Iga Świątek remains third in the WTA world rankings. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka leads the rankings, followed by American Coco Gauff. Italian Jannik Sinner still leads the ATP rankings by a wide margin, followed by Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and German Alexander Zverev.more

The typical amount paid by first-time buyers for a home in a market town has increased by 2 per cent annually and by 26 per cent since 2020more

The national living wage could rise to as much as £12.86 an hour next year, the official advisory committee has estimated, as it gives new details on its annual review on the figure. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) says ministers are committed to delivering a “genuine living wage” in its latest remit report, which lays out the minimum that Britain’s minimum wage workers must be paid.more

Restriction zones aimed at “locking” violent offenders – rather than their victims – into specific areas when they are released from prison are to be introduced by the government in England and Wales. At the moment, exclusion zones are often used to keep an offender away from their victim’s home but many campaigners for women’s safety have long called for this to be flipped.more

The ITAKA Foundation – Center for the Search for Missing People, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for Emil Adam Niewiadomski.more

UEFA fined Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal €5,000 for failing to report immediately for doping control after the Champions League semi-final second leg against Inter Milan in Milan in May. Coach Hansi Flick and his assistant were suspended for one match.more

The planned summit in Alaska is a victory for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, even if US President Donald Trump sees the meeting as proof of his strength, British television station Sky News said today.‘The Telegraph’ newspaper called on Trump not to abandon Ukraine by agreeing to an unfair peace deal.more

UEFA has paid more than €10.8m (£9.4m) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from taking part in European tournaments after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Guardian can reveal.more

Yesterday, mass anti-immigrant protests took place in several cities across the United Kingdom outside hotels where asylum seekers are staying. Clashes with counter-demonstrators and the police occurred in London, Norfolk, Leeds and Epping, among other places. Several people were arrested.more

Dutch airline KLM confirmed on Wednesday that its customers were affected by a leak of personal data, blaming an issue with an external platform used to manage customer service. more

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has signed a medical report that will allow part of his salary to be waived in order to comply with financial fair play rules in the Spanish league. He has been reinstated as team captain, and the club has ended disciplinary proceedings against him.more

Boulders at Stonehenge were taken to the monument's site by humans, rather than dragged there by glaciers, new scientific research claims. The ancient monument, near Salisbury in south-west England, was built with stones from all parts of Great Britain, including the smaller bluestone megaliths, most of which came from north Pembrokeshire, 140 miles (225km) away.more

Inner London boroughs will have less money to spend on services under the Government’s proposed reforms to how local authorities are funded, analysis has found.more

Activity in the UK construction sector fell last month at the sharpest rate since the height of the Covid pandemic amid a collapse in housebuilding, underscoring the challenge facing the government to meet its 1.5m new homes target.more

Robert Lewandowski is among thirty players nominated for France Football magazine's prestigious award for the world's best footballer. Ewa Pajor is among the 30 women nominated. Both represent Barcelona.more

More than 60 London Underground staff could lose their jobs and face deportation due to a change in the Government’s immigration rules, it can be revealed. The bulk of the affected staff came to the UK on skilled worker visas and currently work in Tube stations.more

The fire in the Aude department in southern France is the second largest recorded in the country's history, according to the daily Le Figaro. Although the blaze was not yet fully extinguished this morning, firefighters managed to contain it. So far, the blaze has engulfed 17,000 hectares, of which approximately 13,000 hectares have been burnt.more

With chatbot encounters becoming increasingly commonplace in our daily lives, one MP has become the first UK politician to create an AI version of himself to interact with constituents. Labour's Mark Sewards has worked alongside a startup AI firm to create a virtual representation of himself, using his voice and allowing people to ask for help with local issues or policy queries.more

There is strong support in European Union countries for a program to send migrants who have entered Europe illegally to centers outside the EU, Danish Immigration Minister Kaare Dybvad told the Financial Times. He listed Poland among the countries supporting the idea.more

Ham and bacon sold by supermarkets including Tesco, and Marks and Spencer still contain cancer-causing chemicals almost 10 years after the World Health Organization warned about the dangers of their use in processed meats.more

The first team player Robert Lewandowski has a hamstring problem in his left thigh. The striker is unavailable for Sunday's game and his recovery will determine his return. more

According to a Gallup poll, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is twice as popular in the United States as US President Donald Trump, the British newspaper "Telegraph" reported. The Ukrainian politician ranked second in the popularity rankings, just behind Pope Leo XIV.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Palestine Action has targeted Jewish-owned businesses, the Times reported. According to the newspaper, the prime minister is defending the government's decision to ban the group, which is planning a large demonstration by its supporters in London on Saturday.more

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Low-income families in England struggling with the cost of school uniform should be offered grants as standard, one of the UK's largest debt advisers has said. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, all families on certain benefits can claim between £93 to £200 per child for back-to-school clothing.more