Vladimir Putin may announce a second wave of mobilisation in Russia as early as today. Just today, he is due to deliver a speech in St Petersburg to mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet troops breaking the German siege of Leningrad, the Russian dictator's hometown, and Putin likes to use symbolic dates for proclamations to the nation, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed.more

Ryanair has announced six new routes from London airports in 2023, with flights to Asturias, Belfast, Cornwall, Edinburgh, Klagenfurt and Leipzig,more

The Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Grodno, Andrzej Raczkowski, received the Andrzej Kremer 'Consul of the Year' award from the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, yesterday in Warsaw. 'Your achievements are an inspiration for the entire consular service,' Minister Rau addressed Raczkowski.more

Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:0 away in a replay of the 3rd round of the FA Cup and advanced to the 1/16th final. There was a 2:2 draw in the first match at Anfield and 'The Reds' next opponent will be Brighton & Hove Albion.more

Almost half of the children surveyed by Oxford University Press chose ‘Queen’ as their top word, with ‘happy’ and ‘chaos’ in second and third place more

The three main figures in Ukraine's interior ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy minister and state secretary.more

PZPN president Cezary Kulesza admitted in an interview with RMF24 that he already knows who will be the selector of the Polish national football team. "I am waiting for an answer from the other side, it could drag on for a few days," he said. - he added. He confirmed that it would be a foreign coach.more

The UK government's blocking of the Scottish Gender Recognition Bill, which is intended to allow legal gender reassignment on the basis of self-declaration, severely complicates the already difficult relationship between London and Edinburgh. Contrary to London's intentions, it will also give an argument to supporters of Scottish independence.more

French nun Sister Andre, who was believed to be the world's oldest person as of April 2022, died in her sleep on Monday night into Tuesday at a retirement home in Toulon in southern France, AFP reported.more

The criminal justice system is failing the ever rising number of remand prisoners in England and Wales, which is at its highest level for 50 years, MPs have warned.more

Iga Swiatek won against Colombian tennis player Camila Osorio 6:2, 6:3 and advanced to the third round of the Grand Slam Australian Open in Melbourne. The Pole's next opponent will be either Canada's Bianca Andreescu or Spain's Cristina Busca. Magda Linette, on the other hand, won against Egyptian Mayar Sherif 7:5, 6:1 and advanced to the second round.more

Due to the immigration crisis, New York Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Texas over the weekend to investigate the situation on the southern US border. He warned that newcomers had a false idea of what to expect in New York.more

Almost one in 10 UK pet owners are considering giving up their companion to cope with cost-of-living pressures, a report says. Almost a fifth of owners (18 per cent) are already falling into debt to pay for their pets’ care, while 25 per cent said they will not take their pet to the vet due to high costs, online pet marketplace Pets4Homes found.more

Polish footballers do not have a new coach yet, but logistical preparations for the inauguration of Euro 2024 qualifying are underway. Yesterday, the PZPN delegation visited Prague, where the white-and-reds will play on March 24 against the Czech Republic. Three days later they will take Albania - the place is not yet known.more

In 2022, the average annual inflation rate in Germany was 7.9 percent, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced.more

Marks & Spencer has said it will create 3,400 jobs across Britain as part of plans to revamp its stores. It plans to open eight "full-line" stores - which stock clothes, food and homeware - in cities such as Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds in the next year.more

Currently, as many as 84.1% of consumers browse leaflets with promotions at least once a week, according to the SW RESEARCH survey conducted for the BLIX Group on a sample of a thousand consumers. Experts commenting on these results argue that the above trends will reverse.more

Novak Djokovic has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament. The Serbian tennis player, who was unable to compete in Melbourne last year due to not being vaccinated for COVID-19, defeated Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.more

Wages have grown at the fastest rate in more than 20 years, but are still failing to keep up with rising prices. Average pay, including and excluding bonuses, rose by 6.4% between September and November compared to the same time last year, official figures show.more

In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Prince Harry confessed that he had cut out many passages from his book Spare that "showed William and King Charles III in too negative a light". "I didn't want the world to know these stories," he asserted.more

Ethnic segregation in England and Wales is on the wane as more people live alongside neighbours of different backgrounds, creating “rainbow” towns and cities, research reveals.more

Former Manchester United football star Eric Cantona believes Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to grasp the fact that he is almost 38 and in the declining phase of his career, the Manchester Evening News newspaper reported.more

More than 1.62 million working days were lost to strikes in the UK in 2022, the highest number since 1990, despite the fact that the figures are only for six months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

Much of Spain has been put on red, the highest level of weather alert for Hurricane Fien, which is expected to last until the end of the week. Low temperatures, rain, strong winds, snowfall and 9-meter waves in the sea are recorded, the National Agency reported Meteorological (AEMET).more

After it emerged that one of the London Metropolitan Police officers was a serial rapist, its management said it was re-investigating all 1,633 allegations of sexual and domestic violence involving 1,071 police officers.more