A mattress for the dog, Egyptian cotton bedding, a snowmobile in the driveway, and for Christmas a highlander band and Santa Claus to give gifts - the Nocowanie.pl website checked what tourists planning a winter holiday are asking for.more

Welfare claimants who “refuse” to engage with their jobcentre or take work offered to them may lose benefits, under plans confirmed by the chancellor before next week’s autumn statement. more

The sacked home secretary has piled fresh pressure on Rishi Sunak to disapply human rights laws to revive the Rwanda scheme after the Supreme Court ruled against it.more

HRH The Princess Royal will be the guest of honour at the Gibraltar Literary Festival today (Friday, 17 November). The media in Spain consider her presence a provocation.more

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Police have launched an investigation after a Labour MP who abstained on the Gaza vote had her office vandalised. Shadow Welsh secretary Jo Stevens' Cardiff office was daubed in red paint and covered in posters which accused her of having "blood" on her hands.more

In the Icelandic city of Grindavik, you can see huge cracks in the road surface caused by the earthquake, the BBC reported today. An eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano seems more and more likely.more

The return of former Prime Minister David Cameron to the British government as foreign secretary is both surprising and embarrassing, and the politician's advantages may be offset by the controversial legacy he brings with him, says Bronwen Maddox, director of the London think tank Chatham House.more

Yesterday, Hungary and Slovakia secured qualification for next year's European Football Championships. So far, 11 participants of the tournament in Germany are known. In Portugal's match, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 128th goal for the national team, breaking the world record.more

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, head of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), announced that his third cabinet would take action to recognize a Palestinian state. In turn, the Norwegian parliament, Storting, yesterday called on the government to recognize Palestine as a separate state.more

Widespread outrage in Great Britain was caused by a video circulating on social media showing pro-Palestinian protesters climbing a monument to the fallen artillerymen in London. However, the police explain that they could not arrest anyone because it is not illegal.more

Property prices continued to rise nationally in September, but the slow-down continues in Dublin. more

In his only match in the season-ending ATP Finals tournament in Turin, Hubert Hurkacz lost to the world ranking leader Novakov Djokovic 6:7 (1-7), 6:4, 1:6. The Serbian tennis player advanced to the semi-finals.more

Fewer children in England have been having rotten teeth pulled out since the sugar tax on soft drinks began, prompting calls for the levy to be extended to sweets, biscuits and cereals.more

The number of flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will have to be reduced next year due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, the Dutch air traffic control agency (Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland - LVNL) has announced.more

The organizers of the 89th Plebiscite of "Przegląd Sportowy" announced the list of 20 names nominated for the title of the best athlete in Poland in 2023. The winners will be announced on January 6 during the Sports Champions Gala.more

Millennials in the UK are still bearing the “economic scars” of the 2008 financial crisis and are struggling to catch up with the living standards of older groups while their US counterparts have closed the gap, new research shows.more

"The Sejm is primarily intended to serve those Poles who do not attend it every day. It will be closer to ordinary, everyday matters," Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia assured in a televised address yesterday. He also thanked the people for the trust shown in him in the vote.more

Three bakeries in the Somme department in the north of France are offering baguettes in November at a price that indigent customers choose and can pay. The action is aimed at "fighting inflation", commented the head of the bakery.more

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A Ryanair plane came within just ’20 metres’ of a UFO, according to a police log. more

62.9 percent of Poles believe that the new government of KO, Third Way and Left should not strive to introduce the euro currency in Poland - according to an IBRiS survey for Radio ZET. 21.2 percent of respondents have a different opinion - it was added.more

The Dutch company SpaceBorn United intends to carry out the first fertilization and birth in space. However, it is not intended to be a service for people seeking excitement, but a research experiment that will ultimately enable people to procreate in conditions of reduced gravity, e.g. on Mars. However, implementing these plans will not be easy.more

Household bills could be lower for millions of customers after water companies failed to meet their performance target in several areas. Ofwat, the water services regulation authority, has said a net total of £70 million will be handed back to customers through charge reductions in 2024 and 2025. more

NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard will say later that with improved rates of vaccination and screening, the point where almost nobody gets the cancer could be achieved within two decades.more