Magda Linette has advanced to the fourth round (1/8 final) of the WTA 1000 hard-court tournament in Beijing. The Polish tennis player defeated the finalist of this year's French Open and Wimbledon, the number three seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini 6:4, 6:0.more

Official documents accessed by the independent Russian portal Insider show that anti-Kremlin opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned in prison, and that the authorities removed references to his ailments to hide this.more

Poland has entered a period of demographic crisis, which may be a longer-term trend, the CSO states in a study.more

Eliminating Hezbollah's leadership and taking the lead in the conflict are incentives for Israel to go further and dismantle the organisation altogether, especially as Iran is unlikely to want to risk open war because of it, according to Matthew Savill of the London-based think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).more

Atletico Madrid's players, thanks to a goal in added time, tied Real 1:1 at home in a derby hit of the 8th round of the Spanish Premier League. In the second half, the match was interrupted for around 20 minutes as the home team's fans threw various objects onto the pitch.more

More than the ‘victory plan’ that its president Volodymyr Zelensky brought to the US this week, Ukraine needs an urgent change of course, which includes redefining what victory means, argues the British weekly The Economist in its latest issue.more

The Conservative Party's annual conference - the first after its devastating defeat in July's House of Commons elections - began yesterday in Birmingham, where the four candidates for the new leadership will present their vision of where the party should go.more

Although Hurricane Helene has weakened, its remnants still pose a danger to some regions of the US. The aftermath of the element is estimated yesterday to have left at least 95 dead, hundreds missing and more than 2.4 million people without electricity from Florida to Virginia.more

Napoli's players defeated Monza 2:0 at home in the sixth round of the Italian Premier League, which saw them move into the leading position. They have 13 points and are one ahead of Juventus Turin.more

We love London, but even born and bred Londoners have got to admit - being a city the size that it is, it's not the safest place in the country. So if you're wanting something a tad safer while being within reach of the capital, a particular study has got you covered.more

Among economically active Poles, 45.2 per cent take on assignments outside their main job and 58 per cent of them want to continue or take on additional work in the next six months, according to the study ‘How Poles earn extra money’, conducted in August by SW Research on behalf of Gi Group Poland.more

By 2050, more than 740 million children and adolescents, or nearly 40 per cent of people in this age group, will suffer from myopia, according to an analysis published in the ‘British Journal of Ophthalmology’.more

The DWP is introducing changes along with the Post Office, Ofgem and the banking regulator. A series of nine money and rule changes for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) claimants have been unveiled, set to impact UK households from October 2024. Among these changes is the opening of the Winter Fuel Payment phone lines.more

Magdalena Fręch won against higher-ranked Russian Diana Sznajder 0:6, 6:3, 6:4 and advanced to the 1/8 finals (4th round) of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Beijing. The Pole has a good chance to jump into the top ‘30’ of the world ranking.more

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) carries a lot of potential risks and therefore regulation in this area should not be allowed to be dealt with by the very companies that create it, according to Parmy Olson, a British technology journalist for Bloomberg and author of several books on the subject.more

Barcelona's players lost 2:4 away to Osasuna Pamplona in the 8th round of the Spanish Premier League, but retained their position as leaders. Until the 70th minute, Robert Lewandowski played for the visiting team, who this time failed to add to his goal tally.more

Lisbon, Tenerife, Innsbruck, Larnaca are among the new additions to LOT Polish Airlines' winter schedule this year, the carrier announced on Thursday. There will be an increase in flights to Nice in November and March, while Venice, Dubrovnik and Sarajevo will also remain on the winter route network.more

Liverpool, who defeated the last team in the table, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2:1, in the 6th round, took over the position of leader of the English Football Premier League. Behind it, the teams of defending champion Manchester City and runner-up Arsenal London are classified.more

Plans to expand the Wimbledon Tennis Centre, where the Grand Slam tournament is played, which have already been formally approved by the London authorities, are causing a lot of concern among local residents. These are planning to launch a protest action in the coming days.more

As long as I am at the head of the ministry there will be no public money for bullfighting, Spain's Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun announced on Thursday.more

Wojciech Szczesny's transfer to Barcelona cannot yet be announced because the club has ‘technical problems’ with La Liga, Spanish media reported today.more

She was a national treasure - this is the most frequently repeated phrase in memories of British actress Maggie Smith, who died yesterday at the age of 89. Sadness at her death and admiration for her achievements were expressed by, among others, King Charles III with Queen Camilla and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.more

Two 13-year-old boys who killed a 19-year-old with a machete in an unprovoked attack last year were yesterday sentenced to sentences of at least eight and a half years in prison. They are the youngest killers in the UK since 1993.more

The scams widely reported in the media, e.g. ‘on a grandchild’ or ‘on a policeman’, are being joined by others. The criminals are now claiming to be law firms specialising in providing services to borrowers. During the conversation, they claim that the caller's savings are at risk, but that by following their recommendations the funds can be saved. more

Magda Linette defeated Japan's Moyuki Uchijima 6:4, 4:6, 6:3 to advance to the third round (1/16 final) of the WTA 1000 hard-court tennis tournament in Beijing. Her next opponent will be world number five ranked Italian Jasmine Paolini.more