Cash is still doing well, but Poles are increasingly opting for cashless payments

Although the share of cashless transactions in Poland is steadily increasing and currently already three quarters of payments at retail and service outlets are made without cash, reports of the ‘death of cash’ are greatly exaggerated, pointed out Agnieszka Wachnicka, vice-president of the Polish Bank Association.more

Catting with passengers and daydreaming are more likely to cause distracted driving errors than mobile phone use, a survey has found. The RAC, which conducted the poll, cautioned that distractions can lead to "catastrophic consequences."more

World number five ranked tennis player Iga Swiatek lost to top seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6:7 (1-7), 6:4, 0:6 in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam French Open in Paris. It was the Pole's first defeat on the Roland Garros courts since 9 June 2021.more

The government recently outlined its immigration measures, with plans such as tightening rules around some work visas and reducing net migration. New YouGov research examines whether the public think immigration enforcement is sufficiently strict within a range of different sectors.more

The DVSA has warned drivers to monitor a key legal limit because it is "not always safe". You must not drive faster than the speed limit for the type of road and your type of vehicle, the government has warned, with road users put on alert.more

Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the move as "a down payment on child poverty", along with other measures that have already been rolled out. more

Ryanair airlines, known for their restrictive hand luggage rules, are forcing passengers to look for new solutions. As a result, some retail chains are introducing innovative backpacks and suitcases that meet the baggage allowances while offering sufficiently large capacity.more

Lamine Yamal is the world's most valuable footballer according to a report published by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). Barcelona's Spanish midfielder was valued at €402.3 million.more

London nightclubs are warning revellers about dangerous blue and green pills being sold as ecstasy after two people died last month having taken the substance.more

Sweden: Court of Appeal upholds 14-year prison sentence for murderer of Polish manThe Stockholm Court of Appeal today upheld the conviction of now 19-year-old Mohammed Khalid Mohammed for the murder of a 39-year-old Polish man in front of his teenage son.more

Russia's General Prosecutor's Office has declared the British Council an undesirable organisation. A communiqué quoted by Reuters said that, contrary to its stated independence, the British Council was pursuing the UK government's priorities.more

US President Donald Trump yesterday signed a proclamation completely banning entry to the United States for citizens of 12 countries and a proclamation preventing almost all foreigners wishing to study at Harvard University from entering the US.more

Germany lost 1:2 (0:0) in Munich against Portugal in the first semi-final of the fourth edition of the football League of Nations. Today, Spain will meet France in Stuttgart. The match for third place and the final is scheduled for Sunday.more

The trial of six defendants accused of setting fire to the warehouse of a Ukraine aid company on behalf of Russia's Wagner group began yesterday in London. more

Portugal, with a population of more than 10.5 million people, already has more than 1.6 million migrants, the country's government said on Tuesday, and announced that their numbers would soon increase significantly.more

The proportion of people surviving cancer in the UK has doubled since the 1970s amid a “golden age” of progress in diagnosis and treatment, a report says.more

Krakow Airport handled nearly 1.157 million passengers in May, a 15 per cent increase on the same month last year, the airport's president, Łukasz Strutyński, announced on Monday.more

Belgian tiktokers Neal Remmerie and Senne Haverbeke claim to have spent 27 hours in the toilet of the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich to watch the Champions League football final between France's Paris Saint-Germain and Italy's Inter Milan for free.more

London is undoubtedly a gem, but occasionally the hustle and bustle can be overwhelming. Every now and then, Londoners crave a respite from the city's relentless pace. So, you'll be chuffed to learn that just a 90-minute journey away lies a town once hailed as Europe's most laid-back spot. more

There are a number of changes and deadlines that could affect your finances this month - including a major energy deadline, writes MyLondon.news.more

Lois Boisson, who is only ranked 361st in the world tennis ranking, unexpectedly advanced to the semi-finals of the French Open. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman won against number six seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva 7:6 (8-6), 6:3. Her next opponent will be American Coco Gauff.more

The UK government has announced it will scrap planned border checks on fruit and vegetable imports from the European Union, preventing the measures from taking effect on July 1.more

