When Boris Becker's punishment is over, we will want to resume our cooperation with him. "He is an integral part of the German tennis family. His merits are and will remain exceptional," a statement from the local federation said.more
Ryanair has agreed a new pay deal with its pilots, which will last for a period of four years. The airline has signed off on the agreement with the trade union Fórsa. more
Italian Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara has banned the use of mobile phones during lessons. A circular signed by him was circulated yesterday. Penalties for breaking the ban are not foreseen. It is stressed that the new rules are also a sign of respect for teachers.more
The super-licence of Dutchman Max Verstappen, who won his second consecutive Formula One world title this year in the colours of the Red Bull team, was paid for €963,800, entitling him to race in the 2023 season.more
Immigration and asylum are top issues for nearly a third of Britons, a new YouGov poll finds. Most of them believe that the current policy is inappropriate and ineffective, and that the government has lost control of what happens at the country's borders.more
A meteorite that fell near the town of Enkoeping, some 80 km east of Stockholm, in November 2020 belongs to the finder, not the landowner, the Uppsala District Court ruled yesterday, settling a dispute over the right to the space rock.more
More than 70 per cent of Poles say next year will be worse for household budgets, while less than 18 per cent think it will be the same, with almost 10 per cent of respondents predicting 2023 will be better, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET.more
The proportion of the workers who exited the workforce during the pandemic and have not returned since is higher in the UK than in nearly any other developed economy, new data has revealed.
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Only a fraction of emergency patients are being guaranteed ambulances in the North West during the strikes on Wednesday, with others told to rely on "self-conveyance or taxi conveyance"
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Foreign officials and experts are watching with concern the wave of Covid-19 in China, which analysts say could lead to up to more than one million deaths there. Concerns are being raised about the global economy, supply chains and potential new mutations of the coronavirus.more
Famed British journalist Jeremy Clarkson yesterday apologised - albeit not very directly - for an 'awkward' column on Meghan, Prince Harry's American wife, which was received with considerable outrage. Clarkson's words were even condemned by his daughter.more
"I want to play for another six years". - declared Rafal Gikiewicz, goalkeeper of FC Augsburg, currently ranked 14th in the Bundesliga football table.more
Ukrainian authorities have reached an agreement to receive thousands more Starlink antennas from Elon Musk-owned SpaceX, Bloomberg reported today, quoting Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhail Fedorov.more
Today marks the second day of the biggest ever nurses' strike in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but all indications are that it will not be the last. According to media reports, if no agreement is reached, nurses are prepared to lead further protests for the next six months.more
Coalition politicians cannot agree on an apology for Belgium's colonial past and slavery, reports the daily Het Laatste Nieuws. According to the Belgian media, yesterday the two liberal parties blocked an agreement on the issue after consulting the royal palace.more
Serie A will be the first football league in the world to introduce a semi-automatic burn detection system, but its implementation has been postponed from 4 to 27 January, the Italian Football Federation has announced.more
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated yesterday that she wants to see the implementation of the agreement with Rwanda to deport illegal immigrants there as soon as possible. She stressed that being sent to Rwanda should not be considered a punishment.more
Restrictions on the ivory trade have led to an increase in the global trade in hippopotamus teeth and tusks, which could threaten the animals that are already classified as a high-risk species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the BBC writes today.more
Iga Swiatek won against France's Caroline Garcia 6:3, 6:4 in her first match at the World Tennis League in Dubai. Four teams of four or five tennis players compete at the showpiece tournament. Two of them will advance to the final.more
A verdict was handed down today in the trial of 97-year-old Irmgard Furchner, former secretary to the commandant of the German Nazi concentration camp Stutthof, accused of complicity in the murder of more than 10,000 people. The Itzehoe district court found Furchner guilty and sentenced her to two years of suspended imprisonment, dpa reported.more
British egg farmers say while they are facing rising costs due to higher energy and grain prices, they are not being paid enough for their produce, and as a result many may opt to leave the sector.more
Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized yesterday during a speech at the national archives for the slave past of the Netherlands. The Prime Minister called slavery a "crime against humanity." The Prime Minister dispelled doubts about possible claims for compensation, adding that "the Netherlands will not pay any reparations."more
Real Madrid's French footballer Karim Benzema announced the end of his national team career the day after the World Cup final. "I have written my story and ours is coming to an end," - declared the Golden Ball winner in a message on Twitter.more
