Chocolate maker Cadbury has been dropped from the list of royal warrants for the first time in 170 years. The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate and cocoa manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it has lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.more

The great-grandson of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, Romano Floriani Mussolini scored his first senior goal in the lower reaches of Italy's top football league. The fans' joy in the stands, reminiscent of the Nazi salute, caused controversy.more

European sailors in the Age of Discovery often named newly discovered places after the day they spotted them from the stork's nest. But no holiday has given its name to more places on the world map than Christmas, according to Conde Nast Traveler magazine.more

Since the 18th century, many Poles have sat down to a family supper after dark on Christmas Eve. The celebrations include leaving an empty plate for the guest, sharing the Christmas wafer, and exchanging gifts. At midnight, masses called midnight masses are held.more

NHS website information on drinking while breastfeeding saw the highest increase in visits at Christmas last year, new figures show. Among the most visited pages on Christmas and Boxing Day in 2023 were advice coughs, colds and chest infections. But some people also wanted to know about drinking and breastfeeding, external, alcohol poisoning and rabies, NHS England said. more

Poland is the fifth largest cheese producer in the European Union, according to Eurostat. The amount of cheese produced in Poland has been growing every year for over a decade. Germany remains at the top of the ranking, followed by France, Italy and the Netherlands.more

Inter Milan beat Como 2-0 at home to end the 17th round of the Italian top flight. The defending champions are third in the table, three points behind leaders Atalanta Bergamo, but have a game in hand against Fiorentina.more

Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and glee, around this time of year there comes an increased danger of burglary, as criminals take advantage of either of all the presents left under the tree or homes left empty for the week.more

As a result of modernization worth PLN 1.6 billion, from 2029 Chopin Airport in Warsaw will be able to handle up to 30 million passengers per year, informed representatives of the Polish Airports company.more

The UK’s first official facility for consuming illegal drugs opens in Glasgow within a month, a move that experts and campaigners hope will bring major changes to drug policy.more

The average Pole will eat 6,000 calories during the holiday, and some even 10,000 – points out Prof. Danuta Figurska-Ciura from the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław. Meanwhile, the demand for a healthy adult weighing 60-70 kilograms is about 2,000 calories per day.more

Aryna Sabalenka finished the previous season with two more Grand Slam triumphs and as the number one among tennis players. She does not hide the fact that she wants to follow in the footsteps of the American Serena Williams. "I always wanted to dominate the tour like her or at least like Iga Świątek recently," admitted the Belarusian.more

More UK buses and coaches are expected to operate on Christmas Day than at any time since figures were first collected five years ago. The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), an industry body, estimates that the number of people catching a bus on 25 December this year will hit 100,000.more

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will “track” Santa’s sleigh’s journey through the air for the 69th time today. The U.S. military began “tracking” the sleigh in 1955, in the midst of the Cold War, because of a call to the command’s top-secret emergency number.more

The UK economy had zero growth between July and September, revised official figures show. The revised data comes after a series of disappointing figures including inflation rising at its fastest pace for eight months and the economy unexpectedly shrinking in October. more

The King’s cancer treatment is expected to continue into 2025 almost a year after it was discovered while he was treated in hospital for an enlarged prostate.more

Liverpool players and fans had a lot to be happy about on Sunday. The Reds beat Tottenham Hotspur 6-3 away in the highlight of the 17th round of the English Premier League, while Chelsea, second in the table, stumbled. The Londoners drew 0-0 away with Everton.more

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All state school teachers in England should given the right to work away from the classroom on lesson preparation, marking and pupil assessment to stem a growing retention crisis in the profession, the education secretary says today.more

54.5% of respondents do not want to change the regulations on the ban on Sunday trading. According to 27.1% of respondents, at least two shopping Sundays per month should be introduced, 14.5% of people believe that the ban on trading on these days should be lifted, and 3.9% have no opinion - according to a survey for Wirtualna Polska.more

The government is planning to "bring back the family doctor" by giving GPs an extra £889m to spend time with patients in a bid to end a dispute.more

This year, the Odra-Niemen Association solemnly celebrated its fifteenth anniversary. The establishment of the association is inextricably linked to the social program "Compatriots for Heroes". The campaign to support veterans has expanded far beyond the borders of Poland and today reaches our compatriots scattered across the most distant lands of the former Republic of Poland, and even further.more

Defending Spanish champions Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-2 at home in Matchday 18 to move into second place in the Premier League table, one point behind local rivals Atletico, who beat Barcelona 2-1 on Saturday.more

Police forces across the UK are warning shoppers about a rise in “porch piracy”, an emerging criminal trend involving doorstep parcel thefts that is costing businesses and consumers millions of pounds.more

The perpetrator of the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg several years ago repeatedly attracted the attention of the services by threatening to commit crimes. He was sentenced to 90 days in prison for disturbing the public peace, said Christian Pegel, the Minister of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.more