Iga Świątek won with the Spanish Cristina Bucsa 6:4, 6:0 in the first round of the French Open Grand Slam tournament in Paris. The Polish tennis player is the highest seeded in the event. Her next opponent will be American Claire Liu.more
In 2022, around 168,500 people were naturalised in Germany. This is 28 per cent more than in the previous year. Not since 2002 have so many naturalisations been registered in a single year, the Federal Statistical Office reported today. Syrians made up the largest group of naturalised citizens in 2022.more
Polish national team coach Fernando Santos has announced the list of 25 players called up for the friendly against Germany on 16 June in Warsaw and the Euro 2024 qualifier against Moldova four days later in Chisinau.more
As many as 68 million tourists will spend this summer in Italy, more than before the pandemic, a forecast made yesterday by the research institute Demoskopika. It is estimated that tourists will spend 46 billion euros. Some 267 million nights will be booked in hotels, guest houses and holiday resorts. According to experts, this will be the biggest tourism movement since 2000.more
29 per cent of parents have a clear vision of the work their offspring would do in the future, and 61 per cent of respondents do not want to interfere in their child's choice of profession, according to the Pracuj.pl survey. A third of parents worry that their children will make the same career mistakes as them.more
The Bank of England will not get inflation back under control until the end of 2025 because of soaring food prices and a "concerning" rise in wages, according to Goldman Sachs.
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Spanish and French media speculate where the famous international Lionel Messi will play next season. According to them, there are no signals that he will return to Barcelona, whose footballer Robert Lewandowski has been for a year. It is definitely closer to Saudi Arabia.more
Shoppers have raised alarm bells over barriers in a major supermarket which are 'making everyone's life harder'. Sainsbury's began introducing receipt barriers at a number of stores late last year, with shoppers required to scan their proof of purchase on exit.more
A Christian could be an "influencer" - this was highlighted in a document published yesterday by the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication. At the same time, the Vatican acknowledged the concern about divisive communication coming from leaders in the Church.more
Chelsea London has officially announced that Mauricio Pochettino will be the team's head coach from the start of the 2023/24 season. The Argentine coach has signed a two-year contract with the English football club with an option to extend it for another year.more
Albanians are clearly the largest group of foreign nationals in British prisons, with one in seven prisoners with non-British nationality already Albanian, the Daily Telegraph writes today, citing Department of Justice statistics.more
President Andrzej Duda, Warsaw mayor, PO deputy leader Rafał Trzaskowski and Poland 2050 leader Szymon Holownia are the leaders of the May trust ranking, according to a CBOS poll. PO leader Donald Tusk, PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński and Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (SP) are the most distrusted.more
One of the drones that appeared in the Moscow region was downed near Vladimir Putin's residence in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow, Ukrinform news agency reported today, citing reports from Russia.more
The authorities of FC Barcelona started a major renovation of the Camp Nou stadium yesterday. In addition to representatives of local authorities and investors, the team's coach Xavi Hernandez, as well as players Sergio Busquets and Gavi took part in the ceremony.more
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster continues to insist on stationary controls at the border with Poland. Schuster dismissed concerns that the controls could lead to traffic jams and disruption of the EU internal market. more
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti, despite winning the Italian champion title, will not lead this team next season. The information was confirmed by the owner and president of the club Aurelio De Laurentiis, who announced that the coach intends to take a year off from work.more
"We welcome Poles to the Emilia-Romagna coast". - announced the head of the tourism department of the authorities of this Italian region, Andrea Corsini. He stressed that the Romagnola Riviera had not been affected by the flooding, which had caused enormous damage in other parts of the region.more
England's Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund has been named the best Bundesliga player of the 2022/23 season, the German Football League (DFL) announced.more
A loophole allowing retailers to give free vape samples to children is set to be closed under government plans to curb their use among young people.more
A shooting erupted along a crowded beachfront promenade in Hollywood, Florida, last night. Nine people, including children, were injured. At least 21 people were killed by bullets over the Memorial Day weekend in the US, according to the media.more
A silver-plated pencil believed to have been presented to Adolf Hitler by his long-time mistress Eva Braun and a personally signed photograph of the German dictator will be auctioned in Belfast next week, the PA reported yesterday.more
Novak Djokovic has advanced to the second round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. The third-seeded Serb defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).more
