Greece's Maria Sakkari defeated Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6:2, 6:4 and became the first tennis player to secure advancement to the semifinals of the WTA Finals tournament in Fort Worth, USA. Today, Iga Swiatek may follow in her footsteps in the parallel group.more

King Charles III is looking to pay someone £40,000 to plant roses, trim lawns and care for more than 1,000 trees in the Buckingham Palace Gardens.more

Appointments booked in the app, with a choice of location and waiting time, as was the case with covid vaccination enrollment. The ministry is working on such a project. The National Health Service is already preparing a prototype, "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports today.more

TfL is charging older Londoners £10 a year to keep their 60+ Oyster cards - in a move branded a “scam” by one user. Ghanashyam Master was told this month he had to pay a recently-introduced £10 a year fee to prove that he still lives a London Borough. more

The U.S. government has intelligence information showing that representatives of the Russian military leadership discussed the possibility of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the New York Times reported, citing Washington officials. Vladimir Putin was said not to have participated in these talks.more

More than a hundred counterfeit World Cup trophies have been seized in Qatar destined for online sale. The International Football Federation (FIFA) has been fighting the illegal use of World Cup logos and symbols and the image of the tournament's trophy for years.more

Pubs, restaurants and hotels threatened by energy bills and food price inflation, survey finds.more

The Joe Biden administration is considering a formal review of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, the Washington Post reported yesterday. According to the daily, the deal gave access to sensitive data - including potentially Twitter users - to investors with ties to Saudi Arabia and China.more

The situation is increasingly tense at an overcrowded reception center in Manston in southeastern England, which mainly receives illegal immigrants, British media report.more

AC Milan defeated FC Salzburg 4:0 at home and completed the group of teams with promotion to the 1/8 finals of the football Champions League. Juventus Turin, already eliminated, with Wojciech Szczesny and Arkadiusz Milik, succumbed at home to Paris Saint-Germain 1:2.more

French Home Office Minister Gerald Darmanin and Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt have proposed tightening regulations on deporting foreigners abroad and granting residency titles to undocumented workers working in sectors with labor shortages.more

Around 1,300 McColl’s workers are at risk of redundancy as part of proposals to shut 132 loss-making stores. Morrisons, which rescued the convenience chain from administration earlier this year, confirmed the news this afternoon.more

Wizz Air has launched a new connection from the Warsaw Chopin Airport to Marrakesh in Morocco, the carrier said. Flights will take place twice a week - on Mondays and Fridays.more

Argentinian Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet has been relieved of his position as coach for Celty Vigo's players. After twelve rounds the club of the Spanish Premier League is 16th in the table with the achievements of 11 points.more

A British man who intended to kayak across the English Channel from Dover to Calais can speak of extreme luck. After his kayak capsized, the man managed to swim to the Colbart Nord buoy. To survive, he ate seaweed and small crabs. After two days, Dutch fishermen spotted him. They rescued him almost at the last minute.more

Next year, Belgium will launch a new pilot project where smart cameras will be used to identify drivers using their mobile phones while driving. Such persons will be fined, the Belga agency informed.more

Poles feel the effects of price increases more and more. In October, 86% declared a strong or very strong feeling of inflation. of respondents - results from a survey conducted by CBOS.more

The number of people in England and Wales who were born outside the UK has increased by 2.5 million since 2011, latest census data shows.more

Aldi has given staff their third pay rise in 12 months to help them through the soaring cost of living.more

The British government is carrying out exercises to deal with power cuts of up to seven days that may arise as a result of an energy crisis, the Guardian reported.more

The English Football Federation (FA) today announced that its national team will play a friendly against Scotland in Glasgow in September 2023 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first international match in football history - with these teams.more

Royal Mail workers will stage two 48-hour strikes this month, on two crucial days for online shopping.more

The UK today imposed sanctions on four Russian oligarchs in the steel and petrochemical sectors who, as explained, are "making it easier for Russian President Vladimir Putin to wage war in Ukraine."more

12 thousand Germany only recorded illegal border crossings in October, according to an internal migration report prepared by the federal police for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The data reached by the daily "Bild" indicate the impending collapse of the asylum system.more

Nova, Rishi Sunak’s fox red labrador retriever, was filmed receiving the poppy-laden item this morning as the prime minister donated to the Royal British Legion. more