Experts demand fresh focus on harms of nicotine products as number who both smoke and vape doubles, writes "The Guardian".more

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to "refrain" from attacking Israel during a phone call with Iran's new president. Sir Keir told Masoud Pezeshkian there was a "serious risk of miscalculation and now was the time for calm and careful consideration", Downing Street said.more

New Zealand had a net migration gain of 73,300 in the June 2024 year, down from the peak in late-2023, according to provisional estimates released by Stats NZ.more

Manchester City have sold Julián Álvarez to Atlético Madrid in a deal worth €95m (£81.5m), with the Argentina World Cup-winner becoming the Premier League champions’ record sale. The La Liga club will pay an initial £64.4m for the striker, with a further £17.1m in potential add-ons based on numerous clauses.more

The number of UK drivers concerned with the state of local roads has hit record levels, according to the RAC, as the government faces pressure to fix the country’s battered infrastructure.more

Every fourth child in Spain under the age of 17 has at least one foreign parent - notes the Spanish daily "El Pais". In a country where for years more people have been dying than being born, population growth is mostly based on immigrants - adds the newspaper.more

34.8 degrees Celsius was recorded yesterday afternoon in Cambridge, which is the highest temperature this year in Great Britain, the Met Office said.more

British airlines will suspend flights to Beijing in the fall because the war in Russia has increased costs. Unfortunately, this is not a chance for the Polish carrier - emphasizes in today's edition of "Puls Biznesu".more

703 illegal immigrants in 11 boats crossed the Channel into the UK on Sunday, the UK Home Office reported yesterday. This is the third highest tally this year and the highest since Labour took power at the beginning of July.more

54.6 per cent of Poles declared that they had read a book in the past year, Eurostat reported on Friday. This is slightly above the EU average. Across the EU, 52.8 per cent had contact with a book. Women are more likely to read than men.more

Italian Serie A football clubs AC MIlan and Inter Milan are considering the possibility of buying back the San Siro stadium from the city government, Milan city council officials have revealed. This was the information received by the city's mayor Giuseppe Sala on Friday.more

The food available at the British seaside has improved hugely. There's now somewhere special to eat in every part of the coastline - from St Andrews in Scotland to Fowey in Cornwall. A total of 21 seaside towns got impressive, four star ratings for food and drink in our latest survey.more

Alaska's frozen land is deteriorating at an accelerating rate, and the reason is a warming climate. This threatens additional greenhouse gas emissions, scientists warn.more

Changes could include raising the minimum salary threshold for overseas workers to obtain a visa to take up a job in the UK.more

A dental practice says it will soon only offer private care as the industry is "on its knees". The Hathaway Dental Practice in Chippenham, Wiltshire, will no longer provide NHS services to its patients from 1 November.more

The winner of this year's Champions League final, Real Madrid, will face Europa League top team Atalanta Bergamo in Warsaw on Wednesday. At stake in the match at PGE Narodowy will be the UEFA Football Super Cup.more

An 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman have been stabbed in London's Leicester Square. In a post on X, external, the Met Police said a man had been arrested and taken into custody, adding the force does not believe there are "any outstanding suspects".more

A new artwork of swimming fish on a police box in the City of London has been confirmed as a Banksy piece. The elusive street artist claimed the piece as his in an Instagram post, making it his seventh artwork to be unveiled this week in various locations across the capital.more

Argentine footballer Julian Alvarez is close to a move from Manchester City to Atletico Madrid. The agreement between the clubs was confirmed by The Citizens' coach Josep Guardiola. According to estimates, the transfer amount could be as high as €95 million.more

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer supported the truce efforts in Gaza by the US, Egypt and Qatar. In a joint statement released today, they called for an end to the fighting and the release of hostages.more

Two migrants died in French waters while trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat. Around 50 people who were also on that boat were rescued and taken to France, a UK government spokesman said.more

Hubert Hurkacz lost to Australian Alexei Popyrin 6:3, 6:7 (5-7), 5:7 and dropped out of the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Montreal. The winner advanced to the penultimate round of an event of this rank for the first time in his career.more

Greek civil defence today ordered the evacuation of several villages on the north-eastern outskirts of Athens. The cause is the fires that broke out yesterday and are covering increasingly large areas near the city. The fire front under the capital already extends for more than 20 km. Due to the cataclysm, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Micotakis urgently returned to Athens. more

Thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of the UK, as a plume of heat looks set to make Monday the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office has issued two yellow thunderstorm warnings which affect Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland tonight and into Monday morning.more

The police detained 8 people suspected of causing a false bomb alarm on board a plane flying from Warsaw to Newark in the United States, as a result of which the plane was turned back, the Warsaw police said yesterday.more