Rents for new lets have increased by 6.6% in the year to April, but this is the slowest annual rise for two-and-a-half years, according to Zoopla. The property portal said the average rent on a new let had risen by £80 a month compared with a year earlier. Although demand had eased, there were still 15 people on average chasing every home for rent.more

The UK construction sector’s recovery gathered pace in May as it grew at the fastest rate for two years, according to new data. Building firms said momentum improved on the back of rising workloads, which drove them to take on more staff and buy more materials.more

Elections to the European Parliament will be held in Poland this Sunday. On the same day, Poles living in Great Britain who registered on the electoral roll by June 4 will be able to cast their votes at 49 polling points designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.more

Jasmine Paolini advanced to the final of the French Open in Paris, where she will face the leader of the world ranking, Iga Swiatek. The Italian tennis player, who has Polish roots and was seeded number 12, defeated Russian Mirra Andreeva 6:3, 6:1. The fight lasted one hour and 15 minutes.more

As a sign of mourning for the soldier who died after being injured on the border with Belarus, state flags will be lowered to half-mast in all units subordinated to the Ministry of National Defense, informed the General Staff of the Polish Army.more

Amazon has said it will now offer grocery deliveries to all UK customers, after previously only offering the service to Prime members. The retail technology giant said customers in more than 100 towns and cities across the UK would now be able to get same-day delivery without needing to be a member of its subscription service.more

The search for British broadcaster Michael Mosley has resumed after he went missing while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi. Known for his TV programmes and his Just One Thing podcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the presenter was last seen on Wednesday.more

The Nordic countries are “way ahead” of the UK in telecoms infrastructure and the government should look again at planning laws to help improve poor connectivity, the boss of BT has said.more

The Netherlands, Poland's group rival in the European Championship, easily defeated Canada 4-0 in a friendly match in Rotterdam. In turn, the football "Cinderella" of Gibraltar faced Wales, drawing 0-0.more

Never before have there been so many dollar millionaires in the world with so much wealth, according to a Capgemini report published on Wednesday. The increase in wealth was primarily due to the rise in share prices.more

Wales has been named the second best country in the world for recycling and is within touching distance of the top spot, new analysis shows. Wales is listed just behind Austria in the global rankings, with both countries managing to recycle 59% of their waste.more

Polish national team coach Michal Probierz stated the day before the friendly match against Ukraine in Warsaw that all players are 100 per cent healthy and he has not yet crossed anyone off before determining the final squad for Euro 2024. 'The choice will be very difficult,' - he added.more

Kraków has equalled Warsaw in terms of the number of jobs in the modern business services sector and exceeded 100,000 jobs, according to the ABSL report presented on Wednesday. The authors predict that this number will increase by 3,000 people in Q1 2025.more

Franciszka Themerson documented the wartime experience in a poignant way and now, with the wars close at hand, her work takes on added significance, says Hilary Floe, curator of the Polish artist's exhibition opening in London.more

The first heatwave of the year is coming over Italy, which could bring temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country. The so-called African anticyclone will arrive over the centre and north today and tomorrow and will hit the south between Sunday and Monday, meteorologists explained.more

Earlier this year, the Guardian quoted Conservative MP Danny Kruger as having said the country was in a worse state than it was in 2010 when the party first came to power. With an election a month away, Rishi Sunak’s re-election chances look very shaky given that the public overwhelmingly agree with Kruger’s assessment.more

World tennis rankings leader Iga Swiatek defeated No. 3 seeded American Coco Gauff 6:2, 6:4 in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam French Open in Paris. The duel lasted one hour and 38 minutes.more

Imperial College London has been ranked as the UK’s top university and the second best in the world, beating Oxford and Cambridge for the first time. A new international league table reveals that Imperial has ended years of Oxbridge dominance, and risen from sixth place to second in the world – behind only Massachusetts Institute of Tehcnology (MIT) in the United States.more

A cyber-attack thought to have been carried out by a Russian group has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because IT networks are disrupted.more

Eight in 10 primary schoolteachers in England are spending their own money to buy items for pupils who are increasingly arriving at school hungry and without adequate clothing, according to new research.more

The Austrians without at least four top players, the Dutch with a serious problem in midfield and the French, among others, with several big question marks. All of the Poles' rivals in Group D will enter the European Championships in Germany weakened.more

Alternative for Germany MEP Maximilian Krah is seeking to form his own faction in the European Parliament after his party was excluded from the right-wing group Identity and Democracy, writes Politico. This would be the third group on the right. The Confederation is expected to take part in the talks.more

The First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething lost a vote of no confidence in the local parliament yesterday. Although it was non-binding and Gething has stated that he does not intend to resign, it will be difficult for him to continue in power effectively.more

Vladimir Putin, who talked to foreign media yesterday, said that since Ukraine uses Western weapons to attack Russian territory, the Kremlin may take "asymmetric" actions and provide similar weapons to countries that attack Western countries.more

On Tuesday, Lieutenant Mieczysław Frąckiewicz (John Franklin), radio operator of the 304th Bomb Squadron, the oldest in Great Britain - and perhaps the last - veteran of the Polish Air Force, died.more