The UK is now spending more of its aid budget at home than in poorer countries, development experts have said. That is because a large proportion of the pot - some £3bn - is being spent on housing refugees, mainly from Ukraine, according to the Centre for Global Development (CGD).more
Barcelona will not offer public viewing venues to watch Spain's matches during next month's World Cup in Qatar after its mayor said her city does not support holding the football tournament in a "dictatorship.more
With warnings from the National Grid that the country could be hit with electricity outages for the first time in 50 years, Metro.co.uk spoke to an expert about what a ‘worse-case’ scenario could look like.more
According to Bloomberg, the sudden rise in the European exports of home appliances to the countries neighboring Russia may be helping Moscow's war effort.more
One of Michael Jordan's 2002-2003 Washington Wizards shooting shirts was sold in a private sale for $900,000, Sotheby's announced Friday. The auction house said that specific shirt was the same one Jordan wore when leaving the court for the last time in his NBA career on April 16, 2003. more
The government has been urged to open an investigation into claims former prime minister Liz Truss's phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary. The Mail on Sunday reported private messages between Ms Truss and foreign officials, including about the Ukraine war, fell into foreign hands.more
The 43-year-old Pole was arrested on the racetrack in Imola on the basis of an arrest warrant issued for him, the local daily "Il Resto del Carlino" reported today.more
FIFA has warned the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF) the country's participation at the World Cup could be under threat if there is found to be government interference within the organisation.more
Bayern Munich demolished visitors Mainz 05 6-2 on Saturday, with Sadio Mane scoring once and setting up two more goals, to take over the lead in the Bundesliga.more
One and a half years in prison - this is a final sentence against a former police officer from Katowice, accused of beating a British citizen in October 2018.more
"It is not the coronavirus that has weakened, but we are stronger thanks to vaccination," said Professor Fabrizio Pregliasco, a virologist and researcher at the University of Milan, who said the pandemic could continue for 2-3 years.more
Kevin de Bruyne's stunning free kick sealed a 1-0 win for champions Manchester City at Leicester City to put them top of the Premier League but Liverpool's season went from bad to worse with a shock 2-1 home defeat by Leeds United on Saturday.more
Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine.more
At least 151 people were killed and dozens more hurt in an apparent crowd surge at packed Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital of Seoul, local officials say.more
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a 93rd-minute winner as they beat Valencia 1-0 on Saturday to keep pace with Real Madrid atop the LaLiga standings.more
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced that his ministry is planning to change the law on the cultivation and possession of marijuana. Preliminary draft is that it will be legal to possess up to 30 grams of cannabis. The cultivation and sale of marijuana to adults for recreational purposes is to be strictly controlled.more
Juventus earned a 1-0 victory at Lecce with a late goal by halftime substitute Nicolo Fagioli on Saturday as Massimiliano Allegri's side took their third consecutive win in Serie A.more
With the clocks going back this Sunday (October 30), and crisp winter days ahead, many will head to coffee shops for a drink to help warm the cockles and tickle the tastebuds.more
Nearly half of respondents could end a relationship if their pet didn't like their new partner. Three-quarters of Polish singles who have dogs or cats look more favorably on the people they are dating if their pets like them, and more than half of respondents could stay in a relationship because of how well their partner gets along with their pet.more
