Grey minke whales (Eschrichtius robustus) encountered near the Pacific coast have become 13 per cent shorter over the past 20-30 years, reports the journal 'Global Change Biology'.more

Renting is now cheaper than owning a home in almost all of Britain as stubbornly high mortgage rates take their toll, analysis shows.more

If Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo plays against the Czech national team tonight, he will become the first footballer to play in six editions of the European Championship. The 39-year-old made his debut for Portugal at Euro 2004 and triumphed at Euro 2016 in France.more

Holidaymakers have been warned a “lie detector test” could catch them out before they are granted entry to Europe. Artificial Intelligence software may stand in the way of family trips as the EU strengthens border security post Brexit.more

The use of rail season tickets in Great Britain has plummeted to the lowest level on record, driven by a rise in working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic.more

Doctors have called for England’s drink-driving limit to be reduced to the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer, in a proposal supported by a number of medical and road safety organisations.more

Kylian Mbappe has a broken nose after yesterday's match against Austria in the European Championship. The France national football team captain suffered the injury in the 86th minute while fighting for the ball in the air with defender Kevin Danso.more

Young Poles are increasingly thinking about military service. The share of women is also growing. They account for more than 20 per cent of participants in summer training, reported today's 'Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'.more

One of the rainiest springs on record boosted warm soup sales while denting those for sun cream, new figures suggest. The wet weather caused the slowest monthly increase in grocery sales in two years as people were "put off from popping to the shops", according to research firm Kantar.more

The Ministry of Justice is working on introducing the possibility of extrajudicial dissolution of marriages. This would benefit courts and couples who are not in conflict, today's 'Rzeczpospolita' reported.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the second round of the ATP 500 tournament on grass courts in Halle. The number five seeded Polish tennis player defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli 7:5, 7:6 (7-2).more

The number of pubs disappearing from communities across England and Wales jumped a third over the first months of 2024 amid pressure on punters’ budgets, according to new figures.more

It is quite easy for adults to understand and believe that heat waves and fires are the result of climate change, but they do not want to believe that other extreme events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes are also associated with these changes, US scientists have found.more

France won in Duesseldorf against Austria 1:0 in the match of Poland's group rivals in the European football championship. In yesterday's other matches, Romania beat Ukraine 3:0 and Slovakia unexpectedly won against Belgium 1:0.more

London has jumped into the top 10 list in a global index which looks at the most expensive cities for expatriate employees. The city has moved up nine places since last year, to be ranked eighth in Mercer’s 2024 cost-of-living city ranking.more

In Mallorca, which is popular among holidaymakers, there are more and more protests by the local population against the mass influx of tourists to this Spanish island. Its inhabitants are increasingly expressing their dissatisfaction by organizing pickets on the beaches.more

British motorists are paying 20p more for a litre of diesel than drivers in the European Union – unless they are in Northern Ireland. New figures from the RAC suggest the cost of filling a 55-litre family car in most of Britain is now £11 higher than on the Continent.more

Polish clients of travel agencies are most likely to go to Turkey, Greece and Egypt this year - according to data from Wakacje.pl. A study commissioned by this website shows that more than half of Poles planning a trip abroad for at least 7 days will go abroad at least once this year.more

Tomorrow the competition in the last group of the European Football Championship in Germany will begin - group F, in which Turkey will face this year's only debutant, Georgia, and the 2016 champion Portugal, potentially with Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad, will play against the Czech Republic.more

The start of July - when Euro 2024 is in its final stages and Wimbledon is scheduled - looks set to be scorching hot, weather boffins at WXCharts have forecast today. This striking weather map turns a blistering red - as temperatures look set to tip 26C in some parts of Britain next month.more

The number of Night Tube services during the ‘peak’ period after midnight could be boosted, Sadiq Khan has revealed. The mayor said Transport for London (TfL) is looking at whether a more frequent service could be provided during the busiest part of the night, though there are no immediate plans to expand the network to cover more Underground lines. more

Robert Lewandowski, who did not play in Sunday's Euro 2024 match against the Netherlands due to an injury (1-2), trained today with the ball, but still with a bandage on his thigh. This is a more relaxed day for HR staff. Most of the players who played in Hamburg only had training at the gym.more

A food manufacturer has recalled a number of sandwiches with salad leaves sold in major supermarkets amid an E.coli scare. Among the 45 products affected are the Asda Chicken Salad Sandwich, Boots Chicken & Bacon Caesar Wrap and Sainsbury’s Peri Peri Chicken Wrap.more

Almost half of adults in the UK have struggled to get medicine they have been prescribed – and more people blame Brexit than anything else for the situation, research shows. Forty-nine per cent of people said they had had trouble getting a prescription dispensed over the past two years, the period during which supply problems have increased sharply.more

Consumers are still spending money on airline tickets, despite rising prices, according to a report by Allianz Research. This year, the number of airline passengers worldwide is expected to increase by 10.4%. year to year and reach the highest level in history - the study said.more