The Conservatives have vowed to reverse the Ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) expansion if they win the general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to push through a “Backing Drivers Bill” in the first parliamentary session after the July 4 election, which would also stop pay-per-mile road taxes and rule out blanket low traffic neighbourhoods.more

A statue of King George V has been beheaded and covered in red paint in the latest attack on colonial monuments in Victoria. Police were called to the statue in Melbourne’s Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue just after 9am on Monday.more

Benches across the borough adopted as part of initiative to raise awareness of and tackle loneliness. June 10 to 16 – is Loneliness Awareness Week, an annual event established in 2017 by leading loneliness charity the Marmalade Trust. more

Defending champion and leader of the general classification, Max Verstappen of Red Bull, won the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the ninth round of the Formula 1 world championship. This is the 60th victory of the Dutchman's career.more

A 59-year-old man in Mexico has died with a type of bird flu - H5N2 - never recorded in people before now. There is no risk to the wider public, say authorities, and none of the man's close contacts have caught the virus.more

An appeal has been launched for O blood-type donors to book appointments across England after the ransomware attack affecting major London hospitals. NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing for O blood-type donations as this is safe to use for all patients. The cyber-attack means the affected hospitals cannot match patients’ blood at the same frequency as usual.more

Canada's first food bank organized as a free supermarket will soon open. Food banks are testing new ideas because, according to Statistics Canada, almost 23 percent Canadians have trouble buying food.more

The French national football team, which will be Poland's group rival in the European Championship, drew 0-0 with Canada in a friendly match in Bordeaux. The victory was won by the Italians, who will defend their title in Germany - over Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 in Empoli.more

The Civic Coalition clearly won Sunday's European Parliament elections among Poles voting in Great Britain. Almost one-sixth of all foreign district electoral commissions were established in this country.more

For the first time, a Ukrainian combat aircraft fired a missile that hit a target on Russian territory, the British station Sky News reported yesterday, citing a Ukrainian military source.more

Local child poverty rates across the UK correlate very strongly with the percentage of families affected by the two-child benefit cap, research has found, indicating that the controversial policy is a key factor behind children growing up in deprivation.more

Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time, and for the third time in a Grand Slam tournament. In the final in Paris, the Spanish tennis player won against German Alexander Zverev 6:3, 2:6, 5:7, 6:1, 6:2. The meeting lasted four hours and 19 minutes.more

On Sunday, June 9, the summer correction of the railway timetable came into force. We will get from Warsaw to Gdańsk in record time of 2 hours. 25 min., travelers will be able to use 13 new stops, including: in Szczecin and Kołobrzeg.more

Franz Kafka's deep insecurity about his work is the focus of a letter coming to Sotheby's in which he describes his problems with writer's block. In this moving and personal letter, addressed to his friend Austrian poet Albert Ehrenstein, Kafka confesses that he can no longer write.more

One in four workers employed on agricultural plantations in European Union countries is an immigrant, according to estimates from Madrid's Comillas University, published by Spanish media on Wednesday.more

There are as many as 49 district electoral commissions in Great Britain where Polish citizens can vote in Sunday's elections to the European Parliament. This is almost one sixth of all foreign district electoral commissions.more

A host of pubs across the capital have put pint prices up by more than 20% since the start of last year, an Evening Standard analysis has found, while it can cost more than £3 more for the same beer in different parts of the capital. If a group of four friends each got a round in, that could add as much as £50 to the total bill.more

A body has been found in the search for TV and radio presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi. The 67-year-old went missing on Wednesday after setting off on a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach.more

There are 622 players in the squad of participants of the European Championships in Germany, including 26 Poles. The youngest player of the tournament will be Spaniard Lamine Yamal, who will turn 17 the day before the final. The oldest, Portuguese Pepe, celebrated his 41st birthday in February.more

The Czech police tightened security measures with immediate effect on the night from Saturday to Sunday. The alert covers public places, shopping malls, means of transport and railway stations. The measures taken are said to be related to the suspicion of a possible terrorist attack.more

Oxford University has announced it is to hand back a 500-year-old sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The almost 60cm-tall bronze statue, which depicts Tirumankai Alvar, had been on display at the university’s Ashmolean Museum.more

A court in Copenhagen yesterday arrested a 39-year-old man on charges of punching Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Danish media reported that the suspect in the attack was Polish.more

Austria, which will be Poland's rival in Group D of the European Football Championships, drew in St. Gallen defeated another tournament participant, Switzerland, 1-1 in their last friendly match before leaving for Germany. The victories included: Croatia, Belgium and Spain.more

The Duke of Sussex has been granted permission to appeal against the dismissal of his high court challenge over a change to his level of personal security when he visits the UK.more

The Earth's atmosphere is now retaining more than twice as much heat as it did in 1993, which is of growing concern to scientists, reports the journal ‘Earth System Science Data’.more