London workers are starting to attend their offices on Fridays more, new figures suggest, but the return is a “slow crawl back rather than a rush” to pre-pandemic levels.more

Former Brazilian national team footballer Dani Alves has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. Catalonia's highest court also ordered him to pay the victim €150,000.more

According to a study commissioned by Nationale-Nederlanden, factors such as stress, inflation, addictions and problems with access to specialist doctors have the most negative impact on the mental health of Poles.more

A town near London, named one of the UK's prettiest, shares its name with another that's often called one of the worst. The former has been hailed as one of the most beautiful in the UK, but its namesake is regularly dubbed one of the worst.more

Despite the heatwave and fires that hit Greece during the summer of 2023, the country recorded a record number of 32.7 million foreign tourists, according to data published yesterday by the Bank of Greece.more

Britain’s insecure jobs market and high housing costs are leading to the growth of a precarious middle class struggling to maintain a decent living standard on household incomes as high as £60,000 a year, a report has said.more

Divorces granted in England and Wales reached their lowest level for 50 years, according to the latest statistics. Legal experts have cited the cost of living crisis as a possible reason, with couples holding off due to the financial challenges of legal separation.more

The return to health of Jakub Moder, to regular play - Jakub Kiwior, to shooting form - Robert Lewandowski and Krzysztof Piątek, and from MLS to Europe - Karol Świderski. There are many examples of how the Polish national team seems stronger ahead of the Euro barracks than in 2023.more

Banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles will enter circulation in Britain from June 5, the Bank of England said on Wednesday, more than a year after unveiling their design.more

British companies export equipment and machinery - including dual-use goods - worth hundreds of millions of pounds to third countries, from where they almost certainly go on to Russia, Sky News reported yesterday, based on trade figures.more

A decision on whether lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal the order for his extradition to the US will be made at a later date, no earlier than March 5, a London court said yesterday.more

Britain's nuclear deterrent "remains effective, reliable and powerful," Defense Minister Grant Shapps assured yesterday, referring to information about the failed test of the Trident II missile designed to carry nuclear warheads.more

Robert Lewandowski scored his 93rd goal in Champions League football, and his Barcelona tied Napoli 1:1 away in the first match of the 1/8 finals. In yesterday's other game, Jakub Kiwior's Arsenal London lost 0:1 away to FC Porto.more

Poles are increasingly concerned about what will happen on NATO's eastern flank when Vladimir Putin's troops win in Ukraine - according to a United Surveys survey for RMF FM and "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". Over 47 percent Poles believe that Vladimir Putin will want to attack Poland.more

A couple who won a £61m share of a EuroMillions jackpot have said at first they mistakenly thought they had only won £2.60. Richard and Debbie Nuttall from Colne, Lancashire, scooped £61,708,231 of the £123m prize in the draw on 30 January.more

The market is growing only thanks to higher prices, because in reality Poles' purchases are shrinking. Alcohol still has the largest share in food expenses, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Dubai. The Polish tennis player defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6:1, 6:4 on Wednesday. The meeting lasted one hour and 25 minutes.more

The size of the Russian ground forces in Ukraine is currently approximately 470,000 soldiers - said yesterday the representative of the military intelligence of Ukraine (HUR), General Vadym Skibicki, in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency.more

The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny died. The sanctioned individuals will also be banned from travelling to the UK.more

Bayern Munich has decided to end its relationship with coach Thomas Tuchel at the end of the current season, despite a contract until June 2025, the German Premier League football club announced yesterday.more

Four people will take part in a year-long mission to help with plans to conquer Mars. The programme participants will live at the Mars Dune Alpha base in Texas. Among other things, they will be expected to work in a laboratory, grow plants, simulated spacewalks and controlled failures. Recruitment of US citizens continues until 2 April.more

The BT Tower, a well-known landmark in London, is set to be turned into a hotel after it was sold for £275m. Opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the 177-metre (600ft) tower was primarily used by television broadcasters for sending signals.more

Irish airline Ryanair has announced that it will offer eight routes from Rzeszow-Jasionka airport during the summer season. Among them will be a new route to the Spanish city of Alicante.more

After three years of double digit rent rises, the rental market finally appears to be cooling. Rental prices in the UK have dropped for a third consecutive month, according to the HomeLet Rental Index. This index uses tenant referencing data from more than one million renters every year. It shows that in January average rents fell by 0.6 per cent, following a 0.9 per cent fall in December. Sincemore

“High-risk” passengers arriving in Britain on private jets are slipping into the country without security checks via London City Airport, the chief inspector of borders and immigration has warned. In an interview, David Neil warned he had found dangerous failings at the City hub. Home Office data revealed the UK border force had failed to adequately check passengers in hundreds of private jets armore