Barcelona’s players began their defense of the Spanish league title won last season with a 5–0 away victory over Elche. Raphinha and Fermin scored two goals each, while Karim Adeyemi—signed from Borussia Dortmund in the summer—added another.more

British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday. Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children would be given priority for social housing.more

London is set for a week of rain and muggy week of weather after five official heatwaves. The start of the week, will be predominantly dry, with temperatures slightly above average, peaking at 25 °C before the rain hits on Tuesday.more

Hubert Hurkacz won the ATP 125 Challenger tournament on hard courts in Cancún, Mexico. In the final, the Polish tennis player defeated top-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, a victory that will see him return to the world's top 50 rankings.more

Russia is carrying out a wave of sabotage acts targeting arms factories in Europe, using recruited members of local criminal groups to test NATO's response, *The Telegraph* reported, citing Western intelligence sources.more

Morrisons has pledged to customers that it will not be beaten on price by its biggest supermarket rivals on hundreds of everyday products. The commitment signals another potential intensification in the price war between the UK’s top grocers as they seek to draw in more shoppers.more

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain overcame a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 away against Rennes in their opening match of the French top-flight season. Sebastian Szymanski scored the first goal for the hosts.more

Over the course of 57 years, King Harald V of Norway has visited 357 municipalities across the country. Only four municipalities remain on his list, but illness and a hospital stay have thwarted those plans. During his travels so far, he has rediscovered the car his father gave him, been welcomed with heavy metal music, and been invited by children to play computer games together.more

Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests. Data analysed by the Nuffield Trust found that nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years. more

Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff defeated No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6–2, 6–4 in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. It was the first time since 1970 that two Americans had faced each other in the tournament's deciding match.more

Serving free tap water in restaurants is mandatory in countries such as France, Spain, and Portugal, while in the US and the UK, it is customary. In Poland, a debate is underway regarding the introduction of a requirement to serve free tap water, following the Ministry of Climate and Environment's decision to abandon the idea.more

A scheme that could see serious sexual and violent offenders confined to areas just a few miles wide after leaving prison will be launched in October, Justice Secretary Alex Norris has announced. Government ministers say this is designed to give victims greater freedom and further reduce the possibility of unwanted contactmore

Matty Cash's Aston Villa began the 2026/27 English Premier League season with a 4-0 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. In Sunday's other matches, Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 and Liverpool drew 2-2 with Newcastle United.more

In the first half of this year alone, the National Labor Inspectorate received 775 complaints of discrimination, which is over 40 percent more than during the same period last year, and this year as a whole may end with the number of cases exceeding 2,000, three times higher than three years ago, writes "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna."more

The historic city of Canterbury in Kent has been named among the best places to retire in England. In a new list by World Atlas, the outlet named the seven best cities in England to retire, showcasing the areas that offer city life while offering scenic views and peaceful lifestyles.more

Iran caused a four-day shutdown at a British power station as a result of an unprecedented cyberattack, according to the ‘Daily Telegraph’ newspaper. The paper reports that this is the first time that hackers linked to the Iranian regime have managed to shut down such a facility in the UK.more

Iga Świątek was knocked out in the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. The defending champion and seventh seed from Poland lost to the American Jessica Pegula (3rd seed) 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. The match lasted two hours and 47 minutes.more

Poles are continuing to leave Sweden, and the net outflow of migrants from Poland is rising – according to statistics published on Friday covering the first half of 2026. According to Polish community activists, this trend is mainly due to the return of economic migrants, although this phenomenon has not yet reached a mass scale.more

UK cinemas are the latest venue to introduce a new ban that is being rolled out across the country. Customers will no longer be able to wear Meta Glasses when visiting the cinema. The devices can record video, photos and audio; however, they have led to privacy concerns due to their ability to film without drawing attention.more

A court in the UK has handed down a ruling that restricts the possibility of deporting Albanian nationals who are victims of human trafficking back to Albania, according to 'The Guardian'. The UK Home Office is considering appealing against the ruling.more

Several people have died in a collision involving a police car and a passenger car, which took place early this morning on the A66 near Middlesbrough in north-east England, according to local police, as reported by Sky News.more

Among those in favour of giving cash as a wedding gift, 37.3 per cent believe that witnesses or adult members of the immediate family should put an amount exceeding 1,000 zlotys in the envelope, according to the survey ‘Wedding Gifts in Poland: Trends 2026’.more

Arsenal London’s players began their defence of the English Premier League title they won last season with a 3–0 home win against newly promoted Coventry City. The goals were scored by Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.more

Prince Harry, musician Elton John and five other public figures must pay the publisher of the ‘Daily Mail’ more than £9 million in legal costs as a preliminary ruling – a London court ruled yesterday. This follows their defeat in a case in which they accused journalists of illegally obtaining information. However, the costs are set to rise.more

The El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than a century and make 2027 another record-breaking year for heat, the UK’s Met Office has said.more