While London's public transport system is a boon for navigating our expansive city, the costs can rapidly accumulate, sometimes even dissuading us from certain journeys. However, there are methods to economise.more

Care companies were fined almost £600,000 for hiring illegal workers in the first three months of the year, new figures have revealed. Ten UK firms were handed penalties of between £10,000 and £210,000 between January and March 2025, according to Home Office data analysed by the Standard.more

Over 400 football fan groups from 25 countries have appealed to FIFA and UEFA to prevent league matches from being played abroad. Such plans have recently been announced in Italy and Spain.more

The British Foreign Office announced yesterday that it was imposing sanctions on eight Russian officials and three organisations responsible for the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children. No child should be a pawn in a war, said Foreign Secretary David Lammy.more

A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of football fans in Liverpool pleaded not guilty today at the local Crown Court. The incident, which took place on 26 May, left 134 people injured.more

During yesterday's meeting between Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, the first political agreement on cooperation between the two countries since Brexit was signed, according to the British Prime Minister's office.more

Jasveen Sangha, known as the ‘Queen of Ketamine,’ has pleaded guilty to five federal charges related to the fatal drug overdose of actor Matthew Perry in 2023. She faces up to 65 years in prison.more

The United Kingdom has used frozen Russian assets to fund over £1 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine, British Defence Secretary John Healey announced yesterday during his visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.more

The battle for World Cup qualifying points is overshadowed by Jan Urban's debut as national team coach and Robert Lewandowski's return to the squad after a brief hiatus. Tonight (8:30 p.m. local time), the Polish footballers will face the favourites, the Netherlands, in Rotterdam.more

The meeting between Polish President Karol Nawrocki and US President Donald Trump was not particularly groundbreaking; rather, it was a continuation of what had been happening up to that point, according to Maciej Milczanowski, a professor at the University of Rzeszów. In his opinion, the declaration to maintain the number of American troops in Poland is important.more

Toiletries chain Lush has closed all its UK shops for a day “in solidarity with Gaza” and called on the UK government to act to help end “the death and destruction”.more

Wizz Air carried nearly 10 million passengers to and from Poland from January to September of this year, an increase of 18.5% compared to the same period in 2024, the carrier announced. Since the beginning of the year, Wizz Air has operated nearly 44,000 connections to and from 11 Polish cities.more

The first of September marks the beginning of autumn in the meteorological world as well as the start of the annual 'storm season'. It also heralds a new list of storm names as chosen by members of the public. This year look out for Amy, Bram and Chandra which are due to be the first few named storms of the season.more

During the first seven months of 2025, Spain welcomed a record number of 55.5 million foreign tourists, according to data released on Monday by the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE). Spending by foreign visitors also reached record levels.more

Iga Świątek was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the US Open in New York. The second-seeded Polish tennis player lost to American Amanda Anisimova (No. 8) 4-6, 3-6. The match lasted one hour and 36 minutes.more

A new floating restaurant could soon open on the River Thames in south London. Turks Launches, which runs daily boat trips along the Thames, wants permission to open a new café and restaurant in a boat known as The Aphrodite, which is moored at Town End Pier in Kingston town centre.more

Councils across England are increasingly spending millions of pounds a year in incentive payments to private landlords to persuade them to house homeless families, with campaigners describing it as a “senseless waste of public money”.more

The Dutch media are taking a calm approach to Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Poland. They're mainly focusing on transfers or club affairs for their players. Only Robert Lewandowski's return to the Polish team has received more attentionmore

Tens of thousands of foreign students are being contacted directly by the government and told they will be removed from the UK if they overstay their visas. The Home Office launched the new government campaign in response to what it has called an "alarming" spike in the number of international students arriving legally on student visas then claiming asylum when they expire.more

The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee’s (PAFMC) commissioned restoration of the graves of two prominent and senior members of the wartime Polish Air Force (PAF), AVM Mateusz Iżycki and Gp/Cpt Jerzy Bajan in Northwood Cemetery, has been completed by stonemason Francis Sancisi from Made on Earth.more

Airport ground staff in Portugal went on strike this morning, demanding pay raises and improved working conditions. The strike, organized by Menzies staff, will last at least 76 days.more

More than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.more

Poland is deporting only a fraction of those who should leave its territory. The register of undesirable persons already includes 31,000 foreigners, reveals today's "Rzeczpospolita." Since the beginning of 2025, 1,100 foreigners have forcibly left Poland.more

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 and advanced to the semifinals of the US Open in New York for the 14th time in his career.more

Sir Richard’s appointment was announced in June 2025, succeeding Admiral Radakin, who completed his four-year term, following his appointment in 2021. As CDS, ACM Knighton serves as the professional head of the UK’s Armed Forces, military strategic commander, and principal military adviser to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Defence. more