Although the average wages of seasonal workers in the West are still twice as high as in Poland, with high living and travel costs, short trips are no longer as profitable, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

Anyone complicit in facilitating people smuggling to the UK will be at risk of having their assets frozen and being banned from travelling to Britain, under new powers announced by the Foreign Secretary today.more

The Belgian government has approved a significant increase in the citizenship fee, and instead of €150, naturalization applicants will have to pay €1,000. This is one of the changes introduced as part of a migration package described by the government as "the toughest asylum policy in the country's history."more

Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after reuniting with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performing a huge farewell concert for fans.more

Nearly half of respondents' earnings are only sufficient for monthly maintenance, while 25 per cent of Poles can afford current expenses and build savings, according to the report “Polaków portfel własny: oszczędny jak Polak".more

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has hired Chema Alonso, a hacker who will be in charge of implementing new technologies and artificial intelligence solutions in the so-called technical committee of the College of Referees.more

The number of cigarettes smoked in Britain every year has been revealed in a shocking new study from Cancer Research UK and University College London (UCL). Smokers are getting through an estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes each year on average, equating to 78 million every daymore

The cost of renting in the UK has seen a sharp rise over the last few years, new data shows, increasing by an average of £221 a month in just three years. This makes the cost of renting 21 per cent more expensive than three years ago, the analysis by Zoopla finds, far outstripping inflation.more

NHS bosses are putting patients at risk of harm in the upcoming doctors' strike, the British Medical Association says. The union believes NHS England's plan to limit the number of routine treatments being cancelled will stretch senior doctors covering for striking resident doctors too thinly.more

Former world number one tennis player, American Venus Williams, made a successful return to the courts after a break of more than a year. In the first doubles round of the WTA 500 tournament in Washington, she and her compatriot Hailey Baptiste defeated the Eugenie Bouchard - Clervie Ngounoue (Canada, USA) pairing 6:3, 6:1.more

The parliamentary committee overseeing the activities of the UK's intelligence services (ISC) has announced the launch of an investigation into the leak of personal data of 19,000 Afghans and more than 100 British spies and secret service agents, the BBC reported today.more

In 2026, entrepreneurs will pay almost PLN 153 more per month to ZUS, or PLN 1,836 per year, according to the latest government forecasts, as reported in today's “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”.more

Bryan Mbeumo has moved from Brentford to Manchester United for £65m. The Cameroonian footballer scored 20 goals and made eight assists in the Premier League last season.more

Superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, could kill millions of people by 2050 and cost the global economy an estimated $1.7 trillion a year, says a report published by the think tank Centre for Global Development (CGD). People in China, the US and the EU will be most affected.more

Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, explained yesterday that his father went badly at last year's presidential debate with Donald Trump because he was given a sleeping pill.more

The UK government has today given final approval for the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, eastern England. The cost of the investment is £38bn. The plant is expected to provide power to six million homes and is scheduled to be operational in the 2030s.more

Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette won their opening matches and advanced to the second round of the WTA hard-court tennis tournament in Washington (prize pool $1.28 million). Both must wait for their next opponents to emerge.more

In 2024, the average duration of working life in the European Union is expected to be almost 37.2 years, according to Eurostat data. Over the past 10 years, this indicator has increased by 2.4 years - from 34.8 years in 2014.more

The UK yesterday announced new sanctions on Russian shipping company Intershipping Services LLC and oil trader Litasco Middle East DMCC. The government explains that this is another blow aimed at an energy sector crucial to Vladimir Putin.more

Wizz Air will launch 11 routes from Warsaw-Modlin airport, most of them from December this year. It will also move two aircraft to Modlin, the airline announced on Friday. Wizz Air stopped operating from Modlin at the end of 2012 due to runway damage and the suspension of flights from the airport.more

Plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site are set to proceed after a campaign group's legal challenge against the decision to grant planning permission was dismissed by a High Court judge. The proposal which had been approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA) includes thirty-eight new tennis courts and an 8-thousand seat stadium.more

Bournemouth has been voted the best beach in the UK, with holidaymakers praising its miles of sand and attractions including a zipline. A survey of 70,000 people found other popular beaches include Bamburgh in the North East, Brighton in East Sussex, St Ives and Newquay in Cornwall, and Llandudno in Wales.more

People retiring in 2050 will be worse off than pensioners today, the government has warned, unless action is taken to boost retirement savings. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is reviving the Pensions Commission, which first reported nearly 20 years ago, to look at how to tackle the issue.more

The cost of applying for a free travel card for older Londoners is to almost double. Transport for London has announce that it will increase the cost of obtaining a 60+ Oyster card from £20 to £35. In addition, the annual eligibility check – an administrative process required to retain the perk – will increase from £10 to £18.more

Foreign ministers from 25 countries, including Poland, today called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, the British diplomatic department reported. According to the politicians, the current Israeli model of providing aid to Palestinians ‘deprives them of their human dignity’.more