The Helsinki-Vantaa airport terminal is chaotic during rush hour. It took two or more hours to get through the security checkpoint last night. Passengers had to remove all containers with liquids larger than 100 ml from their luggage, reports Finland's largest daily "Helsingin Sanomat".more

A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a "death trap" where 72 people lost their lives.more

Jessica Pegula stunned world number one Iga Swiatek at the US Open to secure her place in a long-awaited first Grand Slam semi-final. American Pegula had lost her past six major quarter-finals but she overwhelmed Polish top seed Swiatek 6-2 6-4 in New York.more

The greatest trust among politicians is enjoyed by the Speaker of the Sejm, leader of Poland 2050 Szymon Hołownia (47 percent), in second place is President Andrzej Duda (46 percent), and in third ex aequo: Deputy Prime Minister, leader of PSL Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (44 percent) and the Mayor of Warsaw, deputy head of PO Rafał Trzaskowski - according to a CBOS poll.more

The New Zealand government has announced that fees for international tourists will almost triple from October 1, a move that has been criticized by the country's tourism sector, which says the high tax will deter visitors.more

The Treasury expects the new full state pension to be boosted above inflation by more than £400 a year in cash terms.more

The Portuguese national team, which will be one of Poland's group rivals in the Nations League and will start the competition on Thursday with a match against Croatia, will once again rely on Cristiano Ronaldo, local media believe. They emphasize that the 39-year-old footballer, who has been playing in the national team for 21 years, is still its pillar.more

LSE report suggests chancellor should downgrade projects such as Lower Thames Crossing in favour of services, writes "The Guardian".more

Microsoft has started blocking Russian corporate clients from using its cloud services in compliance with Western sanctions, a Russian distributor of the tech company’s products Softline said Friday.more

Tories found to have problems with relatability, and few voters can identify party leadership candidates, writes "The Guardian".more

Mikołaj Wolanin, a law student at the University of Warsaw and UKSW, was among the 10 best students in the world, the Foundation for Student Rights, of which Wolanin is the president, announced in a statement. The winner will be announced in September.more

One South London borough had more than 7,800 reports made, writes MyLondon.news.more

At 1:00 a.m. from Wednesday to Thursday Polish time, Iga Świątek will play against American Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the US Open Grand Slam tournament. The Polish tennis player is fighting in New York to repeat the feat from 2022, when she triumphed in this tournament.more

A 35-year-old Polish woman died during a trip to a waterfall in western Georgia, local media reported yesterday. The woman was reported to have tripped and fallen into a ravine.more

Six children and a pregnant woman were among 12 people who died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the French coast, in the English Channel. In total, 10 of the dead were female and two were male, according to the local prosecutor's office.more

Pain is the most common and serious symptom reported by people with long Covid, according to a study by University College London. The latest publication by scientists there describes the results of an analysis of data collected from more than 1,000 British adults.more

The first two rounds of the fourth season of the Nations League will be played from Thursday to Tuesday. Poland will face away matches against Scotland and Croatia in Group A1, where Portugal will also play. The highlights include France-Italy and the Netherlands-Germany.more

The former head of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS), Michał Kuczmierowski, will remain in custody until his extradition hearing, the London Borough of Westminster Magistrates' Court decided yesterday. The court set the hearing for February 17-19 next year.more

British airline easyJet has launched a direct connection between Amsterdam and Kraków since Monday. Flights will be operated twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays – Kraków Airport press services reported.more

The town of Cavtat in southern Croatia has been named the most exclusive travel destination in Europe, reported Nova TV, citing recommendations from the popular travel portal Europe's Best Destinations.more

As yet another heatwave has seen temperatures soar in London, the leading weather forecasters have placed their bets on how long this warm weather will continue in the capital. Although the sun has gone in today (Monday, September 2), the mercury is expected to remain high over the next few weeks according to BBC Weather.more

Transfer amounts in international football contracts concluded in the window from June to September 2024 are lower by almost a billion dollars compared to the same period last year, according to a report published by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).more

More than a quarter of neighbourhoods in England have pollution levels that are highly harmful to wildlife, new data shows. Friends of the Earth has named 27.5% of areas “nature pollution hotspots” in new research. These are defined as places where air, water, noise and light pollution all exceed levels that are damaging to nature.more

Almost 60 percent of the Spanish population supports the monarchy, according to a survey by the GAD3 center. Next year will mark 50 years since the restoration of the monarchy in Spain.more

People in the UK are being urged to eat less ham, bacon and cheese in order to reduce their salt intake and in turn their risk of having a heart attack or stroke.more