Britain is set to be hit with heavy rain and even some snow again this weekend, as the new year gets off to a damp start. more

The leader of the world ranking of tennis players Iga Świątek was awarded by the French sports daily "L'Equipe" with the title of "Champion of Champions", honoring the best sportswoman of 2022. She overtook Dutch cyclist Annemiek Van Vleuten and Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser.more

Holiday companies expect bookings to reach or even exceed pre-coronavirus levels on Saturday.more

London's top police officer has claimed that the city is "fantastically safe", with the homicide rate dropping last year, amid continued pressure on the Met after a series of scandals.more

Chelsea London has acquired French defender Benoit Badiashile from AS Monaco, binding the player to a contract until 30 June 2030 and paying around €38 million for him, according to unofficial information.more

Rishi Sunak’s new anti-strike legislation to enforce “minimum service levels” in key public sectors including the NHS and schools has drawn a furious reaction from unions as the prime minister scrambles to get a grip on industrial disputes.more

Language tests and limiting the number of children with a migrant background in school classes are the key to better integration, announced the head of the German Teachers' Association, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, in an interview with the daily 'Bild'.more

Bayern Munich have signed Dutch footballer Daley Blind on a six-month contract, the German club has announced. The 32-year-old national team defender had terminated his contract with Ajax Amsterdam the previous week.more

The UK is embarking on an ambitious plan to accelerate research into mRNA cancer vaccines, with German pharmaceutical company BioNTech.more

Russia's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire is as false and hypocritical as the illegal and grotesque annexations and accompanying referendums, European Council chief Charles Michel tweeted yesterday.more

Poland loses to the USA 0:2 after two singles semi-final matches of the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament in Australia. Iga Swiatek lost to Jessica Pegula 2:6, 2:6 and Kacper Żuk lost to Frances Tiafoe 3:6, 3:6.more

The website of London's Natural History Museum features a remarkable work of art - a century-old album of 355 microphotographs of snowflakes. It was created by Wilson Bentley, a scientist who devoted his professional life to exploring the uniqueness and beauty of this natural phenomenon.more

Some countries have imposed restrictions on travellers returning from China, where there has recently been a significant increase in Covid-19 infections. However, research suggests that such restrictions may only slightly delay the transmission of the infection.more

Rail passengers are facing a fourth consecutive day of travel disruption on Friday as RMT union members launch a fresh 48-hour walkout.more

Manchester City's players defeated Chelsea 1-0 in London at the end of the 19th round of the English Premier League and came within five points of the leader in the table, Arsenal.more

82 percent of surveyed Poles believe that NATO and EU countries should support Ukraine so that it wins the war with Russia, even if it takes several years. 42% share the same opinion. of the surveyed Germans, with 39 percent Germans believe that these countries should seek an agreement with Russia, according to an Ipsos poll for OKO.press and TOK FM.more

The famous married couple hosts the Netflix 7-episode documentary series "Born Leaders" (original title: "Live to Lead"). According to earlier announcements, they were inspired by the life of Nelson Mandela, president of South Africa in 1994-1999, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.more

Cristiano Ronaldo has already been presented to the fans of the Saudi club An-Nassr, where he will play until 2025. However, the Portuguese footballer will wait for his debut. He must serve a two-match penalty first. This is the result of the disqualification imposed while he was still playing for Manchester United.more

Current efforts to protect Antarctica's unique ecosystem are too weak to stop biodiversity loss, researchers write in the journal Public Library of Science - Biology.more

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has fined Facebook's parent company Meta €390m for violating privacy. The DPC also banned the company from forcing users in the European Union to accept personalized ads based on their online activity.more

Every year, the well-known American station CNN prepares a ranking of attractive places worth visiting. This year Poland topped the list. However, the authors of the list do not recommend specific regions or monuments. As the main reason for visiting Poland, the editors indicated the fact that it is worth showing us respect for the fact that we supported the attacked Ukraine so much.more

More than 700,000 people in England and Wales are living in homes without central heating this winter, one in 10 of whom are elderly and ill, according to figures that lay bare the plight of the most vulnerable.more

Mateusz Klich is leaving Leeds United, the English Premier League club has announced. The footballer of the Polish national team will move to the American-Canadian MLS league.more

The No Trousers Tube Ride will return to London this weekend for the first time since the pandemic.more

A rising number of medical foreign objects, including wire cutters, scalpel blades and drill bits, have been left inside hospital patients after surgery in England, new figures reveal.more