Second-seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka defeated American tennis player Jessica Pegula (No. 6) 7-5, 7-5 in the US Open Grand Slam final. It was her third career triumph in this event, but her first in New York.more

A Vistara passenger plane flying from India to Germany made an emergency landing in eastern Turkey on Friday after a piece of toilet paper with the handwritten words "bomb on board" was found in the toilet, Turkish authorities said.more

Russian pranksters claim that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted in an interview with them that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski would have agreed in 2022 to lose Crimea and Donbas if he had not. Johnson did not say that. The role of warmonger is attributed to him by Russian propaganda.more

We are withdrawing the licence of three companies operating electric scooters that will disappear from the streets of Madrid from October, the Spanish capital's authorities said on Thursday, justifying the decision on the grounds of the safety of residents. more

A 27-year-old man who set fire to an asylum seeker hotel in Rotherham during the riots sweeping Britain in early August was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday. It is the longest sentence handed down so far in connection with the riots.more

Judge Juan Merchan presiding over Donald Trump's criminal case in New York decided yesterday to postpone the hearing at which he was to decide on the former president's sentence until 26 November, already after the presidential election. The sentence was due to be announced on 16 September.more

Google is engaging in anti-competitive practices in online advertising technology and such conduct could be detrimental to thousands of UK publishers and advertisers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said yesterday, outlining the preliminary findings of its investigation.more

The summer of 2024 was the hottest ever measured in Greece, the Greek Meteorological Service reported yesterday. The temperature was on average one degree higher compared to the summer of 2012, which has so far been considered record hot.more

Taylor Fritz will be Jannik Sinner's opponent in the US Open final. The American tennis player, seeded 12th, defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe (20th) 4:6, 7:5, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1. The world-leading Italian had earlier won against Britain's Jack Draper (25th) 7:5, 7:6 (7-3), 6:2.more

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who began his visit to the UK yesterday, stated that as the West we should, in our own interests, provide Ukraine with effective means to repel Russian attacks as soon as possible.more

Market experts predict that after the holidays, everyday shopping will become more expensive by about 5% year-on-year. They argue that this is due to, among other things, the growth in inflation, gas and electricity prices, as well as the improvement in the financial situation of Poles. They also say that the price war of retail chains will slow down to some extent, because Poles are already tiredmore

The players of the French national team, although leading after the fastest goal in their history, lost at the Parc des Princes in Paris to Italy 1:3 in yesterday's top division Nations League match. In another Group A2 encounter, Belgium beat Israel 3:1.more

Findings of the plane lace bug (Corythucha ciliata) tree pest have been confirmed in the UK for first time in 18 years.more

Vandals are increasingly using graffiti to devastate historic walls in Barcelona, ​​including the Gothic church of Santa Maria del Pi, reports the Catalan daily La Vanguardia.more

The Environment Agency warned flooding along the Thames, particularly in West London, is likely.more

UK to supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) through £162 million contract to boost Ukraine’s air defences.more

Jannik Sinner po raz pierwszy awansował do półfinału wielkoszlemowego US Open w Nowym Jorku. Lider światowego wskaźnika rozstawionego z numerem piątym Rosjinina 6:2, 1:6, 6:1, 6:4. Rywalem tenisisty z Italii będzie Brytyjczyk Jack Draper.more

Four people who died when the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily last month suffocated after oxygen depleted in a pocket of air they were trapped in, the Italian news agency Ansa has reported.more

With almost no available prison space left in the UK, the Daily Telegraph has revealed that it is in talks with Estonia to allow British prisoners to serve their sentences in that country.more

Almost 6,300 illegal immigrants arrived in the Canary Islands in July and August, a record number since detailed statistics began on the issue, the Spanish Interior Ministry said.more

Over 300 bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in Oldham, with the unmarked site containing the remains of 145 stillborn children, 128 young babies and kids, and 29 adults. The grim finding in Greater Manchester emerged after a Royton woman conducted a hunt for her twin brothers' final resting place; they sadly passed away shortly after their birth in 1962.more

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and American Jessica Pegula will meet in Saturday's final of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York.more

Cattle are experiencing a high number of cases of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) in northern Portugal, the Portuguese breeders’ association ACBRM said on Thursday. The disease is being colloquially referred to as “cow Covid.”more

Indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS said it had made the decision after reviewing the evidence in the case and concluding "there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".more

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has announced that his priorities will be access to public services, safety in everyday life and immigration control. He has also stressed the need for respect and calming down moods in political life.more