Poles are mostly satisfied with their state of health. According to 61 percent of respondents, it is at least good. Only 10 per cent believe the opposite, according to the CBOS survey.more
Inflation held steady at 2.2% in the year to August, despite a jump in the cost of flights. The rise in air fares was offset by lower fuel prices and prices in restaurants increasing more slowly, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more
After Norwegian league fans repeatedly disrupted matches in protests against VAR, talks are well advanced between clubs and the football federation (NFF) to pull out of it and, according to the media, it could be the first country in Europe to do so.more
The full implementation of an EU entry-exit system introducing fingerprinting and facial recognition checks at ports and airports is expected to be delayed again amid fears over congestion and long queues.more
Nicola Sturgeon has predicted Scotland will become independent as part of a "wider shake-up" of UK governance, including Irish reunification. The former first minister also suggested further devolution for Wales in the coming years as part of a "very healthy realignment of how the nations of the British Isles are governed and co-operate together”.more
Each successive escalation - from HIMARS to ATACMS - brings the world closer to ‘armageddon’ - wrote the son of former president Donald Trump jr. along with Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy jr. on The Hill website. In doing so, the authors warned the Biden administration against allowing Ukraine to use US missiles to strike deep into Russian territory.more
World Boxing, one of the two organisations that govern world boxing, has decided to host the 2025 men's and women's world championships in Liverpool.more
Buffer zones will come into force around abortion clinics in England and Wales from 31 October. It means it will be illegal for anyone to cause harassment or distress to someone accessing or working at a clinic.more
Europeans will become less and less prosperous if the EU does not change its economic course. The Community must invest more in innovation by companies and people and reduce energy prices. This will require public investment, argued former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi during a debate in the EP in Strasbourg.more
Lloyds Banking Group has announced 55 new branch closures, all scheduled for 2025. Added to the existing closures, this means the group, which includes Halifax and Bank of Scotland, will close a total of 190 branches in 2024 and 102 next year.more
A power bank and an e-cigarette exploded on board an EasyJet flight due to leave Iraklion in Greek Crete for the UK yesterday, Greek TV station SKAI reported. Passengers were evacuated. No one was injured.more
Bayern smashed Dinamo Zagreb 9:2 in Munich in the 1st round of Champions League football. Four goals were scored by Englishman Harry Kane. Defending champions Real beat VfB Stuttgart 3:1 in Madrid, with Kylian Mbappe scoring one of the goals. Liverpool won AC Milan 3:1 in Italy.more
Scientists are developing breast cancer risk tools that will help identify women at high risk, as a major 40-year study conducted by London researchers reached the halfway mark on Monday.
The Breast Cancer Now Generations Study, led by the Institute of Cancer Research in London, has already contributed to the discovery of hundreds of genetic changes associated with the disease. more
Billionaire Elon Musk's comments, in which he accused US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of saying no one had ever tried to assassinate them, were condemned by many social media users and the White House as an incitement to violence, the BBC reported yesterday.more
Britain will not 'go it alone' and let Ukraine use long-range missiles against targets in Russia without the backing of the United States, The Times reports. Five former defence secretaries and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson have urged Britain to allow the use of Storm Shadow missiles without American support.more
For the third year in a row, Switzerland has taken first place in the US News and World Report's list of the world's best countries. The ranking takes into account dozens of different factors. The Alpine country has overtaken Japan and the United States in the list. Poland has placed 37th.more
Fourth seed Magda Linette advanced to the 1/8 finals of the WTA tournament on hard courts in Hua Hin, Thailand. The Polish tennis player defeated Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko 6-2, 7-5.more
The Scottish Highlands could become the latest place in the UK to introduce a tourist tax. If implemented, it would allow hotels, B&Bs, campsites and holiday lets in the hugely popular mountainous region to charge overnight guests an additional fee.more
Pizzeria Zielona Górka from Pabianice has been selected as one of the 100 best pizzerias in the world in this year's ‘50 Top Pizza World’ ranking. The Polish establishment was ranked 97th. Pizzerias do not enter the competition. It is the jurors who travel around the world and assess the premises, appearing anonymously.more
Brexit red tape on British businesses has caused goods trade between the UK and EU to slump and the problem is getting worse, a study has warned.
Many smaller UK producers have given up exporting small amounts to the EU after facing more rules and regulations, a report by Aston University Business School has found.more
Plans to pedestrianise part of London's Oxford Street have been announced by the capital's mayor.
Sadiq Khan said "urgent action" is needed to regenerate the famous high street, which was has been affected by a shift to online shopping and the Covid-19 pandemic. more
Jannik Sinner has hired Novak Djokovic's former fitness coach Marco Panichi in the wake of the world No. 1 being cleared for competition despite testing positive twice for a banned substance.more
A series of seven blue and black plaques have been fixed to properties where women have been murdered by a man, as part of a campaign to highlight “outdated and misogynistic” UK domestic homicide sentencing laws.more
A new, more contagious Covid strain dubbed XEC has begun to spread through Europe, scientists have warned.
First detected in Germany in June, this variant has since been found in 13 other countries - including the UK - and could likely soon become the dominant strain as the weather in Europe becomes colder.more
Meta, which owns Facebook, announced yesterday that it would block the Kremlin's RT television and other Russian state media from its apps. Meta claims that these media outlets are trying to influence the results of the American election in various ways.more
