A warning has been issued after pensioners lost thousands of pounds to cruel financial scams. Lloyds Banking Group said pensioners lost an average of almost £10,000 to romance scams this past year. more

England defeated Croatia 7–0 in Rijeka on Saturday in a Matchday 3 fixture of the Nations League. This marks the heaviest defeat in the history of the Croatian national team. In the other Group A3 match, Spain beat the Czech Republic 3–1 at home.more

The UK is set to launch an RAF squadron to disrupt, degrade, and deny hostile threats in space. The dedicated military unit will protect satellites used to warn of incoming missile attacks, provide communications and help guide ships, the Ministry of Defence said.more

As the oldest ice in the Norwegian mountains melts, it is revealing artefacts dating back 5,000–6,000 years. Textbooks on the prehistory of these lands will have to be rewritten, said Julian Robert Post-Melbye, an archaeologist at the University of Oslo.more

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced that, from 2027, all co-sanctioned 1000-level tournaments will offer women the same prize money as men. “This is a milestone for tennis,” said WTA Chair Valerie Camillo.more

If you're planning a city break this autumn, there's one destination that deserves top billing - provided you don't mind the possibility of encountering some ghosts.more

More than two million people in England are unaware their properties are at risk of flooding, as the UK braces for a wet and stormy start to the winter, according to the Environment Agency. Experts say the next three months are more likely than usual to be wet and windy – due to a combination of large-scale weather patterns and the “subtle” impact of a supercharged El Niño.more

Iga Świątek defeated China’s Xinyu Gao 6–2, 6–3 and progressed to the third round (round of 32) of the WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Beijing. The Polish tennis player’s next opponent will be Croatia’s Donna Vekić.more

Joshua Kerry, who is suspected of murdering the right-wing politician Ann Widdecombe, was charged yesterday with plotting an attack on, amongst others, Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, police said.more

Work is currently underway at the Ministry of National Defence on a draft bill concerning the state’s full preparedness in the event of war. It is intended to streamline the system for managing the country’s defence and speed up the process of deploying troops to critical locations, according to Friday’s edition of ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

Poland beat Romania 6–0 in Warsaw in the third round of the Nations League. In the other Group B4 match, Bosnia and Herzegovina drew 1–1 at home against Sweden. The top-of-the-table clash between France and Italy also ended in a 1–1 draw.more

Just minutes from bustling Leicester Square is a street that many Londoners haven't even realised is there, offering a different kind of London shopping trip to the likes of Oxford Street. Home to specialist bookshops, antiques galore and even a store dedicated to Alice in Wonderland, this little street is a true London treasure.more

Households looking to cut their bills amid energy price hikes are being targeted by dangerous scam “energy-saving” devices that pose severe fire and electric shock risks, experts have warned.more

Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to close another 26 branches across the UK in October, dealing a fresh blow to customers who rely on face-to-face banking. The latest closures will affect both Lloyds Bank and Halifax as more customers move towards digital and online services.more

Norway’s national football team striker Erling Braut Haaland has sued Norwegian Air Shuttle for the unauthorised use of his image during this year’s World Cup. The airline considers this legal action to be incomprehensible and “regrettable”.more

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a potential terrorist attack on the RAF Fairford base in southern England. The police announced yesterday that the man in custody holds dual British and Iranian nationality.more

Russia will consider using its entire arsenal of weapons if the Kaliningrad Oblast comes under threat, Russian leader Vladimir Putin stated yesterday.more

October is bringing more disruption to the District line, with Transport for London planning to shut the Wimbledon branch over two weekends. Passengers were previously warned of closures as part of the authority's £5.5bn modernisation project to improve journey times and signalling issues.more

Ahead of today’s Nations League match against Romania in Warsaw, the manager of the Polish national football team admitted that he does not feel he is playing for his job, but pointed out that a defeat would certainly bring him closer to being sacked.more

President Donald Trump stated yesterday that he is looking into the possibility of building a US military base in Poland and that this may go ahead. When asked why he had not yet made a decision, he replied that he might already have done so.more

Around 700 prisoners were released from prisons in England and Wales yesterday as part of the first phase of a new programme to release prisoners early. The government introduced the programme because there has been a shortage of prison places for several years.more

Elon Musk, the head of an autonomous weapons company, Palmer Luckey, and the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, will advise the Pentagon on the wars of the future, according to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was quoted yesterday by the ‘Washington Post’.more

Owners of Airbnb-style properties in London who are flouting rules on short-term lets face a new tax-led clampdown. Westminster City Council is seeking to gain access to HMRC data to identify homeowners who are operating illegally. more

The Greek national football team, which beat Germany 1–0 on Sunday, also surprised the Netherlands yesterday. In Thessaloniki, the hosts drew 2–2 with the ‘Orange’. Among those who secured victories were Germany and the defending champions, Portugal.more

Following months of bringing high-end developments to the market, property developers began to supplement their portfolio with more affordable flats in the third quarter, according to a report by Otodom. There were also shifts amongst the largest cities – in September, the average transaction price in Kraków was higher than in Warsaw.more