Former health minister Lord Bethell said story highlights how little was known about the disease at the start of the pandemic. more

Dawid Kubacki took the second, and Kamil Stoch was the third place in qualifying for today's jumping competition at a large facility in the world championships in the Slovenian Planica. Other Poles also advanced - Piotr Żyła and Aleksander Znamczoł. Slovene Timi turned out to be the best.more

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not only a military failure, but also an image disaster - Russia is the only country that has a worse result in the global Soft Power ranking than last year, while Ukraine improved it the most. Poland also recorded a lot of promotion.more

A civil service clerk, whose investigation into "Partygate", i.e. events at Downing Street during the Covid restrictions, contributed to the resignation of Boris Johnson from the office of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, is to take the position of the Chief of the Staff of the Opposition Leader Keira Starmer.more

Poles trust the head of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski. Behind him was President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Szymon Hołownia made a significant decrease in trust and in the ranking he was behind the PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński - according to the Ibris survey for Onet.more

Barcelona, without injured Robert Lewandowski, won away with Real Madrid 1: 0 in the first match of the Spanish football semi -final. The rematch will be played on April 5.more

British special services did not use the possibility of taking action that could prevent the terrorist attack in Manchester in 2017 - according to the investigation report published yesterday. 22 people were killed in the assassination, including two Poles.more

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule fired yesterday reached the international space station (ISS) safely. Four astronauts came to her station - two Americans, a Russian and a citizen of the United Arab Emirates.more

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he would "very difficult to" vote for a new agreement on Northern Ireland, which he negotiated with the European Union by the current head of Rishi Sunak's government, because - as he explained - it is not about regaining control.more

The 2023 season is set to feature 23 races in the Formula One World Championship for the first time in its history. Originally, even one more was planned, but the April event in China was canceled due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.more

What time is it now on the moon? With many space missions planned, this question is not at all unreasonable. So that there is no need to wonder according to which Earth time zone to tell time on the Moon, the European Space Agency is advocating the introduction of a separate time zone there.more

Westminster council leader said ‘astonishing’ amount of counterfeit goods worth more than £1m has been seized in the ongoing crackdown.more

Physical activity will be prescribed along with medication by doctors, Italian Health Minister Orazio Schillaci announced on Wednesday. This health-promoting step is part of a national program put forward in conjunction with World Obesity Day, which is celebrated on March 4.more

British sociologist Jason Arday, 37, has become the youngest black professor at Cambridge University. The success is all the more remarkable because he was illiterate until the age of 18.more

Tennis player Novak Djokovic admitted that he is looking forward to next year's Games in Paris, as Olympic gold is the only trophy he is missing from his sizeable collection. "I hope to be healthy and fight for an Olympic triumph," the Serb stressed.more

France has seen a big return of American and European tourists after a pandemic hiatus, with revenues for last year totaling €58 billion, an increase of €1.2 billion over 2019, RFI radio reported, following a report by the state tourism development agency, Atout France.more

The coronation throne on which King Charles III will sit during his coronation in May is currently undergoing restoration work, Westminster Abbey reported yesterday. During them, it was found that the throne had shrunk by several millimeters over the past 70 years.more

In 2022, for the first time in 5 years, the share of returns to the country decreased significantly - by as much as 13 p.p. compared to 2021. On the other hand, the share of moving abroad increased. The main destinations for moving out in 2022 were Germany and Spain. The average prices of removals increased - the price of domestic removals by 26%, and from Poland abroad by as much as 39%.more

Ministers have warned energy firms that they must pass on the benefits of lower wholesale prices to consumers, amid concern that bills could rise this spring. more

GPs and pharmacists will be given greater powers to offer alternatives to the drugs, which are now dished out to around 5.2million Brits a year. more

The Italian Football Federation has punished AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho with a two-match suspension and a €10,000 fine for his explosive and reprehensible behavior during Tuesday's Serie A away match against Cremonese, which the Rome team lost 1:2.more

E-scooter riders involved in crashes are more likely than cyclists to sustain serious injuries, researchers have found. more

Pret A Manger will give staff their third pay rise in 12 months, following other firms in boosting wages during a labour shortage. more

In the Gulf of Oman, the British Navy has seized illegally transported anti-tank missiles and ballistic missile components; the weapons were most likely being transported to Yemen, the British Defense Ministry said today.more

In a statement this afternoon, PayPal said it is proposing a reduction of 35 roles in Dublin and 27 roles in Dundalk. The proposed redundancies represent about 3% of PayPal’s total Irish workforce.more