British Interior Minister Suella Braverman is set to announce a draft law today banning migrants who cross the English Channel from seeking asylum, The Times reported.more

Andrzej Bargiel interrupted the expedition to Mount Everest (8,848 m) due to bad weather conditions. The aim of the Polish ski mountaineer was the first downhill skiing from the highest mountain in the world without the use of oxygen.more

The US administration is developing responses to a range of nuclear scenarios in Ukraine that Russia may take, from the use of tactical nuclear weapons to an attack on a nuclear power plant, CNN said yesterday. According to TV sources, Putin is under pressure from nationalists, although there are no signs of preparations for such a move yet.more

The UK faces a "significant risk" of gas shortages this winter, which could affect electricity supplies, energy regulator Ofgem warned in a letter released yesterday.more

On Saturday, October 1, at the Teatro dei Rinnovati in Siena, the awards were presented to the winners of this year's Siena Awards. Two Poles - Daniel Koszela and Krzysztof Krawczyk are among the best photographers in the world. They both won the Drone Photo Awards 2022 competition.more

"We have to rotate the squad, but we will not introduce wholesale changes," said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann before the clash with Viktoria Pilzno in the third round of the group stage of the Champions League football. Thomas Mueller and Joshua Kimmich will not play today.more

Major mortgage lenders are increasing the cost of home loans, with the average two-year fixed rate now close to 6%, new figures show. A typical two-year fixed mortgage deal is currently 5.75%, up from 4.74% on the day of the mini-budget, financial information service Moneyfacts said.more

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed concern over Putin's threats to use an atomic bomb in the war in Ukraine. "We take his words very seriously, everything else would be neglect," Baerbock reported in the Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung.more

Located in the relegation zone of the English Premier League football club Wolverhampton Wanderers will have a new coach. After scoring just six points in eight games, Portuguese Bruno Lage was fired.more

Thames Water, Southern Water and other companies will be forced to cut tens of millions of pounds from consumers’ bills after the regulator said they had missed pollution targets.more

Three Poles were arrested for attacking a 17-year-old who was making some extra meals for himself, informs the local "De Telegraaf". The incident took place on Saturday night in Utrecht in the central part of the country.more

66 percent families with school-age children stated that they went on vacation for at least a week, and 27% said that they went on vacation for at least two weeks, according to a CBOS poll.more

The energy crisis is hitting consumer budgets hard. Amid soaring gas prices and a higher cost of living in general, many households have become increasingly worried about their energy bills. The average European household will see a rise of about 7 per cent in its cost of living this year, relative to what was expected in early 2021, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates.more

Iga Swiatek, who will return to competition this week in Ostrava, continues to lead decisively in the world ranking of female tennis players. The Pole has been in the lead since April 4 and has almost twice as many points as the runner-up, Tunisia's Ons Jabeur. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz has moved up from 11th to 10th place in the world tennis ranking ATP.more

The famous Polish pianist, Krystian Zimerman, who rarely gives interviews, spoke to the British "The Times" about his obsessive striving for perfection, his discouragement with the music business and Karol Szymanowski, whose works he records. The pianist confessed that he literally broke half of his tooth while practicing the song "Variations on a Polish Folk Theme".more

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years. Combating them may require greater efforts and expenditure than fighting it itself - according to the "Report on the health of Poles. Diagnosis after the COVID-19 pandemic", which was created on the initiative of TUW Polish Mutual Insurance Institution.more

Mexican Sergio Perez of the Red Bull team was the fastest in the Formula One race for the Singapore Grand Prix, the 17th round of the world championship. Series leader Dutchman Max Verstappen of Red Bull placed seventh.more

Kris Florek, a Polish businessman from the Netherlands, was awarded the title of entrepreneur and motivator of the last decade at The Professional Speakers Academy Awards in London.more

The survey conducted by IBRiS for "Rzeczpospolita" shows that only one in three Poles agrees to reinstate compulsory conscription. Within a few months, the number of those who support the restoration of basic military service in Poland has decreased.more

The UK and continental Europe have been hit by an “unprecedented” number of cases of avian flu this summer, with 47.5m birds having been culled since last autumn, according to new figures.more

Real Madrid tied at home with Osasuna Pamplona 1:1 in the 7th round of the Spanish football league. "The royals" lost their leadership position to Barcelona. Both teams have 19 points each, but the "Pride of Catalonia" has a better goal balance.more

Although Christmas is almost three months away, it is already known that some cities in Italy will be running out of spectacular Christmas illuminations for the first time due to record high electricity prices. Savings planning is in progress. But there are also other ideas - for example, to illuminate the Christmas tree by pedaling a bicycle.more

After criticism from several Conservative and opposition Labor Party MPs, Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed that the government is backing away from the highly controversial decision to cut tax for top earners, which was announced just 10 days ago.more

The beach cleaning campaign carried out in September in 279 places along the Spanish coast helped to get rid of 7 tons of rubbish from them, the platform of environmental organizations Proyecto Libera, which has been cleaning the country's beaches for several years, reported.more

Atalanta Bergamo's players defeated Fiorentina 1:0 at home in the 8th round and once again equaled points with Napoli at the top of the Italian Premier League. After a series of five games without a win, Juventus won in Turin against Bologna 3:0, with Arkadiusz Milik scoring one of the goals.more