During the first three days of August 2024, up to an additional 100,000 people may pass through the capital. people. This impressive number of tourists (although they may also include residents of the capital) results from the Taylor Swift concert and, as the example of other concert cities shows, it can generate significant revenues in the tourism industry.more

Chelsea London has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Argentine footballer Enzo Fernandez in connection with his racist shouts towards the players of the French national team.more

The Natural History Museum’s transformed gardens will welcome visitors from 18 July. Fern, a brand-new bronze Diplodocus, takes pride of place in a Jurassic landscape. The gardens will also be one of the most intensively studied urban nature sites globally, as part of the Museum’s national biodiversity movement.more

The average surface temperature of the waters around the Japanese archipelago in the first half of this year was 18.44 degrees C and was the highest since 1982, when data began to be collected, the Asahi Shimbun reported. Sea warming is related to climate change and has a real impact on fishing.more

Keir Starmer's government intends to adopt as many as 40 laws in the coming year, announced King Charles III of Great Britain today in his throne speech opening the new session of parliament. The focus of the government's legislative plans is to improve people's living standards by stimulating economic growth.more

The next European Football Championships - in 2028 - will be held in five countries. The host country will be the United Kingdom, i.e. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. The qualifying rounds may prove troublesome and confusing, as the organizers' representatives will take part in them.more

Parts of the UK could be hit by a burst of 30C heat by the end of this week, following an unusually wet start to July. The warm blast is expected to arrive in the South East of England on Friday. Temperatures could set a new record for the hottest day of the year, after 30.5C was recorded in Wisley, Surrey on June 26. more

Virgin Media, Scottish Power, and British Gas have been named the worst performers in customer service within the broadband and energy sectors, according to consumer group Which?.more

The Labor government wants to improve Britain's relations with the EU and Thursday's European Political Community summit will be a good opportunity to do so, but apart from the security agreement, this means small practical improvements rather than a major policy change, say experts from UK in a Changing Europe.more

A troubled children’s jail has been branded the most violent prison in the country by a watchdog.more

"Not only were you one of our best and most successful coaches, but you also did it with elegance. Congratulations to you and the entire staff," emphasized former footballer David Beckham after Gareth Southgate resigned as England coach.more

The deputy prime minister has dismissed comments by Donald Trump's running mate for US vice president that UK under Labour might be the first "truly Islamist" country with nuclear weapons.more

The United States Secret Service increased protection surrounding former President Donald Trump prior to Saturday’s assassination attempt after receiving information about a possible threat from Iran made towards the former president. more

A legal challenge is set to commence with the aim of overturning the approval granted for a road tunnel near Stonehenge. The £1.7bn, two-mile tunnel from Amesbury to Berwick Down in Wiltshire was authorised by the Department for Transport last yeamore

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday assured the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth of his support in the dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean.more

Kylian Mbappe, during yesterday's press conference after his official presentation as a Real Madrid player, admitted that he had been learning Spanish for years because he was convinced that one day he would play for this club. "It's a fulfillment of my childhood dreams," the Frenchman emphasized.more

The prospective new owner of Royal Mail has said he will not walk away from the requirement to deliver letters throughout the UK six days a week, as long as he is running the service.more

KO MEP, former Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, was re-elected in Strasbourg as one of the 14 vice-presidents of the European Parliament. She received second place, gaining 572 votes out of 665 valid ballots cast. The candidate of the European People's Party (EPP), a Maltese, Roberta Metsola, became the head of the European Parliament for the next term. more

New Labour UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has started to build a relationship with Donald Trump in case he wins the US presidential election and intends to deepen his alliance with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the issue of immigration, despite the fact that both are politically not close to him, according to media reports.more

Canadian residents can take a tour of Europe's famous cities without leaving the country - cities with names such as Paris (Paris), Vienna (Vienna) and Brussels (Brussels) are located in the province of Ontario, and a trip through them is one of the advertised tourist routes in the region.more

Portugal national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the worst footballer at the 2024 European Championships in terms of making the most of goal situations, according to WhoScored.more

Wetherspoons is closing 61 of its locations by the end of 2024, with 16 pubs in London being affected. The budget pub chain also announced that like-for-like the company experienced a 5.8 per cent increase in sales in the 10 weeks leading up to July 7, despite the wet weather.more

The presidency of Andrzej Duda is assessed well by 47 per cent of respondents in July, which is 5 per cent more than in June, while 47 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the work of the head of state, according to the CBOS poll. The work of the Sejm is positively assessed by 38 per cent of respondents, 1 percentage point less than in June.more

From mid-2022 to mid-2023, the population of England and Wales increased by 609,500, the largest increase in 12 months in 75 years, but of this increase, only 400 people were births over deaths, with the rest due to immigration, the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported yesterday.more

England national football team selector Gareth Southgate has announced that he is stepping down from his post two days after the 1:2 defeat to Spain in the Euro final. He had been in post for eight years.more