Magdalena Fręch's match with the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round (1/8 finals) of the WTA tennis tournament on grass courts in Birmingham was interrupted due to the darkness.more

Food prices will rise quickly this summer due to soaring costs, grocery analysts have predicted. more

Until the end of September, everyone in Italy will have to wear masks on public transport, with the exception of airplanes, according to a decree adopted by the government. As expected, there has been only a partial relaxation of the provisions on masks in confined spaces.more

Hard-pressed householders could see their energy bills rise by as much as €70 per week if prices continue to surge on their current trajectory.more

Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem, previously third in the world ranking, has resigned from the Grand Slam Wimbledon (June 27 - July 10). The 28-year-old athlete is still recovering from an injury-induced nine-month break.more

British Airways is facing strikes this summer after ground and cabin staff backed industrial action in a dispute over pay. more

In April, 41 percent employees expected a salary increase. This is still a lot, although there is a clear decline compared to January, according to a survey commissioned by Gi Group. Still higher earnings are the most common reason for looking for a new job.more

Almost four in ten (38%) of people worldwide say they avoid reading and watching the news often or sometimes, which means an increase in people who are not interested in news by almost 10%. since 2017. 36 percent People avoiding news explain that it negatively affects their mood, according to a study published yesterday by the Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford.more

Landlords are to be prevented from evicting tenants in England without giving a reason, under proposals published in a government White Paper. more

Commuters who park their car at London Bridge are being set back a whopping £35 per day, making it the most expensive train station for parking in the UK.more

UK interest rates have risen further as the Bank of England attempts to stem the pace of soaring prices. Rates have increased from 1% to 1.25%, the fifth consecutive rise, pushing them to the highest level in 13 years.more

UK airlines have been told to cancel flights they can't deliver this summer to stop a rerun of May's travel chaos. more

The London Derby between Crystal Palace and Arsenal will inaugurate the 2022/23 season of the English Premier League on 5 August. Manchester City will start defending the title two days later against West Ham United, whose goalkeeper is Łukasz Fabiański.more

Chinese President Xi Jinping has confirmed his good relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin's "old friend", writes AFP, citing Chinese media. Both leaders spoke on the phone yesterday about further relations between Beijing and Moscow.more

Nicola Sturgeon plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence in October next year if her government secures the legal approval to stage it. more

Dutch universities are appealing to foreign students not to come to the Netherlands without first finding a place to live. According to an American student quoted by the NRC daily, the struggle for peace resembles the "Hunger Games".more

More than 40 athletes have filed lawsuits against the British Gymnastics Federation for physical and mental abuse by coaches, the Guardian reported.more

Passengers have been advised not to travel on trains unless necessary during strikes next week, with only a fifth of services due to run. more

There is a risk that the increased inflation, although not as high as it is now, will remain in the global economy for longer - assesses the chief economist of PZU, Dawid Pachucki. As he estimates, in June inflation in Poland accelerated to over 15 percent year to year.more

The analysis identified up to 1,900km of shoreline - 30% of England's coast - where authorities currently plan to "hold the line" of existing flood defences.more

In connection with the sanctions imposed on Russia, 15,000 people will leave Putin's country this year. millionaires - the company from the international removals industry predicts. According to an expert cited yesterday by CNN, the exodus of the rich usually precedes a country's economic collapse.more

Petrol prices have hit new record highs every day for the past month, according to motoring organisation the RAC. more

A week and a half ago, Rafael Nadal won Roland Garros for the 14th time, becoming the winner of the record 22 Grand Slam tournaments. Now the 36-year-old is loud again, but in the context of his private life. The Spanish media unofficially reported that he and his wife Maria Perello are expecting their first child.more

More citizens of 10 European countries want to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible - even at the expense of concessions to Russia - than a decisive defeat of the Kremlin. Only in Poland more people support Moscow being punished for the aggression it has started, according to a survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) think tank.more

Lord Geidt, adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on ministerial standards, resigned yesterday. He recently admitted that questions as to whether Johnson broke the ministerial code himself in connection with the Downing Street events were legitimate.more