Delays for flights at six major UK airlines are worse now than before the Covid pandemic, a report has found. Analysis by consumer group Which? found British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, Tui and Wizz Air were less punctual in the 12 months to the end of April than in 2019.more

Iga Swiatek defeated Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 1–6, 7–6 (7–3), 7–5 in the final to win the WTA 500 tennis tournament in Seoul. This is her third title of the season and 25th of her career.more

A West London borough's CCTV infrastructure is going to be boosted with technologies including facial recognition and AI-assisted cameras. Hammersmith and Fulham Council's Cabinet approved more than £3million in funding on Monday night (September 15) to "enhance" the local authority's CCTV network. more

British fighter jets conducted their first patrol flight over Poland on Friday night as part of NATO's Eastern Guardian mission, which aims to strengthen the Alliance's eastern flank, Reuters reported.more

Real Madrid beat Espanyol Barcelona 2–0 at home in the fifth round of the Spanish top flight and remain unbeaten. The visitors, who had made an excellent start to the season, suffered their first defeat but retained third place in the table.more

Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday on the streets of Dublin, demanding government investment in Irish language education. According to the organisers, 25,000 people took part in the event, travelling to the capital from across the island, including Northern Ireland.more

One in eight residents of the United States has used GLP-1 analogue drugs such as Ozempic, according to the latest report by the American research organisation RAND Corporation. They are most commonly used by women aged 50-64, although men predominate in older age groups.more

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton surprised fans with unexpected news. The Briton has sold his entire collection of luxury cars. He is becoming seriously interested in works of art.more

An exhibition dedicated to the life of French queen Marie Antoinette and her influence on contemporary fashion and pop culture opened yesterday at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The exhibition features over 250 items, including dresses, perfumes and letters written by the 18th-century monarch.more

Polish volleyball players defeated Canada 3:1 (25:18, 23:25, 25:20, 25:14) in the round of 16 at the World Championships in the Philippines. In Wednesday's quarter-finals, coach Nikola Grbic's team will face Turkey, who earlier defeated the Netherlands 3:1.more

Bosses at the clothing and homeware chain Next are forecasting years of “anaemic” growth across the UK, with the retailer claiming that regulation, government spending and higher taxes will hurt jobs and productivity.more

The head of the British intelligence services (MI6), Richard Moore, yesterday appealed to Russian citizens for help in conducting intelligence operations against the Kremlin.more

Europe is becoming an ungovernable continent as it grapples with an unfavourable combination of tight budgets, slow administration, political fragmentation, vigorous opposition from extreme political groups and social unrest, Bloomberg assessed on Thursday.more

London School of Economics has held onto top spot in prestigious university rankings - as Oxford and Cambridge slipped out of the top three for the first time.more

Iga Swiatek defeated Australia's Maya Joint 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the final of the WTA 500 tournament on hard courts in Seoul. The Polish player will compete for the trophy against the winner of the match between Czech Katerina Siniakova (77th in the WTA rankings) and second-seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.more

A cyberattack on a company operating a check-in and boarding system caused disruptions at several European airports today. In Brussels, Berlin and London Heathrow, some flights were delayed or cancelled, according to Reuters.more

Work is underway on an application providing information about shelters and temporary refuge locations, according to Karolina Gałecka, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. She added that Poland is drawing on Ukraine's experience in this matter.more

Yesterday, the International Olympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina under a neutral flag, as was the case during last year's Summer Olympics in Paris.more

You'll be chuffed to learn that just a 90-minute train journey away lies a town once hailed as Europe's most tranquil spot. Not too bad, eh? TravelSupermarket compiled a list, with commuter town Arundel in West Sussex coming out on top due to its stunning South Downs location and laid-back atmosphere.more

New legislation is on the horizon that will permit investigators to access the bank details of millions of benefit claimants. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be able to request banking information from those claiming Universal Credit, ESA (Employment and Support Allowance), and Pension Credit under these new powers.more

A supermarket meal deal is a staple of British culture. When you’re out and about and in the need for a quick meal, supermarkets across the country offer a special price for a main, snack and a drink. The mains are typically a sandwich or wrap, although some supermarkets also include sushi or pasta salads as an option as well.more

The Polish national team moved up from 37th to 36th place in the latest International Football Federation (FIFA) rankings. September brought a change in the leaderboard, with Spain taking the top spot, France in second place, and Argentina, which had been in the lead until now, in third.more

People who live in England have been issued a warning about their household waste bins. In a message to councils and residents on the official GOV.UK website, the UK Government have said that want to "encourage a measured and balanced approach, where householders are not penalised for minor breaches of waste bin rules."more

US President Donald Trump refused to assess whether Russian drones had deliberately violated Polish airspace. During yesterday's interview with Fox News, Trump announced that the US was offering intelligence assistance, but that it would only provide air support once the war in Ukraine had ended.more

A British couple who were held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for eight months have been released, the BBC reported today, citing an official familiar with the matter. The couple regained their freedom after mediation by the Qatari government.more