London Tube fares will remain most expensive in Europe after Government orders four years of hikes

London will continue to have some of the most expensive transport fares in Europe after the Government ordered four years of above-inflation hikes, the capital’s passenger watchdog has warned.more

Former Lech Poznań goalkeeper Filip Bednarek has joined Sparta Rotterdam, the Dutch club, which finished 12th in the top league last season, announced. The 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract.more

Remote has just published its third annual Global Work-Life Balance Index, which assesses the top 60 GDP countries on statutory annual leave, paid maternity leave, sick leave, healthcare, public safety, public happiness, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and average working hours. And for the third year in a row, New Zealand has claimed the crown.more

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to meet a new Nato target to spend 5% of the UK's GDP on national security by 2035. At a Nato summit in the Netherlands, 32 member countries including the UK are expected to agree the 5% goal, with 3.5% to go on core defence and the remaining 1.5% on defence-related areas such as resilience and security.more

The Ax-4 space mission carrying Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski was launched from Cape Canaveral this morning. Tomorrow at around 12:00 UK time, the four-person crew will reach the International Space Station (ISS).more

Sir Andy Murray will enjoy a permanent legacy at Wimbledon after the All England Club announced they would be unveiling a statue in his honour at the 2027 championships.more

St Davids in Pembrokeshire is the UK's smallest city and is a far cry from the hustle and bustle of London - and it's absolutely beautiful.more

Almost a quarter of privately rented homes in the UK fail to meet basic living standards, shocking new analysis has revealed. According to data from independent House of Commons library researchers, more than a million rented homes do not meet the Decent Homes Standard – which is 21 per cent of the private market.more

Polish national footballer Nicola Zalewski, loaned from Roma to Inter in January, has become a permanent player of the Milan team, the capital club announced.more

Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud to swab the lining of the vagina.more

The launch of the Axiom 4 mission with Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for Wednesday at 8:31 a.m. Polish time, the American space agency NASA announced.more

The UK and Ukraine will now share 'battlefield technology,' with 'data sets from Ukraine's front line set to be plugged into UK production lines,' according to a statement from Keir Starmer's office on Monday.more

Hours after the U.S.-announced ceasefire went into effect, the Israeli military said it had detected missiles fired by Iran at Israel and had activated its defense systems. Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to respond decisively to any violation of the ceasefire.more

Referees in Italy have been protected by law on an equal footing with police officers and civil servants since Sunday, with the new rules designed to curb the increasingly frequent acts of aggression against referees at various levels of play.more

Students in England are finishing their degrees with government loans averaging £53,000, a jump of 10% in a year, as they increase their borrowing to meet the rising cost of living. The Student Loans Company (SLC) has released figures showing individual loan balances were £5,000 higher in 2024-25 than a year earlier, when the average in England was £48,270.more

An attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was foiled at the Rzeszow airport in southeastern Poland, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) chief said on Monday, without disclosing when the incident occurred.more

The majority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035, according to “deeply concerning” projections showing child obesity rates are set to worsen across 90% of the country. More than a third of primary school children (36%) are already overweight or obese, figures from the government’s national child measurement programme show.more

US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have "fully agreed" on a ceasefire that is expected to end the war between the two countries. The end of the war is to be declared if the 12-hour truce holds, an Iranian official confirmed to Reuters.more

Iga Świątek is still in eighth place in the latest WTA world ranking of tennis players, and the leader is still Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz has fallen from 29th to 39th place in the latest ATP ranking. This is his lowest position in almost six years. The leader is still Italian Jannik Sinner.more

Blackfriars station, London's answer to the proverbial chicken crossing the road, has a rich history since its establishment in 1864 on the southern bank of the Thames.more

Carlos Alcaraz showed he will be the man to beat at Wimbledon again after defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final at Queen's Club on Sunday. The top-seeded Spaniard replicated his debut triumph on the grass courts of west London in 2023 with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory.more

A second heatwave is set to follow the UK's current sizzling spell, potentially pushing temperatures close to a sweltering 40C and turning weather maps a fiery black and crimson. Over the past few days, we've seen the mercury rise dramatically from last week's highs of 24C to a scorching 31C on Thursday.more

The King has met Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a crunch Nato summit in The Hague. On Monday, the monarch welcomed the Ukrainian president to Windsor Castle, where they had lunch together.more

