The UK and the European Union have reached a customs agreement on goods entering Northern Ireland that could end a dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol, The Times reported.more

The French government has presented a draft reform regulating migration law, including facilitating the expulsion from France of foreigners who have committed crimes in the past.more

Returning after a three-match suspension for disciplinary reasons, Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona in an overdue match of the Spanish football top flight. The "Pride of Catalonia" defeated Betis Sevilla 2-1 on the road, taking the fourth straight win.more

The high-end retailers said London was falling behind its European rivals when it came to attracting shoppers.more

After almost three years of the coronavirus pandemic, the compulsory wearing of masks on buses and trains is being abolished throughout Germany. After several federal states have already abolished this regulation in regional transport, from today the masks will not be obligatory throughout the country, including in long-distance transport.more

The players of Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 2:0 in the return semi-final match and advanced to the final of the League Cup in England. On February 26, at London's Wembley Stadium, their rival will be Newcastle United.more

A protest group has launched a campaign against 'half and half' bread which has seen loaves pulled from shelves in some supermarkets. more

More than 4.5 million people worldwide die prematurely due to obesity, according to a report published by Our World in Data. The country where this problem is the biggest is the Republic of Nauru - almost 90 percent of people there are overweight or obese. residents. In Poland, excessive kilograms are also becoming a plague - slightly over 58% of Poles struggle with overweight or obesity. Poles.more

Moroccan footballer Hakim Ziyech's move from Chelsea London to Paris Saint-Germain has failed to materialise because the documents necessary to confirm it arrived too late. The transfer window closed at midnight on Tuesday to Wednesday.more

Charlie Clarke, from Warwickshire, shouted out his impressions when he came across a necklace from Tudor times while searching with a metal detector. His success is made all the greater by the fact that this is his new hobby - he has been doing it for several months.more

Recently, news circulated in the media that the Earth's solid core was about to stop. This was the conclusion that could be drawn from a publication in the journal 'Nature Geoscience'. "This is a misunderstanding" - however, experts, including from the Belgian Royal Observatory, stressed.more

Nearly 612,000 passengers were handled by Krakow Airport in January. This is 89 per cent more than in January a year ago, and 20 per cent more than in pre-pandemic January 2019.more

The self-assessment season may be over but after seven years of filing tax returns I have yet again been stung by an extra HMRC charge – payments on account.more

Nearly one billion euros was spent by English Premier League clubs on acquiring players in the winter transfer window, which ended at midnight on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to an analysis by audit firm Deloitte. This is an absolute Premier League record.more

Even affordable London areas are now beyond the reach of local buyers on average salaries.more

Unemployment in the UK could be three times higher than shown by official government figures, according to a report exposing a stark north-south divide in the number of people out of work because of long-term sickness.more

An adult will be able to apply for a gender reassignment on the basis of their own written declaration - 113 MPs voted in favour of the controversial law in parliament today, 67 voted against.more

Tottenham Hotspur have acquired Spanish footballer Pedro Porro from Sporting Lisbon on loan until the end of the season and with an obligation to make the deal permanent in the summer. According to British media, Spurs paid around £40 million for the 23-year-old defender.more

Shoppers have been switching away from branded sauces, cereals and drinks, and opting for supermarkets' own-brand equivalents to save money at the till, research suggests.more

A drunk passenger flying LOT's Dreamliner from the United States to Warsaw took off his trousers and underpants and urinated on the plane's door. He has been blacklisted and will never fly the airline again, PLL-LOT spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski wrote on Twitter.more

A McDonald's restaurant in the Welsh town of Wrexham has taken some rather unusual measures to help officers neutralise groups of extremely troublesome young people. In order to discourage teenagers from congregating and sitting in the premises from 5pm onwards, only classical music will be played in the restaurant, plus Wi-Fi access will be restricted.more

There are more than 330,000 homeless people in France, an increase of 130 per cent in 10 years, the Abbe Pierre Foundation warns today in its annual report.more

Enzo Fernandez has moved from Benfica Lisbon to Chelsea London for £106.8 (€121m), a record fee in British football history. According to the media, the Argentine has signed a contract until 2031.more

Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands.more

A Polish tourist travelling in Mexico was arrested by police for climbing the pyramid of Kukulkan built by the Maya on the site of the ancient city of Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexican media reported yesterday.more