Prince Harry has said "I would like to get my father back, I would like to have my brother back" in an interview ahead of the release of his book Spare. He also says "they've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile," although it is not clear who he is referring to.more

In the final hours of 2022, British runner Gary McKee reached a crazy goal he had set himself. He raised £1 million to fight cancer by running 365 marathons in 365 days.more

Parts of hospital emergency departments in the UK are in a state of total crisis, putting patients' lives and health at risk, according to Ian Higginson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), quoted by the BBC website today.more

Pierogi, golka, bundz, kiełbasa myśliwska staropolska, sirloin, cheesecake and fried cabbage. These Polish dishes were ranked an excellent 14th in the prestigious culinary summary prepared by the Taste Atlas travel guide.more

Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 while under the influence of a hormonal cancer drug, the side effects of which are a kind of megalomania, according to Danish military intelligence (FE).more

Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz won against Zybek Kulyabayeva and Grigory Lomakin 6:3, 6:4 in the final match of Poland's rivalry with Kazakhstan at the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament in Australia. The red and white team won 4:1.more

The governments of the UK and Mauritius have begun talks on the sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced yesterday.more

At midnight from Saturday to Sunday, Croatia joined the monetary union and adopted the euro and entered the Schengen area. On this occasion, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, pays a visit to Zagreb, the AFP agency reported yesterday.more

RC Lens won at home against Paris Saint-Germain 3:1 in the 17th round of the French Football Premier League. It was a clash between runner-up and Ligue 1 leader, with Przemyslaw Frankowski scoring the first goal and the Parisians suffering their first defeat of the season.more

From January 1, 2023, the UK, as announced, will completely stop imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), the British Foreign Office reminded on Twitter.more

The European Union should immediately consider increasing the sequencing of the genome of Covid-19 infections and the monitoring of wastewater, including from airports, to detect any new coronavirus variants from China, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said in a letter to the health ministers of the 27 EU Member States.more

35 percent Poles will leave to rest in winter, and about 70 percent. leaving for rest in the country - according to the data of the Polish Tourist Organization. According to the report, every fourth person planning a winter holiday in Poland indicates practicing winter sports as the most important destination.more

Dawid Kubacki took third place in the second competition of the 4-Hills-Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The winner from Oberstdorf was the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud, and the second was the Slovene Anze Lanisek.more

Lawyer Geoffrey Nice, who was the prosecutor in the trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, told the BBC that Vladimir Putin should be held accountable for war crimes, i.e. attacking civilian targets in Ukraine by his Russian army.more

From January 1, the minimum wage in Poland increases to PLN 3,490, and the hourly rate will be PLN 22.80. This is the first increase in the minimum wage this year. The next one is scheduled for July. Benefits will then amount to PLN 3,600, the minimum hourly rate will increase to PLN 23.50.more

Monarchy still plays an important role in modern Britain and the change of throne that took place with the death of Elizabeth II should not weaken its importance, experts believe. In particular, they point to the political neutrality of the monarch and the stability it provides.more

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In many European capitals, crowds greeted the New Year. In Paris, around a million people celebrated the turn of the year with fireworks on the Champs Elysées. In London, more than 100,000 people celebrated with fireworks around the London Eye. A New Year's Eve party was organized at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, but it was much smaller than in previous years.more

The Russian attack on Ukraine made the very good Polish-British relations even closer, which was helped by the fact that the British understood from the beginning that it was a threat to the whole of Europe - noted the Polish ambassador to the UK, Prof. Piotr Wilczek.more

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died yesterday at the age of 95 at 9:34 am. The situation in the Vatican after his death is as unusual as it has been since his historic step down in 2013. During the pontificate of Francis, his predecessor died and it is the current pope who will preside over his funeral for the first time in history.more

Premier League leaders Arsenal beat Brighton 4-2 away on Matchday 18 and are now seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City. The defending champions "The Citizens" only drew 1-1 with Everton at home.more

Next year looks set to be just as "horrendous" for many families' living standards as this year, as they are hit with falling pay and soaring energy, tax and mortgage bills, a think tank has warned.more

Barcelona players drew at home in the derby match with Espanyol 1: 1 in the 15th round of the Spanish top league. Robert Lewandowski played the entire game for the host team, but despite several chances, he did not increase his goal tally.more

Vladimir Putin sent traditional New Year greetings to the leaders of 22 countries and territories, including Serbia, China, India and Brazil, according to the independent Russian portal Meduza. Hungary and Turkey are the only NATO countries whose leaders received a commemorative cable from the Kremlin.more

On 1 January, fifteen towns and cities will gain city status - four each in the Łódzkie and Mazowieckie voivodships, two each in the Świętokrzyskie and Małopolskie voivodships, and one each in the Wielkopolskie, Dolnośląskie and Śląskie voivodships. In total, there will be 979 cities in Poland.more