Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the 1/8 finals of the ATP 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Cincinnati (prize pool of USD 6.6 million). In the second round, he defeated the defending champion Borna Coric 5:7, 6:3, 6:3. His next rival will be Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.more

Wanted by British police in connection with the murder of a 10-year-old Polish-Pakistani girl near London two days before her body was found, they bought one-way flights to Pakistan for the next day, the BBC has revealed.more

More than 150 people were evacuated by the authorities of the Canary Islands yesterday evening due to a dangerous forest fire in the north-central part of Tenerife, in the municipalities of Arafo and Candelaria.more

Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand, 48, has been handed Brent Council’s first ever bannning order, following multiple housing-related offences in the borough. more

Champions League winners Manchester City beat Europa League winners Sevilla 5-4 on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup match in Athens. The score was 1-1 after 90 minutes. The Citizens have never won this trophy before.more

The German government yesterday approved a bill for the partial legalisation of cannabis cultivation and marijuana use. The draft prepared by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach stipulates, among other things, that the possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis will not be punishable.more

Regulated train fares in England will again rise below the rate of inflation next year, the government has said. more

Red wine consumption in France has declined significantly in recent decades in favour of beer and other beverages. This has driven prices to such a level that, for many wine producers, giving up the business and receiving compensation is a better option than continuing to work. The French government plans to spend millions of euros on compensation as a result, writes the Politico website.more

The England national team defeated Australia 3:1 in Sydney and advanced to the finals of the Women's World Cup, which is being held in Australia and New Zealand. Her rivals in Sunday's gold medal match will be the Spanish team.more

The top ten streaming faux pas have been revealed in a bid to update Londoner’s etiquette, with 39 per cent of commuters watching their favourite shows on-the-go up to four times a week.more

More and more Hungarians are buying real estate in Croatia, not only as holiday homes, wrote the Hungarian portal HVG. This is due to the country's weather conditions, access to the sea, but also the situation that developed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.more

Among the 1,000 best universities in the world, there are 9 Polish universities. The highest in the ranking are the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the University of Warsaw, which are in the fifth hundred, according to the updated Shanghai List - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).more

You may have noticed an odd prickly sensation on your skin if you were walking around outside earlier today.more

Britain's annual inflation rate fell to 6.8 percent in July from 7.9 percent in June and is at its lowest level since February 2022. - Britain's statistics office ONS reported today.more

Poland, by mobilising troops on the border with Belarus, is setting an example to the UK of how the migration crisis should be tackled, the British 'Daily Express' writes in a commentary today.more

Danielle Collins will be Iga Swiatek's opponent in the second round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Cincinnati. The American will have the opportunity to get a rematch for the defeat she suffered against the world ranking leader a few days earlier in the quarterfinals of the event in Montreal.more

German citizens' confidence in the state's ability to perform has fallen to its lowest level ever, according to a survey published by the tagesschau portal. According to an annual survey commissioned by the German officials' association dbb, only 27 percent of respondents believe the state is capable of fulfilling its tasks.more

A trio of Bulgarian nationals arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russia posed as journalists and used fake journalist IDs, 'The Times' revealed today.more

Two American tourists were found sleeping on the upper levels of the Eiffel Tower after drunkenly avoiding an encounter with security the previous night, AFP reported.more

Brazilian Neymar has become Saudi Arabia's next league star. The 31-year-old footballer has officially moved to Al-Hilal, as confirmed by his former club Paris Saint-Germain last night. The transfer fee is expected to be at least €90 million.more

As a result of the high-street chain Wilko‘s official bankruptcy, up to 12,000 jobs could be lost. On August 10, the 400-store retailer — 26 of which are in London — entered administration, with PwC administrators assuming control of the company to maximise value for its creditors.more

The Czech business daily Hospodarzske Noviny wrote today that Czechs' spending in Polish stores has increased by several hundred percent. He wrote about crowded parking lots, checkout lines and lack of shopping carts in stores in the title "Czech invasion."more

Technical faults meant that for several hours on Tuesday, some Bank of Ireland customers could withdraw large sums from cash machines despite having little or no funds in their accounts. more

Manchester City footballer Kevin De Bruyne will not play due to injury in today's European Super Cup match against Sevilla, among others. The famous Belgian midfielder suffered a thigh injury in the inaugural Premier League game. His break from the game could last for up to four months.more

Albanian smuggling gangs are offering a new route for smuggling illegal immigrants to Britain; instead of being put on small boats crossing the English Channel, they are put on trucks carried by ships from ports in northern Spain, the Daily Telegraph reported.more