The UK returned to growth in August but the "broader picture" is one of a "slowing" economy in recent months, the official statistics body has said. A bounce back in construction and strong month for accountancy, manufacturers and retail businesses helped boost the economy by 0.2%, after it failed to grow in the previous two months.more

Proposals for the Night Tube to run on Thursday nights are being kept “under review”, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor told London Assembly members that while he would like to see the service expanded, Transport for London’s (TfL) finances are currently too constrained. more

The NHS is approaching winter in a “bad shape”, experts have warned, as new figures showed that the number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment in London has increased. more

Croatia’s border police force appear to be burning clothing, mobile phones and passports seized from asylum seekers attempting to cross into the European Union before pushing them back to Bosnia. A report with photographs of burnt belongings, along with testimonies of sexual assault and beatings meted out by the police is shared with the Guardian by the humanitarian organisation No Name Kitchen.more

Magda Linette lost to the fourth-ranked American tennis player Coco Gauff 0:6, 4:6 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Wuhan, China. It was the first time that a Polish player had made it this far in an event of this rank.more

An FT investigation into the role of a British accountant, a London-based broker and Dubai companies in the acquisition of vessels.more

Yesterday, Irish carrier Ryanair announced a significant reduction in its flight offering from Hamburg and the withdrawal from Dresden, Leipzig and Dortmund airports after the winter season. The company's director, Eddie Wilson, explained the decision by the high costs of operating at German airports.more

Hate crimes against Jewish people more than doubled while there was a 13% rise in hate crimes against Muslims, writes 'The Guardian'.more

France comfortably beat Israel 4-1 in Thursday's top-division Nations League match. In the other Group A2 match, Italy drew 2-2 with Belgium, while England, playing in a lower division, suffered a setback, losing 2-1 at home to Greece.more

Swedish Minister of Education Johan Pehrson has proposed the introduction of an excise tax on advertising revenue generated by social media on a similar basis to the sale of tobacco or alcohol. These are just as harmful products, he stressed.more

Unions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the previous Conservative government and honour its pledge to tackle the housing emergency by introducing a form of rent cap.more

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, China, after her 1:6, 6:4, 6:0 win over Yulia Putintseva, has ‘virtually’ overtaken Iga Swiatek in the world rankings, but will come out on top on 28 October.more

Using machine learning, biologists have described nearly 162,000 RNA viruses living in the atmosphere, hot springs, and hydrothermal vents. Scientists hope that the new method will allow the discovery of millions more viruses and make it easier to describe life on Earth in general.more

A pioneering conservation project has restored Pine Marten to south-west England for the first time in more than a century. Fifteen Pine Martens, comprised of seven males and eight females, were released at secret locations on Dartmoor during September. Conservationists have hailed the release as a historic step in the restoration of the region's woodlands and wildlife.more

53 per cent of Poles support our country's reception of Ukrainian refugees. This is the lowest result since March 2022 when it was 94 per cent. - according to the latest CBOS survey.more

From food to God, the capital has it all - writes Robin Ashenden in 'The Spectator' about 'Eastern European' London.more

Tennis player Rafael Nadal has announced the end of his career. The 38-year-old Spaniard has won 22 Grand Slam tournaments and, along with the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer, is considered one of the three best players in history.more

UK-based Unilever Plc. today announced that it has finalised the sale of its Russian subsidiary to Arnest Group, marking the corporation's exit from the Russian market.more

Ukraine's military needs in the coming months were the subject of talks held today in London between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British PM Keir Starmer and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutt, Reuters reported.more

This year's Nobel laureate for literature Han Kang ‘has a unique ability to draw attention to the relationship between body and soul, life and death’. - announced the chairman of the Swedish Academy's Nobel committee, Anders Olsson. Several of her books have been published in Poland, including ‘The Vegetarian’, ‘White Elegy’ and ‘The Coming Boy’.more

A fault with the BBC Weather website and app is leading to incorrect forecasts of hurricane force winds in the UK and across the globe. Graphics show estimated wind speeds of 13,508mph in London and 5,293mph in Rome - far in excess of any genuine hurricane such as Milton which struck Florida overnight.more

George Baldock has tragically passed away at the age of 31, with the former Sheffield United and Greece defender being found in his swimming pool in Greece.more

The death penalty was carried out in only 16 countries in the world last year, but the number of executions was the highest in almost a decade, mainly due to Iran and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International (AI) expert Chiara Sangiorgio reported. Abolitionists' hopes, however, are raised by the situation in Africa, she added.more

Millions of people will be able to get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave from day one, under a planned overhaul of workers' rights.more

France, Germany and the Netherlands have raised concerns over entry-exit system, originally due to launch in 2023, writes 'The Guardian'.more