From today, as the new school year begins in Austria, female pupils under the age of 14 will not be allowed to wear Muslim head coverings – hijabs and burqas – in schools. The ban applies to public and private educational institutions across the country, according to the BBC.more

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–1 at home in the London derby, Sunday’s top fixture in the English Premier League. The ‘Gunners’ are the only team, alongside Manchester City, to have secured maximum points after three matchdays.more

The British government has condemned the anti-immigration protests held on Sunday night and into Monday morning in Portsmouth, in the south of England. Hundreds of people – often dressed in black, with their faces covered by balaclavas – attempted to block the path of buses carrying migrants who had crossed illegally onto the English coast.more

The AfD’s victory in the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt is a political earthquake whose consequences cannot yet be predicted, according to Professor Klaus Stuewe. In the political scientist’s view, the result was partly due to voters’ dissatisfaction with the German government’s policies and Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s disastrous approval ratings.more

Experts warn that China may be using tractors and other agricultural machinery to spy on British farmers, 'The Telegraph' reported on Friday, citing a report by the Coalition for Secure Technology (CST).more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal, and his team, Chicago Fire, drew 4–4 away against Toronto FC in a Major League Soccer match. This marks the 38-year-old Polish international's fifth goal of the season in the competition.more

Concerns are growing about the impact of El Niño on the cocoa market and, consequently, on market price trends, according to a report by the industry organisation ICCO (International Cocoa Organisation).more

The ability to communicate, collaborate and solve problems are among skills that employers say they are looking for in potential job hires. In a major five-year study, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) identified six key transferable skills that will count as much as qualifications in getting and keeping a job in the coming decade.more

The climate crisis, disease and cyber-attacks pose growing risks to the UK’s food supplies and the government needs to act to make the system more resilient, according to the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) is urging the Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) to work more closely with households, communities and businesses.more

The British Army has reportedly been told to stop training personnel as financial pressures put the military under strain. Units which are in the UK and are not preparing for specific deployment were ordered to halt “collective training”, it is understood.more

75 per cent of Poles believe that the knowledge and skills acquired at school or university are no longer sufficient to last a whole working life, according to an IBRiS survey conducted for PAP. Furthermore, one in three respondents had not learnt anything new on their own initiative over the past year, mainly due to a lack of time.more

Iga Świątek has advanced to the Round of 16 at the US Open Grand Slam tournament in New York. The Polish tennis player, seeded eighth, defeated Czech player Marie Bouzková (ranked 25th) 7–6 (7–3), 7–6 (7–3). She will face China's Qinwen Zheng for a spot in the quarterfinals. more

The dawn of the 20th century saw the birth of numerous new stations, including one in North West London within the Wembley area. That station is one you'd recognise today as Preston Road, a Metropolitan line stop situated between Northwick Park and Wembley Park. However, when it first welcomed passengers back in 1908, it bore a vastly different - and sillier - name.more

Almost half of people in Britain live in areas where economic growth does not translate into a better quality of life with a "stark" North-South divide in the spending power of households, a new report finds.more

Suspects charged with serious knife and firearm offences are being released on bail amid Britain's prison overcrowding crisis, the country's most senior police officer has warned.more

September began in Spain with another heatwave. On Friday, the meteorological agency AEMET noted that unusually high temperatures would prevail across most of the country. In Andalusia, they will exceed 40 degrees Celsius, while in most other regions, they will reach 35 degrees.more

Manchester City’s Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland surprised fans in August by cutting his long hair. At the same time – according to the financial media – he significantly ‘cut’ the profits from sales of the hair tie he endorses, sales of which had skyrocketed during this year’s World Cup.more

Artists from different generations of the Polish jazz scene will be coming to London. The second edition of the Polish Jazz Festival, which will take place from 11 to 27 September, brings together jazz legends and artists from the younger generation who are experimenting with form, electronic music, hip-hop and traditional music.more

Hundreds of employers have been named by the Government for failing to pay workers the National Minimum Wage. Around £4 million in wages has been repaid to more than 27,000 workers by 658 employers following “robust” enforcement action.more

Households across the UK are being warned to brace for higher energy bills this winter as European countries scramble to replenish their natural gas stores before the weather dips. Wholesale natural gas prices are already at three-year highs, which could lead to increased energy bills for businesses and consumers.more

Real Madrid footballer Raúl Asencio has been cleared of charges relating to the sharing of a video of a sexual nature without the victims’ consent, a court on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria has announced.more

Care workers, chefs and others in danger of losing their migration status under post-Brexit rules if they leave an exploitative employer will be helped by new visa changes, the Home Office says. Officials said if an employee was found to be a victim of modern slavery they would be allowed to work for any employer for the remainder of their visa.more

‘The Falklands are British’ – this was Defence Secretary Wes Streeting’s response to the address by the President of Argentina, Javier Milei, who said that the ‘winds of change’ sweeping the world were favourable to the Buenos Aires government taking control of the islands.more

The train operator, which runs 2,650 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England, has launched a flash sale with 4 million tickets available for just £2 a pop. But travellers need to act quickly, as the bargains are only available until tomorrow.more

Maja Chwalińska and Magda Linette have progressed to the second round of the doubles at the US Open Grand Slam tournament in New York. The Polish pair defeated the fifth-seeded duo of Hanyu Guo of China and Kristina Mladenovic of France 6–7 (5–7), 6–4, 6–4.more