The price of gold has hit a record high as demand for the precious metal remains strong amid global economic uncertainty.
The spot gold price hit $3,508.50 per ounce early on Tuesday, continuing its upwards trend which has seen it rise by nearly a third this year.more
UK households could face fines of £5,000 for breaking garden fence rules now in effect. A rule change back in May means "The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015" has been updated.more
Krakow Airport is lifting the limit on liquids in hand luggage as of today (3 September), announced airport CEO Lukasz Strutynski. This will be possible thanks to the installation of 10 modern CT scanners, which operate at security checkpoints.more
The British Met Office announced on Monday that this year's summer in the UK was the warmest since 1884, when measurements began. The average temperature from June to August was 16.1°C, exceeding the previous record of 15.76°C set in 2018.more
Data from NASA's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies indicate that today (3 September) an asteroid measuring several dozen metres will pass our planet. By cosmic standards, this will be a close encounter, as the distance will be approximately 218,000 km – less than the distance between the Moon and Earth.more
English Premier League clubs have spent a total of around €3.5 billion on new players. According to the BBC, this is a transfer record. The previous record, set in 2023, was €2.72 billion.more
ou don't have to venture far beyond London's boundaries to discover towns and villages brimming with character - and Buckhurst Hill is no exception. The Essex town is packed with shops, restaurants and historical fascination, and was crowned the finest place to live in the county.more
London is being hit with a wave of bus and Tube strikes as drivers continue to raise disputes over pay and conditions.
Tube strikes are planned from Friday, 5 September for seven days, while bus strikes took place last week and on Monday.more
Alexander Isak has moved from Newcastle to Liverpool for £125 million, or €146.5 million, in what is a record transfer in England, according to British media reports. Last night, Liverpool confirmed that it had signed a ‘long-term contract’ with the Swedish footballer.more
A new pay-as-you-go rail ticketing system that tracks passengers’ locations as they travel is to be trialled in England for the first time, as part of the government’s plan to reform the railway network’s complex fare system.more
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced yesterday that the government will provide an additional £15 million in aid and medical care for the residents of the Gaza Strip. He confirmed that if there is no breakthrough on the ceasefire, the United Kingdom will recognise the sovereignty of Palestine.more
The last local currency in the United Kingdom, the Lewes pound, was withdrawn from circulation yesterday, according to “The Times”. The banknotes, introduced in 2008, were used in the town of Lewes in south-east England.more
Poland, previously perceived as a Central European country, is increasingly turning towards the Baltic Sea; this is linked to the transition to a green economy and the intensification of the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest edition of the British weekly magazine “The Economist”.more
A man with a dog climbed a 34-metre clock tower at King's Cross in central London this morning in protest against the Iranian government, according to “The Guardian” newspaper. Train services at the station are running normally. Police and medical personnel are currently securing the area.more
After Sunday's Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix race, which was won by series leader Oscar Piastri of Australia driving for McLaren, the Italian press criticised Lewis Hamilton's performance for Ferrari. The Briton made a mistake on one of the corners, hit the barrier and had to retire.more
From the new school year, 400,000 Swedish secondary school pupils will learn about NATO and total defence for the first time as part of the compulsory subject of social studies.more
UK PM Keir Starmer said yesterday in an interview with the BBC that he would like to see hotels for asylum seekers closed by the end of the parliamentary term, i.e. 2029. He added that his government's main task is to ‘control the borders’ of the UK.more
The largest Polish population in Romania is located in Bukovina, in the northeastern part of the country. Every year, Polish Days are held there, which include traditional harvest festivals.more
An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15 seconds, according to the results of a real-world trial part-funded by us and presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual congress in Madrid. more
In nearly two-thirds of European countries, the number of completed residential projects decreased, while prices per square meter increased, according to a Deloitte report. The largest increases – over 19 percent – were recorded in Poland, with Kraków leading the list with an annual increase of over 28 percent.more
Iga Świątek advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open Grand Slam tournament in New York. The second-seeded Polish tennis player defeated Russian Ekaterina Aleksandrova (No. 13) 6-3, 6-1. The match lasted one hour and four minutes.more
It’s been what is expected to be the hottest summer ever, with the UK seeing record-breaking temperatures, long spells of sunshine and four official heatwaves.
But those hoping for a final hurrah before autumn hits will be disappointed, with experts now predicting that another heatwave is not on the cards. more
Official Government figures tell us there are some 1.7 million adults in Britain classified as “unemployed” — just under five per cent of the working-age population. In historical terms that does not sound too bad. Many of us can still remember the grim days through much of the 1980s and 1990s when the dole queue stretched to three million.more
Polish international Jakub Kiwior, formerly of Arsenal, has arrived in Portugal to join FC Porto, local media reported on Monday. The 25-year-old defender is undergoing medical tests, after which he is expected to sign a contract.more
