortion clinics in England and Wales from 31 October. It means it will be illegal for anyone to cause harassment or distress to someone accessing or working at a clinic.more

Europeans will become less and less prosperous if the EU does not change its economic course. The Community must invest more in innovation by companies and people and reduce energy prices. This will require public investment, argued former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi during a debate in the EP in Strasbourg.more

Lloyds Banking Group has announced 55 new branch closures, all scheduled for 2025. Added to the existing closures, this means the group, which includes Halifax and Bank of Scotland, will close a total of 190 branches in 2024 and 102 next year.more

A power bank and an e-cigarette exploded on board an EasyJet flight due to leave Iraklion in Greek Crete for the UK yesterday, Greek TV station SKAI reported. Passengers were evacuated. No one was injured.more

Bayern smashed Dinamo Zagreb 9:2 in Munich in the 1st round of Champions League football. Four goals were scored by Englishman Harry Kane. Defending champions Real beat VfB Stuttgart 3:1 in Madrid, with Kylian Mbappe scoring one of the goals. Liverpool won AC Milan 3:1 in Italy.more

Scientists are developing breast cancer risk tools that will help identify women at high risk, as a major 40-year study conducted by London researchers reached the halfway mark on Monday. The Breast Cancer Now Generations Study, led by the Institute of Cancer Research in London, has already contributed to the discovery of hundreds of genetic changes associated with the disease. more

Billionaire Elon Musk's comments, in which he accused US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of saying no one had ever tried to assassinate them, were condemned by many social media users and the White House as an incitement to violence, the BBC reported yesterday.more

Britain will not 'go it alone' and let Ukraine use long-range missiles against targets in Russia without the backing of the United States, The Times reports. Five former defence secretaries and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson have urged Britain to allow the use of Storm Shadow missiles without American support.more

For the third year in a row, Switzerland has taken first place in the US News and World Report's list of the world's best countries. The ranking takes into account dozens of different factors. The Alpine country has overtaken Japan and the United States in the list. Poland has placed 37th.more

Fourth seed Magda Linette advanced to the 1/8 finals of the WTA tournament on hard courts in Hua Hin, Thailand. The Polish tennis player defeated Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko 6-2, 7-5.more

The Scottish Highlands could become the latest place in the UK to introduce a tourist tax. If implemented, it would allow hotels, B&Bs, campsites and holiday lets in the hugely popular mountainous region to charge overnight guests an additional fee.more

Pizzeria Zielona Górka from Pabianice has been selected as one of the 100 best pizzerias in the world in this year's ‘50 Top Pizza World’ ranking. The Polish establishment was ranked 97th. Pizzerias do not enter the competition. It is the jurors who travel around the world and assess the premises, appearing anonymously.more

Brexit red tape on British businesses has caused goods trade between the UK and EU to slump and the problem is getting worse, a study has warned. Many smaller UK producers have given up exporting small amounts to the EU after facing more rules and regulations, a report by Aston University Business School has found.more

Plans to pedestrianise part of London's Oxford Street have been announced by the capital's mayor. Sadiq Khan said "urgent action" is needed to regenerate the famous high street, which was has been affected by a shift to online shopping and the Covid-19 pandemic. more

Jannik Sinner has hired Novak Djokovic's former fitness coach Marco Panichi in the wake of the world No. 1 being cleared for competition despite testing positive twice for a banned substance.more

A series of seven blue and black plaques have been fixed to properties where women have been murdered by a man, as part of a campaign to highlight “outdated and misogynistic” UK domestic homicide sentencing laws.more

A new, more contagious Covid strain dubbed XEC has begun to spread through Europe, scientists have warned. First detected in Germany in June, this variant has since been found in 13 other countries - including the UK - and could likely soon become the dominant strain as the weather in Europe becomes colder.more

Meta, which owns Facebook, announced yesterday that it would block the Kremlin's RT television and other Russian state media from its apps. Meta claims that these media outlets are trying to influence the results of the American election in various ways.more

A British court sentenced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards to six months in prison, suspended for two years. The journalist admitted to possessing paedophile images.more

At least 16 people have died after severe flooding swept across Europe, leading to widespread evacuations and helicopter rescues. Record rainfall has caused flooding in several central European countries since Thursday, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania.more

Udinese, led by former Legia Warsaw coach Kosta Runjaic, won 3:2 away against Parma and became the leaders of the Italian top league. Two goals for the visitors, including the winner in the 77th minute, were scored by Florian Thauvin.more

There is expected to be another drop of around 52,000 primary school-aged children in the city by 2028, writes 'Evening Standard'.more