The original injunction sign appeared in the town of Portici in southern Italy. On the initiative of two councillors, a blue sign was erected in a seaside park with the words: "Portici, a romantic town". Under the white arrow, the injunction reads: "Stop for a kiss".more

Britain’s economy is outstripping Europe’s as France and Germany stumble, according to data on the crucial services sector. Demand for UK services is surging at the fastest pace since May 2023 as companies report an influx of new clients and contracts after Labour’s general election win, according to the S&P Global UK purchasing manager’s index (PMI).more

Polish national team and Inter Milan midfielder Piotr Zielinski is likely to be paused for around two weeks due to a pulled left thigh muscle and it is unclear whether he will be ready for the Serie A first-leg match his new team will play against Genoa on 17 August.more

Nationwide is to open dementia clinics at its high street bank branches amid a surge in cases across the UK. The bank said on Monday it would begin offering free specialist support at 200 branches, providing specialist health and financial advice.more

Banksy has revealed a new London artwork featuring a goat perched on top of a wall. The street artist, whose identity is not known, posted the new piece featuring the goat silhouette with rocks falling down below it and a CCTV camera pointed at it, on Instagram this afternoon.more

British engineers building nuclear-powered submarines were using software that had been outsourced to Belarus and Russia, in contravention of Ministry of Defence rules, the 'Daily Telegraph' has revealed.more

As head of the National Space Council (NSC), current vice-president Kamala Harris has made herself known as an advocate of sending astronauts to the moon again to build a base there. Like Donald Trump, she sees space as another space of global competition with China, assesses the Politico website.more

German national team player Niclas Fuellkrug has moved from Borussia Dortmund to West Ham United, whose goalkeeper is Lukasz Fabianski, and signed a four-year contract, the English club has announced.more

A stray Thames dolphin that was seen several times in west London on Thursday has not survived. The dead animal was found on the riverbank yesterday. On the same day, the body of another dead dolphin was also spotted in east London.more

More than 120 people died from heatstroke in Tokyo in July, mostly in un-air-conditioned rooms, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported yesterday. In South Korea, extreme heat last weekend alone led to the deaths of five people.more

Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia and Australia have all issued warnings to their citizens travelling to, or already in, the UK following six days of unrest in the country.more

A 39-year-old Polish citizen living in Denmark will stand trial in Copenhagen today charged with assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Reuters reported.more

By beating Slovenia 3:1, the Polish volleyball team advanced to the Olympic semi-finals in Paris, and Aleksandra Miroslaw, by breaking the world record twice, confirmed that she is the favourite in time climbing. The event of the day, however, was Armand Duplantis' world record in the pole vault - 6.25m.more

Within the first month of the Labor government taking power, 3,596 illegal immigrants entered Great Britain through the English Channel, which is an almost identical number to the same period last year and clearly lower than in the same period a year earlier - according to statistics British Home Office.more

Several U.S. personnel are believed to be injured following a suspected rocket attack on U.S. and coalition forces at al-Asad airbase in Iraq, a defense official confirmed to NBC News. Additional details were not available as base staff members are conducting a post-attack damage assessment, the official said.more

Yesterday, on the seventh day of protests sweeping across Great Britain following the killing of three young girls, the most serious riots broke out in Plymouth and Birmingham. In the event of further riots, an army of specialized officers is on standby, said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after a meeting of the government's crisis council.more

At yesterday's meeting of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, a decision was made to award prizes of 200,000 euro paid in Serbian dinars to Novak Djokovic and his coach - according to a statement from the Serbian government.more

African Hyalomma ticks are already present in Poland. Scientists - the organizers of the "national tick collection" campaign, which involves Poles in searching for these arachnids - have so far received three reports regarding the presence of this species in the vicinity of Poznań, Częstochowa and Barankowo.more

Love them or hate them, crocs are back in fashion. And, whilst donning a pair during your commute sounds like a great idea, Network Rail is urging people to consider the dangers of doing so.more

Everyone knows that sometimes the support of other people is useful in changing habits. Recently, Luciano Fregonese, mayor of the town of Valdobbiadene in northern Italy, has also realized this. Wanting to take care of his health and lose extra kilos, the mayor also encouraged the residents of the town to be active, inviting them for joint weekly Thursday walks.more

Being a TikTok presenter and a historic character at a theme park are among the most popular jobs this year, according to new research.more

A group of 96 migrants were unlawfully detained at a Kent processing centre and subjected to ill-treatment by staff and humiliation, their lawyer has told the High Court. The claims have been brought against the Home Office, which is yet to formally file a defence.more

In France, there are growing calls for the Olympic flame, which stands in the Tuileries Gardens during the games, to be left in the capital after the games. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has already made such a proposal, and according to the media, President Emmanuel Macron supports the idea.more

Drivers have been warned they face years of “permanently high” costs under Labour. Motoring bodies have warned that the Government, which has to find £22bn to fill its financing black hole, could increase fuel duty to raise £2.5bn.more

rince Harry and Duchess Meghan have announced the launch of The Parents’ Network, an initiative that provides a safe and free support network for parents whose children have been harmed by social media. While a pilot program of the initiative was introduced two years ago, the network is now available to parents living in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.more