The chances of a fresh cut in interest rates from the Bank of England next week have been boosted by a report that shows shop prices falling at their fastest pace in more than three years.more
Manchester United has confirmed manager Erik ten Hag has “left his role” at the club after a poor start to the new season. The Dutchman took charge of the English Premier League giant in April 2022 and won two trophies during his time at the club: the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024.more
The Budget will embrace the "harsh light of fiscal reality" but "better days are ahead", Sir Keir Starmer has said in a speech ahead of Wednesday's announcement. Speaking in Birmingham, the prime minister said his government would take "tough decisions", opting to raise taxes in order "to prevent austerity and rebuild public services".more
British Airways has cancelled all flights between London Gatwick and New York until next year, it has emerged.
Around 103 transatlantic trips are scrapped due to delays in Rolls-Royce delivering their Trent 1000 engines fitted to BA’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.more
A new piece of music believed to be by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin has been discovered nearly 200 years after it was written. The unknown waltz was unearthed in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.more
Britain targeted a Russian disinformation network with sanctions against six entities and individuals involved in creating fake news websites targeting Ukraine.more
More and more people are learning Spanish in European schools, with the greatest growth in recent years seen in France and Poland, writes the Spanish website The Objective, citing national and EU data.more
Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri received the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award Monday, which is presented annually to the best players in football. The 68th edition of the awards was held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.more
Women in England and Wales had an average of 1.44 children between 2022 and 2023, the lowest rate on record. Only 591,072 babies were born in 2023, fewer than in any year since 1977 and a fall of more than 14,000 on the previous year, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.more
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati has proposed that tourists from non-EU countries pay five euros on top of the regular ticket prices. The new fee system would be in effect from January 2026 and would initially apply to one of Paris' most popular attractions, the Louvre, which currently costs 22 euros to enter.more
There are loads of ice rinks around London and there is one West London ice rink that is open all year round where tickets can cost just £8. That one is Queens in Bayswater is said to be the oldest ice rink in the capital and has welcomed many world and Olympic champions to it since it opened in the 1930s.more
59.8% of Poles are in favor of introducing civil partnerships for same-sex couples, while 28.1% of respondents are against it - according to the latest SW Research survey for rp.pl.more
Iga Świątek, who is ranked second in the world ranking of tennis players, is 1,046 points behind the leader, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, in the latest ranking of the ranking. Hubert Hurkacz, in turn, dropped from 13th to 14th place.more
When CD sales took off in the late 80s, many believed it sounded the death knell for the old-fashioned vinyl album.
Fast forward 40 years and records are the in thing again, so much so that the high street retailer WH Smith is bringing them back after a three-decade hiatus.more
In Eysines, a town near Bordeaux in southwestern France, residents can turn on their street lights via smartphone. Eysines is gradually reducing its night-time lighting to save money and protect species, although the policy has its critics.more
Despite a fairly mild October, November could take a radical turn for the worse. As winter approaches, temperatures are set to gradually plummet.
According to the BBC, average temperatures in London will be 11C early next month. And they could fall much lower as November progresses, with the Met Office warning that a snowy spell could hit the country. more
Pubs face widespread closures unless the chancellor announces an extension to business rates relief in next week's Budget, the UK's biggest pub company has warned.more
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Olympique Marseille 3-0 away in the highlight of the 9th round of the French top division. The hosts played with ten players for most of the match. In a match with the participation of Polish goalkeepers, Marcin Bułka's Nice defeated Radosław Majecki's AS Monaco 2-1.more
A prison is so "dilapidated" an inmate was able to remove his own cell door, an inspection has found.
A watchdog has called for Winchester prison, a category B jail in Hampshire, to be put into emergency measures over concerns of "very high levels of violence" and drug problems.more
People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies - the highly infectious skin infestation. The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under the skin to lay eggs and is spread through close physical contact, bedding and clothes.more
Police have detained a 27-year-old Pole in Torrevieja in southeastern Spain, wanted by the Polish justice system for belonging to a criminal group involved in the production and trafficking of drugs, the EFE agency reported.more
MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended from the Labour Party after CCTV footage emerged appearing to show him punching a man to the ground. He has also had the Labour whip withdrawn, meaning he will now sit as an independent MP in Parliament.more
Inter Milan player Piotr Zieliński scored twice, both from penalties, as his team drew 4-4 at home with Juventus Turin in a wild 9th round match in the Italian top flight. These are the 30-year-old midfielder's first goals of the league season. He played until the 63rd minute on Sunday.more
The plane carrying the final flight of Czech Airlines (CzSA), a carrier with a history spanning more than a century, landed at Prague Airport on Saturday just before 11 p.m. The plane had flown in from Paris, and the event was well-attended by aviation enthusiasts and former employees.more
