Iga Swiatek continues to lead the world women's tennis ranking. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is second and American Coco Gauff third. There have been no changes at the top. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz has dropped from eighth to ninth place in the world tennis ranking. The leader is Serbian Novak Djokovic, who begins his 421st week at the top of the ATP list, bolstering his own record.more
The number of homeless refugees seeking urgent housing from English councils has increased by 239 per cent in the past two years, analysis shows, prompting charities to slam the “dysfunctional system” that leaves people living on the streets in tents.more
Elana Milmann, 77, from Israel, and Juliusz Gorzkoś, 72, from Sierpc, who recently discovered they were siblings, were due to meet in Warsaw yesterday. The meeting did not take place, hampered by Iran's overnight attack on Israel.more
The ice cream called 'Haaland Is', which appeared on the Norwegian market in April, has sparked a debate on healthy food, as the Manchester City footballer has repeatedly stressed that he only eats healthy products in the most natural form possible and unprocessed.more
The US and UK announced a ban on imports of aluminium, copper and nickel from Russia on Friday to deprive the Kremlin of revenue from the metals trade. The metals were also withdrawn from trading on the London and Chicago stock exchanges.more
Inter Milan's players drew 2-2 with Cagliari at the San Siro Stadium in the 32nd round of Serie A. The Nerazzurri are confidently heading for their 20th Italian championship in the club's history. The Udinese Calcio - AS Roma match was abandoned after Evan Ndicka lost consciousness and fell to the turf.more
Hundreds of the Manchester Arena bombing survivors, along with relatives of the victims, have launched legal action against MI5, claiming it failed to take action that could have stopped the attack.
More than 250 people have joined the group action against MI5 and have submitted their claim to the investigatory powers tribunal, which hears complaints against the intelligence services.more
The results of a poll published on Saturday by the New York Times and Siena College show that Donald Trump has only a one-point lead over President Joe Biden. Both intend to run for another term in the White House in the November elections.more
Bayer Leverkusen's players secured their first ever German championship after a 5:0 victory over Werder Bremen. With five rounds to go, they are 16 points ahead of Bayern Munich, who have been top of the Bundesliga continuously since 2013.more
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron today assessed that Iran's attack on Israel was serious but failed and urged the Israeli authorities not to escalate the conflict.more
Activists say locals are being forced to sleep in their cars and even caves. Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx of visitors is ruining life in the holiday hotspot. One activist group on the island of Tenerife has planned a hunger strike over the construction of two new hotels.more
The government is investing more than £55m in expanding facial recognition systems – including vans that will scan crowded high streets – as part of a renewed crackdown on shoplifting.more
Liverpool's players lost 0:1 to Crystal Palace in the 33rd round of the English Premier League and are slowly losing ground to defending champion and championship contenders Manchester City. Arsenal London lost 0:2 to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium.more
72 per cent of respondents are not concerned that the 4-day week will result in reduced productivity, 19 per cent of respondents hold the opposite view, according to the ClickMeeting survey. At the same time, 24 per cent of those questioned believe they have too many responsibilities at work.more
They may no longer be referred to as HRH, but Prince Andrew and Meghan Markle can still claim the titles of being the UK’s least favourite royals, a new poll has found.more
Record-breaking rain over the past few months has left fields of crops under water and livestock's health at risk, adding to pressures on food producers.The flooding and extreme weather linked to climate change will undermine UK food production unless farmers get more help, the National Farmers Union said.more
The leader of the Spanish top league, Real Madrid, won away against the finalist of the domestic cup, Mallorca, 1-0 in the 31st round. In turn, Barcelona's players defeated Cadiz CF away 1-0. The runner-up is eight points behind Real Madrid.more
Royal Marines are poised to lead a 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East after Iran launched a huge drone and missile attack against Israel last night. Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission.more
Torino FC, with Karol Linetty in the squad, drew goalless in the city derby with Juventus, whose goal was guarded by Wojciech Szczęsny, in the 32nd round of the Italian top football league. The "Polish" Empoli lost away to Lecce 0-1 in an important match for the lower part of the table.more
New security protocols may end the tradition of ordaining aircraft at Dublin Airport, which has continued for 76 years. Every Christmas a Catholic priest is invited there to perform such a ceremony.more
A priest of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa serving in Great Britain, who - according to media reports - posed in a calendar for gays, has been removed from ministry and from holding all offices and from pastoral work - the Częstochowa curia reported.more
Bayern Munich players won against FC Koeln 2-0 in the 29th round of the German top league and retained their mathematical chances of defending the title. However, today Bayer Leverkusen can secure their first championship in history, but they must defeat Werder Bremen.more
