The new strain of the mpox virus spreading along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "extremely worrying," the BBC reported yesterday. The virus causes death in 5 percent. sick adults and 10 percent kids. The pathogen is also responsible for miscarriages in infected women.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Opposition Leader Keir Starmer faced off last night in the last televised debate before the House of Commons elections set for next Thursday. It was sharper than the previous one, although neither of them said anything they had not said before.more

A new airport will be built in Baranów, between Łódź and Warsaw, and it will be the most modern airport in Europe, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced yesterday. As he added, the government is giving up the idea of ​​building railway lines that intersect in Baranów.more

Romania, Belgium and Slovakia from Group E and Turkey and Georgia from Group F completed the group of participants in the 1/8 finals of the European football championship in Germany yesterday. The Georgians sensationally won against Portugal 2:0. The Belgians advanced in poor style, drawing with Ukraine 0:0.more

Junior doctors in England have begun a five-day strike - the 11th walkout in their long-running pay dispute. British Medical Association (BMA) members walked out from 07:00, with NHS England warning of significant disruption to routine hospital services.more

Ukraine will win in the war with Russia - 80 percent are convinced of this. participants of the Kiev Razumkov Center survey, the results of which were published yesterday. For 42 percent respondents, victory will be the complete expulsion of Russian troops from Ukraine.more

A brand new 14-storey development with shops, restaurants and offices has announced its line up for a full opening this Autumn, including 20 retailers, a Market Halls over two floors plus a new Bakerloo line Tube entrance and a rooftop bar and restaurant.more

The Polish national football team, which ended its participation in the European Championships after Tuesday's 1-1 draw with France in Dortmund and has already returned to the country, will play six matches against interesting rivals in the Nations League by the end of the year. And in December it will wait for the draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.more

Poland does not meet all the conditions for admission to the euro zone - according to the latest report published by the European Commission. Five other EU member states that do not have a common currency also do not meet them, including Bulgaria, which planned to adopt the euro as early as 2025.more

Heathrow Airport has launched a live music stage to give up-and-coming acts the chance to impress industry executives flying into London for the festival season.more

Forty-two per cent of employees would refuse a promotion to a higher position in order to maintain their wellbeing at work, according to the Talent Trends 2024 report. For 39 per cent of respondents, flexibility at work is a deciding factor when choosing a job.more

London's roads have been ranked the most congested in Europe for the third year in a row. Drivers in the capital spent an average of 99 hours sitting in traffic in 2023, according to a report by traffic information supplier Inrix.more

Criminal gang members who “shoulder-surf” smartphone users for their pin number are stealing as many as 20 handsets each a day and then raiding their victims’ bank accounts, it has been claimed.more

The crisis of poverty that has taken root in the UK over the past 14 years has been laid bare in two reports that reveal the devastating effects that low wages and price increases have had on the lives of 900,000 children.more

In January, the Monnaie de Paris studio, the institution responsible for all French coins, began producing 5,084 Olympic medals designed by the famous Chaumet jewelry house. The works will be completed at the end of June. The trophies contain pieces of metal from the Eiffel Tower.more

Jails will run out of space within days, putting the public at risk, the body representing 95% of prison governors in England and Wales is warning political leaders.more

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing on property surrounding the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in North Yorkshire, police said last night.more

The North Atlantic Council today decided to elect Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the next Secretary General of NATO. Rutte will replace Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg.more

Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from being brought into the Wimbledon tournament grounds, announced the organizers of the tennis event played on grass courts. The third Grand Slam tournament of the season will be held from July 1-14 in London.more

Highly controversial statements by Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing populist Reform UK party, about provoking Russia have resulted in a visible decline in support for this group, according to a survey by JL Partners published yesterday.more

The University of Warsaw took first place in the 25th Perspektywy 2024 University Ranking. Right behind it was the Jagiellonian University, and in 3rd place was the Warsaw University of Technology. Among non-public universities, the Leon Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw won.more

Data collected by thousands of volunteers reveals ‘truly disturbing’ state of rivers from nutrient pollution, writes 'Guardian'.more

The candidate of the center-left opposition Democratic Party, Sara Funaro, won the local elections in this city that ended on Monday. She defeated the center-right candidate, former director of the Uffizi Gallery Eike Schmidt. This is a historic achievement to serve as mayor of this historic city.more

As a farewell to the European Championship, Polish players drew with the French 1-1 in Dortmund. Goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski was named the best player of the match. Group D was won by Austria after defeating the Netherlands 3-2. Group C was tight, but after two draws England, Denmark and Slovenia advanced.more

The world's first implantation of a new deep brain stimulation device to treat severe epilepsy has been carried out in the UK. The new device offers hope for more effective treatment of the condition.more