The UK has become the first country to approve a dual vaccine which tackles both the original Covid virus and the newer Omicron variant. more

A hosepipe ban is being introduced to Cornwall and parts of Devon from Tuesday next week, South West Water has announced. more

Every child aged one to nine in London will be offered a polio vaccine after the virus was repeatedly detected in sewage during routine inspections. more

Real Madrid players defeated Almeria 2: 1 in the first round of the Spanish league, although they were still losing after an hour of the match. The goal of the importance of the victory of the "Królewski" team was scored by Austrian David Alaba, who also scored last Wednesday in the winning match for the UEFA Super Cup.more

Many nursing homes will soon no longer be able to accommodate because there is a shortage of carers. If it continues as it is, in the future only rich people will be able to be cared for, said Christine Vogler, chairman of the German Nursing Council, in an interview with the newspaper "Bild am Sonntag".more

The 'History and Culture' class included in a French course contains content that may cause discomfort, the University of Aberdeen has warned students. This mainly concerns information on the Second World War and colonialism.more

The car with the unconscious driver drove over 25 kilometers yesterday on the motorway before the police managed to stop it, informs the daily "Het Nieuwsblad". The car had cruise control on and a correction system to keep it in the lane.more

Three Polish players appeared in the starting line-up of Spezia Calcio, who defeated Empoli 1-0 at home in the inaugural queue of the Italian Premier League. Bartłomiej Drągowski made his debut in the hosts' goal, Jakub Kiwior and Arkadiusz Reca also played.more

Thunderstorms have started to hit the UK as a spell of extreme hot weather draws to a close. more

The Ukrainian army has resisted attacks by Russian troops in the Donbass towards Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Slovyansk, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a communiqué this morning.more

Tottenham's coaches Hotspur and Chelsea, Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel, were given red cards after the match of the 2nd round of the English Premier League. The game ended with a 2: 2 draw yesterday at Chelsea stadium, Stamford Bridge.more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit the UK next month to attend charity events, a spokesperson for the couple said.more

After the Second World War, the Allies imposed reparations in kind on Germany instead of monetary reparations, as those imposed after the First World War ultimately harmed future peace in Europe. In the West, the receipt of reparations in kind was abandoned over time in favour of the Marshall Plan.more

Compared to women who eat meat, even occasionally, vegetarians are 33 per cent more likely to suffer a dangerous femoral neck fracture, reports the journal BMC Medicine.more

Hubert Hurkacz lost to the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6: 3, 3: 6, 3: 6 in the final of the ATP tennis tournament of Masters 1000 rank on hard courts in Montreal (prize pool of 5.9 million dollars). This is the first defeat of a Pole in the sixth duel in his career that was decisive for the title in a single.more

Water samples from the Oder River will be tested for 300 potential substances, stated Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa. Yesterday, a meeting of the Environment and Water Management Ministers of Poland and Germany on the pollution of the river was held in Szczecin.more

Thousands of homes and businesses are without power this morning following thunderstorms across the country. more

Bayern Munich defeated VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 at home in the second round of the Bundesliga. The result was already determined by the break. None of the Polish players appeared in the "Wilków" team this time. The German champion leads the table with all points.more

The vast majority of British Conservative Party members still prefer Boris Johnson to either of the two candidates to succeed him, according to a poll published yesterday.more

China's communist authorities are using US-developed electronic surveillance tools to massively surveil citizens so that they feel constantly watched, the authors of a new book on China's surveillance system have assessed in an interview with the Hong Kong daily South China Morning Post.more

Serbia's Novak Djokovic will not play in Cincinnati because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, organisers of the ATP 1000 hard court tennis tournament, which is due to begin this week, have announced.more

Since the start of this year, there have been three times as many raging wildland fires in the UK as in the whole of 2021. - The chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Mark Hardingham announced yesterday.more

Cyanobacteria persist at eleven bathing sites by the sea in the Bay of Gdansk and the water is not fit for bathing. This is the situation at some of the bathing sites in the Tricity, the sanitary service reported yesterday.more

Heatwaves have exceeded expectations from climate models. July's record-breaking temperatures in the UK have been exceeded earlier than scientists had anticipated, Nature reports.more

Transport for London has issued a plea to passengers not to use the Tube next Friday when a strike is expected to bring the Underground to a virtual standstill.more