A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years. Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show more than 700 phones, laptops, computers and USB sticks also went missing over the period.more

65 per cent of Poles think about other people's needs in December, according to a survey conducted by the Father Christmas Foundation and research agency IMAS International. Perhaps this is why many of the charitable campaigns carried out before Christmas find donors.more

The weakening influence of the Catholic Church in Ireland over recent decades has sometimes been referred to as a ‘quiet revolution’. Economic growth and modernisation have contributed to it, but so have scandals and abuses within the Church, assessed sociologist of religion Professor Gladys Ganiel in an interview.more

Belgium has recorded its first case of the new, more contagious monkeypox virus, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Belgian national health institute Sciensano reported.more

English Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Leicester City 3-1 at home in Matchday 18 to extend their lead over second-place Chelsea to seven points. The visiting goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk made his Premier League debut.more