Diseases caused by pathogens resistant to available antimicrobial drugs could cause the deaths of more than 39 million people over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to another 169 million deaths, according to a forecast published in the prestigious medical journal Lancet.more

Money for the so-called “black hour” is set aside by 77.4 percent of Poles aged 18-35, while 12.3 percent have no such savings, according to the report “How do young Poles save for a black hour?”. More than 17.1 percent of respondents have more than PLN 10,000 set aside.more

UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) admitted today that it had twice in the past failed to charge Mohamed al-Fayed, the late former owner of London's luxury department store Harrods, although it had received material from police about his sex crimes.more

Severe weather warnings for rain across most of England and Wales on Sunday and Monday are bringing an abrupt end to the summer, with intense thunderstorms sweeping the UK.more

Real Madrid's players beat Espanyol 4:1 at home in the sixth round of the La Liga. more

There are currently 95,119 people in Japan who are over the age of 100, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Their number has been growing continuously for 54 years. As many as 88 percent of seniors (83,958) are women, while there are 11,161 men in this age group.more

Liverpool beat Bournemouth 3:0 at home in the 5th round of the English Premier League and moved up to first place in the table. ‘The Reds’ will, however, lose their lead today after the Manchester City - Arsenal match, as one of these teams will surely have a better record.more

In less than three weeks, a biography of King Charles III's daughter-in-law will debut on the publishing market. In the pages of the book ‘Catherine, The Princess of Wales’, Robert Jobson describes the love story of Kate and William, which is full of ups and downs. In it, the author of the forthcoming publication recounts the backstory of the couple's once-unfolding break-up and the circumstances more

Juventus Turin bid a solemn farewell to Wojciech Szczęsny, who had been goalkeeper of the ‘Old Lady’ for seven years. The ceremony took place before the match against Napoli (0:0) in the 5th round of the Italian Football Premier League.more

Forty per cent of respondents are most likely to spend their free time with their immediate family, 28 per cent exclusively in the company of a loved one, and only 2 per cent of Poles are happy to spend their free time in a wide group, according to a CBOS survey. It also indicated that on average, everyone has three people with whom they can talk about all their problems.more

Vladimir Putin cannot win the war in Ukraine, because only his defeat will open up the possibility of building a new democratic Russia, but both the opposition and the West must not squander this opportunity again, as happened in the 1990s, according to recently released Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza.more

The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency is negotiating with airlines new rates for air control services to be in force between 2025 and 2029. The rates will be significantly higher than those currently in force, according to yesterday's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

The management of London's famous luxury department store Harrods yesterday apologised for inappropriate sexual behaviour by its former owner, Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed, who allegedly raped and sexually assaulted several female employees years ago, according to the BBC.more

The valves opened, the sea gurgled in and slowly, imperceptibly at first, the ship began its journey to the bottom of the Atlantic. The 60-metre MV Shingle debuted in Ireland a decade ago as a smuggling vessel, but then became an unwanted hulk. On Wednesday afternoon it performed its swan song – scuttled off County Mayo to create an artificial reef.more

Retailer says some shops may become unviable despite annual profits nearing £1bn amid international expansion.more

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Barcelona authorities are helping to finance the legal costs of victims of repeat pickpockets who have become a plague in the Catalan capital, the daily La Vanguardia reported on Monday. The pilot program, whose results are awaiting final evaluation, was launched in mid-August. The police have a list of criminals who have committed petty thefts or robberies involving violence.more

World-leading women's tennis player Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, which starts on Wednesday, for personal reasons, the Pole announced via the WTA.more

Mass immigration and woke culture are leading England into a national identity crisis, Robert Jenrick has claimed.more

Renationalising the railways does not go far enough – Labour should spur a rail renaissance by allowing people around the UK unlimited train travel for a flat fee, campaigners have said.more

Families are increasingly turning down requests to donate a relative's organs, sometimes because their loved one's wishes were unknown. With the transplant waiting list at a 10-year high, the NHS is urging people to talk about what they would want.more

The government has extended the area covered by the state of calamity to include the following districts of the Lower Silesian Voivodship: Bolesławiecki, Jaworski, Legnicki and Złotoryjski, according to a decree published today in the Official Bulletin.more

Polish national team player Nicola Zalewski has been reinstated to the AS Roma squad, reports Italian journalist Nicolo Schira on platform X. The midfielder was suspended after he withdrew from a transfer to Galatasaray Istanbul, although the Italian club had hoped to sell its protégé.more

Domestic abuse specialists will be embedded in 999 control rooms in England and Wales as part of the government's pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The measure is part of "Raneem's Law" in memory of Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem who were murdered by Ms Oudeh's estranged husband in 2018.more

The tourism industry in the EU has more than recovered from the pandemic, Eurostat data shows. 2.3 per cent more nights were rented in 2023 than in pre-pandemic 2019. Short-term rental platforms saw the most pronounced increase of almost 30 per cent.more