Universities in England will be fined if they fail to take adequate steps to protect students from harassment and sexual misconduct under measures that will also ban the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in such cases.more

A Russian fake news website fueled the riots that broke out after a knifeman killed three girls in Southport by spreading false information that the perpetrator came to Great Britain illegally and was under MI6 surveillance, the Daily Mail revealed yesterday.more

Compared with older generations, Generation X and Millennials in the US have a higher risk of developing 17 cancers, suggests a new report published in The Lancet Public Health.more

In shooting, sailing and, above all, in tennis, because Iga Świątek - to wipe away tears - will play for bronze, Polish athletes have a chance for Olympic medals on Friday. The athletics competition will begin in earnest, and the white and red team will be represented by, among others: Wojciech Nowicki and Ewa Swoboda.more

Greggs has increased the amount it charges for some of its items, including an extra 5p on sausage rolls and their vegan equivalent, despite the bakery chain having said earlier this year it had no plans to increase prices.more

Yesterday's prisoner exchange, according to the media the largest in Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War, involved 24 people aged 19 to 71. They include experienced activists as well as people, including journalists, who opposed Russian aggression against Ukraine, noted the AP agency.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in response to the recent riots in various cities, assured yesterday that he would not allow "law and order to be broken on our streets" and announced the creation of a new police unit to fight violent disturbances across the country.more

The Montenegrin non-governmental organization "35 millimeters" entered the Montenegrin government into the Guinness Book of Records for the largest number of ministers per capita in the country, N1 television reported.more

Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) and advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic tennis tournament in Paris. His next rival will be Italian Lorenzo Musetti, seeded eleventh. Meanwhile, British tennis player Andy Murray played the last match of his career yesterday.more

Exclusive Ipsos survey for The Evening Standard found 50 per cent of adults in Britain would prefer to see Democrat Ms Harris as US president, compared to 21 per cent for Republican Donald Trump.more

Christopher Dunn of Missouri walked out of a St Louis prison after 34 years when his murder conviction was overturned. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of applying for parole.more

More than a dozen letters and cards that Princess Diana wrote over the years to her housekeeper, Violet Collins, were sold at an auction organised by auction house Sworders on Tuesday. The total sum for which Lady Di's personal correspondence was auctioned was £51,850,000 (around £264,000).more

Last year, 52.9 per cent of Poles aged 25-34 lived with their parents, according to Wednesday's CSO report 'Poland in the European Union 2024'. In this respect, our country "overtook", among others, Italy. The fewest people of this age who live with their parents are in Scandinavian countries.more

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to build 11 stadiums, including one 350 metres above the ground, as part of its bid to host the 2034 football World Cup. The Gulf kingdom is the only candidate to host the event.more

The Bank of England (BoE) today announced that it has cut its main interest rate from 5.25 per cent to 5.0 per cent, the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank also markedly raised the UK's economic growth forecast for this year - from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent.more

Newham town hall is facing “considerable financial pressures” over its temporary accommodation bills.more

Analysis of data on 46 million adults showed that the number of heart attacks, strokes and blood clots of various types decreased after COVID-19 vaccination. Those who were vaccinated were at lower risk of such problems than those who were not vaccinated.more

World tennis ranking leader Iga Swiatek lost to China's Qinwen Zheng 2:6, 5:7 in the semifinals of the Olympic women's tennis tournament on the courts in Paris. The Pole will fight for the bronze medal and will meet her rival tonight.more

The government will probably have to increase some taxes in the budget report presented in October, admitted Rachel Reeves, finance minister in the new Labor government of Great Britain.more

Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, is charged with three counts of murder, 10 of attempted murder, and one count of possessing a bladed article.more

On the main campus of Kings's College London, one of the most important universities in the UK, the exhibition 'Warsaw Calling: Uprising 1944' is on display, telling the story of the Warsaw Uprising. Today is the 80th anniversary of its outbreak.more

36 per cent of respondents believe that Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski would be the best candidate of the Civic Coalition for President of Poland, according to a United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska. The second most frequently indicated politician was Prime Minister Donald Tusk - 15.9 per cent.more

Polish national team footballer Szymon Żurkowski has been loaned back from Italian Premier League outfit Spezia to Serie A club Empoli. The deal includes a definitive transfer option.more

The now famous former presenter of the British public broadcaster BBC Huw Edwards pleaded guilty in a London court yesterday to three charges of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, including sexual acts involving children.more

Ukraine has received its first F-16 multi-role aircraft, the Bloomberg news agency announced yesterday, citing its own informants wishing to remain anonymous. The number of aircraft handed over is small, it was reported. The government in Kyiv has so far not confirmed the reports.more