A British auction house has withdrawn from sale human and ancestral remains, including shrunken heads and skulls, from communities across the globe after criticism from native groups and museums, the BBC reported today.more

Although the US services have deconfirmed a Kremlin-linked network of accounts designed to interfere in the US election, the Russians need not worry. No one does as much to promote disinformation as the owner of Platform X, reports today's 'Rzeczpospolita'.more

Magdalena Fręch advanced to the 1/8 final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, China, today. After a hard-fought battle of just over two hours, the Polish tennis player defeated eighth-ranked American Emma Navarro 6:4, 3:6, 6:3 in the second round. Earlier, Magda Linette also advanced to the 1/8 final after a cross from Ukrainian Lesia Curenko at 5:2 for the Pole in the first set.more

Former Foreign and then Home Secretary James Cleverly unexpectedly came to the fore yesterday in the election for the new leader of the Conservative Party, which lost power in the UK at the beginning of July after 14 years in government.more

The European Commission yesterday adopted proposed legislation for the digitisation of travel documents, namely identity cards and passports, for people travelling to and from the Schengen area.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on the radiological, chemical and biological defence units of the Russian armed forces, their commander, Igor Kirillov, and two Russian defence ministry laboratories where chemical warfare agents are developed and produced.more

More than 5 million households in Sweden will receive a guide on how to prepare for war in November, Minister of Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin announced yesterday. The booklet - a version of the 2018 publication updated with Ukraine's experience.more

Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has announced that he will be out of action for several weeks. The defender suffered the injury in Sunday's Premier League match against Aston Villa (0:0).more

Volunteers are searching for an invasive species of bug which poses a threat to plane trees lining streets and parks in London and other cities. The Woodland Trust says a team of "Observatree" volunteers are supporting official survey activities to track the appearance of the plane lace bug, native to North America and now widespread in Europe.more

80 per cent of adolescents aged 15-16 years have already drunk alcohol, 78 per cent of whom are using beer. With each year of delayed alcohol initiation, the likelihood of alcohol dependence decreases by 14 per cent and the risk of abuse by 8 per cent. - according to a report prepared by the Institute for Aware People. At the same time, the percentage of adolescents convinced of the health risks omore

Europe's Copernicus Observatory reported yesterday that September 2024 was the second hottest September ever measured, after last year. Scientists estimate that the entire year 2024 will break the world record for heat.more

Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to customers via lower bills next year after missing key targets on pollution and leaks. But most customers will only see their bills fall by less than £10. This is the fourth year in a row that firms have had to refund customers, prompting questions over the effectiveness of the regulator.more

Magda Linette defeated number 11 seeded Russian Lyudmila Samsonova 6:2, 6:2 in the first round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Wuhan, China. Her next opponent will be Ukrainian Lesia Curenko.more

Russia's intelligence agency has been on a mission to generate "sustained mayhem on British and European streets", the head of MI5 has said. Giving his annual update on security threats faced by the UK, Ken McCallum said GRU agents had carried out "arson, sabotage and more dangerous actions" in Britain as the UK continues to support Ukraine in its war with Russia.more

A record increase in the UK population has been driven by immigration, new figures suggest. The number of people resident in the country is estimated to have increased by 1.0 per cent in the year to June 2023 - the largest annual percentage since comparable data began in 1971.more

The scientists whose discoveries made machine learning and the development of artificial intelligence possible - American John J. Hopfield and Canadian Geoffrey E. Hinton - have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.more

The Palace of Westminster in London, which is the seat of the British Parliament, on Monday evening saw the opening of an exhibition prepared by the Institute of National Remembrance as part of the project ‘Trails of Hope. Odyssey of Freedom'.more

The average price of a 55-square-metre unit in Warsaw is equivalent to 92 average gross salaries. The purchasing power of customers is clearly decreasing. The salvation would be to increase the housing offer, reports today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

‘We want IBB Polonia London not only to be the best on the court, but also to drive the development of all volleyball in the UK and at the same time to be an element of Polish soft power,’ declared Bartek Luszcz, president of the club that has won the English championship seven times.more

The trial of three defendants in the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sh., a girl from a Polish-Pakistani family whose body was found in her home near London last August, began yesterday before a London court. The accused are the girl's Pakistani father, his partner and his brother.more

I hope that the Polish people will go to the polls and vote for me. ’No one has done more for the Polish people than I have,’ former US President Donald Trump declared in an interview with TV Republika yesterday.more

British sovereignty over Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands is non-negotiable, Prime Minister's spokesperson Keir Starmer stated yesterday. He stressed that the situation of these territories is quite different from that of the Chagos Islands, which, according to the agreement reached on Thursday, will be ceded to Mauritius.more

A limited number of people will be allowed in front of Rome's Trevi Fountain, the Eternal City authorities have announced. The introduction of an entrance ticket and a small fee is not ruled out in the future.more

Polish players' selector Michał Probierz has admitted ahead of October's Nations League matches in Warsaw that “the end of Wojciech Szczęsny in the national team is coming”. The official farewell to the goalkeeper, as well as to Grzegorz Krychowiak, is expected to take place before the meeting with Portugal.more

For years, King Charles considered lunch a fad and a waste of time. But that has changed. At the urging of his wife and doctors, the 75-year-old monarch has incorporated a light meal into his daily menu. Or rather, a snack, as the king has taken a liking to half an avocado.more