Future pensioners to be worse off, government warns

People retiring in 2050 will be worse off than pensioners today, the government has warned, unless action is taken to boost retirement savings. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is reviving the Pensions Commission, which first reported nearly 20 years ago, to look at how to tackle the issue.more

The cost of applying for a free travel card for older Londoners is to almost double. Transport for London has announce that it will increase the cost of obtaining a 60+ Oyster card from £20 to £35. In addition, the annual eligibility check – an administrative process required to retain the perk – will increase from £10 to £18.more

Foreign ministers from 25 countries, including Poland, today called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, the British diplomatic department reported. According to the politicians, the current Israeli model of providing aid to Palestinians ‘deprives them of their human dignity’.more

Iga Swiatek is still ranked third in the world tennis ranking. There was no change in the entire top 10. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is still the leader, with American Coco Gauff in second place. Meanwhile, Italian Jannik Sinner continues to lead the world tennis ranking. Hubert Hurkacz, currently pausing for health reasons, has moved up from 41st to 38th.more

Job hunters face significant financial losses and potential criminal records from scam advertisements, Lloyds Bank has warned, reporting a staggering 237 per cent surge in "advanced fee" job scams this year. more

From the beginning of this year until 25 May, 211,678 cholera cases and 2,754 deaths have been reported worldwide in 26 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia, according to updated WHO data. In Europe, there have only been isolated cases, with some people experiencing them after returning from Ethiopia.more

Liverpool are continuing their transfer offensive. According to the media, the English champions will acquire Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt. The transfer amount is expected to be around €95 million. The 23-year-old French footballer scored 22 goals and recorded 12 assists in 48 games last season.more

Converting Alcatraz Island back into a maximum security prison could cost around $2 billion, the Axios website reported on Friday, citing sources in the US administration. The opening of the prison was announced by President Donald Trump.more

Researchers at Scotland's University of Dundee have found that a routine computerised eye examination can reveal the risk of heart attack and stroke occurring in the next 10 years. The AI-based technology used is able to determine this in less than one minute.more

The fertility rate will be 1.35 in Germany in 2024, the Federal Statistical Office reported last week. It is the lowest since 2006. Around 15,000 fewer children will be born in Germany in 2024 than in 2023.more

Six people have been arrested during a protest outside a centre for asylum-seeking refugees in Epping, Essex County in the east of England, the BBC reported today. Demonstrations have been ongoing since Thursday, when a court charged one asylum seeker with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.more

British athletes were presented with gold medals on Saturday on the margins of the Diamond League London Olympics for their triumph in the 4x400m relay at the world championships in... 1997, which is 28 years after the competition. They lost to the Americans at the finish line in Athens, but the Americans were disqualified.more

One kite can generate 30 kilowatts of electricity in an hour, said researchers from Delft University of Technology, who are conducting renewable energy research in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland, as part of the Kitepower company.more

Dozens of bus services could be crippled during Notting Hill Carnival as thousands of staff consider striking over pay. Nearly 2,000 drivers, engineers and controllers in west London are being balloted on strike action on the August Bank Holiday Monday, the Unite union has confirmed.more

More than half of Poles would like to see more flexible working hours, ideally reduced to four days a week, according to a study conducted by SWPS University. For women, the alternative is five days of 6-7 hours each, and for men, four days of 10-hour work.more

The tall ship Fryderyk Chopin won the A class of the second leg of The Tall Ships Races (TTSR), from Dunkirk, France, to Aberdeen, Scotland, the regatta press office announced yesterday. Second place went to the Szczecin-based brigantine Kapitan Głowacki, and third to the frigate Shabab Oman II.more

A new UK-Germany treaty could pave the way for direct trains between London and Berlin, promising faster travel for millions across Europe. The Kensington Treaty, signed on Thursday by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, also includes opening e-gates for frequent travellers between the two countries and expanded school exchange programmes.more

Shoppers using buy now, pay later (BNPL) will need to pass stricter affordability checks under new rules coming into force next July. It means some shoppers will be refused this type of credit and the ability to splash out on something potentially unaffordable in a few clicks could be slowed down.more

The Tempest will be approximately 19 meters in length. By comparison, the Eurofighter Typhoon, which the Tempest will replace, is 15.96 meters long, and the US's F-35B is 15.6 meters long.more

At least 80 people were arrested yesterday during pro-Palestinian protests across the UK for the third weekend in a row. Demonstrators are protesting against the government's decision to designate the group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.more

Oleksandr Usyk confirmed his place in boxing’s pantheon with a stunning knockout victory over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London. The Ukrainian is now an undefeated, three-time undisputed world champion.more

Dr. Kamil Leziak, a climatologist from the Department of Physical Geography at the University of Warsaw, estimates that if climate change continues, in a few decades the situation in Poland will be similar to that in California or Australia. The fire risk will increase year by year, he emphasized.more

A further 300,000 households have stopped paying the licence fee, as the BBC said it was looking at overhauling the payment to secure the corporation’s future “for the long term”.more

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Real Madrid official statement confirm they become the first football club to exceed €1BN in revenue. 27% more than the previous season.more

More than half of Britain's busiest airports have raised "kiss-and-fly" fees for cars dropping off passengers close to terminals, according to research from the RAC. The motoring group found 11 out of 20 UK airports had put up prices since last July, with Gatwick, Bristol, Leeds Bradford and Southampton joining Stansted in charging the top rate of £7 to park for a matter of minutes.more

