Portugal's Atlantic coastal island of Madeira has set a record for popularity among visiting tourists from January to November 2024. - according to data from the Madeira authorities. EU holidaymakers from abroad were outnumbered by Germans, French, with Poles in third place.more

The UK population could grow by almost five million people in a decade with the increase driven almost entirely by net migration. Data, released on Tuesday, suggests there will be 72.5 million people in Britain by mid-2032.more

Shops and service firms will not be compelled to accept cash, a government minister has said, despite concerns that millions of vulnerable people rely on it.more

Lewis Hamilton has crashed his Ferrari during the team's pre-season testing programme in Spain. The seven-time champion was unhurt after losing control of the team's 2023 car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday.more

The government has backed the expansion of Heathrow Airport after years of heated debate, saying it could create 100,000 jobs. The move, alongside potential confirmation of the expansion of other London airports including Gatwick and Luton, is likely to be met by fierce opposition.more

Historic retailer WH Smith has confirmed that it has put its 500 UK high street stores up for sale to focus on its more lucrative travel arm.more

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti's disappearance earlier this month sparked a major search operation. Police Scotland previously said there had been nothing to suggest "suspicious circumstances or criminality".more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in New York City yesterday in search of illegal immigrants, with local police assisting in the operation, NBC reports.more

Two people have been arrested after protesters from Just Stop Oil disrupted a performance of The Tempest, starring Sigourney Weaver in London's West End. A man and a woman from the environmental campaign group climbed on to the stage at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday evening.more

The deaths of five people, including Leicester City's owner, in a helicopter crash were accidental, an inquest jury has ruled. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, referred to in court as Khun Vichai, died in the crash along with two of his staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer, and Mr Swaffer's girlfriend Izabela Roza Lechowicz, a fellow pilot.more

The speed at which the new Chinese AI app DeepSeek has shaken the technology industry, the markets and the bullish sense of American superiority in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been nothing short of stunning.more

Under the slogan "Add your voice: Shape the future of Polish-British business cooperation", Polish Business Link (PBLink) - a leading partner of Polish-British entrepreneurs - invites the business community to participate in a study aimed at strengthening cross-border trade and building valuable business relationships.more

Last year, Wizz Air served 62.8 million passengers worldwide, including over 12 million in Poland, the Hungarian airline said. The carrier operated over 300,000 flights worldwide and increased its fleet to 226 aircraft.more

London rents are continuing their upwards trajectory, with asking rents reaching a record high of £2,695pcm, yet the pace of growth is slowing according to Rightmove.more

Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for US users when it is officially updated in the country's geographic naming system, the company's official account on social platform X announced on Monday.more

‘The situation is what it is. We have to win and if we don't, we are out’. - announced Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola ahead of today's match against Club Brugge in the 8th round of football's Champions League qualifying phase. ‘The Citizens’ are going through a massive crisis this season.more

British drivers are being cautioned to keep their cool on the roads to avoid hefty penalties, with new findings showing that a staggering 40 per cent of UK motorists have experienced road rage in the last twelve months. That means approximately 20 million drivers are at potential risk of fines.more

Ratings of the Sejm and the President worsened in January, according to a CBOS poll. A negative assessment was given to the Sejm by 52 per cent and to the Senate by 40 per cent of respondents; President Andrzej Duda was assessed well by 41 per cent. - a decrease of 7 percentage points compared to December, and badly by 48 per cent. - an increase of 3 percentage points.more

The Home Office will soon start automatically upgrading those who hold pre-settled status under Appendix EU and are now eligible for settled status. more

White mail system handles ‘highly sensitive personal data’ and people not told it is processing their information. AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’.more

Ahead of the 8th round of Champions League football, scheduled in full tomorrow, only Liverpool and Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona and Wojciech Szczesny's Barcelona are assured of direct promotion to the 1/8 finals. Some giants, such as Manchester City and PSG, are not even certain of a place in the play-offs.more

Britain is dividing into a two-tier workforce as office staff benefit from flexible working but the conditions of frontline staff such as nurses and shop workers remain “frozen in time”, according to a report.more

As few children as in November last year have never been born in Poland's post-war history. This is another chord of the demographic crisis, deepening for at least a decade, reports Tuesday's ‘Puls Biznesu’.more

A rise in the number of antisemitic incidents in the UK since the 7 October Hamas attacks and the Gaza war has shifted attitudes among British Jews towards emigrating to Israel, experts say.more

Saudi club Al-Hilal have terminated Neymar's contract. The famous Brazilian footballer signed a contract in August 2023, estimated at €100m per season, but has played very little due to injuries.more