On January 1, Milan will ban smoking in public spaces, including the street. The exception will be when a person smoking is within 10 meters of others. The ban does not apply to electronic cigarettes.more

Four Poles advanced to Sunday's Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf. Austrian Daniel Tschofenig won the qualifications. Piotr Żyła was 14th, Jakub Wolny - 25th, Aleksander Zniszczoł - 38th, Paweł Wąsek - 42nd, and Dawid Kubacki - 53rd.more

Between 2018 and 2023, France's trade surplus with the UK fell by almost 20 per cent. - report the French media. They cite a study published by the Directorate-General of Customs on Friday, which attributes the unfavourable trend for Paris to the UK's exit from the European Union.more

In several hundred churches in Poland, you can make a cashless offering. Some priests decide to completely abandon the traditional collection plate. It is convenient and serves the transparency of the Church's finances - claims Karol Sobczyk, the originator of the first donation machine in Poland.more

On 1 January 2025, the red and white colours will once again light up the streets of London during the London New Year's Day Parade (LNYDP). The Polish group Poles in LNYDP Association will once again present itself in this prestigious event, whose worldwide audience reaches hundreds of millions.more

Tariffs will be one of the main tools of both economic and foreign policy for Donald Trump. However, experts warn that they could lead to chaos and upset the system created by and for America's interests.more

Extensive fog in the UK today caused air traffic restrictions, the UK's air traffic management service NATS reported.more

Arsenal London won in front of their home crowd against Ipswich Town 1:0 at the end of the 18th round of the English Premier Football League and moved up to second place in the table. Liverpool lead the way, unbeaten in their last 22 competitive matches.more

From today, portable electronic equipment sold in the EU, such as mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, readers, headphones and even computer mice, among others, must be equipped with the same charging port, namely USB-C. From April 2026, these requirements will also apply to laptops.more

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his younger brother Nick, who had cancer, after he died on Boxing Day at the age of 60. "My brother Nick was a wonderful man," Starmer said in a statement.more

PKP Intercity has ordered another 118 vending machines with drinks and snacks, which will be placed in 45 cars and 14 electric trains, the carrier informed. Passengers most often buy from the machines: candy bars, coffee with milk and water.more

Brazilian Vinicius Junior received the Globe Soccer Awards for the best footballer of 2024. Among the women, the winner was Spain's Aitana Bonmati. The names of the winners were announced at a gala in Dubai.more

A London borough has been named as the saddest in the city and the third saddest area to live in nationwide in a survey by Rightmove. Rightmove conducts this survey every year to help potential homebuyers or movers identify the happiest and saddest areas to live in across the UK. more

The Parker probe flew just 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles) from the surface of the Sun on Tuesday, making it the closest it has ever been to our star, NASA said today. The mission is intended to study the star's atmosphere, including solar storms that could affect communications systems on Earth.more

The UK will have dull and drizzly weather over the coming days, with a “wet and rather windy” New Year’s Eve on the horizon, the Met Office has said. Outbreaks of patchy rain in north and west Scotland are expected on Friday, although showers are not expected to be heavy, according to the forecaster.more

Nearly two-thirds of workers living in private rented housing struggle to pay their rent, according to a poll that shows how England’s housing crisis is causing financial hardship even for those with jobs.more

A drugs smuggler caught trying to bring almost £100,000 of cannabis into the UK at Newcastle Airport said he had been pressured by an organised crime group. On August 30 this year, Border Force were monitoring passengers arriving at Newcastle Airport. Newcastle Crown Court heard they stopped and quizzed Arkadiusz Golab, a Polish national arriving on a flight from Dubai.more

The United Cup mixed team tennis tournament begins today in Australia. The Polish team includes Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz, which makes them one of the favorites. The Polish team will play Norway in Group B on Monday and the Czech Republic on Wednesday.more

Family and friends hold grave fears for an Australian man captured by Russian soldiers while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region. Australian officials have urged Russian counterparts to adhere to humanitarian obligations in their treatment of 32-year-old Melburnian Oscar Jenkins.more

A burial plot and a toilet seat top the list of the nation’s all-time worst Christmas gifts, according to research that suggests one in five Britons receive an unwanted present in their annual haul. More than 2,000 members of the public were polled by Which? about what they were given at Christmas last year, with 21% saying they had received an unwanted or unsuitable gift.more

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today dissolved the Bundestag and called early parliamentary elections for 23 February 2025. He thereby acceded to the request of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose minority government did not receive a vote of confidence on 16 December.more

English Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Leicester City 3-1 at home in Matchday 18 to extend their lead over second-place Chelsea to seven points. The visiting goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk made his Premier League debut.more

Homebase is to live on as a brand online and within up to 70 former stores reopened next year as branches of the Range, its new owner has announced. CDS said it would open the first three converted outlets from the collapsed DIY retailer in January under the Range Superstores name, and then 10 a month from February.more

Belgium has recorded its first case of the new, more contagious monkeypox virus, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Belgian national health institute Sciensano reported.more

A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years. Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show more than 700 phones, laptops, computers and USB sticks also went missing over the period.more