The UK's Polish community has expressed opposition to the BBC's decision to purchase the license of an "anti-Polish" series entitled "Generation War".more
In cities across the country artists have transformed the sides of houses and apartment blocks with enormous murals, some pieces stretching upwards of ten stories.more
The year 2013 is on course to rank among the 10 warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Wednesday.more
Jack Wilshere is set to play in only one of England's friendlies. Boss Roy Hodgson has held talks with Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger, and the pair are believed to have discussed Wilshere's fitness in great detail.more
The Jubilee line is Londoners' favourite Underground line, according to a new survey of passengers. One in four (24 per cent) of those polled named it as their favourite line, just ahead of the Victoria line (19 per cent).more
A blast of freezing air heading in tomorrow from the Arctic threatens to whip up numbing winds, heavy wintry showers and widespread frosts, forecasters said last night.more
Witnesses today told of the desperate battle to free a cyclist who died after being trapped for 15 minutes beneath a 10-tonne bus. The 43-year-old man is the 11th cyclist to have been killed on London’s roads this year, and the third in just a week.more
Parents of US Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, who died shielding Polish troops under attack from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, have received the Afghan Star and Polish Army Gold Medal.
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Water UK, which represents Britain's public and private water and wastewater suppliers, says a report will be released "imminently" that concludes the risks from shale gas drilling can be mitigated. more
The macabre discovery of human bones on the sea bed off the French Riviera, near the millionaires' playground of Antibes, has baffled investigators and prompted a murder inquiry.more
Jermain Defoe revealed he had been given words of encouragement by Martin Chivers before he surpassed his European goalscoring record in Tottenham's 2-1 win over FC Sheriff in the Europa League.more
British energy watchdog Ofgem and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have found no evidence of gas price manipulation in Britain, they said on Thursday.more
Iain Duncan Smith's flagship benefit reform has been severely criticised by MPs for failures that are expected to waste at least £140m of public money.more