Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws. Campaigners are urging tech companies and MPs to back the Online Safety Bill and are calling for no more hold-ups. more

Ryanair has paid €400 each to passengers on a flight from Eindhoven to Alicante in Spain after a delay caused by a drunk steward, RTL Nieuws reports.more

Three suspected spies for Russia in the UK have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation, the BBC can reveal. The defendants, all Bulgarian nationals, were held in February and have been remanded in custody since.more

France's national soccer team striker and 2018 world champion Ousmane Dembele has signed a five-year contract with Paris St Germain, the club confirmed. The player moved to PSG from Barcelona for €50.4 million.more

The two billionaires were still due to face each other in an MMA duel in August, broadcast on the social media platforms they own. However, they have since failed to agree on a date for this fight. Zuckerberg issued a statement on Threads and Instagram saying it was "frivolous" on Musk's part, so he is "no longer pursuing this topic".more

A large part of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) will be out of action for 10 days from Saturday, August 19, so that engineering works can be undertaken.more

After April's bronze medal in the ORC European Championship in Malta and the ORC Polish Championship gold won in Sopot in July, the appetites of the WindWhisper 44 crew were high. The members of the team, sailing under the flag of Yacht Klub Polski Gdynia, openly admitted that their dream was to maintain their medal streak during the ORC World Championship in Kiel.more

The Polish government has submitted a motion to the Sejm to hold a nationwide referendum on 15 October on matters of particular importance to the state. The motion proposes four questions previously announced by PiS politicians.more

More than 800,000 people across the UK are predicted to have Covid as a new variant, dubbed Eris, has rapidly spread to become the second most common strain after Arcturus. more

There is no doubt that the Polish-Soviet war was extremely important not only from the Polish point of view, but also for the whole of Europe, because it stopped the Bolshevik march on Europe, says British historian Antony Beevor. As he emphasizes, the Bolsheviks underestimated Polish determination in the fight for the country.more

The feat of Norwegian Himalayan climber Kristin Harili, who conquered 14 of the world's highest mountains in 92 days, has been overshadowed by the death of a Pakistani porter en route to K2 and the controversy surrounding the circumstances of the tragedy and the behavior of the climbers near the seriously injured man.more

Until this morning, the airport in Catania, Sicily, was closed due to the activity of the Etna volcano. Initially, flights were scheduled to resume yesterday evening. Passengers are asked to contact their airlines for information on their flights.more

Only four days after the detection of legionella bacteria on the barge Bibby Stockholm, illegal immigrants accommodated on it were evacuated, Sky News reported yesterday. The barge, which has been controversial from the beginning, is becoming the reason for an increasing image crisis for the British government.more

Brazilian soccer player Neymar will become Saudi Arabia's next league star. According to Britain's BBC, the 31-year-old striker will move from Paris Saint-Germain to Al-Hilal for 90 million euros plus bonuses.more

Two cold fronts are expected to hit eastern Australia over the next few days. Temperatures will drop below freezing and snow is expected, news.com.au reported.more

Border guards detained at Poznan airport a 34-year-old passenger returning from Ireland who was wanted by the Italian justice system for sexual offenses on a European Arrest Warrant, the Border Guard announced yesterday.more

Team AlphaTauri Formula One driver Dutchman Nyck de Vries, who lost his place in the team to Australian Daniel Ricciardo after participating in 10 races this season, has decided to study at Harvard.more

Around 20,000 rail workers across 14 different companies are set to go on strike later this month. This is part of the ongoing dispute between members of the RMT and the Rail Delivery Group over pay and working conditions. more

Shoplifting is on the rise in Poland. As experts explain, the main reasons for this state of affairs are the impoverishment of society and the increasingly bold activities of criminal groups. The reasons are also facilitated by the operation of self-service checkouts.more

You only have to pay 70 cents for a coffee, or half a euro less if you bring your own cup, sugar and spoon - that's the idea the owners of a bar near Savona in Italy's Liguria came up with to lower prices. Earlier, reverse cases of overpricing and adding often absurd items to bills were revealed in Italy.more

Young Londoners will be opening their exam results with trepidation later this month and potentially considering their future career path.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead the world ranking of female tennis players. The Pole was at the top of the list on April 4 last year and has not let go of it for more than 70 weeks. Magda Linette is ranked 23rd, having moved up two places. Hubert Hurkacz, on the other hand, dropped from 17th to 20th place in the world ranking of tennis players. The lead in the list was maintained by Spaniard Alcarazmore

British holidaymakers could be denied a new travel pass to go to Spain, Greece and 28 other countries because of strict EU rules - even if they have a valid passport. Tougher security measures on crossing borders into Europe mean that sunshine getaways, city breaks and business trips could be blocked if an application for the ETIAS travel authorisation is rejected.more

The Space Force and the U.S. Air Force held a contest based on the need to hack the system of a U.S. satellite. The prize was $50,000, "The Insider" reported yesterday.more

The number of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose by 13 per cent in a year, according to new figures described as “frightening”.more