Households are going to be hit with a “winter like never before” this year, with the cost-of-living crisis and rising energy costs, the boss of the UK’s third-biggest energy company warned on Thursday. more
Bayern Munich wanted to replace Robert Lewandowski with Erling Haaland. In a new documentary, the star reveals the game behind the transfer to Manchester City.more
A pilot has been flying an airplane over the city of Tupelo in Mississippi, US, in circles for hours and threatening to intentionally crash it into a WalMart store, confirmed police on Saturday.more
A UK ticket-holder has won Friday's £110m EuroMillions jackpot, it has been confirmed. If the winner is a single ticket-holder, it would make them richer than Harry Styles and Gary Barlow, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
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The European Football Union (UEFA) has recommended that referees react more decisively to "simulations", ie attempts to force a free or penalty kick, during the Champions League season starting next week. This behavior is considered unsportsmanlike.more
A recent study from Bounce - a travel company that allows users to store their luggage in local shops around the world - analyzed over 30 countries and ranked the best destinations for women to travel alone in 2022.more
In recent days, many British media noted the report published by Poland, which was the basis for reparation claims against Germany, and also pointed out the scale of the damage that Poland suffered as a result of World War II.more
Martin Christensen Braithwaite, who has been playing for FC Barcelona since February 2020, after several months of conflict with the club's authorities on Thursday agreed to leave, but remained in the city immediately signing a three-year contract with local Espanyol.more
Australia's permanent Migration Programme ceiling will be going up to 195,000 in 2022-23, 35,000 higher than the previous cap, according to the government, in a bid to "help ease widespread, critical workforce shortages" across the country.more
Paris St Germain, AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan are among eight clubs who have agreed settlements with UEFA after failing to comply with break-even requirements last season, European soccer's governing body said on Friday.more
London Fire Brigade on Thursday welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet as part of a £40 million investment from City Hall.more
The Netherlands must act urgently to improve reception conditions for asylum seekers, 'Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, appealed to the Dutch government. In particular, the Commissioner criticizes the treatment of refugees at the Ter Apel reception desk in the north of the country.more
London police arrested eight individuals after the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged a protest inside Britain's parliament on Friday, while it was not in session, gluing themselves around the speaker's chair.more
A remarkable summer transfer window closed on Thursday with a number of new spending records set - including the most expensive ever deadline-day signing in Manchester United's £82m purchase of Antony.more
People in the United Kingdom with folic acid prescriptions were 1.5 times more likely to get COVID-19. They were also 2.6 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to the control group. Those are the findings of a new study from UC Davis Health and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. more
Voting finished in the Conservative Party leadership election, with Liz Truss widely expected to be named the winner next week and succeed Boris Johnson as the United Kingdom’s next prime minister.more
Former England player David Beckham faced criticism from the human rights organization Amnesty International after appearing in the promotion campaign for this year's World Cup in Qatar.more
The average life expectancy of Americans in 2021 has fallen by almost a year, and by 2.7 years compared to 2019, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). According to the New York Times, this is the largest decline in almost 100 years. The main reason was the Covid-19 pandemic.more
In July, the increase in residential rental rates was the slowest since the start of the war in Ukraine. Compared to June, prices rose by 0.6 per cent. - according to a report by Expander and Rentier.io. Prices are rising more slowly because the availability of flats for rent has improved, the report's authors pointed out.more
Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, has vowed his airline will not fly to or from London Heathrow: "Never, ever while I live and breathe."
The only time Ryanair aircraft have been seen at Heathrow was in 2010, when British Airways chartered some jets to operate short-haul flights during a cabin crew strike.more
Polish national team player Jan Bednarek was loaned from Southampton FC to another club of the English league - Aston Villa. The contract is to be valid until the end of the current season.more
