The temperature in the Chinese town of Tuerhong, located in the northern part of Xinjiang province on the border with Mongolia, dropped to minus 52.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning. This is a new cold record for the province. The previous one was recorded more than 60 years ago.more

Rail passenger numbers could nearly double by 2050 compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to research. Demand will grow by between 37% and 97% by that point under various scenarios, the study commissioned by industry body Railway Industry Association (RIA) said.more

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest in mid-December during an English Premier League match, dreams of returning to the pitch. "If there's a chance I could play even once more, I'd like to give it a go," - admitted the Welsh footballer.more

Job offers for IT specialists, especially those related to programming, are decreasing, according to the Job Offers Barometer, prepared by the Department of Economics and Finance of UITM in Rzeszów and the Investment and Economic Cycles Office. It added that job offers for unskilled workers are increasing.more

Being born on February 29 means you only get one birthday every four years, but thankfully it does have at least one perk. Anyone born on the date - which only comes around every leap year - is being offered a free ride on the London Eye on their birthday. more

If you are dreaming of a summer holiday, you can look no further than the list compiled by the European Best Destinations organisation. Using the votes of around one million people from 172 countries, the EBD has selected the 20 best European destinations for this year from among 500 places. The Spanish city of Marbella topped the list, ahead of Monaco and Malta in the race for the title.more

Patients are facing delays stuck on hidden waiting lists that do not show up in the official figures in England, a BBC News investigation reveals. The published waiting list stands at 7.6 million - but the true scale of the backlog is thought to be much higher.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead in the world tennis ranking. The Pole increased her lead over second-placed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after winning the tournament in Doha. American Coco Gauff is still third.more

Schools in England have been given new guidance intended to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day. The government said the move was part of a plan to "minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms".more

Poles are increasingly divided on the issue of the Sunday trading ban. Although recently almost 60% of the population was against this solution, now this result has dropped below 50%. Businesses also have different approaches to the ban. Galleries and shopping centers are in favor of its abolition, but grocery chains are far from clear on their opinions.more

A Belize-flagged and UK-registered freighter was attacked off the coast of Yemen yesterday, Reuters reported. An explosion occurred near the vessel. The crew safely abandoned the vessel.more

RC Lens player Przemyslaw Frankowski assisted on Wesley Said's goal in the 1:1 away match against Reims in the 22nd round of the French Premier League. The Polish representative's team are sixth in Ligue 1 with 36 points, while their Sunday rivals are eighth (31 points).more

Ukrainian refugees who took refuge in the UK after the Russian onslaught will be allowed to stay in the country for another year and a half, the UK Home Office announced yesterday. More than 200,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK so far.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen yesterday expressed outrage at the death of Alexei Navalny and stressed the importance of holding those behind this in the Russian system to account, a Downing Street spokesperson reported.more

Bayern Munich succumbed to VfL Bochum 2:3 away in the 22nd round of the German Football Premier League. It was the Bavarians' third consecutive defeat in a stakes match. The previous weekend they lost to leaders Bayer Leverkusen 0:3 and on Wednesday to Lazio Rome in the Champions League 0:1.more

'I have no doubt that in another 25 years' time Northern Ireland will still be part of the UK, as there is no indication that support for Irish reunification is growing,' announced Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).more

Russia is a threat to every country in Europe, but the countries that border Russia are the first to be threatened, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo pointed out in an interview with the "Rzeczpospolita".more

The American-British biographical film Oppenheimer was - as expected - the biggest winner of this year's BAFTA British Film Awards ceremony. At the gala held last night in London, the film, nominated in 13 categories, won in seven.more

Table-leading Real Madrid drew 1:1 with Rayo Vallecano at their rival's stadium in the 25th round of the Spanish Football Premier League. If Girona win today in the Basque Country against Athletic Bilbao, they will move three points closer to the leader.more

In Benidorm, Alicante province, the police detained a 34-year-old Polish citizen wanted on the basis of a European arrest warrant (EAW), reported the Spanish agency EFE.more

There is no return to the British royal family for Prince Harry and there is no discussion that he would partially return to his duties as a family member during the illness of his father, King Charles III, British newspapers reported yesterday.more

Aleksander Zniszczol took 14th place in Sunday's Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Sapporo. Kamil Stoch was 18th and Dawid Kubacki 25th. The winner was the Slovenian Domen Prevc.more

The trustee is selling land in the center of Warsaw, intermediaries talk about hundreds of thousands of meters of usable space, and experts from the National Chamber of Commerce have identified over 1 million square meters of land for development belonging to the city - writes "Puls Biznesu" today.more

Around 600 drivers seeking to overturn fines for speeding after a fake 50mph sign was placed on a dual carriageway in south east London will not have their penalties waived, the Metropolitan Police said.more

The next warning strike of Lufthansa ground staff workers this year will begin on Tuesday. The protest is to last 24 hours and will cover the seven largest airports in Germany, the Verdi trade union organizing the strike announced yesterday.more