About 40% of rail services will run during strikes under planned minimum service rules for train operators in Great Britain, the government has said. Ministers are hoping the legislation will come into effect before Christmas. more

Pharmacists will have the power to extend prescriptions for up to a year from next March in a move which would cut down on patient costs and GP visits.more

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk still hopes that his prestigious fight for the world heavyweight title with Briton Tyson Fury will take place in February 2024 in Saudi Arabia, when the rival will recover after a 10-round fight with Francis Ngannou.more

Trainee train drivers have been sought for one of the world's most scenic rail routes.more

Aggressive, critical and unfair bosses make employees less productive, with those whose priority is career development suffering more than employees whose priority is job security, according to a study by US researchers.more

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Google Street View will soon appear in some of the main tube stations in the British capital. The solution is intended to make it easier for many people to navigate the extensive public transport network on the Thames.more

The institutions which Poles trust the most are NATO, the Polish army and the European Union, according to an IBRiS poll for Onet. As highlighted, the majority of institutions have lost trust compared to last June's poll.more

Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed.more

British women top the list for the world’s biggest female binge drinkers, a report has found. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compared alcohol consumption across 33 countries.more

A rogue landlord who left tenants living opposite Hyde Park in damp-ridden conditions and cooking their food on camping stoves has been fined nearly half a million pounds. more

"It would be a huge concern if artificial intelligence was used as a weapon or misused by hostile entities. The UK government often uses the example of using it to create biological weapons, another example of the danger is cyber attacks," says Olivia O'Sullivan, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

A Crystal Palace fan was handed a three-year stadium ban for a racist gesture towards Korean Tottenham Hotspur player Heung-Min Son.more

The police have launched an investigation into the death of a 40-year-old Pole from Bunschoten-Spakenburg in the central part of the Netherlands. "We are investigating the circumstances of the death and do not rule out a crime," said Tom Heutz from the Midden-Nederland police unit.more

The UK has imposed sanctions on a further 29 people and entities from Russia or third countries that enable Russia to finance the war in Ukraine. They covered primarily people and entities related to the extraction and trade of gold and crude oil.more

In Sweden, the number of refusals to grant citizenship to immigrants is increasing due to the threat to national security. This year, the SAPO special services issued a negative opinion in 600 cases, which is the most in history.more

Sporting Lisbon, who is leading the table in the Portuguese Premier League, is weakened ahead of Thursday's Europa League match in Group D against Raków Częstochowa, and coach Ruben Amorim is looking for replacements for the three leading players.more

A report by City Hall has shown that the creative industries are playing an increasingly significant role in supporting the capital's economy, with jobs growing by more than 200,000 in five years.more

The issue of migration is currently by far the biggest problem for Germans - numerous surveys indicate this. An attempt to find solutions to the crisis was a summit of the federal government and the prime ministers of the federal states, during which many changes to the law were announced.more

The third edition of the "Joy & Devotion" Festival of Polish Sacred Music began last evening at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square in London. "I'm starting to feel confident that this festival has already gained popularity in London," said its artistic director Paweł Łukaszewski.more

Saxons are already visiting the 1st Saxon Christmas Market. However, increasingly earlier fairs arouse reluctance among Christian churches - notes the "Bild" daily. "I don't think it would be good to celebrate Christmas at the beginning of November," said Pastor Stefan Schwarzenberg from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grossroehrsdorf.more

Planica wants to organize the first simultaneous women's and men's ski flying world championships in 2028 - it was announced during the annual meeting of journalists dealing with skiing in Bad Mitterndorf Forum Nordicum, Austria.more

Fuel thefts from petrol stations in the UK have risen sharply, which may be due to the rising cost of living, but also to organised criminal activity, it was reported yesterday.more

Poland is building the largest army in Europe - said the Dutch daily "NRC" in its latest issue. The newspaper noted that Poland spends more money on its armed forces than any other European country.more

Tens of thousands of women in England could benefit from a drug that helps prevent breast cancer. more

Manchester City and RB Leipzig, playing in Group G, are already certain to play in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. In the matches of the 4th round, the English champion defeated Young Boys Bern at home 3-0, and RB Leipzig won away against Red Star Belgrade 2-1.more