A UK bid to re-enter the European Union (EU) is “an inevitability”, a Treasury minister has said. Lord Livermore was at the despatch box when he shared his “personal view” that the UK would rejoin the 27-member bloc.more

A British court sentenced Vickrum Digwa to life imprisonment on Monday for the murder of 18-year-old Polish student Henry Nowak in December of last year. The 23-year-old Sikh fatally stabbed the victim and falsely accused him of racism.more

The world number one tennis player, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open. On Monday in Paris, she defeated coach Tomasz Wiktorowski's protégé, Japanese Naomi Osaka, 7-5, 6-3.more

British police have removed 23 officers from their duties as royal security guards for failing to perform their duties. A statement released Monday cited sleeping on duty as one reason for the decision.more

Yesterday, the British government published a second batch of documents relating to the highly controversial appointment of Peter Mandelson, one of the Labour Party’s most influential politicians, as ambassador to the US. The affair has been casting a shadow over Prime Minister Keir Starmer for months.more

In 2025, 235,000 more people arrived in Germany than left; this is 45 per cent fewer than the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Monday. Among European Union countries, the influx from Poland and Bulgaria saw the sharpest decline.more

The ceremony to present the Ballon d’Or to the best male and female players of the season will take place on 26 October, with London hosting the event for the first time, according to the co-organisers, UEFA and “France Football” magazine.more

The UK does not have to pay Rwanda more than £100 million following its withdrawal from the agreement to send illegal immigrants from third countries to that country, according to a ruling published yesterday by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.more

Karol Nawrocki ranks third among the presidents of the Third Republic of Poland, according to a poll published yesterday by 'Rzeczpospolita'. 40.8 per cent of respondents named Aleksander Kwaśniewski as the best president, 23.5 per cent named Lech Kaczyński, and 21.1 per cent named Nawrocki, according to an IBRiS poll for ‘Rz’.more

A delivery driver who scooped £5.2m on the lottery has returned to his former workplace to surprise old colleagues with bouquets of flowers and Lotto lucky dip tickets.more

Georgian footballer Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Paris Saint-Germain has been named by UEFA as the best player in the Champions League for the 2025/26 season, it was announced on Sunday. The day before, his team had beaten Arsenal of London 4–3 on penalties in the final in Budapest. The score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time.more

More than 1,800 people with the surname Sullivan or O'Sullivan gathered on Saturday in County Cork, Ireland, according to the event organisers. This set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of people with the same surname gathered in one place.more

One of London's most famous abandoned London Underground stations is set to open to the public this summer with family tours, just in time for the school holidays. First opened in 1907 as Strand, Aldwych tube station was the final stop on the short Piccadilly line branch from Holborn.more

May’s record-breaking heatwave will be brought to an abrupt end by torrential downpours that is set to see Britain lashed by two days of heavy rain.more

A home for Polish veterans who served alongside British forces during World War Two could close in 2028, says a report by the Ministry of Defence. The Ilford Park Polish Home at Stover, near Newton Abbot, Devon, was set up under the Polish Resettlement Act in 1947 as part of the Winston Churchill Promise that Britain would never forget its debt to Poland.more

Maja Chwalinska defeated French tennis player Diane Parry 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 16 at the French Open Grand Slam tournament in Paris. This is the greatest achievement of the 24-year-old Polish player’s career; she will face Russian Anna Kalinskaya in the quarter-finals.more

Social housing landlords will be able to evict domestic abuse perpetrators under a new bill, which will also increase the length of tenancy required before residents qualify for the right-to-buy scheme from three to 10 years in England.more

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) age estimation tool that aims to detect adult migrants posing as children will be deployed at the UK's borders next year. A software company has been awarded a contract to develop and test the technology, which will estimate a person's age by analysing photographs of them taken at the border.more

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has announced that the US will develop unmanned underwater vehicles in collaboration with Australia and the UK in response to China’s expanding military capabilities, Reuters reported on Saturday.more

Arne Slot has been sacked as Liverpool manager after two years in charge, the club announced. A year ago, under the Dutchman's management, the Reds won the English league title.more

More than 4,000 people travelling on London’s roads were seriously injured last year, according to new data from the Department for Transport. The total of 4,013 is 8% higher than in 2024 and includes 110 people who died. more

The number of tourist overnight stays in Amsterdam rose to a record 23.7 million in 2025, according to NH Nieuws. This is approximately 800,000 more than the previous year and exceeds the city's limit of 20 million overnight stays.more

More pharmacists in England will be able to prescribe medications as part of an effort to speed up care and ease pressure on GP surgeries and hospitals. As part of the Pharmacy First scheme, pharmacists can currently prescribe medication for a sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections.more

The Polish national football team lost 2-0 to Ukraine in a friendly match in Wrocław. Roman Yaremchuk scored from long range in the first half, followed by Andriy Yarmolenko. Jan Urban's men will host Nigeria in Warsaw on Wednesday.more

In a poll conducted for "Super Express" by the Pollster Research Institute, 71% of respondents supported Poland remaining in the European Union. Twenty-one percent of those surveyed wanted Poland to leave the EU.more