Immigration will spur the UK’s population to rise faster than any major EU country, figures reveal. Britain’s population is predicted to increase by 6.8 per cent from 69.6 million to 74.3 million by the end of the century, according to the United Nations’ latest predictions.more

UK authorities yesterday imposed new sanctions on more than 20 Russian spies, hackers and intelligence units; these individuals and entities are accused of cyber operations that threaten the stability of Europe, reads a statement published by the British government.more

Four pro-Palestinian activists accused of breaking into the RAF air base at Brize Norton in June and destroying two aircraft there will stand trial in January 2027. - London's Old Bailey court was informed yesterday. The amount of damage they caused is estimated at £7 million.more

There was a breakdown in the air traffic management system this morning. Planes are landing, but there are restrictions on take-offs at some Polish airports, PANSA spokesman Marcin Hadaj reported today. Delayed flights took place in the capital, Katowice and Gdansk, among others.more

Noni Madueke has moved from Chelsea to Arsenal London. The England national team player has signed a five-year contract. The winger cost £48.5 million. He is the fourth player acquired by the “Canaries” in the summer transfer window.more

A potentially deadly salmonella outbreak has been linked to tomatoes, health and safety watchdogs have warned. The outbreak caused more than 100 people to get sick and at least 14 to be hospitalised with the diarrhoea-causing bug in 2024. Food safety chiefs believe the outbreak was caused by multiple foods including eggs, red meat products and tomatoes. more

The African cities of Algiers, Tripoli, Lagos and Harare have been named among the 10 most difficult places to live in the world, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the research arm of the British publisher of the weekly The Economist.more

Manchester United topped the table for fan misconduct last season, with the number of banning orders issued nationwide reaching a decade high. Police arrested 121 fans of the club, British media reported, citing Home Office figures.more

Could the future of Canary Wharf lie in thumping beats and dancefloor raves? Could the City of London become a global hub of nocturnal revelry? With financial districts struggling to bounce back to full capacity post-Covid, and the nightlife industry facing an existential crisis, there are suggestions clubs could move into deserted office blocks at evenings and weekends.more

An amber thunderstorm warning has been issued for Saturday morning by the Met Office for parts south-east and eastern England. Rain will be torrential with 20-40mm (about an inch) in an hour but as much as 70-100mm (up to 4 inches) in a few hours. This is over a month's worth falling in places, leading to areas of flash flooding and very significant disruption. more

Data showing the immigration status of those claiming universal credit (UC) - a benefit designed to help both employed and unemployed people with living costs - has been published for the first time. In June, nearly eight million people received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals.more

The former WTA world number two, 30-year-old Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur, announced the suspension of her career and said via Instagram that deep down she had not felt happy on the court for some time.more

The voices of women who have died at the hands of a partner or former partner in England and Wales are being ignored and the government is failing to heed warnings from their deaths, a damning report from the domestic abuse commissioner has revealed.more

The Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he should consider resigning his fellowship if he felt unable to help mitigate the Trump administration’s attacks on research, the Guardian has learned.more

Details of members of the SAS are among more than 100 Britons named in the database of 18,700 Afghans, the accidental leak of which by a defence official led to thousands being secretly relocated to the UK. Defence sources said the highly sensitive document contained names and email addresses belonging to people sponsoring or linked to some individual cases. more

The UK’s next-generation combat aircraft project has reached a major milestone, as the Ministry of Defence and its industry partners revealed the design of the new Combat Air Flying Demonstrator and confirmed that two-thirds of its structural weight is now in manufacturing.more

One child has died and 21 people are injured after a coach carrying school pupils back from a trip to the zoo crashed on a rural road in Exmoor, Somerset. The coach was carrying up to 70 people, many of them pupils from Minehead Middle School, when it flipped onto its roof and slid down a bank yesterday afternoon.more

Legia Warsaw defeated FK Aktobe 1-0 away in the second leg of their Europa League first qualifying round tie. They also won the first leg 1-0, and the Polish Cup winners' next opponent in the second round will be Banik Ostrava from the Czech Republic.more

Elon Musk's Tesla faces the loss of billions of dollars in government subsidies, following his explosive fallout with Donald Trump, after the president cut state support for green industries. more

The British government announced yesterday that it plans to lower the voting age to 16 in general elections across the UK. The proposed change must be approved by parliament. Currently, such young voters can only vote in Scotland and Wales.more

Krakow is among the fastest growing metropolises in the country, according to a report by PwC Poland. At the same time, the authors of the study draw attention to the city's high debt and are convinced that human capital could be better utilised.more

Asda has been fined £640,000 for selling out-of-date food at two of its stores in Cardiff, Wales. Trading Standards officers discovered 115 expired items, some more than two weeks past their use-by date, at the Leckwith and Pentwyn branches.more

Portugal recorded record water temperatures in July, reaching nearly 26 degrees Celsius, the state hydrographic institute in Lisbon reported on Wednesday.more

British fighter Daniel Dubois has been given a second chance to fight Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. This time the stakes are higher, as the winner of tomorrow's bout in London will become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.more

The famous Palm House in Kew Gardens is set to close for five years as it embarks on a £60million major restoration project. Plans to renovate the attraction, which sits at the heart of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, will involve moving 1,300 plants, replacing 16,000 panes of glass and cleaning up hundreds of tonnes of iron.more