MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.more
The famous Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been sued by an aesthetic medicine doctor for an allegedly unpaid bill of £40,000, The Sun reported.more
In 2023, only 9.7 million bicycles will be produced in the European Union, a quarter less than in 2022, according to Eurostat data. Poland, which produced 800,000 bicycles last year, is one of the largest producers of two-wheelers in the EU.more
A £1.25 per night tourism tax could be introduced in Wales from 2027, it has been announced.
Guests at hotels, B&Bs and self-catered accommodation would pay the visitor levy if councils decide to introduce it in their areas.
A lower rate of 75p would be charged for hostels and campsites.more
It is no longer New York's Fifth Avenue, but Milan's Via Monte Napoleone that holds the title of the world's most expensive shopping street. As CNN reports, for the first time in history, a European city has topped the ranking developed by real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.more
Steve Cooper has stepped down as Leicester City manager with immediate effect, the English Premier League club announced. This season, after Erik ten Hag from Manchester United, he is the second manager to lose his job in the competition. Ruben Amorim made his debut as Manchester United manager.more
Tax rises in the Budget have made it more difficult for firms to "take a chance" on hiring people, according to one of Britain's most prominent business groups.more
Ministers are being urged to raise the basic rate of statutory sick pay from £3 an hour – one of the lowest in the developed world – after a report found the government’s changes would leave more than 1.6 million people unable to pay essential bills.more
A single ticket-holder has won the £7.4 million jackpot in Saturday’s Lotto draw and players have been advised to check their tickets.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Brilliant news, one lucky ticket-holder has won tonight’s £7.4 million Lotto jackpomore
A DHL cargo plane crashed as it came in to land at Lithuania's Vilnius airport early on Monday morning, killing one person on the aircraft and with some debris damaging a house.more
Real Madrid players confidently won away against Leganes 3-0 and returned to second place in the Spanish top league table, pushing their cross-town rival Atletico into third. Barcelona are leading.more
An eight-year-old girl has been seriously hurt in a shooting in west London.
The child and a man aged 34 were taken to hospital after they were shot in Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm on Sunday, the Metropolitan police said.more
As President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, Russia has used about 150 drones, missiles and aerial bombs in attacks on more than 10 regions of Ukraine since Sunday evening. Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia may be preparing an attack on Zaporozhye, located in the southeastern part of the country, reports the Economist.more
EasyJet has announced new longest route from England. The budget airline said it will operate flights between Gatwick airport and the island of Sal in Cape Verde from March 31 next year. The flight will take almost six hours.more
The European Commission announced that it has closed an antitrust investigation into Apple that has been ongoing for more than four years over the anti-competitive rules the company applies to developers of e-book and audiobook applications.more
Paweł Wasek was 23rd, Aleksander Zniszczoł - 25th, and Kamil Stoch - 28th in Sunday's Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Lillehammer, Norway. The winner was Austrian Jan Hoerl, who won the fourth victory in his career.more
The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around three bases in eastern England that are used by American forces.
The drones were spotted between Wednesday and Friday near RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell. They were actively monitored after they were seen in the vicinity of and over the three bases, U.S. Air Forces Europe said in a statement.more
Austria has agreed to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen area fully in an agreement reached with the countries in Budapest on Friday. Sofia and Bucharest are hoping for a quick lifting of land border controls with neighbouring EU countries. A final decision could be made on 12 December.more
"Hooligans who wreak havoc on local communities" could face up to two years in jail under the plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, the government has said. more
Warsaw has moved up four places in the Global City Ranking and is currently in 61st place in the ranking of 156 agglomerations from around the world - according to a report by the international consulting firm Kearney.more
English Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Southampton 3-2 away in the 12th round. The visitors' victory was decided by a penalty kick taken by Mohamed Salah in the final minutes.more
The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. However there is one day of the year where it is scrapped.
ULEZ operates across every London borough and needs to be paid if you drive a non-ULEZ compliant vehicle into the zone. The daily charge is £12.50 for those vehicles and it needs to be paid by midnight, three days after you headed into the zone.more
Europe could soon be welcoming a wave of well-heeled Americans, as Democratic voters facing the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency eye refuges abroad.
Interest in so-called “golden visas” has skyrocketed among US citizens since the election, according to consultants that help the wealthy migrate. more
A flawed fridge-freezer, a not-so-smart kettle and a pram that failed safety tests are among some of this year's dud Black Friday deals, according to a consumer champion.
Which? tests thousands of products every year to recommend the best products to buy and what to avoid.more
Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) secured his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title and the fourth of his career. The result was decided by the results of Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix, the 22nd of 24 rounds of the series, in which Verstappen finished fifth. The winner was Briton George Russell (Mercedes).more
