Greenwich’s High Street has been named as “one of the loveliest in the UK” by The Times. The Times has described the borough as being "fiercely proud of its heritage and protective of its independent retailers".more
Today promises to be one of the most interesting days so far in the European Football Championships in Germany. All three matches have their flavors, and the match between Spain and Italy is probably the biggest hit of the group stage, although the match between England and Denmark is not far behind.more
In 2023, Poles ate just over 30,000. tons of honey - that's 8 thousand tons less than a year earlier, i.e. 0.8 kg per person. Meanwhile, the Western European average is 1.7 kg - informs the Polish Chamber of Honey.more
In recent years, discussions about tourism have been dominated by one issue - the excess of visitors. Other cities and travel regions are trying to outdo each other with ideas to limit the flow of tourists. A recent study looked at which European attractions are the most crowded. It turned out that most tourists besiege Versailles.more
The UK's annual inflation rate fell to 2.0 per cent in May, bringing it within the Bank of England's (BoE) inflation target for the first time in almost three years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.more
Rubbish could pile up at polling stations in east London after bin workers announced a walkout in the week of the general election. Refuse collectors in Redbridge are set to strike for seven days from Monday July 1.more
Three former leaders of the tennis rankings: Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark, Angelique Kerber from Germany and Naomi Osaka from Japan received "wild cards" giving the right to play in the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon starting on July 1.more
The Otwarte Klatki Association ordered laboratory tests of chicken meat sold in Lidl. Superbugs, i.e. bacteria resistant to many antibiotics, were detected in 40% of the samples tested. Similar studies were carried out simultaneously in 5 European countries.more
If you get offered a drink during your next job interview, what you do with the cup afterwards could stop you getting hired – at least if you’re looking to work with Trent Innes, chief growth officer at SiteMinder, that is.more
Portugal's Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo, Albania's Nedim Bajrami and Spaniard Lamine Yamal have already broken some of the all-time European Football Championship records. The seventeenth edition of the event starts on Friday in Germany.more
In Romania, "African temperatures" were announced this week, and the media is reporting further records. According to meteorologists, the perceived temperature will reach 40-42 degrees C during the weekend.more
TK Maxx and Homesense have recalled selected batches of three premium tea products found to possibly contain insects, the food safety regulator has announced.more
An EU country is not obliged to automatically recognise refugee status granted by another EU country, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled yesterday.more
Today Croatia will play its second match in Group B of the European Football Championship. After a 0:3 defeat against Spain, it will face Albania in Hamburg (at 15:00 local time). In Group A, Germany will play against Hungary (at 18:00 in Stuttgart) and Switzerland against Scotland (at 21:00 in Cologne).more
A recent study has revealed how many XL Bully dogs are in the UK and one London borough is home to the largest amount of the breed. The American bully XL is said to have originated in the US in the late 1980s when American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers were crossed.more
The growth in the number of shared service centres and the development of multinational companies in Poland has strengthened the demand for specialists responsible for purchasing, according to the report 'The role and challenges of purchasing departments in Poland'. It added that in order to attract the best candidates, companies are offering competitive rates.more
Grey minke whales (Eschrichtius robustus) encountered near the Pacific coast have become 13 per cent shorter over the past 20-30 years, reports the journal 'Global Change Biology'.more
If Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo plays against the Czech national team tonight, he will become the first footballer to play in six editions of the European Championship. The 39-year-old made his debut for Portugal at Euro 2004 and triumphed at Euro 2016 in France.more
Holidaymakers have been warned a “lie detector test” could catch them out before they are granted entry to Europe. Artificial Intelligence software may stand in the way of family trips as the EU strengthens border security post Brexit.more
The use of rail season tickets in Great Britain has plummeted to the lowest level on record, driven by a rise in working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic.more
Doctors have called for England’s drink-driving limit to be reduced to the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer, in a proposal supported by a number of medical and road safety organisations.more
Kylian Mbappe has a broken nose after yesterday's match against Austria in the European Championship. The France national football team captain suffered the injury in the 86th minute while fighting for the ball in the air with defender Kevin Danso.more
