AC Milan's footballers have won the Italian Super Cup. In the final of the tournament involving four teams in Saudi Riyadh, they won against Inter Milan, the defending champions of the trophy, 3:2, although they were already losing 0:2. Piotr Zielinski played among the defeated from the 65th minute.more

The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year. The plan will expand access to Community Diagnostic Centres and surgical hubs, alongside reforms designed to enhance patient choice and tackle inefficiencies.more

President Joe Biden has signed a bill extending Social Security benefits to several million retirees in the US. Its beneficiaries may include Poles, who have so far had their benefits reduced if they have been receiving pensions from Poland.more

In the UK, 200 flood warnings and 300 flood alerts have been issued, the BBC news website reported. High water levels are expected to continue until tomorrow, the national Environment Agency has announced.more

Real Madrid's footballers won away against fourth-placed Deportiva Minera 5:0 (3:0) in the 1/16 final of the King's Cup. Two goals were scored by 19-year-old Turk Arda Guler and one each by Uruguayan Federico Valverde, Croatian Luka Modric and Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga.more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday that he will step down as party leader and thus cease to be Prime Minister. However, he will remain in office until his successor is elected. The work of parliament has been suspended for almost three months.more

Entertainment, leisure and shopping venue The O2 in Greenwich has recorded its busiest ever year with a 12% rise in visitors to over 10 million. Latest figures from the landmark, best known for its music arena, also show sales from retail, leisure and eating and drinking saw a 6% increase.more

Pawel Wasek was eighth in the final competition in Bischofshofen, Austria, and finished on the same place in the 73rd edition of the 4-Hills-Tournament, which ended yesterday. A double triumph was recorded by the hosts' representative Daniel Tschofenig, who secured the win in his last attempt.more

Following the death of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooki last December, the current oldest living person is a football-loving Brazilian nun, 116-year-old Inah Canabarro, the AP reported on Sunday, citing data from the LongeviQuest organisation.more

In a new study, scientists from University of Southampton, University of the West of England Bristol, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds and University of Bath have developed a way to make smart, electronic textiles that are also sustainable and biodegradable. more

From June 2025, it will be possible to fly directly from Wrocław Airport to Rijeka, Croatia's third largest city, Wrocław Airport has announced.more

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who leads the world tennis ranking, extended her lead over runner-up Iga Swiatek to 1,536 points. Last week, the gap was 1,121 points. The order in the top ten has not changed. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz has dropped from 16th to 18th in the world tennis ranking. Italian Jannik Sinner is still in the lead. more

Labour must offer extra support to working parents, including with childcare and commuting, if it is to fulfil its promise of cutting child poverty, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has argued.more

Those spreading lies are not interested in the victims, they are interested in themselves, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today in response to a question about US billionaire Elon Musk's attacks on the British government's head of paedophile gangs.more

Home team Roma defeated fourth-placed Lazio Roma 2:0 in a derby match in the 19th round of the Italian Premier League, but are still in tenth place. Polish national player Nicola Zalewski sat on the reserve bench of the winning team.more

Aldi has beaten its rival Lidl to the title of cheapest supermarket of 2024, according to Which?. By tracking thousands of grocery prices throughout the year, the consumer group found the German discount supermarket chain offered the best price for a basket of 56 items - including staples such as milk, butter and bread. more

Ewa Pajor scored three goals for Barcelona and scored an assist in the 6:0 (3:0) away win against Real Sociedad in the Spanish Premier League - Liga F. The Polish national team's leading scorer has a total of 13 hits in the league and leads the scoring classification.more

An increasing number of schools in the state of Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany are offering Polish language lessons, the German daily ‘Tagesspiegel’ reported. The offer of these establishments does not always correspond to the concrete demand, criticises CDU politician Gordon Hoffmann.more

Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday as snow showers, ice and rain cause travel disruption. Large airports, including Manchester, temporarily closed their runways due to heavy snow, while stranded vehicles and collisions blocked main roads across northern England.more

The number of people detained in connection with suspected jihadist activities in Spain has increased in the last two years. The greatest threat is now posed by organisations from Central Asia, wrote the Catalan daily ‘La Vanguardia’ on Saturday.more

Leaders Liverpool drew at home with Manchester United 2:2 in a shocker of the 20th round of the English Premier Football League. ‘The Reds’ are six points ahead of Arsenal London in the table, who drew 1:1 away against Brighton the day before.more

The chief executives of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2025 by midday on Monday than their average worker does in a whole year, according to the latest measure of inequality between bosses and their employees.more

Paris Saint-Germain's players have won the French Super Cup for the third consecutive season and 13th time in history. In yesterday's match in Doha, they won against AS Monaco 1:0, with Ousmane Dembele scoring the goal in added time. The defeated team did not feature injured goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki.more

The films ‘Emilia Perez’, directed by Jacques Audiard, and ‘The Brutalist’, directed by Brady Corbet, won the main awards at Sunday's 82nd Golden Globes gala in Los Angeles, USA. Jesse Eisenberg's ‘Real Pain’, made with Polish filmmakers among others, received a statuette for supporting actor Kieran Culkin.more

Much like its gridlocked traffic, London’s position as the most congested city in Europe has remained unmoved, with it coming top of the list ahead of Paris and Dublin.more