The Home Office is preparing to deploy facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events as part of the biggest immigration enforcement crackdown in British history. Policy documents show the government has been developing a programme to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras for “general immigration enforcement”, including non-criminal immigration offences.more

A wait of up to 30 years for permanent residency in the United Kingdom? Plans by the British Home Office have drawn sharp criticism from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Meanwhile, the head of the department, Shabana Mahmood, is firmly defending the new policy of "earned settlement."more

Ryanair is considering a temporary wage freeze for staff and confirmed airfares will be "materially higher" next summer because of a sharp rise in fuel costs following the US-Israel war with Iran. The airline said it expects fuel prices to remain high "well into 2027" unless there is a "swift resolution" to the conflict.more

King Charles III has said the slave trade was a "shameful chapter of history" that "fills my heart with horror", in a speech to Commonwealth leaders. The UK monarch's comments came as he was formally opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda.more

The midterm elections in the United States ended in a spectacular triumph for the Democratic Party, which wrested both chambers of Congress from the Republicans. Global media outlets have unequivocally characterized this result as a stinging vote of no confidence in President Donald Trump and a sharp shift in the political landscape in Washington.more

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, along with Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, and Inter, all secured comfortable, clean-sheet victories in Tuesday’s matches during the fourth round of the Champions League league phase. In Rotterdam, Piotr Zieliński scored one of the goals for the Milan side in their 3–0 win against Feyenoord.more

New blood tests designed to check for multiple cancers in one go will be offered to NHS patients in some 200 GP surgeries in England as part of a trial. The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner. These cancers are often found only after they have spread.more

Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg has identified a shortage of workers as the greatest threat to the economy. In an interview with 'Aftenposten' on Monday, he compared the current crisis to the medieval "Black Death" epidemic. Until now, workers from Poland have helped to save the situation, but their numbers are dwindling.more

China, Russia and other countries will probably regularly use artificial intelligence (AI) for cyberattacks to pursue their geopolitical interests, says the British National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC), quoted by the Financial Times.more

Serbian Novak Djokovic, a seven-time winner of the Paris Masters, has made history as the oldest player to win a match at the tournament. In the first round, he defeated Valentin Vacherot of Monaco 6:7 (5-7), 7:5, 6:1, and remains in contention for a spot in the ATP Finals.more

Germans are no longer coming to Poland just to fill up their cars or do their grocery shopping at much lower prices; they are now coming here to live, reports "Puls Biznesu."more

The British organization Devon Wildlife Trust is searching for an ant thief who stole an entire anthill from the Chudleigh Knighton Heath nature reserve—the last remaining stronghold in England for the narrow-headed ant (*Formica exsecta*)—reported the news agency UPI.more

The British government has announced new rules for granting permanent residency, extending the time that many immigrants must wait before they become eligible to apply. However, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has introduced an exception for those working in the care sector—specifically, those who provide care for the elderly, the ill, and people with disabilities.more

The darker days are here, and things are only going to get worse as the date for London's first pre-4pm sunset has been revealed. November 25 is the offending day, according to timeanddate.com, as the sunset will be at 3.59pm.more

The UK and EU have agreed a draft deal on removing post-Brexit checks from food and agriculture exports, ahead of the UK-EU summit later this month. The food deal is the most significant part of the so-called Brexit reset agreed so far, removing checks and red tape that hit exporters after the UK exited the EU's single market.more

Donald Tusk is right in the dispute over Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, but the government’s tactics are risky, the British newspaper *The Guardian* assessed in an editorial on Tuesday. The paper emphasized that the events in Warsaw could be a harbinger of further tensions in the future.more

On Tuesday morning, a bomb threat was reported on board a LOT aircraft flying from London to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The plane landed at Warsaw-Modlin Airport, which was subsequently closed for several hours.more

30-year-old Jesus de Miguel, a player for CD Tenerife, died in the hospital a few hours after colliding with the opposing team's goalkeeper during a Spanish second-division match, his club announced on Tuesday.more

A Russian spy ship monitored NATO exercises off the coast of Scotland, the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) reported on Monday, adding that naval helicopters were scrambled to meet it.more

A suspected cyberattack has caused some refrigerators in 13 supermarkets belonging to the Irish chain SuperValu to stop working, the owner of the stores, Musgrave, has reported.more

Londoners on three major Tube lines are experiencing "dangerous levels" of noise while on the Underground network, new data shows. Passengers on the Victoria, Northern and Jubilee lines have faced the notorious 'tunnel screech' at levels of more than 100 decibels (dB) - louder than hearing a nearby chainsaw or power tool.more

Iga Świątek and Maja Chwalińska have both seen slight drops in the latest women’s world tennis rankings, now occupying the ninth and 12th positions, respectively. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan remains the clear leader. In the ATP rankings, Alexander Zverev has taken over as the new world number one, while Hubert Hurkacz has fallen to 29th place.more

The first three municipalities have received government approval to introduce an overnight stay tax. Starting in January 2027, tourists may be charged for their stays in the UNESCO-listed Geiranger Fjord, the picturesque Lofoten archipelago, and Tromsø—the tourism capital of the North, which is currently on the brink of bankruptcy.more

British adventurer Karl Bushby has completed his 31,000-mile (50,000 km) journey from South America to Hull in the UK, reuniting with his mother at the family home 28 years after setting off.more

Plans to increase taxes for landlords risk a “steady rise” in rent prices, the UK’s official Budget watchdog has warned. The Chancellor announced on Wednesday that he would hike the rates of tax on income from property and savings by a further two percentage points from April next year.more