Defending champions Barcelona defeated Alaves 3-1 at home in Matchday 14, taking the lead in the Spanish top flight until Sunday at least. Robert Lewandowski, who played until the 60th minute, assisted one of the goals. Wojciech Szczęsny was a substitute for the home side.more

A train service taking commuters from Manchester to London is to run empty for around five months following a decision by the rail regulator. A decision by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), means the 07:00 GMT service operated by Avanti West Coast from Manchester Piccadilly to London will still run but will only be used to carry staff from mid-December.more

In 2025, pilgrims from Poland are the second largest foreign group visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in central Portugal, one of the most popular places of religious worship in the world. Their presence in organised groups remains at a record level, reaching approximately 23,000 people this year.more

Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has been unable to register a trademark with his name in the European Union for two years because someone else had already done so, who, as it turned out, was a Polish resident of Oslo.more

An amazing retirement village is accepting guests in Shropshire, England—but instead of catering to elderly people, it's designed for elderly cats. Shropshire Cat Rescue has been rescuing elderly cats set to be euthanized and providing them with top notch elder care for over 21 years. more

France has agreed to start intercepting small boats in the Channel, following months of pressure from the UK. The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron urging him to back the plan and saying we currently "have no effective deterrent" in the Channel, according to a report in Le Monde, external.more

The Swedish government has conducted war simulation exercises for the first time since the 1990s, involving all key state authorities, according to a statement issued yesterday by the office of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.more

The United Kingdom is the only country to have submitted a bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup. The official selection will take place at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver in April 2026. The bid includes 22 stadiums – 16 in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland.more

House prices in London and the wider south of England have dipped for the first time in 18 months, driven by uncertainty in the run up to the autumn budget, according to Zoopla.more

Fifty-six percent of Poles plan to spend a similar amount on Christmas shopping this year as last year, according to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study. One in five people plans to spend between PLN 1,000 and PLN 2,000 when shopping online.more

Cristiano Ronaldo thanked his teammates for playing for the Portuguese national team with expensive watches. The luxurious gift was primarily intended to reward them for Portugal's victory in the Nations League in June.more

More than 170 paintings and drawings by British landscape painters William Turner and John Constable are on display at Tate Britain in London starting Thursday in the exhibition "Rivals and Originals." The exhibition commemorates the 250th anniversary of the births of both artists.more

"The biggest sale of the year." "Mega offers like never before." - it's hard to escape the ads this Black Friday. Whether you're excited for the seasonal sales or avoiding the shops altogether, one thing is clear - the US shopping event which follows Thanksgiving has been fully embraced by UK retailers.more

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The government has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Ministers now plan to introduce the right after six months instead, after business groups voiced concerns it would discourage firms from hiring.more

Statistics show a long awaited shift in personnel trends, with more people joining the UK’s Regular Armed Forces over the most recent 12 month period than leaving. It is the first time this balance has tipped in favour of growth after an extended stretch of net losses.more

A brand new Marks and Spencer Foodhall has opened up in a West London neighbourhood. Anyone living in Fulham will now be able to grab all of their mince pies, baileys and other Christmas treats from the newly opened branch.more

W 2024 r. w ekstremalnym ubóstwa żyło niemal 2 miliony ludzi, w tym ponad 400 tys. seniorów. Co piąta starsza osoba była niedożywiona – podało Stowarzyszenie Wiosna w ostatnim „Raporcie o biedzie”. Z publikacją także, że w 2024 r. 5 na 100 mieszkań nie częściowo toaletowych.more

A rail ticketing rule which has resulted in tens of thousands of people being fined after travelling by train from London to Stansted Airport will be axed next month. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced the airport’s railway station will be one of 50 across South East England to accept contactless payments from December 14.more

Delegations from the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the UK Ministry of Defence have signed a licensing agreement concerning the Ukrainian Octopus interceptor drone.more

Atlético Madrid have been fined €30,000 and issued with a suspended sanction of a ban on travelling supporters by UEFA for "racist and discriminatory behaviour" of their fans during the Champions League defeat at Arsenal in October.more

Two Romanian truck drivers have been sentenced to prison by a court in the UK for trying to illegally take 49 immigrants out of the country, British media reported yesterday.more

President Nawrocki remains the leader in trust in politicians, with 54 percent of respondents trusting him, according to a November CBOS survey. Second place was tied with Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Radosław Sikorski, and Rafał Trzaskowski. Jarosław Kaczyński remains the most distrusted.more

Net migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure since 2021, according to the latest official statistics.more

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