France comfortably beat Israel 4-1 in Thursday's top-division Nations League match. In the other Group A2 match, Italy drew 2-2 with Belgium, while England, playing in a lower division, suffered a setback, losing 2-1 at home to Greece.more

Swedish Minister of Education Johan Pehrson has proposed the introduction of an excise tax on advertising revenue generated by social media on a similar basis to the sale of tobacco or alcohol. These are just as harmful products, he stressed.more

Unions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the previous Conservative government and honour its pledge to tackle the housing emergency by introducing a form of rent cap.more

Using machine learning, biologists have described nearly 162,000 RNA viruses living in the atmosphere, hot springs, and hydrothermal vents. Scientists hope that the new method will allow the discovery of millions more viruses and make it easier to describe life on Earth in general.more

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, China, after her 1:6, 6:4, 6:0 win over Yulia Putintseva, has ‘virtually’ overtaken Iga Swiatek in the world rankings, but will come out on top on 28 October.more

A pioneering conservation project has restored Pine Marten to south-west England for the first time in more than a century. Fifteen Pine Martens, comprised of seven males and eight females, were released at secret locations on Dartmoor during September. Conservationists have hailed the release as a historic step in the restoration of the region's woodlands and wildlife.more

53 per cent of Poles support our country's reception of Ukrainian refugees. This is the lowest result since March 2022 when it was 94 per cent. - according to the latest CBOS survey.more

From food to God, the capital has it all - writes Robin Ashenden in 'The Spectator' about 'Eastern European' London.more

Tennis player Rafael Nadal has announced the end of his career. The 38-year-old Spaniard has won 22 Grand Slam tournaments and, along with the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer, is considered one of the three best players in history.more

UK-based Unilever Plc. today announced that it has finalised the sale of its Russian subsidiary to Arnest Group, marking the corporation's exit from the Russian market.more

Ukraine's military needs in the coming months were the subject of talks held today in London between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British PM Keir Starmer and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutt, Reuters reported.more

This year's Nobel laureate for literature Han Kang ‘has a unique ability to draw attention to the relationship between body and soul, life and death’. - announced the chairman of the Swedish Academy's Nobel committee, Anders Olsson. Several of her books have been published in Poland, including ‘The Vegetarian’, ‘White Elegy’ and ‘The Coming Boy’.more

A fault with the BBC Weather website and app is leading to incorrect forecasts of hurricane force winds in the UK and across the globe. Graphics show estimated wind speeds of 13,508mph in London and 5,293mph in Rome - far in excess of any genuine hurricane such as Milton which struck Florida overnight.more

George Baldock has tragically passed away at the age of 31, with the former Sheffield United and Greece defender being found in his swimming pool in Greece.more

The death penalty was carried out in only 16 countries in the world last year, but the number of executions was the highest in almost a decade, mainly due to Iran and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International (AI) expert Chiara Sangiorgio reported. Abolitionists' hopes, however, are raised by the situation in Africa, she added.more

Millions of people will be able to get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave from day one, under a planned overhaul of workers' rights.more

France, Germany and the Netherlands have raised concerns over entry-exit system, originally due to launch in 2023, writes 'The Guardian'.more

Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop?more

Magda Linette defeated eighth-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina 6:2, 6:3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 hard-court tennis tournament in Wuhan, China. The Pole will battle American Coco Gauff (No. 4) for the semi-finals.more

Donald Trump has secretly spoken to Vladimir Putin several times already after leaving the White House, CNN TV reported. It was also revealed, among other things, that in September 2022, the authorities in Washington estimated the probability of Russia using nuclear weapons at 50 per cent.more

Former business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch and former junior immigration secretary Robert Jenrick entered the crucial round of voting yesterday to find a new leader for the British Conservative Party. Whichever one wins, it will mean a significant shift of the party to the right.more

Hurricane Milton, which reached the west coast of Florida, has weakened and dropped from category three to category one hurricanes. As the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported today, its maximum speed is now 150 km/h.more

Most dog owners are unaware that flea and tick repellents are harmful to water-dwelling organisms, suggesting that greater awareness could alleviate the problem, reports the journal ‘Science of The Total Environment’.more

Wimbledon is breaking with a 147-year-old tradition and line judges will be replaced by an electronic autocall system from next year, organisers of tennis' oldest tournament confirmed yesterday.more

The risk of heart attack, stroke and death is doubled for three years after Covid-19, a study just published showed. Such a prolonged relationship has not been observed in other infections such as influenza.more