A bronze cast of composer Frédéric Chopin's left hand can be seen from today at London's Ben Elwes Fine Arts as part of London Art Week.more

The UK Ministry of Defence, in its daily intelligence report, on Sunday, claimed a referendum in Ukraine's Kherson region would be conducted by autumn 2022.more

ewis Hamilton says Silverstone fans shouldn't boo Max Verstappen but suspects some of them are "feeling the pain from last year."more

Politicians have a considerable survival advantage over the members of the public they represent in Parliament, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Oxford have looked at health data from 11 countries and over 57,500 politicians going back to the early 19th century. more

The government is proposing that, from 2030, drivers should pay for the kilometres they drive, reports the NOS website. The current tax for car ownership would turn into a tax for vehicle use.more

Nick Kyrgios's Wimbledon prospects have soared after the enigmatic talent overcame an injury scare and a running battle with officialdom to upend Stefanos Tsitsipas in a tempestuous third-round encounter.more

Only one of the next two - and already four in total - Britons accused of mercenary activities by pro-Russian separatists in Donbass is a volunteer who actually enlisted to fight on the Ukrainian side against Russia, British media point out. The other was a volunteer at a charity organisation.more

Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr. of the Ferrari team won pole position for today's Formula One race for the British Grand Prix - the tenth round of the world championship.more

Spanish airline Ryanair cabin crew plan to strike for 12 days in July, union officials announced yesterday. The protests will cover 10 airports. Yesterday also marked the final day of the crew strike, which began on Thursday. Ryanair cancelled 10 flights in Spain yesterday due to the protest.more

Pope Francis is an authority for 57 per cent of adult Poles. In 2015, he was held in high esteem by 84 per cent of respondents, according to the CBOS poll. According to the poll's authors, the deterioration of Pope Francis' image is a result of his reaction to the war in Ukraine.more

Iga Swiatek fell in the third round of the Grand Slam Wimbledon. The leader of the world tennis ranking lost to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 4:6, 2:6 on Saturday, stopping Świątek's string of consecutive match wins at 37.more

Landline and broadband customers told to expect disruption as engineers, call centre and shop staff back action.more

Magdalena Fręch has fallen out in the third round of Grand Slam Wimbledon. The Polish tennis player lost today to Romanian Simona Halep, seeded 16, 4:6, 1:6.more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied yesterday that he was planning to hold an early election to the House of Commons, although the day before he himself had somewhat fuelled such speculation.more

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was preparing for an invasion of Ukraine and made the decision to attack the neighbouring country at least a year before the invasion; this conflict could continue for a long time to come, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assessed in an interview on US CBS television.more

Crowds have flocked to the capital to celebrate London Pride, 50 years since the first march in the UK. It is the first time the event has been held since the outbreak of the pandemic and is expected to see over a million people join the march.more

Andy Goram, former Rangers FC and Scotland national team goalkeeper, died today at the age of 58 after a short battle with cancer, the Glasgow-based club announced.more

The fortunes of the world's 500 richest people declined by a total of $1.4 trillion in the first half of 2022 as a result of falling share prices, among other factors. This is financially the worst six months on record for the global billionaire class, Bloomberg reported.more

The founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website Julian Assange has appealed to a London court against the British government's decision to allow his extradition to the United States, the BBC reported yesterday.more

Henrich Mchitarjan will be a footballer for Inter Milan. The 33-year-old Armenian representative, who has played for Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and Arsenal London in the past, last featured for AS Roma but has not agreed to a contract extension.more

Poland is the third country in the world in terms of the amount of military aid given to Ukraine. The government in Warsaw has already pledged $1.81 billion in support to Kiev, according to an analysis published by the BBC. The top two in the list are the US and the UK.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been made an honorary citizen of Odessa, the mayor of this Ukrainian city on the Black Sea, Hennadiy Trukhanov, announced last night.more

Due to continued strikes by ground handlers, airlines this morning had to cancel one in five flights from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris' main airport, the French air traffic control agency reported.more

Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, the English vice-champion club has announced. According to Sky Sports, the Egyptian footballer will remain with The Reds until 2025.more

In the UK, the number of people infected with coronavirus has increased by 500,000, or 32 per cent, over the past week and now stands at 2.3 million, the ONS statistics office reported yesterday.more