The pound has fallen to its lowest level in over a year, while UK borrowing costs hit their highest for 16 years. Economists have warned that the rising costs could lead to further tax increases or spending cuts as the government tries to meet its self-imposed rule not to borrow to fund day-to-day spending.more

Ryanair has sued in Ireland a passenger whose behaviour disrupted a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote and forced a landing in Porto. It is demanding €15,000 in damages from him, the airline announced on Wednesday. It also conveyed that it is planning similar lawsuits in other countries as well.more

A coalition of countries led by the UK and Latvia has pledged to provide 30,000 FPV drones to Ukraine, AFP reported, quoting a statement from the UK defence ministry. The group, which formed in 2024, has already drawn up an order worth £45 million.more

The death toll from the California wildfires has risen to at least 10. More than 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and the fire has consumed thousands of buildings in an area of about 120 square kilometres, an area the size of San Francisco. The cause of the fires, the worst in Los Angeles history, has not yet been determined.more

The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) has given Union Berlin a walkover for the 1-1 draw with VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga. The result has been revised to 2-0 for the visitors. The capital club has the right to appeal to a higher court and has already announced that it will do so.more

French President Emmanuel Macron met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer late last night and the main topic of their conversation was the situation in Ukraine, a British government spokesperson reported.more

Due to a breakdown in airport systems, Chopin Airport is experiencing difficulties in checking in passengers and planes. Emergency procedures have been implemented, the Warsaw airport said on its website today. Currently, planes are arriving and passengers on departing flights are being checked in on a regular basis.more

London is the only major UK city getting older, a new analysis has revealed, due to post-Brexit migration and falling birthrates. The capital is bucking a trend which shows other big cities are getting younger and that rural and coastal regions are driving the overall ageing population.more

Iga Świątek will begin her Australian Open with a match against Czech tennis player Katerina Siniakova. Hubert Hurkacz will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, Magda Linette will face Japanese player Moyuka Uchijima, and Magdalena Fręch will face a qualifier.more

In 2024, crime in Poland decreased: there were fewer thefts, burglaries and murders. However, there were brazen robberies on the streets - reports "Rzeczpospolita".more

A large number of people are anticipated to take part in the yearly No Trousers Tube Ride when it returns to the London Underground this weekend. The event, which began in 2009, will fall on Sunday, January 12 this year. more

The Singaporean passport has topped the list of the world's strongest travel documents, according to the Henley Passport Index. Its holders can travel visa-free to 195 of 227 countries. The Polish passport came in seventh and allows visa-free travel to 188 countries.more

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) lobby group warned that Budget measures mean there is "little hope" of food prices "going anywhere but up" in the second half of 2025.more

Defending champions Liverpool lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in London in the first leg of the English Football League Cup semi-final. The second leg at Anfield will be played on 6 February. The winner of the two-legged tie will face either Arsenal or Newcastle United for the trophy.more

The pandemic was supposed to usher in a cashless society, and many businesses have gone card-only – but Britons are finding it hard to let go of notes and coins. Cash is enjoying an unexpected comeback, reflecting the fact that, for many people, physical money remains the ultimate budgeting tool in tricky financial times.more

Plans for an upgraded NHS App to allow more patients in England to book treatments and appointments will be part of a package of measures unveiled by the government on Monday. The changes will allow patients who need non-emergency elective treatment to choose from a range of providers, including those in the private sector.more

A £24m trial to make all Friday fares off-peak did not increase the number of passengers using the network last year, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The Off-Peak Friday fares trial ran between 8 March and 31 May and saw fares on London Underground and Overground, Elizabeth line and DLR, as well as some National Rail services, set at off-peak levels throughout the day.more

Elon Musk, an American billionaire and trusted aide to future US President Donald Trump, is looking for ways to overthrow Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Great Britain, the Financial Times reported today, citing sources close to the head of SpaceX and Tesla.more

A 37-year-old Pole will be charged with murder after a policeman died while chasing car thieves in Brandenburg, eastern Germany, German prosecutors said yesterday. The man was driving a car that hit the policeman, killing him.more

A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals wards across England are “full to bursting”. It comes as several NHS trusts declared critical incidents because of sustained pressure in A&E departments, with people being treated in corridors and a patient at one hospital forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted to a ward. more

In his second match in Barcelona, ​​against Athletic Bilbao in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup, won 2-0, Wojciech Szczęsny showed off several spectacular interventions interspersed with uncertain tackles – the Spanish media commented on the Pole's performance live.more

A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes, border officials said Wednesday. The unidentified passenger arrived at Krakow’s Balice airport on a flight from London shortly after midnight, according to Justyna Drozdz, a local border security spokeswoman.more

The neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, which is linked to parts of the skinhead music scene, has become the first extreme right-wing group to have financial sanctions imposed by the UK government.more

Poland has the second largest number of farms in the EU after Romania and leads the way in terms of the amount of agricultural land owned directly by the farmer, according to an agricultural census published by Eurostat on Tuesday.more

Ten people and their dog have been trapped in snow at Tan Hill In, the highest pub in Britain, the Guardian reported yesterday. They are likely to remain there until the weekend due to forecast snowfall and temperatures of below 10C.more