For 60 years, snow cover in the Alps has been getting up to 8 cm thinner every decade, the Swiss Avalanche Research Institute (SLF) said on Monday.more
Jan Zieliński and Czech Adam Pavlasek advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP 500 doubles tournament on hard courts in Basel. Yesterday, they defeated the Dutch-British duo Sander Arends and Luke Johnson 6:4, 6:1.more
Eurostar has revealed plans to run double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time.
The cross-channel rail operator has confirmed it will order up to 50 trains from manufacturer Alstom, eventually increasing the size of its fleet by nearly a third.more
Around 700,000 legal cases that decided on benefits and child support are being reassessed, a government minister has confirmed, after an IT bug may have caused crucial evidence to be lost.more
In Wednesday's only Champions League match between the giants, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 1-0. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich joined the ranks of teams with full points after three matches. Liverpool, meanwhile, broke their losing streak with a 5-1 away victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.more
Kosovo has become the first country to indicate it will accept Britain’s refused asylum seekers as part of government plans to set up “return hubs” in third countries.more
Google and Apple face enforced changes to how they operate their mobile phone platforms, after the UK’s competition watchdog ruled the companies require tougher regulatory oversight.
The Competition and Markets Authority has conferred “strategic market status” (SMS) on the tech firms after investigating their mobile operating systems, app stores and browsers.more
A migrant has returned to the UK on a small boat after being removed to France under the "one in, one out" scheme less than a month ago, BBC News understands.
The Guardian newspaper reported that the man claimed to have been been a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smuggling gangs in France.more
King Charles has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope. The King and Queen Camilla met the new Pope Leo for the first time before sharing a service in the Sistine Chapel.more
The hack of Jaguar Land Rover has cost the UK economy an estimated £1.9bn, potentially making it the most costly cyber-attack in British history, a cybersecurity body has said.more
The London Marathon cemented its status as the world's largest annual single-day charity event, raising a record £87.3 million. This is £13.8 million more than last year's record.more
The decline in the number of permits issued to foreign workers may increase entrepreneurs' difficulties in recruiting workers, noted Piotr Rogowiecki, an expert from the Employers of Poland. He pointed out that foreigners perform many jobs that Poles do not want.more
The Scottish and UK governments are locked in a dispute over who should foot the £26m bill for Donald Trump and JD Vance's recent visits to Scotland.
The US president spent four days visiting his golf courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire in July, while the vice president spent around four days in Ayrshire the following month.more
mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 elicit an immune response that may help cancer patients survive the disease, according to research findings announced at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO 2025) congress in Berlin, Germany.more
A student activist is calling on Transport for London (TfL) to introduce women-only carriages on the London Underground. A petition, which was created by 21-year-old University College London student Camille Brown, has gained more than 7,800 signatures at the time of writing. more
On Friday, the Assembly of the Republic, Portugal's unicameral parliament, approved legislation prohibiting Muslim women from wearing burqas and niqabs, garments that cover the face, in public places.more
On 3 November, Nika Hurkacz will appear in the singles world tennis rankings. The 18-year-old sister of Hubert Hurkacz, Poland's best tennis player in recent years, has advanced to the second round of the ITF W15 tournament in Monastyr.more
Time Out has ranked one British city above Strasbourg and Vienna in our list of Europe’s best Christmas markets. ‘Tis (nearly) the season! It may only be October, but mince pies are starting to line the shelves, novelty jumpers are beginning to fill up retail rails and dates are officially being set for Christmas countdown celebrations.more
The UK inflation rate has remained stable at 3.8% in September, which was lower than expected, official figures show.
Prices for groceries also rose at their slowest rate in more than a year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more
Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has just purchased a Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato for £250,000. The footballer views purchasing rare and expensive cars as an investment.more
Almost half a million workers are to receive a pay boost after it was announced that the real living wage paid voluntarily by 16,000 UK companies will rise to £13.45 an hour in April.more
More than seven million UK adults have been hit by a scam in the past year, with 20% of them significantly affected by the financial loss, Citizens Advice has found.
Another seven million adults knew of at least one other person who had been deceived by a scam, a survey for the charity suggests.more
Six people were arrested during riots that broke out yesterday evening in front of a hotel in Dublin where illegal immigrants are staying, Irish police said today. They added that one police officer was injured.more
Plumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra 400,000 green jobs in the next five years, Ed Miliband has said.more
President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with Vladimir Putin in the near future, a White House official told the media on Tuesday. The official also said that a meeting between the US and Russian foreign ministers is not planned because there is no need for one after their "productive" conversation on Monday.more
