Two very interesting matches will end today the quarter-final phase of the football World Cup in Qatar. At. 15:00 (UK time) the revelation of the tournament Morocco will face Portugal, and in the evening England will play the defending champions France, who eliminated Poland in the round of 16.more
With companies downsizing their offices — or doing away with them altogether — in favour of remote working, enterprising Londoners are starting to bridge that gap by renting out their homes as work or meeting spaces.more
Croatia and Argentina advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar yesterday after extra time and penalties. The players from the Balkans eliminated Brazil, while the team from South America - the Netherlands.more
London is facing more Tube strike misery as the RMT announced on Thursday evening the outcome of a new ballot of members for more walkouts over pensions and job cuts.more
According to the latest survey of consumer attitudes, as many as 8 out of 10 Poles intend to reduce Christmas spending on this year's grocery shopping. On the other hand, 28% of respondents declare to spend between PLN 101 and PLN 200 per person. A year ago, this range was indicated by every fourth respondent.more
Rishi Sunak has announced a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence. The prime minister says the joint venture aims to create thousands of UK jobs and strengthen security ties.more
Greggs has opened an outlet shop in East London to tackle food waste and poverty. The 30th Greggs outlet shop opened on Cundy Road, Newham, on December 2, as part of an initiative to support socially deprived areas.more
House prices fell at their fastest rate since the start of the financial crisis last month as the toxic fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget sent the property market plunging.more
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with two counts of rape. PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape on 5 September.more
Dawid Kubacki took second place in today's ski jumping World Cup competition in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. The Slovenian Anze Lanisek won, and the third was Germany's Karl Geiger.more
The success of the Mayor’s policies in tackling air pollution in London have been highlighted by the Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty in a major national report urging faster action to improve air quality and tackle all sources of air pollution across the country.
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The UK today announced sanctions against 30 individuals and entities from 11 countries over human rights violations, conflict-related sexual violence and corruption. Half of those targeted by sanctions are citizens of Russia and Iran.more
France's health minister, Francois Braun, announced today that the country has experienced a surge in coronavirus infections, linked to the emergence of a new variant, BQ1.1. The lack of many antibiotics in pharmacies was explained by the minister as problems in distribution and the intensification of diseases in the autumn.more
Talks have broken down between the union and Royal Mail, a spokesman said, adding that Royal Mail managers are "refusing to budge with their 'best and final' offer".
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The captain of the Polish football team, Robert Lewandowski, announced that there was no dispute between the players and the coaching staff regarding the division of the bonus for advancing to the 1/8 finals of the World Cup. "We have never demanded anything and we have never reached out for public money," he added.more
Indisputable research shows that long Covid exists and is giving us a hard time - noted virologist Prof. Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska. She added that up to two years after infection, children may remain at risk of encephalitis, and adults at risk of mood disorders.more
Snow has been reported across several parts of London as temperatures have completely plummeted. This morning (Friday, December 9), there are reports of snowfall in South London and North East London so far.more
The House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill codifying the recognition of same-sex and racially mixed marriages in US law. The act was intended to ensure that such marriages would continue to be recognized regardless of any future Supreme Court rulings.more
A former American agent who, while driving in the UK on the wrong side of the road, fatally ran over a British teenager, was sentenced yesterday to eight months in prison, suspended for a year after a high-profile, three-year-long battle.more
Than Brygida brings blizzards and blizzards, daily rainfall up to 20 cm, and then bitter frosts with temperatures reaching -20 degrees. The attack of winter is to start tomorrow, according to Polish meteorologists.more
Train passengers are to be told to only travel next week if it is absolutely necessary, even if rail worker strikes are called off at the last minute. Workers at the UK's biggest rail union, the RMT, will walk out on 13-14 and 16-17 December causing major disruption.more
A group of 165 people from the village of Olmen in the northern Belgian province of Antwerp paid evenly into the jackpot to buy tickets at a local kiosk and won €143 million in the EuroMillions lottery, the BBC reported today.more
The number of children who have died in the UK in recent weeks from infection with a rare invasive form of group A strep has risen to 15, which is spreading more strongly than usual this year, the British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) said yesterday.more
