British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize award with her novel Orbital, the first book set in space to win the prize. Orbital contemplates the world from a different viewpoint as it follows a team of astronauts in the International Space Station.more

Trust in online banking and web browsing is declining, according to research conducted by SW Research on behalf of Bank Pocztowy. However, despite a 7 per cent drop from last year, Poles still consider online banking to be the safest form of online activity, it added.more

French footballer Wissam Ben Yedder, who defended the colours of AS Monaco until the end of last season, has been sentenced to two years in prison with a suspended sentence for sexual assault. The 34-year-old will also have to pay five thousand euros in compensation to the victim.more

A central London pub has increased the price of drinks in the late evening — saying that customers need to pay for their security. O’Neill’s on Wardour Street, Soho, has added a £2 surcharge on all drinks served after 10pm, meaning that a pint costing £7.40 goes up to £9.40 later in the evening.more

Albania, years ago a closed country ruled by dictatorship, now attracts millions of tourists a year; more and more of them are seeking aesthetic medicine there, i.e. a more beautiful smile or fuller bust, reported the website of N1 TV, which broadcasts in the Balkan countries.more

Scotland national team player Che Adams will not take part in the Nations League matches against Croatia on Friday and Poland on Monday, the BBC has reported. The 28-year-old Torino striker also did not play against the Red and White in September's match in Glasgow, won by the visitors 3-2.more

The UK’s jobs market has shown further signs of cooling after a rise in unemployment in September while pay growth slowed, as business leaders warned the budget could hit hiring demand and lead to higher prices.more

The head of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned on Tuesday. The reason is the results of an investigation indicating that Archbishop Welby failed to inform the police about sexual abuse committed years ago by a staff member at a Christian summer camp.more

The NHS will start offering an "improved" stop smoking pill to tens of thousands of people in England who want to quit cigarettes. Varenicline, a daily tablet given over a few months, is as effective as vapes and more effective than nicotine replacement gum or patches, NHS England says. more

For the third year in a row, Polish women's tennis players will play in the final tournament of the Billie Jean King Cup, but for the first time Iga Swiatek is in the line-up, which significantly increases the chances of a good result. Tomorrow in Malaga, the Polish women's rivals in the first round will be the Spaniards. The Czech women are already waiting for the winners.more

The economic policies announced by US President-elect Donald Trump could elevate the exchange rate of the US currency; a strong dollar would in turn affect global trade and finance, stifling growth in other parts of the world, the UK's ‘Economist’ weekly assessed.more

A Ryanair plane en route to Manchester was forced to make aN emergency landing at London Stansted after a man died onboard. The flight from Tirana, Albania, suddenly diverted shortly before 8pm on Sunday, having flown over countries including Switzerland and France.more

Controls will be reintroduced at the Netherlands' land borders on 9 December and will remain in place for six months, the immigration and asylum ministry said yesterday. This is part of the anti-immigration campaign of the government coalition led by Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV), Reuters estimated.more

McLaren executive director Zak Brown has made a surprising proposal. He has put forward a proposal to designate as many as 28 venues to host grand prix in the Formula One cycle. This year's F1 competition consists of 24 races, a record number in the history of the sport.more

Former British Armed Forces soldier Daniel Khalife, who has been charged with terrorism and spying for Iran, pleaded guilty yesterday to escaping from prison where he was awaiting trial. This occurred in September 2023 and Khalife was caught after a three-day manhunt.more

The European Commission yesterday dismissed media reports that it intended to send troops from European countries to Ukraine as part of a US plan to ‘freeze the war’ in the country.more

New data from the Motor Insurers' Bureau shows the worst offending areas for uninsured driving in the UK.more

In the third quarter of 2024, traffic in shopping centers and malls fell by 12.4% compared to the same period in 2023. Declines can be observed in all provinces. The number of unique customers also decreased - by 9.9% y/y.more

The Polish national team, who will play without team captain Robert Lewandowski in November's A1 football Nations League group matches against Portugal and Scotland, will have to prove they can play without their leader, according to Portuguese media.more

Whole cucumbers, white wine and kimchi. Here’s what your London borough orders the most via Deliveroo groceries.more

Copenhagen authorities yesterday announced the launch of a campaign to attract educated Americans who are disappointed by Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.more

Iga Swiatek ended the season in the WTA series in second place with a loss of 1,046 points to the leader Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Third position was retained by American Coco Gauff, who triumphed at the WTA Finals. Magdalena Fręch dropped from 24th to 25th. Hubert Hurkacz, meanwhile, retained his 16th place in the latest world tennis ranking.more

A Home Office artificial intelligence tool which proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.more

Top pub and restaurant bosses have warned the chancellor that tax rises in last month's Budget will "unquestionably" cause closures and job losses. In a letter, more than 200 signatories have said the hospitality industry is disproportionately impacted by an "unsustainable" hike in the amount employers pay in National Insurance contributions (NICs).more

Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why. Launched in 1969, just a few months after humans first set foot on the Moon, Skynet-1A was put high above Africa's east coast to relay communications for British forces.more