On the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland, a volcano erupted yesterday morning and an igneous corridor flowed out of it late last year, causing destruction in the city of Grindavik. Its inhabitants were evacuated again.more

Piotr Zyla was 14th, Aleksander Zniszczoł 20th, Paweł Wąsek 21st and Dawid Kubacki 25th in yesterday's ski jumping World Cup competition in Wisła. Kamil Stoch and Klemens Murańka fell in the first round. Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi won ahead of Austrian Stefan Kraft and German Andreas Wellinger.more

State-of-the-art anti-shoplifting devices installed at some Morrisons stores are dividing customers. The four-legged pods, which could be rolled out nationwide, watch shoppers through a 360-degree array of CCTV cameras which feed back to a control room.more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday announced 55-year-old Frederick X as King of Denmark after the abdication of his mother - 83-year-old Queen Margrethe II. The ceremony of handing over the throne took place at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen. ​more

A new fleet of London buses has been brought into service and the flooring is so nice Londoners are saying it's better than they've got in their own homes.more

There is a shortage of specialists in as many as 29 professions in Poland. The most sought after by employers this year include: carpenters and carpenters, roofers and sheet metal workers, electricians, electromechanics and electrical fitters, welders, locksmiths, cooks - according to the latest study. ​more

Ryanair has started the year by recruiting for new cabin crew at London Stansted airport and Edinburgh Airport. While the job may be a dream for some travel-lovers, the criteria may exclude a lot of people for no fault of their own.more

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully, in her sleep, without experiencing any pain, her private secretary Edward Young wrote in a note quoted by the "Daily Mail".more

The UK is ready to strike at Huti rebel positions in Yemen again if they continue to attack merchant ships crossing the Red Sea, foreign secretary David Cameron announced today.more

Returning to league competition after five months, Kevin De Bruyne proved to be Manchester City's hero in yesterday's 21st round Premier League away match against Newcastle. The defending champions won 3:2, with the Belgian scoring a goal and an assist in the decisive moments.more

A pub has been crowned best in the country for the second time in a row. The Tamworth Tap scooped the National Pub of the Year 2023 award by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) - the organisation's top honour.more

The municipality of Legrad, located in the north of Croatia, is selling abandoned houses and building sites for only 13 euro cents as part of a pro-demographic campaign, the daily 'Jutarnji list' reported.more

The first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the season - the Australian Open - begins today. The world number one Iga Swiatek will be entering the fight for her fifth career triumph in an event of this rank, but the first in Melbourne, but the draw did not favour her.more

It is already the most in-demand spot on the London transport network, but plans to install stickers and cardboard steering wheels in driverless Docklands Light Railway (DLR) trains could intensify the scramble for its front seats.more

According to CBOS, public sentiment has improved in 2023. The improvement is most evident in assessments and predictions about the economic and political situation.more

The 'Not for EU' label on food packaging is causing concern among some British supermarket shoppers, writes Standars.co.uk.more

Although Donald Tusk has adopted tactics that the European Union has previously condemned, pro-EU fanatics are silent on Poland's new illiberal turn, writes Alan Sked, emeritus professor of international history at the London School of Economics, in the Daily Telegraph.more

The first people seen crossing the English Channel in a small boats in 2024 have arrived on Kent shores, nearly a month after the last arrivals. A group believed to be migrants were seen arriving in Dover after being picked up in a Border Force vessel on Saturday morning.more

Bayern Munich's players won 3:0 at home against Hoffenheim in their first Bundesliga match after the Christmas/New Year break. Two goals were scored by Jamal Musiala and one was added by Harry Kane, who is the German league's top scorer with 22 goals.more

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is likely to delay ruling on orders halting deportation flights from the UK to Rwanda and may be "tempted" to drag this out until after the House of Commons elections, the Daily Telegraph wrote yesterday.more

Since yesterday (12 January), for the first time in a century in Rome, it has been possible to see fragments of the Forma Urbis, the monumental marble plan of this city, dating from the early third century AD, preserved to our times. The Forma Urbis museum is being inaugurated in the Celio archaeological park.more

Sunday's 'El Clasico' in the Spanish Super Cup final is probably the most interesting football event of the coming weekend. The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will take place.... Riyadh.more

British pupils will be able to learn British Sign Language (BSL) in schools from the start of the 2025/26 school year. According to Euronews, the classes will be optional, available to students in the final years of secondary school, or 15- and 16-year-olds.more

The expert report shows that in 2024, Polish roads can expect, among other things, new sectional speed measurements, an expanded network of speed cameras at intersections, more Red Light systems at level crossings and unmarked vehicles controlling drivers.more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal for Barcelona, which defeated Osasuna Pamplona 2-0 in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup tournament. In Sunday's final of the event held in Riyadh, the Catalans will face their eternal rival - Real Madrid.more