Greek civil defence today ordered the evacuation of several villages on the north-eastern outskirts of Athens. The cause is the fires that broke out yesterday and are covering increasingly large areas near the city. The fire front under the capital already extends for more than 20 km. Due to the cataclysm, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Micotakis urgently returned to Athens. more

Hubert Hurkacz lost to Australian Alexei Popyrin 6:3, 6:7 (5-7), 5:7 and dropped out of the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Montreal. The winner advanced to the penultimate round of an event of this rank for the first time in his career.more

Thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of the UK, as a plume of heat looks set to make Monday the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office has issued two yellow thunderstorm warnings which affect Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland tonight and into Monday morning.more

The police detained 8 people suspected of causing a false bomb alarm on board a plane flying from Warsaw to Newark in the United States, as a result of which the plane was turned back, the Warsaw police said yesterday.more

Technology that identifies people at risk of a heart attack in the next 10 years has been hailed as "game changing" by scientists. The artificial intelligence (AI) model detects inflammation in the heart that does not show up on CT scans, which involve a combination of X-rays and computer technology.more

IOC President Thomas Bach officially closed the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad at the Stade de France near Paris. The next one will be held in 2028 in Los Angeles. The torch, which floated in a balloon over the French capital during the 16 days of competition, was extinguished.more

In Sweden, 8.3 percent people aged 15-74 remain unemployed - this is the most in a decade, excluding the pandemic period, and the fourth highest level of unemployment in the European Union - announced the Minister of Labor Johan Pehrson.more

A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the "myth and legend, ceremony and tradition" of the Tower of London. Royal Mail has partnered with Historic Royal Palaces, which manages the Tower, to produce 10 stamps that depict images of the history and buildings of the world-famous landmark.more

Travel agencies served more customers than in the previous year and exceeded the result from the record-breaking 2019 - reported "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

The NHS in England has had its busiest summer ever in A&E with 4.6m attendances over the past two months, while 1.5m hospital appointments were rescheduled because of the junior doctors’ strikes, according to the latest figures.more

Organised crime groups have been targeting empty shops and pubs in town centres to grow cannabis on an industrial scale, say police bosses. Over the last year, raids have been carried out in dozens of properties, from an old toy shop in Ayr, Scotland, to a former bank in Welshpool, Powys.more

Since 2015, 12.5 million people have come to Germany, but more than seven have left, according to a study conducted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, which analyzes the immigration and emigration of people without a German passport. The German economy is losing millions of workers - comments the website of the daily "Welt".more

Asda sales dropped further over the latest quarter as the debt-laden grocery giant lost more customers to its largest rivals. Bosses at the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain admitted it has seen its share of the grocery market shrink in recent months.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal. In the 1/8 finals, the Polish tennis player, who returns to the courts after an injury suffered in Wimbledon, defeated the French Arthur Rinderknech 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. Tonight he will fight for the semi-finals against Australian Alex Popyrin.more

Donald Trump’s campaign has said some of its internal communications have been hacked and suggested it was targeted by Iranian operatives. US news website Politico reported on Saturday that it had been emailed campaign documents including internal research carried out on Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance.more

A fisherman from Devon has landed the first shark of its kind - one made of Lego lost at sea off a cargo ship 27 years ago.more

Water temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef have risen to the highest levels in 400 years over the past decade, putting the world's largest reef at risk, scientists have warned.more

Ocado is testing offering everyday products such as pasta, rice and washing liquid in refillable packaging in a first by an online supermarket. The scheme will trial a reusable vessel that can take food or laundry products with no extra costs for customers.more

Poland has many unique places to offer that can charm even the most demanding travelers. From the sea and Masurian lakes to beautiful mountains - our country can delight. Tourists from Spain, Great Britain and Italy have been experiencing this for years. As the latest statistics show, the beauty of Poland is also appreciated by guests from distant countries.more

The number of overseas workers and students applying to come to the UK has fallen after curbs on visas introduced by the previous government. Workers and their family members applying on skilled worker, health and care, and study visas fell by more than a third in July to 91,300 compared with last year.more

The Polish volleyball team lost 0:3 (19:25, 20:25, 23:25) to France in the final of the Olympic tournament. The hosts thus defended the title won three years ago at the IO in Tokyo. For the Red and White, this is the first Olympic medal since 1976, when they won gold in Montreal.more

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back more than £200,000 in salary he earned after his arrest for making indecent images of children.more

Price growth in the primary and secondary markets will stabilise at around 10 per cent in the third and fourth quarters, assuming the main macroeconomic variables are maintained, forecast economists at the Polish Economic Institute.more

Odeon has confirmed it is shutting its Covent Garden cinema this weekend and its Surrey Quays branch a week later, prompting disappointment from film fans. The Covent Garden cinema is closing down on Sunday (August 11), while the Surrey Quays branch will follow suit the following Sunday, on August 18.more

The rising cost of living has been a dominant theme in many Polish homes in recent years. Those who complain about the ever-present cost of living can console themselves that they do not live in Geneva, Zurich or New York. This is where the cost of living is the highest, as a recent study shows.more