From next month, you’ll be able to take a casual stroll down Europe’s busiest shopping street. Cars, buses, taxis and bicycles will all disappear from Oxford Street by the end of October, as Sadiq Khan pushes through his flagship project to transform the thoroughfare.more

People applying to become British citizens are charged more than five times the amount it costs the Home Office to process their application, a new analysis has shown. The latest fee of £1,709 to become a citizen compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324, according to the latest Home Office data.more

The government is putting class at the heart of its equalities agenda by creating a new unit which will make tackling white working-class inequality a priority. The unit, which minister for women and equalities, Bridget Phillipson, will announce on Wednesday, will sit within the Office for Equality and Opportunity.more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal for Chicago Fire in a 1–1 home draw against Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. It was the 38-year-old Polish international's sixth goal of the season in the competition. He played the full match, as did the famous Argentine Lionel Messi for the visiting team.more

An ongoing increase to the State Pension age in the UK will affect when pensioners born after September 6, 1960, can start claiming their State Pension from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).more

Gatwick passengers could suffer more delays later this month as 220 workers prepare to strike over pay. Unite the Union claims Wilson James, who is contracted by the airport to provide special assistance for disabled and elderly passengers, has failed to table a fair offer for its members.more

Over 230 thousand people gathered on Wednesday in the center of Oslo during the state funeral of King Harald V of Norway, police estimated. Among the 850 official guests were monarchs and heads of state from many countries, including the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki.more

A 31-year-old British man has been charged under the National Security Act over alleged contact with Russia's military intelligence agency. Joshua Cammidge, from Swindon, allegedly received instructions from an individual believed to be linked to the GRU Volunteer Corps, a group controlled by Russia's military intelligence agency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.more

Defending the trophy for the second consecutive time, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Slovan Bratislava 6–1 in the French capital during Matchday 1 of the Champions League. English teams prevailed in Wednesday's marquee matchups: Napoli lost 0–1 at home to Arsenal, while Liverpool beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 at Anfield.more

"We had a great conversation with Vladimir Putin, and he wants to make a deal," US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. However, he suggested that the Ukrainian president and the mutual hatred between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia were standing in the way.more

The London police launched an investigation yesterday into possible irregularities concerning grants awarded to Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s right-wing party. This follows the broadcast of footage by Channel 4 last week. The broadcaster claims that the footage shows Nigel Farage’s associates discussing ways to circumvent the law on grants.more

Milan remains the most expensive city in Italy, a fact confirmed once again this year by analyses carried out by the consumer rights organisation Codacons. The cost of living is lowest in Naples, where prices are more than 40 per cent lower than in the capital of Lombardy.more

The chain which replaced WH Smith on high streets across the country is undergoing a major shake-up, with closing-down sales already underway for affected branchesmore

Elena Rybakina advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open and will take the lead in the tennis rankings on Monday. The second-seeded Kazakh won on Wednesday against China's Qinwen Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Rybakina will be the 30th leader in history.more

According to a VeloBank survey, 25 per cent of Poles have no savings, whilst 14 per cent have set aside more than 100,000 zlotys. At the same time, over half – 53 per cent – of savers are putting money aside for a rainy day.more

Gants Hill station, an East London stop on the Central line, bears a remarkable resemblance to stations found on the Moscow metro. However, the station's exterior, situated just north of Valentines Park in Redbridge, is pretty unassuming.more

Food inflation is expected to reach almost 4% by Christmas, and peak at 6.4% in July next year, as pressures from conflict and extreme weather reach supermarket shelves, the industry has warned.more

The Mayor of London has hailed a promise to install air conditioning on all buses in the capital by next year after driver strikes during the sweltering heatwaves. More than 1,500 Arriva North London bus drivers launched industrial action last month, bringing chaos to the network.more

Ewa Pajor of Barcelona has been named among the 30 players nominated for the Ballon d'Or. Robert Lewandowski of Chicago Fire was not included on the list. Last year, the award was won by Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain and Aitana Bonmati of Barcelona.more

The President of the Maldives wants talks on control of the Chagos Archipelago to resume and wrote a letter to the British Prime Minister on Tuesday, urging him not to hand the islands over to Mauritius. They are of strategic importance because they are home to a US-British military base on the island of Diego Garcia.more

UK retailers aim to create up to 100,000 jobs for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years by giving them a first step on the ladder into work.more

New York officials have released over 170,000 pages of documents concerning air quality around the World Trade Centre following the attacks of 11 September 2001. According to ‘The New York Times’ (‘NYT’), the documents reveal, amongst other things, that New Yorkers were exposed to high concentrations of toxins in the air, including asbestos.more

Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, is considering travelling to Ukraine as a gesture of support for Kyiv, Politico reported yesterday, citing two sources.more

Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2–1 at home in the headline match of Matchday 1 of the Champions League. Piotr Zieliński came on for the visitors in the 60th minute. FC Porto, for whom only Jakub Kiwior of the three Polish players featured, lost 0–2 to Manchester City in Portugal, with Szymon Marciniak officiating the match.more

Jacob Coxon, a British researcher specialising in training AI models, announced on Tuesday that he was leaving Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI models. Coxon accused the company and its competitor, OpenAI, of irresponsibly pursuing superintelligence and “playing with people’s lives”.more