A man has sped his way across London using a kick scooter to set a Guinness World Records title for the most museums visited in 24 hours. Ben Melham, 42, whizzed his way around 42 museums including the Barbican Art Gallery, the British Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.more

Dawid Kubacki was 14th, Paweł Wąsek - 19th, Jakub Wolny - 26th, Piotr Żyła - 28th, and Aleksander Zniszczoł 40th in the World Cup competition in ski jumping in Willingen. The winner was the Austrian Daniel Tschofenig. The second place was taken by the Slovenian Anze Lanisek, who was leading after the first series.more

Since January 2025, apples have been the official fruit of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an export hit for years and the most popular fruit in our country. Apples are on a roll. Most importantly, the number of people who eat apples regularly is growing. It increased "January to January" by 1.3 million people, approaching 10 million.more

A new warning has been issued for people to take precautions as raft of different winter viruses spread across the UK. The UK Health Security Agency issued the warning on Thursday morning. It comes as people across the UK are being hit by flu, COVID, RSV and norovirus, as well as the lesser-known hMPV and the common cold. more

Two bodies have been found in the River Dee, believed to be the wanted Huszti sisters, British media reported today. Originally from Hungary, Eliza and Henrietta went missing last month in Aberdeen in the vicinity of the harbour which lies on the River Dee.more

China’s military is building a massive complex in western Beijing that US intelligence believes will serve as a wartime command centre far larger than the Pentagon, according to current and former American officials.more

Jan Zielinski and Karol Drzewiecki defeated Alexander Metreweli and Zura Tkemaladze 7:5, 6:1, securing Poland's victory over Georgia in a Davis Cup tennis match in Tbilisi. more

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will ‘absolutely’ impose tariffs on goods from the European Union. He also said that tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada would also include oil and gas, although the tariff rate would be 10 per cent rather than 25 per cent.more

Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office as part of plans to “simplify” the business. The UK’s largest supermarket chain said managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, as well as staff at some of its in-store bakeries, will be affected.more

Pola Beltowska, Aleksander Zniszczol, Anna Twardosz and Pawel Wasek finished ninth in the ski jumping World Cup micro-team competition in Willingen. The Poles dropped out after the first round. The Norwegians won ahead of the Austrians and Germans.more

During illness, nearly 53% of Poles reach for an electronic thermometer. Of these, almost 25% use a touch-sensitive device, and over 28% use a non-contact device. These are the conclusions of a recently published report entitled "How do Poles measure their body temperature during illness?", based on a special public opinion survey.more

A new wave of Superloop bus services could be launched as early as this year, Transport for London’s (TfL) boss has confirmed. Following on from the original Superloop network of express bus routes launched in 2023, mayor Sir Sadiq Khan promised in his re-election manifesto last year to launch ‘Superloop 2’. more

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) said in a report that clubs around the world made 22,779 international transfers in men's football in 2024, a record. The total cost of these transactions was $8.59 billion.more

Chinese technology firm Alibaba has released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model, saying it is better than another Chinese manufacturer's highly rated DeepSeek-V3 model, Reuters reported.more

At midnight on Friday, it will be five years since the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. A majority of Britons now believe Brexit was the wrong decision, and support for it has fallen to its lowest level since the 2016 referendum, according to the latest YouGov poll.more

Households in England and Wales will pay £10 more on average on their monthly water bills from April, final figures show. The rise will see the average annual bill hit £603, but there are significant variations between regions.more

Manchester United and Tottenham are among the teams that will play directly in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League football competition. In addition to them, Lazio Roma, already certain of this, as well as Athletic Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Olympique Lyon, Olympiakos Piraeus and Rangers FC have won promotion.more

Millions of people have still not filed their online self-assessment tax returns for which the deadline is midnight, meaning they could be fined £100, HMRC has warned.more

The BBC has apologised to staff who felt they could not speak up with concerns about Russell Brand's behaviour because he was seen as "too influential" and they felt he "would always get his way and therefore they stayed silent".more

Young people in the UK support the idea of ​​a tobacco-free generation, according to research by the University of Nottingham. They want to be involved in helping the government implement such an approach.more

Among the victims of the plane crash near Washington are Justyna Magdalena Beyer and her 12-year-old daughter Brielle, American media reported. The Polish embassy has not yet confirmed whether the woman had Polish citizenship.more

The Bishop of Liverpool has stood down after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him. The Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath said he did not want to be a "distraction" after claims made by two women were outlined in a Channel 4 News investigation.more

German Premier League outfit RB Leipzig have bought Dutchman Xavi Simons from Paris Saint-Germain - for at least €50 million, according to media reports. The footballer is on loan until 2023. This is a record transfer in the history of the club from Saxony.more

The Federal Statistical Office said Germany's GDP fell by 0.2% from October to December compared with the previous quarter of 2024. Previous estimates, which were based on fewer data, had indicated a decline of 0.1%.more

British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, known for her hit "As Tears Go By", has died in London at the age of 78, British media reported yesterday, citing a statement from her spokesman.more