London population on course to hit 10 million over the next decade, in part due to migration

The population of London is expected to grow to almost 9.5m by 2032 – putting it on course for 10m by the middle of the next decade. The increase will be largely driven by international migration – with the East End borough of Tower Hamlets set for an astonishing 20.4 per cent rise in residents, including a net increase of more than 87,000 people from abroad.more

Iga Świątek advanced to her first final this season and the first in... 384 days, last year's Grand Slam French Open. In the WTA 500 tournament on grass courts in Bad Homburg, Germany, she defeated the Italian Jasmine Paolini 6:1, 6:3 in the semifinals.more

The UK and France are reportedly in discussions over a migrants removal deal involving a “one-in, one-out” exchange agreement. Under the deal, an individual being deported from the UK would be exchanged for another individual sent from France who has the right to live in Britain.more

The extreme poverty rate in Poland in 2024 was 5.2%, which means a decrease of 1.4 percentage points year-on-year - the Central Statistical Office reported today.more

Counter-terror police have arrested four people after military planes were sprayed with paint during a break-in at RAF Brize Norton that was claimed by a pro-Palestinian group. Footage posted online last Friday by Palestine Action showed two people inside the Oxfordshire airbase in darkness, with one riding on a scooter up to an Airbus Voyager and spraying paint into its jet engine.more

Europe is rebuilding air traffic very slowly after the pandemic. The Turks were the quickest to do so, having built a new airport in Istanbul for this purpose. Poland and Warsaw Chopin Airport are also doing very well, "Rzeczpospolita" reported, citing a report by Airports Council International.more

Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his contract with Al Nassr Riyadh by two years. The 40-year-old Portuguese footballer has been playing for the Saudi club since January 2023. He has played 105 official matches for the club, scoring 93 goals and providing 19 assists.more

Sharp rises in rates of anxiety, depression and other disorders have led to one in four young people in England having a common mental health condition, an NHS survey shows, with young women more likely to report them than young men.more

The departure of Anna Wintour as editor-in-chief of American Vogue leaves a bigger absence in the fashion world than would be left by the departure of any designer, or any supermodel. For more than three decades, Wintour has held the official title of editor-in-chief of American Vogue – and an unofficial, but widely acknowledged, title of queen of fashion.more

Mobile phone blackspots will be eliminated on several major railway lines and train tunnels by 2028, the body which runs Britain's railway infrastructure has pledged. Network Rail, which is owned by the government, has signed a deal with two private telecoms firms in a move it claims will see 4G and 5G connectivity boosted on trains and in stations.more

A Dutch consumer organization has filed a class action lawsuit against online accommodation booking website Booking.com, accusing the company of unfair practices that may have led to inflated prices for accommodation. The platform is used by millions of users worldwide.more

Iga Świątek advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA 500 grass tennis tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany. In the quarter-finals, interrupted for over an hour due to rain, she defeated the Russian Ekaterina Aleksandrova 6:4, 7:6 (7-5). Her next opponent will be the Italian Jasmine Paolini.more

Londoners often get a bad rap for being unfriendly, with tales of unsmiling faces on the Tube and greetings on the street met with less than polite responses. However, if you're looking to escape this perceived hostility, there's a charming town in Somerset that has been recognised as one of the UK's friendliest places to live - though tourists might struggle with its pronunciation.more

Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns it could lead to designer babies or unforeseen changes for future generations.more

Liverpool have completed the signing of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez in a £40m deal, with the Premier League champions' summer spending set to pass the £200m mark. The 21-year-old defender, who is understood to have signed a five-year deal at Anfield, becomes head coach Arne Slot's latest signing of the window.more

Age and education have displaced class as the main demographic dividing line in British politics, according to a leading study on trends in public views. The British Social Attitudes survey, which has run annually since 1983, found that traditional class-based support for parties had diminished.more

The Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts, including Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, arrived at the International Space Station today at around 11.30am UK time.more

The government says the shake-up would free up an estimated 500 cells per year, potentially saving taxpayers millions of pounds.more

Baltic cod has evolved to become a smaller fish, escaping fishing nets, biologists said Wednesday, in a scientific article published in Science Advances, the Financial Times reported. Researchers link overfishing of the species to changes in DNA.more

The German Football Association (DFB) has been fined 110,000 euros by a Frankfurt court for tax evasion in connection with the organisation of the 2006 World Cup in the country. The trial lasted 16 months.more

A portable phone mast that blitzes every nearby mobile phone with credible-looking scam text messages is the latest weapon being used by fraudsters. The “SMS blaster” lets criminals send out texts without the need for them to have obtained the victims’ numbers and without being stopped by the phone networks’ anti-spam measures.more

The first heatwave will hit Spain from Saturday and will last until at least early July, the state meteorological agency AEMET warned. Temperatures of 40 degrees are being recorded in Italy, and the weather in the US is particularly dangerous.more

Marks and Spencer has begun selling strawberries and cream sandwiches. The “dessert sandwich” is made from sweetened bread, red diamond strawberries and whipped cream cheese.more

Norway will once again send F-35 aircraft to patrol Polish skies this year, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced ahead of the second day of the NATO summit in The Hague. He had previously discussed the matter with Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik.more

Olympique Lyonnais, which finished sixth in the French top flight in the 2024/25 season, has been relegated to a lower league by the National Directorate for Management and Control (DNCG), the body responsible for financial matters in football.more

If you're looking for a day out a short journey from London where you can absorb some local history and culture, a stunning castle is situated just two hours away in Sussex. Nestled in Hailsham, a stone's throw north of Eastbourne, lies Herstmonceux Castle.more

Maciej Skorża will not be the coach of the Polish national football team. The coach announced his decision at a press conference before his Urawa Red Diamonds' match with CF Monterrey in the Club World Championships in the USA. He had previously informed the president of the Polish Football Association, Cezary Kulesza.more

Defence was also a key theme of the report - and researchers found about 40% of Britons support spending more money on weapons and troops.more

University graduates in the UK are facing the toughest job market since 2018 as employers pause hiring and use AI to cut costs, figures suggest. The number of roles advertised for recent graduates is down 33% compared with last year and is at the lowest level in seven years, according to the job search site Indeed.more

The UK government is to purchase 12 new fighter jets which can be equipped with nuclear bombs, and join Nato's airborne nuclear mission. Downing Street says the move is "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation".more

Fourth seed Iga Świątek defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 in the 2nd round of the WTA 500 grass court tennis tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany.more

There are at least 22 Polish-language channels with Russian disinformation on Telegram, followed by over 150,000 people, the BBC reported. Jakub Olchowski from UMCS emphasizes that there are many "truth seekers" in Poland, for whom Telegram is the main source of information.more

Financial services company SunLife has found that a funeral in London costs 27% more than the average for the UK, which was £4,285 in 2024.more

US President Donald Trump today expressed support for Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in a talk with journalists during the summit in The Hague. This provision concerns mutual security guarantees in NATO.more

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