Due to the "exceptional drought" and the difficult situation facing many areas of the country, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has set up an inter-ministerial emergency unit that will take protective measures for the transport, energy and agricultural sectors, the head of government's office announced today.more

Household energy bills will change every three months under new plans aimed at avoiding price shocks. more

Spain player Cesar Azpilicueta, who was one of Barcelona's major transfer targets during the summer transfer period, according to the media, will remain at Chelsea. Experienced defender extended his contract with the London club for two years.more

In an era of inflation reaching 15.5 per cent, more and more companies are trying to write indexation clauses into their contracts with contractors and ordinary customers. These are intended to protect their salaries from a fall in value, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

Some sanctioned Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin are exploiting a UK loophole by setting up companies that do not have to disclose their true owners, according to an investigation by the BBC and the website Finance Uncovered.more

In Germany, there is a shortage of teachers in many nurseries, kindergartens and childcare facilities. Trade unions are demanding higher salaries and smaller groups, and parents are complaining about the difficulty of finding a free place for their children, reports the Tagesschau portal.more

Despite the departure of one of the best players in the history of the club, Robert Lewandowski, it is difficult to expect that Bayern Munich will be dethroned in the German league in the 2022/23 season. The Bavarians have been champions 10 times in a row.more

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak clearly won - according to the audience gathered in the studio - last night's televised debate between the candidates for Britain's new prime minister. But it is still head of diplomacy Liz Truss who is the election favourite.more

Prices in Ireland rose by 9.6% in the year to July 2022, according to figures in the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).more

The KLM plane had a partially open hatch while flying over the North Sea, confirmed the Dutch carrier. The Boeing 737-7K2 flew from Leeds, UK, to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Tuesday.more

The numerous transfers of Polish players to the French Premier League made the Ligue 1 season starting today very interesting for the fans of the Polish national team. The favorite is traditionally Paris Saint-Germain, a dream team on a European scale.more

Monkeys, penguins, and lions are just some of the animals you would normally expect to see on a visit to ZSL London Zoo. But head to its reptile house in search of the endangered Siamese crocodile and you will find something that looks much too inanimate to be drawing a crowd of zoo visitors to watch it "in action". It's a handbag that has been made from the skin of one such crocodile.more

On July 28 - August 1, 2022, Research Partner conducted another study on the Ariadna panel Poles' political preferences.more

Tourists arriving at Rome's Fiumicino Airport can receive all the necessary information, including transport services, which taxis to use and their rights. There are stewards in yellow waistcoats present in the arrivals terminal who are worth approaching.more

A campaign group is calling for people to stop paying their energy bills – and it comes as BP reported its biggest quarterly profit for 14 years.more

The Bank of England has warned the UK will fall into recession this year as it raised interest rates from 1.25% to 1.75% in a bid to curb soaring prices. It expects the economy to shrink in the final three months of this year and keep shrinking until the end of 2023.more

Transport for London (TfL) has received a final funding offer from the government in order to help it recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. more

The defending Manchester City title and winner of the FA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup are the favorites of the Premier League competition starting tomorrow. Arsenal London may come as a surprise, as it has acquired, among others, two players from "The Citizens".more

One in 20 people in the UK who are not in work and not looking for paid work are suffering from long Covid, new figures suggest. more

A Polish lorry driver fined €62 in Italy paid €35,000 by mistake. The discovery was made by the authorities in the northern town of Arcola in Liguria, who found a surprisingly large transfer in the municipality's bank account. The money will be returned.more

Millions of people in London are facing a possible hosepipe ban, Thames Water has said. The company, the capital's biggest water supplier, said its reservoirs, rivers and aquifers were lower than usual for the time of year.more

"I think we deserved to win, but it's a pity we didn't score the second goal," admitted Dynamo Kyiv football coach Mircea Lucescu after a 1-0 victory over Sturm Graz in the first leg of the third round of the Champions League qualifying round. The team from Ukraine is taking on rivals in Łódź.more

The chaos at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport could continue into the autumn, according to the daily newspaper De Telegraaf. Foreign airlines are increasingly considering continuing flights to the Dutch capital, and the country's tourism industry is criticising the capital's airport authorities.more

Marks & Spencer has stopped selling disposable barbecues in its stores across the UK. The supermarket said it wanted "to help protect open spaces and reduce the risk of fires".more

Honey is, along with olive oil and milk, one of the three most adulterated foods in the world, reports the British Daily Telegraph, citing Food Fraud Database.more