Pensioners have gained more than working-age households from tax and benefit decisions since 2010, with the average pensioner £900 better off. A study by the Resolution Foundation showed that the average pensioner is £900 better off as a result of benefit policy changes since 2010, while the average non-pensioner household is £1,400 worse off.more

Transport for London plans to change Superloop routes have been "leaked" in error by the organisation - and MyLondon readers aren't too pleased with what's going to be proposed. TfL has confirmed that a consultation will take place following the General Election on July 4.more

A week before the elections to the British House of Commons, the opposition Labor Party maintains an advantage of 20 percentage points. over the ruling Conservative Party, although support for both has been falling in recent days - according to the average of polls presented by Sky News yesterday evening.more

After Joe Biden's performance in yesterday's presidential debate, there has been "aggressive panic" in the Democratic camp, and party activists are considering whether to ask the president to withdraw from the election race, CNN and other media reported. These reports are also confirmed by a source within the party of the Polish Press Agency.more

Private car parks in the UK are to offer motorists a 10-minute "grace period" before they impose a charge for overstaying. The measure was announced as part of a new code of practice companies have pledged to implement in the autumn.more

"I really like this atmosphere and the feeling of playing on grass. I hope that I will achieve something great and be remembered not only for the victory against Roger," said tennis player Hurbert Hurkacz in an interview for "The Guardian" just before starting at Wimbledon.more

The leaders of the 27 EU countries decided to divide the highest EU positions. Ursula von der Leyen will remain President of the European Commission. Portuguese Antonio Costa will be head of the European Council; Estonian Kaja Kallas - head of EU diplomacy.more

London's Metropolitan Police announced yesterday that it had taken over an investigation into whether some politicians were betting with bookmakers on the date of the House of Commons elections with confidential information about them.more

A liberalised law on the granting of German citizenship came into force yesterday. The new provisions, which include a reduction in the naturalisation period to five years, will enable Poles living in Germany, among others, to obtain second citizenship more quickly.more

Strategically negotiating airline algorithms could save a few quid on air fares, writes Mirror.co.uk. Jetting off to distant shores can be expensive, but thanks to advice from a seasoned travel expert, more affordable airfares could be on the horizon.more

According to a new report by HR company Sd Worx, 43 per cent of us stay at work after hours. Thus, we are once again beating the European average. Among the 18,000 employees from 18 European countries that took part in the survey, 40 per cent of people work after hours, 'Gazeta Wyborcza' reported.more

Szymon Marciniak will be the main referee for tomorrow's 1/8 finals match of the European Football Championship in Germany between Switzerland and Italy in Berlin. It is the second meeting of this tournament under the Polish referee's watchful eye.more

The illustration that was on the cover of the original edition of J.K. Rowling's first book about the wizard Harry Potter has been sold at auction for US$1.9 million, three times the projected amount, the BBC news service reported.more

All residents of the province of Trento should be equipped with bear spray, said the president of the local authorities, Maurizio Fugatti. According to him, this is necessary due to the increasing population of bears entering towns and villages.more

Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office has said - as thousands of Brits rushed to the beach, went for a swim and flocked to Glastonbury. Forecasters said temperatures soared as high as 30.3C at Heathrow Airport while most of southern England was in the high 20s.more

One person in England has died linked to the ongoing E coli outbreak, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The UKHSA said it had identified two people in England who died within 28 days of infection with shiga toxin-producing E coli (Stec).more

An endurance runner has set a new record for going up and down Ben Nevis seven times in 24 hours. Mallaig fish farm worker Pawel Cymbalista took 20 hours and 40 minutes to complete the challenge on Britain's tallest mountain on 12-13 June. more

The hosts scored the most goals with eight, Georgian Georges Mikautadze was the only player to score three and his compatriot Giorgi Mamardashvili defended the most shots with 20. These are some of the statistics of the group stage of the European Football Championships in Germany, which ended yesterday.more

A Labour member involved in the party’s general election campaign has been arrested in connection with the Westminster honeytrap plot, the Guardian has learned. The Metropolitan police confirmed they had detained a man, believed to be in his 20s, on Wednesday morning at an address in Islington, north London. He is being held on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act.more

The new strain of the mpox virus spreading along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "extremely worrying," the BBC reported yesterday. The virus causes death in 5 percent. sick adults and 10 percent kids. The pathogen is also responsible for miscarriages in infected women.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Opposition Leader Keir Starmer faced off last night in the last televised debate before the House of Commons elections set for next Thursday. It was sharper than the previous one, although neither of them said anything they had not said before.more

A new airport will be built in Baranów, between Łódź and Warsaw, and it will be the most modern airport in Europe, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced yesterday. As he added, the government is giving up the idea of ​​building railway lines that intersect in Baranów.more

Romania, Belgium and Slovakia from Group E and Turkey and Georgia from Group F completed the group of participants in the 1/8 finals of the European football championship in Germany yesterday. The Georgians sensationally won against Portugal 2:0. The Belgians advanced in poor style, drawing with Ukraine 0:0.more

Junior doctors in England have begun a five-day strike - the 11th walkout in their long-running pay dispute. British Medical Association (BMA) members walked out from 07:00, with NHS England warning of significant disruption to routine hospital services.more

Ukraine will win in the war with Russia - 80 percent are convinced of this. participants of the Kiev Razumkov Center survey, the results of which were published yesterday. For 42 percent respondents, victory will be the complete expulsion of Russian troops from Ukraine.more