As many as two-thirds of us admit that we eat food whose expiry date has passed; we still do not understand the messages ‘best before’ and ‘should be consumed by’, reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

The signing and presentation of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny as an FC Barcelona player is likely to take place tomorrow, sources close to the club from the Catalan capital report.more

Many British Jews, looking at the BBC's public service coverage of the Middle East conflict, have become convinced that it has become ‘institutionally hostile to Israel,’ - wrote three leading Jewish organisations in the UK yesterday.more

In a ceremony at the North Atlantic Alliance Headquarters, Mark Rutte took over as NATO Secretary General from Jens Stoltenberg before noon today.more

The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967.more

The Israeli army launched ‘limited and targeted’ ground operations against terrorist Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon a few hours ago, an armed forces communiqué issued Monday night said.more

Mateusz Skrzypczak, Michael Ameyaw and Maximillian Oyedele have been called up to the Polish national football team for the first time. The list of 27 players selected by Michał Probierz for October's League of Nations matches was announced yesterday by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).more

The UK's economy grew by less than previously estimated between April and June, according to official figures. It expanded by 0.5%, down from an initial reading of 0.6%, after output in the manufacturing and construction sectors fell by more than first thought. more

Portugal, Ireland, Greece, France and Spain are the EU Member States whose inhabitants are most likely to get cold in winter, according to Eurostat. Poland, on the other hand, is among the six countries with the lowest percentage of inhabitants complaining about the problem.more

In the CBOS survey, 38 per cent of respondents admitted that they see more risks than benefits from the development of artificial intelligence. One in four respondents holds the opposite view. Most believe that the development of AI will increase unemployment.more

A 96-year-old woman has been spared an immediate prison sentence for killing a fellow member of her bridge club when her car mounted a kerb. June Mills struck Brenda Joyce, 76, after applying too much acceleration to her Vauxhall Corsa in Formby, Merseyside, on 2 August 2023.more

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted at today's press conference that he has already spoken to Wojciech Szczesny, who arrived in the Catalan capital before noon, but indicated that he is still not a player of his team. The Polish goalkeeper is undergoing tests and could sign a contract at any time.more

The minimum price at which alcohol can be sold in Scotland has risen by 30% in an attempt to keep up with inflation over the past six years. The minimum unit price (MUP) has not changed since it was set at 50p per unit of alcohol when it was first introduced in May 2018.more

Vodafone and Three UK have pledged to cap their lowest-cost mobile plans at £10 for two years, as the companies hope to convince the UK’s competition watchdog to approve their £15 billion merger.more

Official documents accessed by the independent Russian portal Insider show that anti-Kremlin opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned in prison, and that the authorities removed references to his ailments to hide this.more

Magda Linette has advanced to the fourth round (1/8 final) of the WTA 1000 hard-court tournament in Beijing. The Polish tennis player defeated the finalist of this year's French Open and Wimbledon, the number three seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini 6:4, 6:0.more

Poland has entered a period of demographic crisis, which may be a longer-term trend, the CSO states in a study.more

Eliminating Hezbollah's leadership and taking the lead in the conflict are incentives for Israel to go further and dismantle the organisation altogether, especially as Iran is unlikely to want to risk open war because of it, according to Matthew Savill of the London-based think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).more

More than the ‘victory plan’ that its president Volodymyr Zelensky brought to the US this week, Ukraine needs an urgent change of course, which includes redefining what victory means, argues the British weekly The Economist in its latest issue.more

Atletico Madrid's players, thanks to a goal in added time, tied Real 1:1 at home in a derby hit of the 8th round of the Spanish Premier League. In the second half, the match was interrupted for around 20 minutes as the home team's fans threw various objects onto the pitch.more

The Conservative Party's annual conference - the first after its devastating defeat in July's House of Commons elections - began yesterday in Birmingham, where the four candidates for the new leadership will present their vision of where the party should go.more

Although Hurricane Helene has weakened, its remnants still pose a danger to some regions of the US. The aftermath of the element is estimated yesterday to have left at least 95 dead, hundreds missing and more than 2.4 million people without electricity from Florida to Virginia.more

We love London, but even born and bred Londoners have got to admit - being a city the size that it is, it's not the safest place in the country. So if you're wanting something a tad safer while being within reach of the capital, a particular study has got you covered.more

Napoli's players defeated Monza 2:0 at home in the sixth round of the Italian Premier League, which saw them move into the leading position. They have 13 points and are one ahead of Juventus Turin.more

Among economically active Poles, 45.2 per cent take on assignments outside their main job and 58 per cent of them want to continue or take on additional work in the next six months, according to the study ‘How Poles earn extra money’, conducted in August by SW Research on behalf of Gi Group Poland.more