River-flow rates in England have been lower this summer than at any time in the past 21 years, data has shown, and could be much worse next year, with dire impacts on wildlife and the natural environment, conservation experts have warned. more

Anders Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 terrorist attack in Oslo and on the island of Utoya, has again filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian state, demanding relaxation of isolation conditions, his lawyer Oystein Storrvik confirmed.more

Roger Federer, although he has not played a game in 14 months, has made the most of tennis players in the past year, according to the Forbes magazine's annual ranking. The 41-year-old Swiss opens this list for the 17th time. Iga Świątek is not in the top ten.more

It may only be August, but that doesn't seem to be hampering the festive spirit of department stores in Cork city. Despite it being four months until December, shops including Brown Thomas and Guineys have already begun to set up their Christmas sections. more

An ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside was stolen from outside a busy hospital in Suffolk on Tuesday. more

Frenchman Karim Benzema of Real Madrid among the men and Spaniard Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona among the women were named the best male and female footballers of the past season in Europe.more

There are people who "prefer dogs and cats instead of children," Pope Francis said yesterday during an audience at the Vatican for the Canossian sisters, adding that it is "a programmed feeling, a feeling without problems". So he spoke again of the "demographic winter" in Europe, as he calls the huge fall in the birth rate.more

More than half of Polish employees expect more holiday days to prevent job burnout and 36 per cent want more support from their employers in terms of mental health, according to the 'What employees want' report.more

The British are facing a record number of 80 percent increase in energy prices. From October 1, average bills will increase from £ 1,971 to £ 3,549 per year, Ofgem, energy regulator, announced today.more

Bayern Munich and Barcelona - Robert Lewandowski's former and current club - are in the same group (C) of the football Champions League. They will also compete in it against Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen. The draw took place yesterday in Istanbul.more

From the spectacular floats to the steel bands and mouthwatering food, it’s guaranteed to draw a huge crowd to west London this August, with about 2 million people expected to celebrate. Here’s what you need to know. more

Small businesses are starting to brace for a steep rise in redundancies, a law firm has warned, amid double-digit inflation and a looming recession. more

A group of SPD politicians urges a diplomatic offensive to end the war in Ukraine quickly. "We need a ceasefire as soon as possible as a starting point for comprehensive peace negotiations," they write in an appeal entitled "Weapons Must Be Silent!" To which Spiegel weekly reached.more

Three-time US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament triumph Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will miss this year's edition. The reason is his lack of COVID-19 vaccination. "Unfortunately, I will not be able to come to New York this time," - the Serb wrote on Twitter.more

Only 21 foreign nationals who did not have standing to claim asylum in the UK were sent back to 'safe third countries' after the end of the post-Brexit transition period - according to Home Office statistics published yesterday.more

The pace of the Russian campaign in Ukraine has slowed down not to reduce the number of civilian casualties, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, but because of fierce Ukrainian resistance, the British Defense Ministry said.more

Refuse workers in east London are set to go on a week-long strike over a pay dispute. Around 130 Unite members in Newham, including loaders, sweepers and drivers, will walk out from Sunday August 27 until September 3.more

French national team player Samuel Umtiti, 2018 world champion and 2016 European runner-up, will be loaned from Barcelona to Lecce, who plays in the Italian league, both clubs said. The contract is expected to run until June 2023, but with no buyout option.more

Scientists were amazed by the case of a 36-year-old Italian from Sicily who recently returned from a holiday in Spain and began to complain of various ailments. He is the first man in the world to be simultaneously diagnosed with COVID-19, monkey pox, and HIV.more

Nearly a third of UK households have found it difficult to pay their energy bills in the past three months, according to a survey released yesterday. Meanwhile, according to forecasts, bills will increase by 80 percent from October.more

NATO assesses the harmfulness of the leakage of classified military documents sold online by a group of hackers. The data they contain include plans for weapons used by NATO allies in Russia's war against Ukraine, the BBC reports today.more

Women's tennis rankings leader Iga Swiatek will play against Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the first round of the US Open Grand Slam tournament. On the other hand, number eight seed Hubert Hurkacz is set to face Germany's Oscar Otte.more

Experts at Oxford University have begun clinical trials of an antiviral drug that could help treat monkeypox. The results will be known in a few months.more

Almost one million Russian citizens have legally entered the European Union since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, of which more than 60 percent. crossed the border with Estonia or Finland, according to data from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).more

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a “dignified, proper pay rise” after they voted in favour by 97.6% in a ballot. more