Parents can expect to spend more than £1,000 per child for care over the school summer holidays, according to research. A survey by the children’s charity Coram found that British families will be paying, on average, £1,049 for summer childcare for children aged from four to 14 – £635 more than they would pay for six weeks of after-school childcare during term time.more

16 species of insects, including crickets, locusts and silkworms, have been approved as food in Singapore, the Food Agency of Singapore said. Insects may be intended for human consumption or used as animal feed.more

The UK's national debt has reached its highest level since 1962, according to new official figures. The total stock of government debt was worth 99.5% of the value of the economy in June, exceeding the highs reached during the coronavirus pandemic for the first time.more

In the strategy of war of attrition that Russia adopted in the war in Ukraine, the problem is not people, but increasingly exhausting supplies of equipment, in particular tanks and armored vehicles - wrote the British weekly "The Economist".more

Lab-grown pet food is to hit UK shelves as Britain becomes the first country in Europe to approve cultivated meat. The Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have approved the product from the company Meatly.more

After the failure of Microsoft systems, Wizz Air informs that passengers whose flights were canceled will receive an automatic 120% refund. ticket costs in the form of WIZZ Credits within 24 hours of the scheduled departure. They can also apply to change their reservation or request a refund using a different payment method.more

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting of the British government in which he participated yesterday morning, asked for permission to use weapons provided by Great Britain for attacks on Russian territory.more

"Hubert Hurkacz is healthy after the surgery; we are focusing on full load and dynamics," said Bartłomiej Kacprzak, M.D., who operated on the tennis player's knee. When the decision is made to take part in the Olympic Games in Paris, the orthopedist will get on a bus with the most modern equipment and go there too.more

Twice as many foreign convicts are currently in Polish prisons than in 2020. The reason is not only the war on the eastern border, "Rzeczpospolita" reported.more

A stark warning has been issued by the World Health Organisation to those planning summer holidays, urging them to take Covid precautions - including getting vaccinated, wearing masks and testing. The WHO reminded everyone that the pandemic is far from over, with the virus still claiming 1,700 lives globally every week, and significant outbreaks ongoing in popular holiday destinations.more

Under the influence of a warming climate, water from glaciers is moving towards the equator, resulting in a millisecond-longer day. This is the result of the influence of similar forces that act on figure skaters performing pirouettes, the researchers found.more

EU plans for more stringent post-Brexit checks on holidaymakers entering Europe from the UK have been delayed again – with final plans also watered down over fears of long queues at borders.more

The captain of the Spanish national football team, Alvaro Morata, has moved from Atletico Madrid to AC Milan, the Italian club announced. The amount of the transfer, which is to be valid until June 30, 2028, was not disclosed, but according to the media it amounted to approximately EUR 13 million.more

Significant flaws in UK pandemic preparations meant Covid caused more deaths and economic damage than it should have, the Covid inquiry’s first report says. more

The government is set to introduce a new law to make spiking a specific criminal offence. Spiking is already a crime, covered by other pieces of legislation including the 1861 Offences against the Person Act.more

Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended.more

Manchester United has signed a five-year contract with French footballer Leny Yoro from Lille OSC, the English team announced. According to sources close to the Red Devils, they paid EUR 62 million for the 18-year-old defender.more

The Prime Ministers of Great Britain and Poland, Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk, hope for close cooperation in areas such as energy and defense, and also agree that there should be no concession in the face of Russian aggression, the office of the head of the British government said last night.more

I'm running to be president of all of America, not just half of it; it's time to bridge our internal divisions - declared yesterday former US President Donald Trump, accepting the nomination of the Republican Party for the office of head of state during the electoral convention in Milwaukee.more

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £84m for projects in Africa and the Middle East to stop illegal migration "at source". The government said the new funding for education, employment opportunities and humanitarian support would help address the factors driving people to leave their homes.more

The re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission means the end of a political thriller "the like of which Brussels has not seen for a long time," said the weekly "Der Spiegel" yesterday. The RND portal wrote that the German "remains the most powerful woman in the world."more

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Police officers were attacked, missiles thrown and vehicles torched and flipped when trouble broke out in a Leeds suburb. Residents were warned to stay indoors in Harehills on Thursday evening in what West Yorkshire Police described as a "serious disorder incident".more

IT outages are reported across the world, affecting airlines, media, and banks. Many flights have been grounded, with queues and delays at airports. The cause is not known - but Microsoft says it's taking mitigation action.more

The London Overground will partially close for a total of 16 days starting this weekend. The closure has been put in place for engineers to repair a 150-year-old bridge in Hackney between Downs Park Road and Bodney Road.more