The war in Ukraine has broken the Franco-German axis that once defined Europe, and now Britain and Poland are taking the initiative, says Prof. Maurice Glasman, a political scientist at St Mary's University in London.more

Nice says more evidence needed on effectiveness of tirzepatide, sold under brand name Mounjaro.more

Poland is the most pro-American country in the world, 93 percent. of residents speak positively of the US; the other is Israel. In both these countries, the percentage of those who think well of the United States is higher than in the United States itself, according to a survey published by the American research center Pew Research Center.more

The number of rough sleepers in London has risen by more than a fifth in the past year, the latest figures show.more

Kai Havertz joins Arsenal from Chelsea in £65m deal; German departs Stamford Bridge after three years at Chelsea; the 24-year-old becomes Arsenal's first summer signing; Gunners also targeting deals for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice and Ajax defender Jurrien Timber.more

The governments of 31 NATO countries have agreed to keep Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general of the Alliance until the summer of 2024, the Norwegian daily VG reported, citing three diplomatic sources.more

GP services "will collapse in Wales and the NHS will follow" soon after unless urgent support is provided, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.more

Tesla and Twitter boss Elon Musk regularly takes ketamine, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin - hallucinogenic mushrooms - informs the Wall Street Journal. The diary describes the growing popularity of psychedelic drugs among Silicon Valley elites, who hope that drugs will help them gain an advantage over the competition.more

The top-seeded Iga Świątek won against the Swiss Jil Teichmann 6:3, 6:1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tennis tournament on grass courts in Bad Homburg, Germany.more

The company behind Boots the Chemist is to close 300 of its branches throughout the UK over the next 12 months. more

"No cappuccino with spaghetti" was one of the slogans of the protest held on Tuesday at Rome's Trevi Fountain. The original happening at the monument visited by thousands of tourists was organized by supporters of the tradition of Italian cuisine in order to draw attention - especially foreigners - to its rules, which, according to them, cannot be broken.more

Krakow will have a direct connection with another Canarian island - Fuerteventura. In the winter season 2023/2024, they will be launched by the Irish airline Ryanair, Kraków Airport announced.more

opulation levels are estimated to have jumped by at least 2% in some of the most built-up areas of England and Wales in the year to June 2022, as people returned to towns and cities following the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures suggest.more

PSNI officers informed about the extradition of a Pole aged around 30 who was fleeing from justice in Poland. The man's details have not been made public, but it is known that his deportation took place today.more

The coach of Italian champions SSC Napoli, Luciano Spalletti, gave an original Diego Maradona match shirt signed by "The Golden Boy" to Martin, a young Romanian with a serious disability who has been a resident of a care home in Casamiccioli for years.more

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of warm weather events, making it more likely that high temperature records will be broken, the Met Office says.more

The search team led by Kostas Thoktaridis has published a video showing the wreck discovered at the bottom of the Aegean Sea. Divers believe it is the legendary British submarine HMS Triumph, which mysteriously disappeared in 1942. The Royal Navy has not yet confirmed these reports.more

Supermarket executives have denied making too much money from soaring prices, telling MPs the industry is the "most competitive we have ever been". more

Manchester City have signed Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea for an initial £25m. The deal for the 29-year-old is also worth a possible £5m in add-ons and he has signed a four-year contract.more

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Electric cars damage the road surface twice as much as those with internal combustion engines, and with their widespread use, the problem of potholes in British roads will increase, reports the "Daily Telegraph", citing research by scientists from the University of Leeds.more

Riots continue in Nanterre near Paris after a 17-year-old police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old boy who refused to submit to an inspection. Dozens of people took to the streets of the town in protest against the boy's death.more

The French Football Federation (FFF) has banned the wearing of hijabs by female players during matches based on its statute. Muslim and human rights organizations are protesting; they approached the Council of State, whose representative recognized their objection. However, this opinion is not binding; interested parties are waiting for a ruling in this case.more

Stricken cinema chain Cineworld has said it will file for administration in the UK as part of a restructuring plan that is set to wipe out shareholders.more

The record-breaking heat that hit the state of Texas in June in the US is becoming the norm there. They kill more people than tornadoes, hurricanes and floods combined.more