Poland is the largest producer of candles in Europe, according to a report by Akcenta. In the global ranking, only China is ahead of us.more

Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the BBC it's likely her tax-raising Budget may affect pay for workers, as businesses will have to absorb the costs of paying more National Insurance or give out smaller pay rises. more

Regulated train fares in England are to increase by 4.6% next year, while the price of most railcards will rise by £5, the government has announced. The increases were not mentioned by the chancellor in her Budget speech to the House of Commons earlier on Wednesday, but it was instead noted in the Treasury's budget document. more

Defending champions Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 away to advance to the quarter-finals of the English League Cup. Jakub Moder played for the home team until the 68th minute. Champions Manchester City were eliminated, losing to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2.more

Royal Mail is changing the way you track your packages. The company will launch smart stickers to digitally track its containers as part of a scheme to improve efficiency and give insights into how to cut carbon by optimising vehicle use.more

A new Transport for London (TfL) map details which London Underground stations anyone can now use to go to the loo should they be caught short. Officials say it’s part of a push to be more accessible, fair, and inclusive. more

Santander is cutting more than 1,400 jobs across its UK business this year as part of its efforts to reduce costs. The Spanish bank’s chief executive officer, Hector Grisi, confirmed the cuts as its UK division delayed publication of its latest financial results to consider the impact of an influential court ruling linked to commission on car finance.more

Italian political scientist Prof. Vittorio Emanuele Parsi assessed for PAP that the world, and especially Europe, must prepare for a possible victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections in the US. He emphasized that it is difficult to predict the consequences of such a decision, including whether Ukraine will be "abandoned" by Washington.more

More than two-thirds of people (67%) say "free heating" is encouraging them back to the office during the winter months, new data has found. Nearly half of workers (48%) commute to their office five days a week, according to the Virgin Media O2 Business Movers Index.more

Inter Milan, where Piotr Zieliński has played since he was 65, beat Empoli 3-0 away in the 10th round of the Italian football league and reduced the gap to leader Napoli to four points. Juventus Turin, which drew 2-2 with Parma, is now seven points behind the leader.more

The local government can only establish fees that are related to the burial of a body, and not any fees related to running the cemetery, such as an entrance fee or additional fees for a larger brick grave after 20 years have passed - informed "Rzeczpospolita" in today's edition.more

Buffer zones will come into force on Thursday around all clinics and hospitals providing abortions in England and Wales, making it a crime to "intentionally or recklessly" influence a person's decision and obstruct access to those services.more

More than 8.2 million people worldwide were diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2023 and 1.25 million people died from it. TB is the most common cause of death from infectious diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Tuesday.more

The 'Luther' star, who in recent years has been vocal about his stance as an anti-knife crime activist, will meet with U.K. prime minister Keir Starmer and King Charles in the documentary.more

According to the report "Poles on the path to divorce. Reasons", based on a special survey, in the last 5 years the most common reason for the decision to divorce was the so-called incompatibility of characters. This was declared by 28.7% of respondents who filed for divorce in the above-mentioned period. 26.1% indicated a lack of marital fidelity.more

Sunday will see the 21st round of the Formula One World Championship - the race for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit. A year ago, world champion Dutchman Max Verstappen of Red Bull triumphed, taking his 17th victory of the season at the time.more

Hedgehogs are now listed as “near threatened” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list after a decline in numbers of at least 30% over the past decade across much of their range.more

Warming-related human health risk indicators have reached new record highs, according to the latest edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report. Among other things, the number of heat-related deaths among people over 65 has increased significantly.more

Minimum wages will rise in April, with hourly rates for over-21s set to go up to £12.21 an hour, the chancellor has confirmed ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Rachel Reeves said the pay boost marked a "significant step" towards achieving Labour’s promise of a "genuine living wage" for workers.more

Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula and Czech Barbora Krejcikova will be Iga Swiatek's group rivals in the season-ending WTA Finals tennis tournament. The event will begin on 2 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.more

M&S is adding self-checkouts to its changing rooms across 180 clothing stores. The company is hoping to have the new self-service checkouts installed in more than 100 stores by early 2028.more

UK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to underfunded public services, according to a poll of managers before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget. More than half of 500 UK business leaders polled for the TUC said workers had to take time off in the last year because of problems accessing public services.more

New Brexit border checks are reducing consumer choice and compromising Britain’s food security, according to fresh produce sellers and plant growers.more

800 plus will be paid for every child as long as I am in charge of the work of this government. There will be no criteria, there will be no limits, Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared yesterday.more

Table-leading Napoli players defeated eighth-placed AC Milan 2:0 away in the 10th round of the Italian Premier League, claiming their fifth league victory in a row. They already have a seven-point lead over defending champion Inter Milan, who will play against Empoli today.more