Almost 10 million UK pensioners will lose their entitlement to state-funded winter heating subsidies. Keir Starmer's Labour government yesterday pushed through a drastic reduction in the number of people entitled to this benefit.more

Former German Formula One car driver Ralf Schumacher and his life partner Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne have admitted that they form a happy relationship. They told the story in an interview that will air on the German TV station RTL on Sunday.more

Southwark has emerged as the UK’s third-highest area for pickpocketing, with nearly 20 out of every 1,000 people falling victim to theft. According to research by security firm Get Licensed, 5,935 pickpocketing incidents were reported in the borough between March 2023 and March 2024.more

The Swedish prosecutor's office announced today that the gun used to murder a 39-year-old Polish man in Stockholm in April has been found. The indictment of the 18-year-old murder suspect is expected to be ready in November and the trial could start later this year.more

The Ministry of Justice is keen to distance this policy from the Home Office's housing of migrants in hotels, which costs the taxpayer millions of pounds a day. Instead, this policy is intended to be used as a last resort - and may not be needed at all.more

Tuesday's daily "Le Figaro" describes Poland as a well-functioning democracy and a developing economy. It also emphasizes that Poland has become an EU bridgehead in the fight against the expansionism of Putin's Russia, and the Weimar Triangle - a main axis in the EU.more

British conservative weekly newspaper 'The Spectator', which is the world's oldest continuously published magazine, has been sold to British investor and major shareholder of TV station GB News, Paul Marshall, for £100 million, it was announced yesterday.more

Undefeated Colombia won against table-leading Argentina 2:1, and Paraguay won Brazil 1:0 in the most interesting matches of the 8th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the South American zone.more

Apple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on favourable “sweetheart” tax deals for multinationals.more

Corkage fees - the charge applied to diners who bring their own wine - are rising as restaurants try to make a profit, industry experts have said. According to trade publication The Drinks Business, the average fee was about £12 to £15 per bottle of still wine opened on site.more

Kamala Harris came off as a presidential candidate in Tuesday's televised debate, provoking and getting under her opponent's skin at the same time, while Donald Trump looked furious and shocked - ABC commentators assessed the station. Her political camp is also pleased with the performance of the Democratic candidate in the November presidential elections in the US.more

Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular sources for news in the UK, according to figures described as a “generational shift” in viewing habits.more

The Netherlands drew 2-2 with Germany in Tuesday's Nations League football highlight in Amsterdam. Their rivals in Group A3 also shared the points - Hungary's match with Bosnia and Herzegovina was goalless. England's second victory came against Finland 2-0.more

Only 13% of Poles use artificial intelligence in their daily work - this is less than in Italy or Germany, for example. AI solutions are most often used by young people, aged 25-34, and people in managerial positions - according to a study by Personnel Service.more

With the change of seasons there is a frequently neglected aspect of vehicle safety which warrants our attention. As summer ends and the nights grow cooler, an unexpected danger might be hiding in your vehicle. Yes, it's all about spiders.more

Greek authorities will freeze the licensing of new Airbnb properties in three central Athens districts for a year, and will impose a €20 fee on cruise passengers arriving on the popular tourist islands of Santorini and Mykonos.more

Insider Monkey has created a ranking of countries that are the most desirable places to live, taking into account criteria such as quality of life, level of safety and satisfaction of residents. The list may surprise you, because the United States is in the last 30th place, and Poland is not there at all.more

Hundreds of survivors of crime are unaware that their perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday despite requests that this would not happen, the victims’ commissioner has claimed.more

The government’s plan to tackle the hospital backlog in England will fail without a fundamental reform in how services work, health leaders say. Labour aims to increase the number of appointments and operations done each week by 40,000, to help hit the 18-week waiting time target.more

Poland, next to France, is our most important neighbour, but Germans' knowledge of this country is still marked by prejudice and resentment, the German daily "Die Welt" said yesterday.more

Birmingham City Council owns an artwork collection valued at almost half a billion pounds, a BBC investigation has discovered. But none will be sold off to help tackle the financial challenges at the council which declared it was effectively bankrupt last year.more

Polish athletes won 23 medals in the Summer Paralympic Games that ended in Paris on Sunday. The Polish representatives were welcomed yesterday at the Fryderyk Chopin Airport in Warsaw.more

US health officials have confirmed a human case of bird flu in a patient that had no immediately known animal exposure. The patient, in the state of Missouri, was treated in hospital and has since recovered, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.more

The British Foreign Office announced yesterday the launch of three strategic reviews of the country's foreign policy aimed at strengthening Britain's global influence.more

Wanted by the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for drug offences, the 38-year-old Pole was detained at the Łódź airport. He was wanted by the French justice system. He was taken into custody.more