The price of Christmas dinner for four has shot up 6.5% this year, far outstripping inflation, according to industry experts. Market researchers Kantar found a festive feast will set you back £32.57, up from approximately £30.58 last year.more

Since Russia's attack on Ukraine, more than a thousand companies have severed business contacts with the aggressor country. But almost as many are still doing business there, writes today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

English Premier League football match referee David Coote has lost his job for inappropriate comments against former Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp.more

Thousands more people have been priced out of the car insurance market over the past year, according to estimates from Citizens Advice. The charity estimates from research it commissioned that around 2.6 million people across the UK do not drive as they cannot afford the cost of cover.more

A list of people who have died, Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris and the history of the Indian cricket league are the most popular search terms on English-language Wikipedia pages in 2024, the Wikimedia Foundation, which manages the service, has announced.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces greater state commitment to stability in the Middle East, according to a Downing Street release yesterday. Starmer was in the United Arab Emirates, where he met with President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.more

If Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki were to face each other in the second round of the presidential election, the former could count on 46 per cent support and the latter on 34 per cent. 17 per cent of respondents would not vote for either of them, according to the latest CBOS poll.more

Kylian Mbappe has admitted that he reacted with disbelief when he saw media reports from Sweden two months ago that he was under investigation for rape. The Real Madrid footballer spoke publicly on Canal Plus for the first time.more

Marriages between first cousins would be banned in the UK under a proposal to be tabled in Parliament. Conservative former minister Richard Holden said such marriages have been linked to a higher rate of birth defects and can also “reinforce negative structures and control women”.more

Dutch F-35 fighter jets intercepted three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Friday and escorted them at a distance over international waters to the border of the NATO area of ​​responsibility, the Dutch defence ministry said on Monday.more

Most services are operating normally over the festive period apart from on the bank holidays but Transport for London advises passengers to check before they travel. Transport for London has confirmed its Christmas and new year timetables, which will mean some disruption for a week and a half. more

In the latest world ranking of tennis players, there has been a change in the ranking of vice-leader Iga Świątek, which is a consequence of her suspension due to doping. Maja Chwalińska, who won the WTA challenger in Florianopolis, Brazil, moved up 30 positions - to a career-high 128th.more

Due to the situation in Syria, the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) yesterday issued a decision to stop accepting asylum applications from Syrians. The same is true in Austria and Denmark.more

Just two hours from London, Mersea in Essex has been crowned one of the UK's top spots to settle down, with its charming pastel beach huts, untamed coastlines, lush countryside, top-notch eateries, and quaint homes, according to Muddy Stilettos. Dubbed a 'scenic island', Mersea is celebrated for its extensive unspoiled shores and its reputation as the home of the nation's finest oysters.more

We should not expect significant increases before the holidays - experts from WSB Merito, UCE Research and the University of Lower Silesia DSW predict in their latest report. We should expect increases after the holidays, and Donald Trump's policy may contribute to this.more

The number of job vacancies in November fell at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic, as business confidence slumped to its lowest level in almost two years, according to two new reports.more

Images of arrested people who were innocent of any crimes are still being stored in a police database that may be used for facial recognition purposes, an official report has warned.more

Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 4-3 at home in the 16th round of the Spanish top flight, although they were losing 1-3 after an hour. They are third in the table, only three points behind leaders Barcelona and one behind local rivals Real Madrid.more

Only half of the Home Office’s recent asylum decisions have met its own internal quality checks, significantly fewer than before Rishi Sunak’s push to clear a backlog of old claims.more

Britain will limit engagement with the Georgian government and restrict defence cooperation, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Monday in a statement condemning violence against protestors and journalists there, APA reports citing Reuters.more

Due to the pilots' strike, the national carrier Finnair had to cancel about 140 flights scheduled for today, including European, intercontinental and domestic connections. The Finnish airline's pilots are demanding, among other things, pay increases.more

Napoli lost to Lazio Rome for the second time in a few days, this time 0:1 at home in the 15th round of the Italian top league. This defeat cost them the position of leader. The newcomer is Atalanta Bergamo.more

The UK shipped enough of a bee-killing insecticide overseas to spray an area bigger than England, a Greenpeace investigation found.more

13% of surveyed EU residents continued working after retirement in 2023, Eurostat reported. In Poland, the figure was 13.1%.more

Briton Lando Norris (McLaren) won the last race of the Formula 1 World Championship season yesterday, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), already certain of a fourth consecutive title, was sixth. The constructors' title went to McLaren.more