Copper thieves have been targeting England’s onshore windfarms, and security experts say organised gangs could be behind the crimewave. At least 12 large windfarms across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Humberside, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have fallen victim to cabling thieves in the past three months.more

Barcelona's sporting director Deco confirmed in an interview with the Spanish daily "La Vanguardia" that Wojciech Szczęsny will extend his contract with the club. The Portuguese also revealed that he has no intention of extending the contract of German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.more

Several US cities and states offer financial incentives, such as cash payments, to attract new residents. These programs are designed to boost local economies and increase populations in areas experiencing decline or stagnation.more

Air pollution will be linked to around 30,000 deaths this year alone in the UK, with 99 per cent of the population breathing in “toxic air”, leading doctors have warned. There is “no safe level” of air pollution, which negatively affects nearly every organ in the body, according to a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).more

Poland’s culture ministry is preparing an emergency evacuation plan for the country’s most valuable artworks in the event of a Russian invasion, Culture Minister Hanna Wróblewska told the Financial Times.more

Marketa Vondrousova defeated Chinese Xinyu Wang 7:6 (12-10), 4:6, 6:2 in the final of the WTA 500 grass tennis tournament in Berlin. On Saturday, the Czech eliminated the world ranking leader Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus in the semifinals.more

A "dismal" month for supermarkets led to retail sales falling in May at the fastest pace for more than a year, the UK's statistics body has said. Sales volumes dropped 2.7% in May, the biggest monthly fall since December 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), external.more

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to build an "Alligator Alcatraz" near Miami. He proposes building a detention center for migrants in the alligator- and python-infested Everglades.more

Britain was informed of the U.S. military strikes on Iran ahead of time, but did not receive any U.S. request for their shared Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean to be used, senior minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.more

From January 1, 2026, the most important French cultural institutions, such as the Louvre, will have higher ticket prices for tourists from outside the European Union. For an entry ticket to the most famous Parisian museum, they will pay 30 euros (128 zlotys), which is 8 euros more than the previous price, as reported by the newspaper "Le Monde".more

Manchester City defeated Al-Ain from the United Arab Emirates 6-0 in Group G of the Club World Cup, which is being held in the USA. In another match on Sunday night, RB Salzburg - Al-Hilal was 0-0.more

Brexit brought an end to the guarantee of free roaming for UK residents who visit countries inside the EU - although some providers still offer free services up to a certain point for travellers in Europe.more

Nearly nine years on from the narrow Brexit referendum result, which led to the UK leaving the European Union, most Britons want to see the UK return to the EU. A YouGov poll highlights the extent to which the UK public is “Bregretful” about the outcome of the vote, which ended David Cameron’s term as prime minister. more

The world ranking leader, Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, lost to Czech Marketa Vondrousova 2:6, 4:6 in the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament on grass courts in Berlin. The match lasted an hour and 22 minutes. The second finalist was Chinese Wang Xinyu.more

Cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel rooms and other "shocking locations" in Britain, officials have warned.more

A Japanese comic book’s dire warning about an impending disaster, along with predictions from psychics and feng shui masters, has spooked some travelers into canceling trips to Japan — despite scientists saying there’s no reliable way to forecast earthquakes.more

Plans to scrap the 2031 census in England and Wales are expected to be overturned after a backlash from senior statisticians over proposals to replace it with a patchwork of alternative data sources.more

President Donald Trump called the bombing of three nuclear facilities in Iran a "spectacular military success". He called on Iran to quickly bring peace or said the US would go after other targets with "speed" and "precision".more

Magda Linette was eliminated in the semi-finals of the WTA 250 tournament on grass courts in Nottingham. The Polish tennis player, seeded sixth, lost to the Ukrainian Dajana Yastremska 4-6, 4-6.more

British passengers planning on flying abroad this summer could face fines for something as simple as taking a sandwich on their flight. Travellers from the UK venturing to European destinations with companies including Ryanair, Easyjet and TUI are being urged to be mindful of the rules regarding bringing meat or dairy products into the EU.more

Fourteen countries, including Poland, have pledged to take coordinated action against the Russian “shadow fleet” operating in the Baltic and North Sea, the UK Foreign Office announced yesterday.more

Florian Wirtz has moved from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool. The 22-year-old German is regarded as one of the most talented footballers of the younger generation in the world. The total value of the transfer could be as high as €150 million, meaning that “The Reds” have broken a club record.more