The UK has pledged to provide 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current financial year, which ends in April 2026. This will mean a tenfold increase in this type of support from London to the Ukrainian military, the British government has announced.more

The European Commission announced today that Bulgaria has met the criteria and can join the eurozone on 1 January 2026, at which point it will become the 21st European Union member state with a single currency.more

The UK will be forced to agree, at the Nato summit in The Hague in June, to increase defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035. - Sky News reported yesterday, citing sources in the defence sector. Current UK defence spending stands at 2.3 per cent.more

Defending championship Carlos Alcaraz expressly advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Slam French Open yesterday. The number two seeded Spanish tennis player beat American Tommy Paul 6:0, 6:1, 6:4 in just over an hour and a half in the quarter-finals.more

Bloomberg: NATO seeks to quintuple ground air defence in EuropeNATO is seeking to quintuple ground air defence capabilities among European member states, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The plan is intended as a response to the Russian threat.more

The Liberal Democrats have said the "scourge of shrinkflation needs to be exposed" and is calling for supermarkets to attach a 60-day notice on products that have decreased in size but not price.more

Although the Dutch government announced a tough course on migration and radical reforms, it collapsed on Tuesday over a dispute within the coalition over asylum policy. After less than a year in office, Dick Schoof's cabinet was dissolved, marking the end of the country's first-ever coalition involving the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV).more

A coalition of mayors from across England are urging the government to allow local authorities to bring in a Barcelona-style visitor levy to generate income from tourism.more

The British government has announced that it is ready to go to court to obtain £2.5 billion in proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club in May 2022. The funds, according to previous agreements, were to be allocated to help victims of the war in Ukraine, reports ua.tribuna.com.more

The extension of the delay period after which airline passengers are entitled to compensation to four hours, proposed by the Polish presidency of the EU Council, has been blocked by Germany, an EU source said. Berlin wants to stick to three hours, while reducing compensation.more

Agnieszka Holland is not the author of the post circulating on social media on the X platform about the elections. A satirical account impersonated the director and published a made-up statement, which was incorrectly repeated by, among others, the British "Times". I can't even deny it, because I don't have an account on X - commented Holland.more

More than half of surveyed Poles declare that nothing would make them decide to have their first or subsequent child – according to a study conducted on the Ariadna research panel. Among the reasons they mention are poor housing conditions, lack of professional stability and a poor financial situation.more

Polish national football team defender Jakub Kiwior admitted before Friday's friendly match with Moldova in Chorzów that the national team has "something to sort out" with this rival, referring to the 2:3 defeat and 1:1 draw in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.more

The Piasts may have been related to the Picts, the ancestors of the Scots. It is not known, however, when they arrived in the territories of modern Poland. New findings on the genetic genealogy of the Piasts were presented in Poznań on Monday.more

British farms and supermarkets could tackle the exploitation of fruit and vegetable pickers by paying their travel and visa costs, according to a government-commissioned report.more

Iga Świątek defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6:1, 7:5 and advanced to the semifinals of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament. She will fight for her fourth consecutive and fifth career final in the Paris event on Thursday against Belarusian world ranking leader Aryna Sabalenka.more

The government will invest billions of pounds to move the UK to "war-fighting readiness" in the face of a new era of threats from nuclear powers like Russia and China, the defence secretary has said.more

Ghanaian living in UK for 25 years dodged removal even after Home Office order following her imprisonment for fraud.more

Five London banks are among more than 80 due to shut in June as the UK is hit by a wave of summer closures. During May, 69 banks have either already closed or will have shuttered by the end of the month. more

After a close election battle, Karol Nawrocki, an anti-EU football hooligan, wins the presidential election in Poland, according to the headline of the popular British daily The Sun. The newspaper also called the winner a "pimp."more

An artificial-intelligence model did something last month that no machine was ever supposed to do: It rewrote its own code to avoid being shut down.more

Portuguese and German police are starting a new search in Portugal as part of ongoing investigations into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The search will cover the municipality of Lagos, which sits next to Praia da Luz, the town in the Algarve where she went missing nearly two decades ago.more