Lukasz Lakomy scored his first goal in the Champions League. The Young Boys Bern player opened the result of the away match against VfB Stuttgart, which, however, his team lost 1:5. Other Poles who played on Wednesday - Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) and Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal London) - were happy with their wins.more

The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been found guilty of her murder after subjecting her to "horrific suffering" for more than two years. Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of abuse before her body was found with dozens of injuries at the family's home in Woking, Surrey, last year.more

Coffee drinkers may soon see their morning treat get more expensive, as the price of coffee on international commodity markets has hit its highest level on record. On Tuesday, the price for Arabica beans, which account for most global production, topped $3.44 a pound (0.45kg), having jumped more than 80% this year. The cost of Robusta beans, meanwhile, hit a fresh high in September.more

The Northern Ireland assembly has voted to continue with the special Brexit trading arrangements for another four years. It means Northern Ireland will retain some EU trade laws as a means of maintaining an invisible border on the island of Ireland, despite continued opposition in some unionist quarters.more

In order to earn money for Christmas expenses, this year the average Pole will work a little over 5 days. Programmers will earn the necessary amount the fastest, in a little over 3 days - according to a report by Personnel Service.more

Patryk Gryckiewicz from Toruń and Wojciech Myć from Lublin have been named as referees who will represent Poland in international competitions, the Polish Football Association announced.more

Labour should build 12 new towns in England that are not car-dependent or built on flood plains, a former government adviser has said in a report.more

The Portuguese government has recommended that primary schools introduce a ban on students using mobile phones in educational institutions. It justifies the decision with research that shows the harmfulness of excessive use of smartphones by children.more

Renting a newly let property is on average £270 per month more expensive than at the end of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures from Zoopla. Rent began to soar in 2021 because of high demand from tenants after lockdowns were lifted and limited numbers of available properties.more

A white Christmas could be a possibility this year for some in the UK after the Met Office predicted snow between Christmas Eve and January 7. In its long-range forecast for the festive period, meteorologists said sleet and snow was “likely at times”, particularly on higher ground in the north.more

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has opened on his future plans and revealed where he may manage after leaving the Cityzens.more

Asylum seekers will be housed in disused care homes and student digs under a Home Office plan to find 800 new accommodation sites and cut a bill that has risen to £8m a day.more

Government departments have recommended a pay rise of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers including teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year. Unions responded by saying the proposed pay increase was too low, with one threatening strike action. more

Fine particle air pollution killed nearly 240,000 people in the European Union in 2022, a five percent fall on the previous year, the European Environment Agency said in a report published Tuesday.more

From 8 January 2025, US citizens travelling to the UK will need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). From April, this will also apply to Europeans who are not UK residents.more

The election race for the Presidential Palace is already in full swing, even though the campaign has not yet been officially announced – this is the opinion of almost 90 percent of respondents in the IBRiS survey for "Rzeczpospolita", the results of which were published today.more

More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged by March 2026 under a pilot scheme from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. People who have served custodial sentences for stalking offences will be tagged with a tracking device under strict licence conditions, City Hall said, to "protect victims and help prevent reoffending".more

Real Madrid defeated Atalanta Bergamo 3:2 away in the 6th round of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe scored his 50th goal in the elite competition, but was injured. Inter Milan of Piotr Zieliński suffered their first defeat in the current edition - 0:1 in Leverkusen against Bayer.more

Yesterday in Stockholm, this year's Nobel Prize winners in five fields received gold medals and calligraphed diplomas from the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf. The special guest at the ceremony was Polish Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.more

Billionaire Nick Candy has moved to Nigel Farage's group, the right-wing populist Reform UK, from the Conservative Party to become treasurer. He has announced that he will raise enough money for his party to win the next UK election, ‘The Guardian’ reported yesterday.more

According to European Commission data, in October, the price of milk in the EU exceeded 50 euro, the raw material went up by 16.6 per cent y/y . In Poland, we recorded a price increase of more than 18 per cent year-on-year, the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Milk Producers said in a report.more

Train operators serving the UK are the most expensive in Europe, according to new analysis. Great Western Railway fares are two-and-a-half times higher than the average across European Union (EU) and Swiss operators for routes of similar lengths, the study by campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) found.more

At the general meeting of Bayern Munich's supervisory board, the number 5 jersey was reserved as a tribute to Franz Beckenbauer, who is a legend of the club and of German football as a whole. The 1974 world champion died on 7 January at the age of 78.more

‘Sigma’ in young people's slang means a successful, confident, outstanding person to be admired. And it was this word - by the decision of internet users - that became the Youth Word of the Year 2024. Also on the plebiscite podium were ‘azbest’ and ‘czemó’. The chapter singled out the word ‘czemó’.more

When all Londoners want is a commute under an hour, the universe starts creating a train that would get you to NYC in 54 minutes.more