Bayern Munich won in front of their home crowd against Union Berlin 1:0 in an overdue match of the German Premier League. The defending champions reduced their loss to leading Bayer Leverkusen to four points.more
Ordinary citizens should be "trained and equipped" to fight in the military in the event of war with Russia, because the current size of the armed forces is insufficient, British Army Commander Gen Patrick Sanders announced yesterday.more
Police have spent £26.5 million on maintaining order during the nine pro-Palestinian and three pro-Israel demonstrations that have taken place in London since the Hamas attack on Israel, said the deputy deputy commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police.more
Liverpool's players drew 1:1 away against Fulham and advanced to the final of the League Cup in England. "The Reds" won the first game at home 2:1 and will meet another London team, Chelsea, in the final at Wembley Stadium.more
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes last year's almost 45-fold increase in the number of measles cases in Europe as "alarming." Measles is known as the most contagious of all viral diseases. It is enough for an infected person to just look into a room for the viruses to infect all susceptible people present there via droplets.more
The ruling Conservative Party in Great Britain is increasingly immersed in internal disputes. The latest episode of the conflict was started by former minister Simon Clarke, who yesterday in the Daily Telegraph called for the removal of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as leader before this year's elections.more
Jan Zieliński and Su-Wei Hsieh, a tennis player from Taiwan, advanced to the mixed doubles final at the Grand Slam Australian Open in Melbourne. In the semifinals, they defeated the host pair Jaimee Fourlis and Andrew Harris 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.more
Almost 10 million people in England can no longer access free NHS earwax removal services, the RNID has warned.
The hearing loss charity said there was "no medical reason" for the withdrawal of NHS services across parts of England since 2019.more
Saudi club Al-Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo plays, has announced the cancellation of its two friendly matches in China due to an injury to the famous Portuguese footballer.more
There is a shortage of soldiers in the Bundeswehr and, to remedy this, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius recently put forward the idea of accepting soldiers without German citizenship into the armed forces. The head of the defence committee in the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, supports such a solution.more
Dogs bought in the pandemic have high rates of problem behaviours, a Royal Veterinary College study suggests.
It estimates high rates of behaviours such as separation anxiety and aggression towards other dogs.
New owners are more likely to use punishment in training which risks worsening behaviour, the study's author warns.more
Nearly half of respondents cite a higher salary as the most important reason for changing jobs, according to the 54th edition of the Labour Market Monitor survey published on Tuesday. Salesmen and cashiers were the most frequent job changers, it added.more
Broadband and mobile phone bills will rise by an inflation-busting 7.9pc for millions of customers this spring.
Most operators – including BT, Three, EE and Vodafone – are bringing in another wave of price rises in April, increasing the average annual bill by £27 per year.more
Chelsea London's players at Stamford Bridge defeated second-tier Middlesbrough 6:1 in the return match of the semi-final of the League Cup in England. The Blues had succumbed 0:1 in the first clash and will face either Liverpool or Fulham London in the final at Wembley, which they will play today.more
“Devastated” family and friends will stage a march across Portsmouth in memory of a “wonderful” Waterlooville Polish woman whose death sparked a police murder probe.more
The first two NHS patients to receive a new type of weight-loss pill have been treated in Somerset. The patients were given a capsule that contains a gastric balloon that is then filled with water.more
The UK's Royal Mail could limit letter delivery to five or even three days a week, or slow down delivery to three days or more, telecoms and postal services regulator Ofcom said today.more
Real Sociedad San Sebastian's footballers were the first to advance to the semi-finals of the Spanish (King's) Cup. They beat Celta Vigo 2:1 away yesterday evening. Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona will play Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals away today.more
"Oppenheimer" by Nolan - with 13 nominations - became the nomination leader for the 96th Oscars. 11 nominations went to Lanthimos' "Poor Creatures" and 10 to Scorsese's "Time of the Blood Moon". Glazer's British-Polish-American co-production 'Zone of Interest' is up for five awards.more
Udinese have been punished by playing one match without a spectator for racist behaviour by fans towards AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan during Saturday's Serie A match, the Italian football league's disciplinary committee has decided.more
Police have confirmed the names of four people from the same family who were found dead at a house near Norwich. Police said the deceased were Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, Jasmin Kuczynska, 12 and Natasha Kuczynska, nine.more
The current season of flu and other respiratory infections is the most severe in Italy in 15 years, announced the national association of clinical microbiologists. This year, there have been a combination of over 8 million cases of flu and other illnesses, including Covid-19.more
The British government yesterday once again extended - until February 8 - the time that Northern Irish parties have to form a common government. The political stalemate in this province has been going on for almost two years, although the short extension of the deadline suggests that its end may be near.more
Hubert Hurkacz lost to Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev 6:7 (4-7), 6:2, 3:6, 7:5, 4:6 in the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam Australian Open. The match lasted four hours without a minute.more
