The heir to the British throne, Prince William, and his wife, Duchess Kate, attended the International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration in London yesterday and met with survivors, local media reported.more
Britain's King Charles III yesterday attended the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He is the first British monarch to attend the Auschwitz ceremony.more
WH Smith has told the BBC the post offices within its shops will remain should the sale of its High Street business go ahead.
The retailer issued the statement following questions over the future of the 195 post offices within its stores.more
Barcelona under coach Hansi Flick have scored 101 goals in 32 official matches. ‘The Pride of Catalonia’ was not so effective even under the offensive trio Lionel Messi - Luis Suarez - Neymar.more
Oslo police have reported the arrest of five Polish citizens who were allegedly operating drones in a restricted area near the headquarters of the Norwegian counterintelligence service.more
Looking for some great food in spectacular surroundings? You're in luck as one of the most historic cities in the UK has been named as one of the 10 best places to eat and explore in the whole of the world by a prestigious guide. The Michelin Guide, which lists the very best restaurants across the world, has revealed its list of the 10 most exciting places for foodies across the globe.more
The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year including a review of visas to entice more high-skilled workers as part of its push to kickstart growth, Rachel Reeves has announced.more
In the latest world ranking of tennis players, Iga Świątek has reduced the gap to the leader Aryna Sabalenka to 186 points. In turn, Hubert Hurkacz has dropped out of the top "20" of the world ranking of tennis players after almost four years and dropped from 17th to 21st place.more
A quarter of people in England experienced poor NHS care over the last year but fewer than one in 10 of them complained about it, a report by the patient watchdog has revealed.more
UK pay growth rose in November despite evidence of employers cutting jobs after Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising budget, underlining a dilemma for the Bank of England as it considers cutting interest rates next month.more
The number of households waiting for social housing from London council hit an 11-year high last year, figures show. A councils' group has called for more social housing to be built amid a growing national shortage of social homes.more
Barcelona, with Wojciech Szczęsny in goal and Robert Lewandowski playing from the 60th minute, defeated Valencia 7:1 in the 21st round of the Spanish top league, leading 5:0 at half-time. The Polish striker scored one goal for the hosts - his 17th goal this season.more
Alexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh five-year term as Belarusian president in a resounding election victory that western governments have rejected as a sham.
Lukashenko won 86.8% of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to results published by the country’s electoral commission.more
Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week.more
Jannik Sinner defeated German tennis player Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open Grand Slam. The 23-year-old Italian, who is the world number one, repeated his success from a year ago in Melbourne.more
King Charles will become the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz when he tours the former Nazi concentration camp to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation.
The King will travel to Poland to join survivors and other dignitaries for a special service, at the end of which he will lay a light of remembrance to honour those who lost their lives.more
Africa saw more than 3,400 terrorist attacks last year, killing almost 14,000 people. No other part of the world saw as many attacks or terrorist victims.more
Paweł Wąsek was fourth, Aleksander Zniszczoł - 15th, Piotr Żyła - 18th, and Jakub Wolny - 32nd in Sunday's World Cup competition on the mammoth hill in Oberstdorf, Germany. The Slovenian Domen Prevc won ahead of the Norwegian Johann Andre Forfang and the Austrian Michael Hayboeck.more
Yellow warnings for wind and heavy rain have been issued for parts of the UK as a new storm arrives in the wake of Éowyn.
The Met Office says Storm Herminia, which first hit parts of Spain and France, brings with it the possibility of injuries and "danger to life". Storm Éowyn left two people dead after hitting the UK and the Republic of Ireland last week.more
In 2024, as many as 33.4% of internet users in the European Union aged 16-74 took advantage of online education. This is 3.3 percentage points more than in the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat.more
Poland, which spends the highest percentage of GDP on defence among NATO countries, has become a leading military power in Europe, but its priority is still to maintain the US's involvement in the defence of the continent, the British weekly "Economist" assessed.more
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set to hire 5,000 additional tax inspectors as part of a major clampdown on small businesses and their owners.
The expansion, revealed in the HMRC Customer Service & Accounts report published yesterday, aims to secure £6.5billion in additional revenue by 2029/30.more
Real Madrid, thanks to a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe, beat Real Valladolid 3-0 away in the 21st round of the Spanish top flight, allowing Carlo Ancelotti's team to extend their lead over second-placed local rivals Atletico to four points.more
