Real Madrid have made Bernardo Silva their second signing of the summer after confirming the arrival of the ex-Manchester City midfielder on a free transfer. Silva, 31, has penned a two-year contract with Madrid until 2028 after running down his deal with City, where he spent nine seasons.more

The PESEL identification number contains the date of birth, a numerical code for the specific person born on that date, an indication of their gender and a check digit. 90 per cent of those surveyed in a poll by the research firm Imas International know that it contains the date of birth, and 52 per cent know that it contains an indication of gender.more

With the average Brit’s train commute taking over an hour each day, eating or drinking en route is fairly common — and largely accepted as long as there’s no smelly food involved. But what people do with their coffee cups or crisp packets when they’re finished is where conflict starts to arise.more

UK inflation unexpectedly remained at 2.8% last month as higher transport and fuel costs were offset by slower food price rises. May’s annual price rise reading recorded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) came despite economists’ forecasts of a rise to 3% as the Middle East restricted global energy flows.more

The UK could be plunged into a record-breaking freezing winter following a period of extreme heat around the world, experts have warned. A natural atmospheric phenomenon called El Niño, which occurs every two to seven years, causes warmer-than-normal weather and sea surface temperatures to rise by 0.5°C.more

Lionel Messi scored three goals to make history, while Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland each scored two, leading their respective national teams to victories in Tuesday's World Cup matches. Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0, France defeated Senegal 3-1, and Norway defeated Iraq 4-1.more

In 2025, 65 armed conflicts involving states were recorded worldwide, the highest number since the end of the Second World War. According to a report published last week by the Norwegian research institute PRIO, 245,000 people were direct victims of these conflicts.more

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer. The former Top Gear presenter shared the news in the final episodes of the fifth series of Clarkson's Farm, which landed on Amazon Prime Video overnight.more

Amsterdam authorities and aid organizations are intensifying efforts to encourage homeless foreigners to return to their countries of origin. They are offering them free tickets and organizational support, arguing that street life fosters addiction, health problems, and increasing social degradation.more

Kamil Majchrzak lost to Czech tennis player Jiri Lehecka, the number two seed, 5-7, 6-7 (4-7) in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament at the Queens Club in London. The match lasted nearly two hours.more

Heathrow said passenger numbers fell last month despite notching up its busiest ever day in May amid an ongoing impact of the Iran war on international travel.more

Nearly six in 10 Asian and Pacific Islander adults in the US – who are among the country’s fastest-growing demographic groups – believe that the country is no longer welcoming to immigrants, according to a poll by AAPI Data and AP-NORC published on Monday.more

A British retired couple who were on a yacht which had warning shots fired near it by a Russian warship in the English Channel have described the "surreal" experience to BBC Newsnight.more

Under the guidelines for referees for the 2026/27 season of the English Premier League, pulling an opponent’s hair will not automatically result in a red card. To issue a red card, the referee must be satisfied that the offender used excessive force or played with dangerous intent.more

On the last day of December 2025, there were over 1.141 million foreign nationals working in Poland, which is 7.2 per cent more than on the last day of December 2024, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Compared with the previous month, their number increased by 0.3 per cent. more

The Fry Awards announced its top 50 fish and chip shops for 2026, and one of the best is found in this picturesque seaside town.more

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has built his entire political career on anti-immigration slogans for over thirty years, and limiting the number of migrants is a cornerstone of his platform. But given his recent announcements to strip immigrants of their council housing and permanent residency rights, should we be worried about our future in this country?more

The arson attacks on homes and cars linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer may have been inspired by pro-Kremlin Russian hackers posing as a British far-right group, according to journalistic investigations published in the British media.more

Maja Chwalińska has been awarded a wild card and will feature in the main draw of the Wimbledon Grand Slam, the organisers have announced. This means that at least six Polish tennis players will be competing in the main draw on the grass courts in London from 29 June.more

Six in ten women in London say the capital is becoming less safe, according to a new poll. The JL Partners survey for the London School of Economics found that a majority of Londoners, once men are included, believes that safety is declining in the city.more

An appeal court has ruled that the group Palestine Action will remain on the list of proscribed organisations in the UK, and that publicly supporting it will carry a risk of imprisonment. This overturns the lower court’s ruling, which found that the government had broken the law by placing the organisation on the list.more

It will take several weeks for shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to resume; shipowners will not resume transit until they are certain that the agreement between the US and Iran is “concrete”, according to an interview in the “Financial Times” with Jotaro Tamura, head of the Japanese shipping operator Mitsui OSK Lines.more

Motorists in the UK could be facing cheaper fuel prices as a result of the US and Iran reaching an agreement to end their war. When the conflict began on 28 February, fuel costs jumped as the war significantly disrupted the production and transportation of energy across the Middle East.more

The famous British singer Bonnie Tyler has been brought out of the coma she had been in for over a month at a hospital in Faro, in southern Portugal, according to her family and friends.more

None of Monday’s World Cup football matches produced a winner. The biggest surprises came in Group H. First, Spain drew 0–0 with Cape Verde in Atlanta, and later Uruguay failed to beat Saudi Arabia in Miami, with the match ending 1–1.more