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

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

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

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

Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a ‘fundamentally new’ type of vaccine that could protect against a wide range of viruses and prevent pandemics, the BBC reported on Friday, citing information obtained from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge.more

A bill to abolish penalties for begging has been submitted to the Marshal's Office. Although the idea is supported by the Ombudsman, among others, it continues to provoke considerable controversy, according to Friday's edition of ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

It has also emerged that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received undisclosed income from renting out three properties on his Royal Lodge estate.more

Alexander Zverev won the first Grand Slam title of his career. The second-seeded German tennis player defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli (No. 10) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 in the French Open final in Paris on Sunday.more

The authorities in the Turkish province of Antalya have decided to introduce a ban on smoking on several of the region’s most popular tourist beaches, according to the Haberler website. The restrictions came into force on Friday.more

According to a recent study by outdoor play equipment specialists Outdoortoys, the best city in England to raise a family is Sheffield, in Yorkshire. more

The intervention of Elon Musk and US Vice President JD Vance in the death of Henry Nowak transformed a local British tragedy into an international diplomatic crisis between Washington, London, and Silicon Valley. The two Americans exploited the brutal murder of an 18-year-old student to attack British authorities, which was met with an immediate and sharp reaction.more

Too many people face a "cliff-edge drop in income" when they retire, with more than three-quarters not on course to save enough for a "moderate" lifestyle, a pensions trade body has warned. A new report by Pensions UK suggested what it termed a moderate lifestyle cost £32,700 a year for one person and £45,400 for two - but estimated just 23% of the working population would reach such a level.more

On 15 June, the Netherlands will launch a summer rail pass costing €49 a month. The pass will allow unlimited travel on trains outside peak hours and at weekends. The scheme is designed to encourage people to leave their cars at home given the high fuel prices. The offer runs until the end of August.more