With the coming into force of the ban on breeding and owning American XL Bully dogs in England and Wales, interest in other potentially aggressive breeds has increased by more than a third, the Liverpool Echo reported.more

U.S. airline United Airlines reported yesterday that serious defects had been found "in nearly 10" grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, and that the number could increase. All planes of this type have been temporarily taken out of service by federal authorities after a dangerous in-flight malfunction.more

Trophy defending champions Real Madrid will play an away derby against Atletico in the 1/8 finals of the Spanish (King's) Cup soccer championship. Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona have been drawn against third-place Unionistas de Salamanca, who eliminated Villarreal. The draw took place yesterday.more

Three-quarters of Britons believe their country is in worse shape today than it was in 2010, when the Conservative Party took power, according to a poll by the YouGov center released yesterday. Up to 68 percent of its voters hold this view.more

Norway's Anders Breivik, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, has again sued the Norwegian state for his vexatious isolation. According to the mass murderer, solitary confinement results in suicidal thoughts and is a violation of human rights.more

Restaurants and food outlets need to cut down on the amount of food they put on consumers’ plates to reduce waste, the Agriculture Minister has said. Charlie McConalogue said there was a lot of waste within food service and urged every business to look to address the issue further. more

The registered unemployment rate in Poland at the end of December 2023 was 5.1%. and was slightly lower compared to the end of 2022 - according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy.more

Leading in the world tennis ranking, Iga Swiatek increased her lead over second-placed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka to 975 points. Kazakhstan representative Jelena Rybakina moved up to third place. Hubert Hurkacz, on the other hand, remained ninth in the world tennis ranking. He is invariably led by the Serbian Novak Djokovic.more

Ryanair has said that it has seen a drop in the number of tickets it has been able to sell after a number of major online booking websites stripped the budget carrier’s flights from their listings.more

In the Netherlands, over 5 thousand labor migrants from Eastern Europe, primarily from Poland, are homeless - reported the daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper warns that some of them are forced to sleep in tents.more

Snow has started hitting parts of the UK, with other areas being warned of potential flooding. South-east England will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain on Monday, BBC Weather says. The Met Office has warned of ice and snow across southern England and Wales from Monday afternoon, which could cause travel disruption. more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal from a penalty kick and his Barcelona beat away fourth-tier UD Barbastro 3:2 in the 1/16 final of the Spanish Cup (King's). The Polish striker played from the 72nd minute.more

Energy companies have been granted approval to resume force-fitting prepayment meters in people's homes nearly a year after it was suspended. EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power can install the meters again after meeting various requirements set by Ofgem, the industry regulator.more

Strikes by London Underground workers which would have wiped out Tube services this week have been suspended, the RMT union has announced. Little or no service had been expected across the capital's entire network from Sunday evening to Friday morning.more

British police are investigating a rape that allegedly occurred during a game in the online metaworld. The victim is a teenager who, although she was not physically injured because the character she played was attacked, was said to have suffered trauma. This is the first investigation of its kind into sexual assault in virtual reality.more

Wojciech Szczęsny and Arkadiusz Milik's Juventus Turin won 2:1 away against Salernitana, while Piotr Zielinski's Napoli lost 0:3 to Empoli in the 19th round of the Italian football premier league.more

At least three people were killed and 33 injured after a massive missile attack by Russian aircraft on Ukraine this morning, officials of the country said. Four civilians were killed yesterday in Russian shelling in the Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, in the south and east of Ukraine.more

The character of Krystyna Skarbek (Christine Granville) - a Polish agent of the British secret services, called Winston Churchill's favorite spy - was recalled yesterday by the British station BBC on its website.more

Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" was chosen for the best film, and "Succession" was announced as the best drama series at the 81st Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. The film about the "father of the atomic bomb" and the HBO series about the intrigues of the media magnate's family won four statuettes each.more

The percentage of immigrants receiving asylum in the UK is higher than in most European countries, and has more than doubled since Brexit, reports the Daily Telegraph. Poland is also among the countries with the highest percentage of positively considered applications.more

AS Monaco's players, with Radoslaw Majecki in goal, eliminated RC Lens in an away game with Przemyslaw Frankowski in the 1/32nd final of the French Cup. The game was tied 2:2, but the visitors performed better on penalty kicks, winning 6-5, with the Polish goalkeeper defending two 'elevens'.more

This year, experienced specialists in sales, accounting, renewable energy and sustainable development, as well as IT experts will be able to choose from job offers, although not all specializations will enjoy the employee market here - informs today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

£300 million UK investment to support domestic production of fuel required to power next-generation nuclear reactors.more

Jakub Kiwior scored an own goal and his Arsenal lost to Liverpool 0-2 in London in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Promotion was also won by, among others, defending the trophy Manchester City after a 5-0 victory over Huddersfield Town, captained by Michał Helik.more

The local government of the capital of the Netherlands is to appeal to cat owners to install bells to warn them about birds - according to the provisions of the recently adopted "Agenda for Animals 2024-2026". Meanwhile, many experts claim that this is ineffective and burdensome for domestic pets.more