The Federal Statistical Office said Germany's GDP fell by 0.2% from October to December compared with the previous quarter of 2024. Previous estimates, which were based on fewer data, had indicated a decline of 0.1%.more

British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, known for her hit "As Tears Go By", has died in London at the age of 78, British media reported yesterday, citing a statement from her spokesman.more

The unemployment rate in Poland, after seasonal adjustment, in December 2024 amounted to 3.0%, the same as in November last year, Eurostat reported yesterday. Only the Czech Republic recorded a lower result.more

Endangering lives at sea is to be a new criminal offence carrying a jail term of up to five years as part of plans to tackle people smuggling, the Home Office says. Border officials will also get powers to seize migrants' phones in the search for intelligence about who helped them cross the Channel.more

Respondents that participated in Eurofound’s 2024 e-survey were less optimistic about their future than those that took part in 2023, with the degree of optimism across all age groups falling considerably since 2020. more

Steven Gerrard has terminated his contract with Al-Ettifaq Ad-Dammam by mutual agreement for personal reasons. The contract was valid until 2027. The English coach had been working in Saudi Arabia since July 2023.more

Around 100 members of the United Voices of the World (UVW) union, employed at the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, and the V&A Museum, will stage a walkout throughout February as part of their ongoing campaign for improved pay and working conditions.more

In the upcoming presidential election, 38.9 per cent of respondents would vote for Rafał Trzaskowski, 27.1 per cent for Karol Nawrocki and 8.9 per cent for Slawomir Mentzen, according to a January poll by IBRiS for the weekly magazine ‘Polityka’.more

A new report from the Citizens Rights Project reveals systemic struggles exacerbated by migration status and policies. EU migrants and their families in Scotland are facing increasing challenges in accessing justice, welfare, and basic support due to systemic barriers worsened by migration policies post-Brexit. more

Some children are starting reception school “unable to climb a staircase”, while others use Americanisms in their speech because of too much screen time, according to a survey of teachers.more

A range of Coca-Cola products have been recalled in the UK after the firm's bottling partner said it had identified "elevated levels" of a chemical called chlorate. Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.more

Paweł Wasek, Aleksander Zniszczol, Jakub Wolny, Piotr Zyla, Dawid Kubacki as well as Pola Beltowska and Anna Twardosz will compete in the ski jumping World Cup in Willingen, Germany. Tomorrow there will be a mixed competition, and at the weekend there will be individual competitions.more

The ITAKA Foundation – Center for the Search for Missing Persons, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for the missing Bartłomiej Mariusz Wiatr.more

People associated with Elon Musk have taken up key positions in the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and are behind an attempt to get a large number of officials to leave, Wired and the ‘New York Times’ reported. They are said to be following similar practices to the Twitter layoffs.more

Retail crime is "out of control" and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft because they do not fear any consequences, an industry body has told the BBC. In some cases, offenders are openly clearing shelves of items in full view of customers and shop workers - a tactic sometimes known as "kamikaze" shoplifting.more

There is an increase in the number of working pensioners, but the majority of people of pre-retirement age have no plans to extend their working lives, according to a survey accessed by ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

Former RARS boss Michal K. has not been released from custody because all of his bail, totalling £565,000, has not been received by a UK court, the magistrates' court in London handling the extradition of the former head of the Government Strategic Reserve Agency said today.more

American Madison Keys, the triumphant winner of this year's first Grand Slam tennis tournament, the Australian Open, had to part with the magnificent trophy for several dozen hours. During the plane journey from Melbourne to New York, the trophy ended up in the cargo hold.more

Thanks to the introduction of passenger compensation, the average delays of planes in the EU have decreased by almost 5 minutes. Regulations force airlines to better organize various operations in order to avoid high costs related to compensation - according to analyses by a researcher from the Institute of Economic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.more

The percentage of Britons who support the reinstatement of the death penalty has increased from 50 to 55 percent, reports the daily "The Standard", citing research by the think tank More in Common. The greatest supporters of the death penalty are people aged 39-44. As many as 58 percent of them support the reinstatement of executions.more

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with a military helicopter on approach to Washington's Ronald Reagan Airport yesterday local time and plummeted into the Potomac River. The fate of the victims is unknown. No living person has been pulled from the river so far.more

Healthier food grew more expensive at twice the rate of less healthy options in the UK over the last two years, a study has found. Food that is lower in fat, salt and sugar is now more than twice as expensive per calorie than less healthy products, according to the Food Foundation’s annual Broken Plate report.more

Manchester City defeated Michal Skórasia's Club Brugge 3:1 in front of their home crowd in the last round of the league stage of the Champions League soccer and advanced to the bargain for the 1/8 finals. He will face Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in it. First place in the table went to Liverpool.more

It was 9,200, and now it is almost 16,300 - the average transaction price of a square meter of a new apartment in the capital has increased by almost 80 percent in just 5 years. Only Kraków and Wrocław are recording stronger increases, in other Polish cities the dynamics are clearly weaker - according to the latest analysis of the real estate market.more

A wide-ranging survey of streets and parks around England has found that just one in 10 was litter-free, according to a new report. Between 2013 and 2024 researchers at Keep Britain Tidy walked 1,140 miles across a multitude of landscapes including rural villages, housing estates, parks and city centres to assess the amount of litter gathered on English streets.more