Poles can win 11 medals at the Olympic Games in Paris - predict analysts from Gracenote, a company specializing in metadata development. The same company estimated that the Polish team would win 18 medals in Tokyo, but in fact they won 14 medals in Japan.more

Charter flights to the capital of Albania, Tirana, will be launched during the holiday season from the port of Olsztyn-Mazury. This year's charter network of the Warmian-Masurian airport increases to three destinations, including flights to Turkish Antalya and Tunisian Enfidha - the Olsztyn-Mazury port announced.more

The cost of regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 4.9% from Sunday. The jump is likely to be unwelcome for rail passengers, adding to the rising cost of living seen in recent years. It also comes at a time when passengers have faced disruption to services due to strikes by rail workers over the past 18 months.more

Every year, in the "Readers' Choice Awards" plebiscite, readers of "Traveller" magazine choose the most recommendable countries for tourism. Japan won this year's vote, which was attended by over half a million people.more

Towns within commuting distance of major cities have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years, new research suggests. The cost of new lets rose by more than a third in areas such as Bolton and Newport between 2020 and 2023, property portal Zoopla said.more

Iga Swiatek still leads the world ranking of tennis players. The advantage of the Pole over the runner-up - Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka - is 1,380 points. Novak Djokovic, in turn, started his 415th week in the leading position.more

About 40 per cent of journeys on London’s public transport network will be more expensive due to the limited impact of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s “fares freeze”, it can be revealed. It means that Transport for London’s income from fares will increase by up to £75m over the next 12 months, if travel returns to pre-pandemic levels – the bulk from more expensive Tube journeys.more

Britain’s sharp regional divide is on track to deepen with London’s economy pulling further ahead despite the government’s levelling up promises, according to a report.more

Napoli defeated the runner-up Juventus Turin 2-1 at home in the hit of the 27th round of the Italian top league. The victory was secured in the 88th minute - although the visiting goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny saved Victor Osimhen's penalty kick, Giacomo Raspadori scored an effective rebound.more

Norway is at the top of the list of European countries that can be safely traveled by car - this is the result of an analysis carried out by the Vignette Switzerland platform, taking into account data from the European Transport Safety Board. The criterion was not only the road infrastructure, but also the number of road accident victims per million inhabitants.more

Cadbury’s first shop has been recreated using more than 600 bars of Dairy Milk to mark the company’s 200th anniversary. In 1824, John Cadbury opened the first Cadbury shop at 93 Bull Street in Birmingham, complete with plate glass windows with mahogany frames, which he was said to have cleaned every day.more

Athletic Bilbao drew at home with Barcelona 0-0 in the 27th round of the Spanish football league. Robert Lewandowski played the entire match for the guests, who are still eight points behind leader Real Madrid. Girona suffered a defeat that day - 0:1 against Mallorca.more

The issue of the town of Depressa in Puglia in the south, where there is no Internet and almost no telephones, was brought to the attention of the Italian Parliament. When residents want to call or send a message, they must leave their homes. They gather in the square in front of the church because that is where the reception is best. ​more

British teenagers believe their generation will have a worse life than their parents, according to a new poll. Money, jobs and climate change were named among the concerns of 1,001 teenagers aged 14 to 17 who were questioned by YouGov for children’s charity Barnardo’s.more

The defending champion, Manchester City, defeated Manchester United 3-1 in front of their home crowd in the derby, although they were losing 0-1 at the break. After 27 rounds of the English football league, "The Citizens" have 62 points and are one behind Liverpool, who are leading in the table.more

48 percent Poles believe that Russia may attack Poland militarily in the coming years - according to an Ipsos survey commissioned by TOK FM and OKO.press.more

Despite the development of new forms of payment, money in the currently known form - banknotes and coins - still has a future and will not disappear in the foreseeable time - says Jennifer Adam, curator of the exhibition "The Future of Money", which opened on Wednesday at the Bank of England Museum in London.more

Aleksander Zniszczoł stood on the podium of the Ski Jumping World Cup competition for the first time in his career. On Sunday in Lahti he took third place. The winner was Austrian Jan Hoerl, and second was Slovenian Peter Prevc.more

For tourists, meeting a geisha in traditional costume is the quintessence of a trip to Japan. No wonder that visitors to the Gion district in Kyoto try at all costs to capture this phenomenal image in a photo. However, many of them do it in an intrusive way, which resulted in the introduction of a photography ban in 2019, which, however, is not respected.more

Marks & Spencer has won the right to demolish one of its flagship stores on Oxford Street after a High Court judge ruled the Government made a series of blunders while trying to block the plans.more

Apartment prices in Lodz increased last month to PLN 11,000. PLN per square meter - according to the BIG DATA RynekPierwotny.pl report. Apartments have also become more expensive in Krakow - up to PLN 16,000. PLN, and in Tricity - up to PLN 15,000 per square meter.more

Britain's third-largest supermarket group Asda said on Friday it would give more than 120,000 store workers an 8.4% pay rise from July 1, following a similar move by other large British retailers as the government's national minimum wage goes up.more

It was Raye's night as she made history at the Brit Awards, winning six of the seven prizes she was nominated for - beating Blur, Adele and Harry Styles' record four wins at a single ceremony. She is also the first woman to win songwriter of the year.more

A record jackpot of 64.59 million Swiss francs was won Saturday in Switzerland by a lucky single ticket-holder, Swiss Lotto said in a statement. The winning ticket was held by a person in the German- or Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, it said, without elaborating.more

Ugo Humbert stayed undefeated in ATP Tour finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday.more