City Thameslink in London has been named the worst of Britain's busiest railway stations for cancellations in the year to August.
About one in 13 of almost 150,000 scheduled stops there were cancelled during that time, according to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures analysed by BBC.more
Sadiq Khan has slammed Reform UK proposals to end the rights of migrants to apply for permanent British residency after five years and restrict their access to benefits. The Mayor of London described the move as "unacceptable" and said it would impact "thousands" of people living in the capital who are "contributing hugely to our city". more
The world tennis rankings were released with a one-day delay due to the tournaments in China concluding yesterday. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remains top of the rankings. Kamil Majchrzak, who has been the highest-ranked Pole for two weeks, has fallen from 61st to 65th place. Hubert Hurkacz is 69th.more
Great Britain’s energy system operator says it has significantly improved its monitoring of domestic electricity grids to “future proof” the country’s low-carbon power network.
After widespread power cuts across most of Spain and Portugal in April, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) started work to pinpoint dangerous fluctuations that could lead to outages.more
Seven charities have withdrawn Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, as their patron after an email she wrote in 2011 to Jeffrey Epstein, the late American financier and sex offender, was revealed, the BBC reported yesterday.more
World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Tarik Jaszarević said vaccines do not cause autism and their value should not be questioned, Reuters reported. He also stressed that reports linking the use of paracetamol during pregnancy to autism in children are scientifically unfounded.more
Six novelists have been shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Among them is Indian-born Kiran Desai, who has previously won the prize in 2006 for "The Burden of Lost Things." Two others, Andrew Miller and David Szalay, were previously shortlisted for the Booker Prize for other titles.more
In the Nordic countries, there are nationwide restrictions on the sale of alcohol at night. In France and Belgium, decisions on this matter are left to local authorities, which impose restrictions for reasons of public order.more
US President Donald Trump, during his speech at the United Nations yesterday, accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of introducing "Sharia law" in the British capital. The mayor's office issued a statement calling Trump's comments outrageous and prejudiced.more
Addressing the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump criticized the organization as useless, called on states to halt migration and combat climate change, and criticized his predecessor. He threatened Russia with sanctions but demanded that Europe cease importing Russian oil.more
Making a claim to an insurance company can be worse than the distress of the original incident, according to Which?, as it launches a rare type of action against the sector.more
An Italian court upheld the arrest of a 34-year-old Polish man yesterday after he killed two 21-year-old women walking on the roadside in Lombardy while driving a van under the influence of drugs, the Ansa news agency reported. The accident shocked the public. The Polish man has been charged with road rage.more
Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal in the English Premier League in the match against Arsenal London (1:1), equalling the Scandinavian record set by his compatriot Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who played for Manchester United between 1996 and 2007.more
Disruptions on the London Underground can stem from numerous causes, from signal breakdowns to passenger emergency alarms. Nevertheless, it appears that burnt toast has been a remarkably frequent offender.more
Much of the law in England is old and complicated – partly because there are so many sources of it – among them are statute, common law, case law and even European conventions and other international laws to which the UK subscribes.more
The replacement of players in FC Porto's defence and the reliance on Polish defender Jan Bednarek was the key to the Dragons' success in the early stages of the Portuguese league, according to journalists from the Porto-based sports daily 'O Jogo'.more
Top US scientists could be enticed to the UK under proposals to fast-track visa applications and cut administration charges, challenging attempts by Donald Trump to retain homegrown talent.more
The Chelmsford Magistrates' Court in eastern England today sentenced an asylum seeker staying at a hotel in Epping to one year in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. The incident sparked a wave of anti-immigrant protests across the United Kingdom.more
The German armed forces anticipate treating 1,000 wounded soldiers per day in the event of a large-scale conflict between Russia and NATO, Reuters reported yesterday. As previously reported, the Alliance estimated that Moscow could be ready for such an attack by 2029.more
The ITAKA Foundation – Center for the Search for Missing People, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for Wiktoria Klaban.more
Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain and Aitana Bonmati of Barcelona won the Ballon d'Or poll, which takes into account the achievements of footballers in the 2024/25 season. Ewa Pajor took the highest place in her career, eighth, and Robert Lewandowski was 17th.more
Yesterday, EU countries approved the final version of the regulation on microplastics. This means that most of the new rules will come into force in two years. They will apply to companies that handle at least 5 tonnes of plastic pellets per year.more
Recent testing by analyst MedUx found that London ranked last among major European cities for overall mobile experience (taking in everything from how often 5G is available to how fast data downloads are).more
In the event of armed conflict, the Polish army will call up every adult Pole it needs. Regardless of where they live and how long they have been there. This is permitted under the amended National Defence Act. There is a big stick for those who resist, writes ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ today.more
