A third of business owners have said they plan to cut more jobs after being hit by higher national insurance contributions (NICs) in April, according to new research.more

Britons are braced for higher prices at the pumps after a rise in oil prices caused by the conflict between Israel and Iran in recent days. Oil prices climbed in early trading on Monday as traders worried about the risks of a broader regional military conflict, which could disrupt supplies.more

Number six seed Magda Linette advanced to the second round of the WTA 250 tournament on grass courts in Nottingham today. The Polish tennis player won against Alexandra Eala from the Philippines 6:4, 6:3. The match lasted one hour and 39 minutes. Her next opponent will be the hosts' representative Mingge Xu.more

The UK today announced further sanctions against Russia over the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the decision as part of coordinated action within the G7.more

Radiographers voice concerns about being filmed without consent and say trend could violate other patients’ privacy, wrotes 'The Guardian'.more

52.7 per cent of respondents will not take part in the voluntary military training announced by the Ministry of Defence, while 41.2 per cent of respondents are willing to do so, reported yesterday's “Rzeczpospolita”, which cited an IBRiS poll on the matter.Poles are not thinking about military training. more

Roksana Lecka found guilty of 21 counts of child cruelty after nursery staff raised concerns about her behaviour.more

Iran attacked Israel today with ballistic missiles. Witnesses report fires in the Tel Aviv area, unverified footage shows clouds of black smoke in several areas of central Israel, the Times of Israel portal reported.Israel: Iran attacked with ballistic missiles, smoke and fires in Tel Aviv areamore

The luxury French fashion house has become a sponsor of Real Madrid. Louis Vuitton has designed off-field outfits for the men's and women's football and basketball teams.more

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced yesterday at the G7 summit that they had finalised a trade deal, the framework of which they had agreed back in May. Trump announced that he would soon sign ‘many’ similar agreements with other countries.more

More than 440 drones and 32 missiles were used by Russia last night to attack Kyiv; at least 15 people were killed in what was one of the deadliest strikes and it is unfortunate that the great ones of this world are turning a blind eye to this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski declared today.more

Work has begun on the exhumation of the remains of 796 children at the former Mother and Child Home in Tuam, western Ireland, the Irish Times reported yesterday. The site was used by the Sisters of Our Lady Help of Christians (Bon Secours) to run a facility for single mothers between 1925 and 1961.more

Makers of air fryers, smart speakers, fertility trackers and smart TVs have been told to respect people’s rights to privacy by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).more

PKP Intercity hybrid trains will start operating from 2027, shortening travel times on partially electrified routes, said Janusz Malinowski, president of PKP Intercity. He added that this concerns 35 trains that are to enter service by 2029.more

Robert Lewandowski, one of the most outstanding players in the history of Polish football, is a great support and asset to the coaches on the pitch, but off the pitch - an equally big challenge. Michał Probierz recently found out about this. His successor will soon face this task.more

New research suggests online shopping, gaming, and TV habits vary based on where people live. The data from Openreach revealed that the city where the average family spends the most time online is Sheffield, with a third reporting they spend more than five hours online a day.more

Temperatures are set to soar to more than 30C (86F) this week as an area of high pressure builds across the UK. It will become increasingly hot later this week and by the weekend some places could easily beat the highest temperature recorded so far this year - 29.4C (85F) in Suffolk on 13 June. more

The government is aiming for a significant expansion of clinical trials in the UK, and plans to use the NHS app to encourage millions of people in England to take part in the search for new treatments.more

Iga Świątek dropped from seventh to eighth place in the latest world ranking of tennis players, which is led by Sabalenka. The leader of the list is still Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, a finalist at the recent French Open. In the ATP ranking, Hubert Hurkacz moved up to 29th place, and Sinner is still the leader.more

A chemical that scientists worry might have an impact on human reproduction has been found in rivers across the UK. Researchers from York University analysed samples from 32 rivers in all the UK's 4 nations and found traces of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) at 98% of the test locations.more

MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation and take over from Sir Richard Moore later this year.more

Over 53,000 vehicles have been removed from London’s roads under the ULEZ scrappage scheme. Air quality had also improved at 99 percent of air quality monitoring testing sites across London since 2019, according to the Mayor of London. more

The evacuation of Polish citizens from Israel who are stuck there is possible within several dozen hours, and will include about 200 people, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henryka Mościcka-Dendys informed on Monday. She added that a land convoy to Jordan is planned first, and then a plane from Amman to Warsaw.more

A safe space for young women and girls has launched in East London, acting as a "one-stop shop" for support. The Bloom Hub in Stratford, Newham is similar to a community centre, but is exclusively for females aged 13 to 25.more

Kazuyoshi Miura, considered the oldest professional footballer in the world, broke his own record when he made his first appearance for Atletico Suzuka in his 40th professional season at the age of 58 years and 109 days.more