UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss has instructed Chinese ambassador to London, Zheng Zeguang, to be summoned to explain his country's actions in connection with the maneuvers around Taiwan and Beijing's "aggressive rhetoric", which, according to the head of the British Foreign Ministry, is a threat to peace and stability in the region.more

PZPN President Cezary Kulesza confirmed that on November 16 - just before the departure to the World Cup - the Polish national team will play against Chile in Warsaw. "We have reached an agreement with the Chilean federation. Only details remain to be agreed," he added.more

The number of homes available to rent across the country has plunged to a record low of just 716, causing the highest monthly rent increases in more than 15 years.more

The German city of Cologne wants to save more expensive electricity and for this purpose decided to switch off the lighting of representative buildings much earlier than before, including the famous cathedral and bridges on the Rhine - reports the website of the weekly "Spiegel".more

The 28-year-old, and co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, have entered not guilty pleas ahead of trial that is expected to last more than three months.more

Hosepipe bans are being introduced in some parts of southern England and Wales after unseasonably dry weather. People living in these areas will not be allowed to use hosepipes to water lawns or plants, to clean cars or fill paddling pools.more

More than half of the respondents, 54 percent, support the restoration of universal conscription to basic military service in Poland, 25 percent. one of them considers it necessary - according to the CBOS poll. In turn, 78 percent. of respondents support the idea of defense training for citizens.more

For the first time in history, there are more people over 65 than under 5 in the world, and many countries, including the UK, most European countries and Japan, have more retirees than children, reports in an article for the British daily Financial Times "Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalization and Human Development at the University of Oxford.more

Derby and Inverness have been named the two best places for a wallet-friendly drink.more

The United Kingdom is planning power cuts to industry and households in the winter, when cold weather may coincide with a shortage of gas, Reuters reported, citing a Bloomberg News report.more

A landlord who refused to provide a kitchen for a tenant must pay out £40,000 for breaching his property licence. more

Due to the impending heat, during which the temperature in the Netherlands is to exceed 30 degrees Celsius, the so-called National Heat Plan (Nationaal Hitteplan).more

Robert Lewandowski said in an interview with "Sport Bild" magazine that he would not like his current and recent club - Barcelona and Bayern Munich - to meet in the group stage of the Champions League. "Too soon for that, I would feel weird," he admitted.more

A Ryanair steward who admitted drinking on duty will be sentenced at a crown court because it is an "unusual case". Sam Thompson, 26, from Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, had pleaded guilty to performing an aviation function as a member of cabin crew while his ability to do so was impaired by drink.more

Most of the microchips found in the weapons Russia uses against Ukraine are of foreign manufacture, mainly American, according to a report by the UK-based defence research institute RUSI.more

Environmental groups say the prolonged dry spell is having a "serious" impact on wildlife in rivers.more

Japanese Naomi Osaka, due to back pain, did not finish the match with Estonian Kalia Kanepi in the second round of the WTA 1000 rank tennis tournament in Toronto (prize pool of USD 2.7 million). The British champion of the US Open, Emma Raducanu, also said goodbye to the event.more

I think seriously about the elections in 2025, I also know that the issue of responsibility towards the movement and voters is running for parliament in 2023 - declared the leader of Poland 2050 Szymon Hołownia in an interview with Rzeczpospolita.more

Daniel Kawczynski, a British MP of Polish origin, said that he had talked to lawyers about the possibility of filing individual lawsuits by Polish citizens living in Great Britain who suffered during World War II against the German authorities.more

A former Twitter manager accused of spying for Saudi Arabia has been found guilty of six counts, including acting as an agent of a foreign state and attempting to conceal payments from an official with ties to the Saudi royal family, Reuters news agency reported.more

The so-called long Covid comes in three varieties, each associated with different symptoms, say researchers from King's College London (KCL), the findings of which are described by the British Sky News portal. This discovery means that an individual approach is required to treat each type of long Covid.more

A mother of five, begging on the streets of Alicante in Spain, unexpectedly won the lottery, winning nearly 1.3 million euros. "Until now, I did not know what tears of happiness were," said the Spaniard after receiving the award.more

The World Cup in Qatar will start on November 20 with the host team's match with Ecuador, a day earlier than planned, the French news agency AFP reported, citing sources in the Organizing Committee.more

More than 1,600 London bus drivers are set to take strike action next week after workers hit out at a four per cent pay offer. London United, which runs a bus franchise in the capital, is offering a pay increase of 3.6 per cent in 2022 and 4.2 per cent next year. With the true inflation rate (RPI) currently standing at 11.8 per cent, this is, in effect, a real terms pay cut.more

Police today shot a man armed with a knife at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, Le Figaro reported, citing police sources.more