A court in the northern Portuguese city of Braga yesterday ordered Ryanair to refund a passenger the €56.50 hand luggage fee it charged, plus interest and legal costs.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on a further 10 ships that are part of Russia's ‘shadow fleet’, vessels used to circumvent the embargo on Russian oil trade imposed by Western countries following the Russian assault on Ukraine.more

The German government's decision to introduce controls at all state borders and the opposition CDU's plans to turn back even those refugees who ask for asylum from the border threatens a serious conflict with Poland, warns ‘Die Welt’.more

The time for London Open House 2024 – the UK capital's annual festival that celebrates architecture for all – has come around. This is the event where buildings, many normally off-limits to the public, throw open their doors to welcome everyone – from the simply architecture-curious to die-hard genre enthusiasts, and from students to professionals and the general public. more

More than two months before the Portugal-Poland Nations League match scheduled for November 15, all tickets for the match have been sold out, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced.more

The European Commission believes that the Baltic Sea will become the second largest location for wind farm energy production in the EU. ‘The region has a large potential, estimated at more than 90 GW of capacity,’ announced Lukasz Kolinski, acting director for green transition at the EC, at a conference in Brussels.more

First it was Lidl with its croissant handbag, and now cult bakery chain Greggs has announced the launch of its first jewellery collection, a glittering range of gold-plated pieces that includes sausage roll earrings. more

One in three employees has been ridiculed in front of colleagues or faced psychological violence, according to the report "Bullying in the workplace" published in yesterday's issue of "Gazeta Wyborcza".more

The majority of households are worried about the rising cost of shopping despite slowing price rises, according to industry data. Kantar Worldpanel - which tracks supermarket till prices, sales and market share - said its measure of grocery inflation slowed to 1.7% in August.more

Almost 10 million UK pensioners will lose their entitlement to state-funded winter heating subsidies. Keir Starmer's Labour government yesterday pushed through a drastic reduction in the number of people entitled to this benefit.more

Former German Formula One car driver Ralf Schumacher and his life partner Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne have admitted that they form a happy relationship. They told the story in an interview that will air on the German TV station RTL on Sunday.more

Southwark has emerged as the UK’s third-highest area for pickpocketing, with nearly 20 out of every 1,000 people falling victim to theft. According to research by security firm Get Licensed, 5,935 pickpocketing incidents were reported in the borough between March 2023 and March 2024.more

The Swedish prosecutor's office announced today that the gun used to murder a 39-year-old Polish man in Stockholm in April has been found. The indictment of the 18-year-old murder suspect is expected to be ready in November and the trial could start later this year.more

The Ministry of Justice is keen to distance this policy from the Home Office's housing of migrants in hotels, which costs the taxpayer millions of pounds a day. Instead, this policy is intended to be used as a last resort - and may not be needed at all.more

Tuesday's daily "Le Figaro" describes Poland as a well-functioning democracy and a developing economy. It also emphasizes that Poland has become an EU bridgehead in the fight against the expansionism of Putin's Russia, and the Weimar Triangle - a main axis in the EU.more

Undefeated Colombia won against table-leading Argentina 2:1, and Paraguay won Brazil 1:0 in the most interesting matches of the 8th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the South American zone.more

British conservative weekly newspaper 'The Spectator', which is the world's oldest continuously published magazine, has been sold to British investor and major shareholder of TV station GB News, Paul Marshall, for £100 million, it was announced yesterday.more

Apple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on favourable “sweetheart” tax deals for multinationals.more

Corkage fees - the charge applied to diners who bring their own wine - are rising as restaurants try to make a profit, industry experts have said. According to trade publication The Drinks Business, the average fee was about £12 to £15 per bottle of still wine opened on site.more

Kamala Harris came off as a presidential candidate in Tuesday's televised debate, provoking and getting under her opponent's skin at the same time, while Donald Trump looked furious and shocked - ABC commentators assessed the station. Her political camp is also pleased with the performance of the Democratic candidate in the November presidential elections in the US.more

Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular sources for news in the UK, according to figures described as a “generational shift” in viewing habits.more

The Netherlands drew 2-2 with Germany in Tuesday's Nations League football highlight in Amsterdam. Their rivals in Group A3 also shared the points - Hungary's match with Bosnia and Herzegovina was goalless. England's second victory came against Finland 2-0.more

Only 13% of Poles use artificial intelligence in their daily work - this is less than in Italy or Germany, for example. AI solutions are most often used by young people, aged 25-34, and people in managerial positions - according to a study by Personnel Service.more

With the change of seasons there is a frequently neglected aspect of vehicle safety which warrants our attention. As summer ends and the nights grow cooler, an unexpected danger might be hiding in your vehicle. Yes, it's all about spiders.more

Greek authorities will freeze the licensing of new Airbnb properties in three central Athens districts for a year, and will impose a €20 fee on cruise passengers arriving on the popular tourist islands of Santorini and Mykonos.more