UK companies are increasingly hiring temporary workers instead of permanent staff because of low confidence in the economy and higher cost pressures, according to a report. Recruiters reported a strong increase in offers of temporary roles in May, according to new research from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).more

The Ilford Park Polish Home, colloquially referred to by residents and the British media as "Little Poland," is facing closure due to a drastic decline in the number of residents. The Polish government and Polish diaspora organizations have conducted extensive public consultations on the matter, and a petition to the British government was recently submitted.more

A man believed to be Somali has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a "brutal" knife attack in Belfast, police have said. The man, in his 30s, remains in custody after the incident in north Belfast at about 22:30 BST on Monday.more

The World Cup, which begins in North America on Thursday, will be Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth and likely last. The 41-year-old has appeared in every World Cup since 2006, when Portugal reached the semifinals in Germany and finished fourth.more

Green Party leader calls for tighter regulation of supermarkets and proposes £15 minimum wage. Zack Polanski has said food is too cheap and called for new rules to force supermarkets to pay suppliers more.more

British police made fundamental mistakes in the Henry Nowak case; there needs to be discussion about changing anti-racism guidelines within the police force, said Ian Acheson, an expert on the British penal and prison system, commenting on the high-profile case of the teenager's death in Southampton.more

To mark the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Good Neighbourliness Treaty, Germany will return to Poland, among other things, the Jagiellonian ring and other looted works of art, according to Monday’s edition of ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced yesterday that Big Tech companies must install software by September to prevent children from sharing sexually explicit videos and images. Otherwise, the government will enforce this through legal means.more

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has sued FIFA and its current president, Gianni Infantino, seeking compensation for what he believes was unfair disqualification from running for FIFA president due to his disqualification for corruption.more

Police in Görlitz, near the Polish border, have arrested two suspects in connection with the collapse of a tenement building that killed three people in May. The Polish and Afghan citizens may have entered the building searching for scrap metal and damaged the gas installation, causing a gas leak and explosion.more

The UK's second biggest supermarket chain's own-brand ranges will only sell white eggs to help customers make more sustainable choices. It said white eggs have 12.7% lower carbon footprints than brown eggs, largely due to better feeding efficiency and the longer productive lifespan of white hens.more

An increasing number of foreigners, mainly from Japan and the US, are visiting Ukraine to see the sites destroyed by the Russian invasion. “Dark tourism” is a controversial topic, but the organisers of these trips argue that they are educational and documentary in nature, according to Radio Svoboda.more

Britain's King Charles III received an audience in Windsor on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who the day before met in London with the leaders of Great Britain, France and Germany to end the Russian invasion of their country.more

According to a simulation carried out by researchers from the universities of Innsbruck and Dortmund, the national teams of Spain, England, France and Germany have the best chance of success at the World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday.more

We don’t want to live without contact with others, but we do want to live a long life – that’s what 85% of us say. More than half also reject the idea of immortality if it were to involve suffering, dependence and the loss of physical, but above all mental, capacity. What other conclusions does Gedeon Richter’s latest report, “Poles’ views on longevity: between declarations and everyday life”, revmore

An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after helping to calm a disruptive passenger down and preventing a plane from being diverted mid-flight. On Friday, May 1, Phoenix was returning home to Salford, England from Turkey when a woman began shouting during a Jet2 flight, according to the BBC, Manchester Evening News and the Metro.more

After reaching the final of the French Open Grand Slam, Maja Chwalinska has climbed from 114th to 21st in the women’s world tennis rankings. This is the biggest rise in the rankings since the last update. Iga Swiatek remains in third place, whilst Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka continues to lead the rankings.more

The UK’s food imports are at risk because farmers producing supermarket staples abroad face intense pressure from a “super” El Nino, experts have warned.more

Wet weather is set to remain the norm in London this week but temperatures should return to the mid-20s by the weekend. Though there will be spells of sunshine, showers and heavy rain are forecast in the capital throughout the week by the Met Office.more

By delaying the publication of its defence investment plan, the British government is squandering an opportunity to modernise the armed forces, undermining its credibility with allies and weakening its ability to deter enemies, the influential Parliamentary Public Expenditure Committee warned yesterday in a report.more

Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, was asked why she was returning to the sport after a break of nearly four years, to which she replied: ‘Why not?’. The 44-year-old American is set to compete in the doubles at the Queen’s Club in London.more

The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Ukraine yesterday set out five conditions necessary to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Downing Street said in a statement following a meeting in London.more

City Hall has been criticised for blaming the previous Conservative government's funding of policing in London for the current shortfall of officers. The Met has recently announced that it needs 38,000 officers and 19,000 staff based on London's population and a comparison to other police forces internationally.more

The leader of the Formula 1 World Championship standings, Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), won yesterday’s Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth round of the series. This is his fifth consecutive victory of the season.more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged Wednesday that Greenland is part of Denmark “for now,” while signaling that Washington remains deeply engaged in discussions over the Arctic island’s future role in Western security.more