The UK jobs market is showing signs of stalling as the number of people out of work rose, according to new figures. The unemployment rate increased to 4.2% between December and February, which is the highest level for six months.more
Smart meters and other energy appliances such as heat pumps will be equipped with a surge pricing function under plans being put forward by ministers.
The proposals under consultation by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) would require a string of devices to be “smart” by default, allowing them to take advantage of so-called time of use tariffs.more
The world tennis star can add another achievement to his long list of successes - this time outside of sports. Iga Świątek was announced as the first Polish ambassador of the French cosmetics giant, Lancôme. Importantly, the 22-year-old tennis player is the first representative of the sports world to receive this distinction.more
Primary school offer day is upon us, with parents of three and four-year-olds eagerly waiting to find out of their children got into their first choice school.
Across the UK, around 92.5 per cent of families received an offer from their first choice in 2023, and 98.3 per cent received an offer from one of their top three choices, according to government data.more
EasyJet has cancelled all flights from the UK to Israel for more than six months in the wake of the Iranian attack over the weekend. The airline said routes to Tel Aviv would be closed until 27 October and any customers booked onto flights before then would be offered a refund.more
Next year, for the first time in six years, the inauguration of the Formula 1 world championship will take place in Australia - on March 16 in Melbourne. The season, including 24 races this year, will end on December 7 in Abu Dhabi - according to the published schedule.more
The district court in Huddinge near Stockholm today arrested a 17-year-old for two weeks in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old Pole. The prosecutor's office accuses the teenager of "concealing a crime."more
The Conservative Party is at odds over a proposed smoking ban, with Boris Johnson calling Rishi Sunak’s plan “absolutely nuts”.
Former prime minister Mr Johnson hit out at his successor, who has put forward legislation with the aim of ending the pastime with an incremental increase in the age of tobacco use. more
Cole Palmer scored four goals for Chelsea London, which defeated Everton 6-0 at home in Monday's match of the 33rd round of the English Premier League. Thanks to this, the Blues player was equal with Norwegian Erling Haaland at the top of the scorers' classification - they have 20 goals each.more
Boeing said yesterday that it is "confident in the safety and durability of the 787 and 777 aircraft." The American company assured this before the congressional hearing scheduled for tomorrow in connection with allegations that these machines are unsafe.more
New and more frequent rail services could be on the way for millions of Brits, as independent operators roll out plans to launch extra trains around the country.more
Polish women's football representative Ewa Pajor, currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg, will play for Barcelona from the new season, German and Spanish media report. The transfer is expected to amount to almost half a million euros, a record for a women's team from Catalonia.more
The UK has begun talks with four countries - Armenia, Botswana, Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire - to strike a deal with them similar to the one with Rwanda to send illegal immigrants there, 'The Times' reported yesterday.more
French President Emmanuel Macron believes that the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris on the Seine could be moved to another location in the event of a threat of a terrorist attack.more
More than 6 million nights were spent by Italian and foreign tourists in vineyards last year in Italy, reported the national farmers' union Coldiretti. He stressed that a real boom of so-called oenotourism, or wine-related tourism, is underway.more
A third large cliff fall in five months has been reported close to the site of a proposed flat development in Cornwall. The Save Whipsiderry Cliff group said the incident happened at the beach near Newquay at about 08:40 BST on Saturday.more
51 per cent of respondents answered 'no' or 'rather not' to the question of whether the ruling coalition is fulfilling its election promises, according to an Ipsos poll for OKO.press and TOK FM. Among the dissatisfied are voters of the Left and the Third Way, the commentary indicated.more
The government has been accused of "betraying renters" on the fifth anniversary of a "failed" promise to ban no-fault evictions - as figures suggest that over 80,000 households have been put at risk of homelessness since then.more
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
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
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
