Two Polish citizens who have lived in the UK for nearly 80 years after their parents fled the second world war have spoken of their terrifying experience after being told they did not have post-Brexit rights to return to the UK.more

Carlos Cordeiro, an adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, resigned today in protest against plans to sell a stake in the World Cup. UEFA had previously threatened a boycott, and the regional confederations are uniting in opposition to this controversial proposal.more

UK holidaymakers are being warned about a nasty infectious disease called cyclosporiasis that can cause explosive diarrhoea, after a sharp rise in cases. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), external said 67 cases have been reported since April, with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico.more

The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, announced yesterday that he would take a more “pragmatic” approach to the extraction of oil and natural gas in the North Sea. The issue of extraction is a source of political controversy in the UK.more

If it turns out that the object which fell on Polish territory during the night was a Russian missile, the risk of a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO will be closer, according to the ‘New York Times’. Similar warnings have been issued by CNN, whilst European Union leaders point out that these events once again highlight the threat that Russia poses to the whole of Europe.more

Eddie Howe is no longer the manager of Premier League side Newcastle United, according to British media reports, including the BBC and Sky Sports.more

The whole of Wales has been placed under a drought warning, the British environmental agency Natural Resources Wales (NRW) announced yesterday. Meanwhile, in England, efforts are underway to tackle a heathland fire in Suffolk.more

As a result of the heatwave and wildfires, the peak holiday season in Mediterranean countries will shift to spring and autumn, and more tourists will spend their holidays in Scandinavia and Poland, according to a report in the Swedish daily 'Dagens Nyheter' on Tuesday.more

The Mayor of London named Thames Water as one of the key culprits for dumping sewage into the city's rivers but said they had recognised the consequences and have subsequently agreed to commit £1.7billion over the next five years to depolluting the water.more

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Although the vast majority of us claim to maintain a work-life balance, in practice, taking time off rarely means completely disconnecting from professional duties. For many employees, vacations are associated with stress, checking work emails, and feelings of guilt.more

Eurostar is launching a new direct route between the UK and Belgium from December. Rail travellers will be able to book direct journeys from London St Pancras to Antwerp-Centraal from December 14.more

London’s population has shrunk as more than 400,000 people have quit the capital in a year to live in other regions of the country, according to new figures.more

"The missile that violated Polish airspace on Thursday and landed in the Lublin region was armed and, in all likelihood, Russian," Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on Thursday. He thanked all EU and NATO leaders for their solidarity and readiness to help. "We do not yet know whether the missile was fired at Poland intentionally," noted Radosław Sikorski.more

The UK is on track this year for the highest number of heat-related deaths since records began, according to estimates by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In a preliminary assessment, it said there were an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths during the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure for the whole of last year.more

A rule designed to prevent goalkeepers from deliberately wasting time will be trialled in English football. A team will lose a field player for one minute if the referee is forced to stop the match to attend to a player in that position.more

A British Airways jet was reportedly "seconds from disaster" after a pilot blunder over London. The plane is said to have stalled at around 4,000ft over Canary Wharf on July 6.more

The Sicilian mafia, Cosa Nostra, is buying combat drones, the head of the Palermo Public Prosecutor’s Office, Maurizio De Lucia, announced on Tuesday. Speaking before the parliamentary committee on the fight against the mafia, he referred to the gangs’ interest in high-tech weapons used in Russia’s war against Ukraine.more

The Mayor of London should look to the French and impose driving restrictions in the capital during periods of high ozone pollution, the leader of the Green Party on the London Assembly has said.more

The lowest number of children born since the end of the Second World War was recorded in Italy in 2025: 355,000, according to a report published on Tuesday by the National Foundation for Fertility. As highlighted, this is a new historical record confirming the scale of the demographic crisis in the country.more

Lech Poznań lost 3–4 on penalties at home to Aarhus GF in the return leg of the Champions League second qualifying round, thereby exiting the competition. The Danes led 4–1 after extra time, mirroring the scoreline by which the Polish champions had won the first leg.more

The UK is being hit by a massive plague of rats, according to pest experts who say callouts have soared in the summer of 2026 as heatwaves hit. And the fight against them is being hit by changes in the law with some traps being banned in some circumstances.more

Another heatwave hit Europe on Wednesday, with temperatures potentially exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days. Firefighters are battling major blazes in France, Spain, Portugal, and Turkey. In Greece, two firefighters died while fighting the fires.more

Iced matcha lattes and a bigger range of salads and chicken rolls helped Greggs to boost its sales during the string of summer heatwaves, as the bakery chain continues to expand across the UK. Total sales at Britain’s biggest fast food business rose to £1.1bn for the first six months of the year, 7.2% higher than the same period a year earlier.more

Last year's finalists, Iga Świątek and Norway's Casper Ruud, have also signed up for this year's mixed doubles event at the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament. The competition will take place on August 25–26, prior to the start of the singles events.more