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Visitors to Westminster Abbey are set to be allowed to stand in the exact spot where the King will be crowned - but they must wear socks. more

In a residence called Steventon House, the author of books describing the life of the English upper class at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, she lived from birth (in 1775) to 1801. Here she created, among others: "Pride and Prejudice", "Northanger Abbey" and " Sensible and romantic.” Now this place is available for purchase for 8.5 million pounds, or about 45 million zlotys.more

Discount chain Lidl has published an official apology after two customers complained that they had been "humiliated by the behavior of the cashier". About the incident that happened in Wells in the county Somerset was reported last weekend by the local press.more

A whale in the Baltic Sea, 70 kilometers north of the Gulf of Gdansk, was recorded by Gdynia resident Marcin Grabowski, the Gdynia magistrate reported Tuesday. It stressed that in front of the eyes of the ship's crew, the animal, probably a humpback whale, emerged from the water several times, after which it swam away further.more

The player, who is from Co Meath, became Ireland's 11th lottery millionaire this year after winning a Lotto jackpot worth €3,987,540. Organisers are urging people to check their ticket numbers to ensure they haven't missed out on the enormous prize.more

The results of this year's European Tree of the Year plebiscite were announced at the European Parliament on March 21. The winner was the Fabrykant oak tree growing in Lodz's Klepacz Park. Also on the podium was the Dragon Oak from Slovakia and an apple colony from Ukraine.more

104-year-old Nancy Gifford, from Somerset in the south-west of England, is selling the house where she lived for over a century. It was bought for £200 and is now set to sell for £170,000.more

Since Finland took the title of happiest country in the world in 2018, it hasn't given it up to any other country. This year it managed to retain the title again, and for the sixth year in a row Finland topped the World Happiness Report ranking. In terms of contentment, the Finns are ahead of the people of Denmark and Iceland, which also made it to the podium.more

A passenger sent bailiffs to Luton Airport to confront Wizz Air over money owed to him after his family's flights were cancelled at the last minute.more

A historic station with a train and part of the tracks has been put up for sale in Scotland. The Saughtree station buildings in the picturesque Scottish Borders region were built in 1867. In the 1990s, the current owner adapted them for residential use.more

A siren-like emergency warning message will be sent to phones across the UK next month to test out a new public alert system. more

Along with skinny jeans, and the cry laughing emoji, Gen Z have firmly put hot coffee in the bin. more

If you ever fancied getting married in a Spoons, you’ve officially lost your chance. That’s because the only branch of a Wetherspoons to host weddings will close tomorrow. more

London is still referred to as the “Big Smoke” by many outside of the M25, but evidence has shown that the capital could actually be a forest.more

The two-day International Congress of Russophiles was held in Moscow. Among the participants were conspiracy theorists and celebrities, including Charles de Gaulle's grandson, American actor Steven Seagal and an Italian princess who fears that European boys are being encouraged to marry their cows, The Guardian reported.more

The value of the 98-piece tableware made of Sevrian porcelain was estimated by experts at PLN 300-500 thousand. euro, i.e. a maximum of approx. 440 thousand. pounds. As you can read in the weekly magazine "La Gazette Drouot" devoted to auctions, gold-plated porcelain is decorated with "animal scenes, the quality of which rivals easel painting".more

A hair comb made from part of a human skull has been identified recently from among thousands of ancient artifacts recovered during archeological excavations around Cambridge, England. The comb, dubbed the Bar Hill Comb, was found by scientists from the Museum of London Archaeology in London, England.more

The British newspaper "Mirror", citing its own sources, argues that this will happen next week. There is no shortage of speculation that Meghan Markle ultimately wants to compete with Gwyneth Paltrow's profitable lifestyle platform, The Goop. What is certain is that the name of the blog refers to the favorite red wine of the actress - Tignanello.more

While cleaning, Simone Grundmann from the city of Soest in western Germany came across a cardboard box with four bones that her father had once dug up. The bones turned out to be mammoths that are at least 15,000 years old.more

When the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II emerged resplendent from Westminster Abbey in 1953, her five-mile route back to Buckingham Palace was lined with crowd-filled stands and a surging roar of cheers.more

East London hotspot Hackney Wick has been crowned the “coolest” place to live in the capital. The area, known for its parks, craft beer and art, came out on top of a list of 50 coolest places across the capital, according to a Naturecan poll of 5,000 people.more

A pensioner from Bologna kept about 100,000 valuable items, mostly stolen. Among them were diamonds, watches, weapons and even a mammoth tooth. The value of the collection confiscated by the police was estimated at 6 million euros.more

Britain’s youngest bus driver has taken to the roads after passing his test at the age of 18. Luke Brown is now a qualified driver for National Express in Coventry, saying he "loves everything about driving".more

A "biocomputer" powered by human brain cells could be developed in our lifetime, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University. They predict that such technology will exponentially expand the capabilities of modern computers and create new fields of research.more

More and more toilets for cows are being built in the Netherlands, reports the daily "Algemeen Dagblad". Not only can they help solve the problem of harmful nitrogen oxide emissions, but they can also - as the newspaper notes - become a source of profit for cattle farmers.more