Poland must learn from the mistakes of the Dutch and must not become dependent on cheap labour, according to Małgorzata Bos-Karczewska, an adviser to the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. She pointed out that in the Netherlands this had become too great a burden on the state, so the government there is changing its approachmore

Transport for London is facing criticism over "disruptive" Tube noise angry residents say has been plaguing streets on the border of Camden and Westminster for several years.more

On September 9, a massive glacier collapse occurred in the Jotunheimen massif. Geologist Jostein Bakke from the University of Bergen assessed that the mechanism was similar to the one involved in the tragedy in Nepal. He emphasized that global warming is the underlying factor.more

Two RAF pilots ejected and parachuted out of their plane before the training aircraft crashed. North Wales Police said the pilots of the RAF T2 Hawk aircraft were being treated for minor injuries following the incident in the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey.more

The Italian Serie A football club Juventus Turin has been fined €10,000 due to the behavior of some fans who disrupted the minute of silence observed before Sunday's match against Atalanta Bergamo following the death of legendary footballer Sandro Mazzola. more

Authorities in the luxury seaside resort of Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany, central Italy, have decided to extend the beach season until November 1st. The decision, announced on Tuesday, was prompted by favorable weather—expected to persist well beyond the recent heatwaves—as well as shifts in tourism patterns.more

Kent has long been a destination for ex-Londoners, especially leafy spots like Sevenoaks, or buzzing creative towns like Folkestone, but it was Ramsgate that took the top spot thanks to its beautiful beaches, reasonable property prices, and easy transport links.more

Londoners have been urged to prepare for extreme weather conditions as the strongest El Niño event in 1,000 years develops over the Pacific Ocean. Forecasters around the world are warning of wildfires and floods, while the UK is set for a particularly wet and stormy winter.more

The Centre for a Better Britain’s (CFABB) linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax cuts in a “radical” report likely to influence the party’s platform for the next election. more

British police announced that they had thwarted a terrorist attack in Manchester targeting the Jewish community. In a statement on Tuesday, they reported the arrest of two men.more

Maja Chwalińska defeated Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova 6–0, 6–1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 hard-court tournament in Singapore. The match lasted exactly one hour. The Pole's next opponent will be the Belgian Elise Mertens.more

Past Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have been shortlisted for the prestigious literary award again, after a selection process that the judges described as "a tussle". Jamaican writer James is nominated this year for his latest novel The Disappearers; while Scottish author Stuart is shortlisted for John of John.more

The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces (DORSZ) reported that on Wednesday, at approximately 11:00 a.m., a Russian helicopter violated Polish airspace for 42 seconds in the Braniewo region, near the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast. According to the report, the helicopter penetrated Polish airspace to a depth of about 300 meters and was monitored by the Polish military.more

Transport for London (TfL) is offering new subscribers half price monthly cycle passes to mark World Car Free day. For a limited time from Tuesday September 22, Londoners can purchase a Santander Cycles Monthly Pass for just £10, down from the usual £20.more

The Prime Ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, together with U.S. President Donald Trump, signed an agreement on Tuesday regarding the security of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.more

Robert Lewandowski, captain of the Polish national football team, has given assurances that he has no intention of retiring from international football just yet. “I still feel motivated, I’m ambitious, and I’m still raring to go,” he said at a press conference in Warsaw.more

A new legal right to unpaid time off work after suffering a bereavement will cover step and half relatives, as well as foster, kinship care and adoptive relationships, the government has said. From April next year, employees in Great Britain who lose a spouse, partner, parent, adult child or sibling will be entitled to up to two weeks' unpaid leave.more

"The new British Prime Minister is someone you can do business with," said US President Donald Trump after his first meeting with Andy Burnham. Following their Tuesday conversation on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump assessed that relations between the US and the UK had improved.more

Transport for London has pledged to install toilets on all of its bus routes following a campaign among drivers for better conditions. Six routes do not currently have any facilities, resulting in some drivers urinating into plastic bottles or stepping off the bus to relieve themselves in a park.more

Rafael Nadal is set to take part in an exhibition tournament on 3 October in his hometown of Manacor, Majorca, to mark the 10th anniversary of his tennis academy. This will be his first appearance in front of fans since retiring at the end of 2024.more

The entry fee for Venice, which will come into force in 2024 during the peak tourist season, could rise to 30 euros per person, according to preliminary information from the city authorities. They argue that previous attempts to curb mass tourism and the current fee of 5–10 euros have not been effective.more

A leafy London borough has been named one of the best places in the UK to grow old. Bromley, in the south-east of the capital, was named 11th out of 294 districts after accumulating impressive scores over 37 measures related to later life.more

Private rents have risen across most of London, but tenants in two boroughs have seen average costs fall over the past year. It cost £2,332 to rent the average non-social home in the capital in the year to August 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.more

Crime statistics released by the Metropolitan Police have revealed which parts of London have seen the highest levels of knife crime in the past year. The figures, taken from the Met’s monthly crime data statistics, show that a total of 13,649 knife related offences were recorded by Met Police officers across the capital between September 2025 and August 2026.more

Kylian Mbappé is looking forward to meeting the new France manager, Zinedine Zidane, as well as… the Ballon d’Or, which – as he made clear in an interview with RFI radio – he believes he deserves.more