35 percent Poles will leave to rest in winter, and about 70 percent. leaving for rest in the country - according to the data of the Polish Tourist Organization. According to the report, every fourth person planning a winter holiday in Poland indicates practicing winter sports as the most important destination.more

Dawid Kubacki took third place in the second competition of the 4-Hills-Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The winner from Oberstdorf was the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud, and the second was the Slovene Anze Lanisek.more

Lawyer Geoffrey Nice, who was the prosecutor in the trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, told the BBC that Vladimir Putin should be held accountable for war crimes, i.e. attacking civilian targets in Ukraine by his Russian army.more

From January 1, the minimum wage in Poland increases to PLN 3,490, and the hourly rate will be PLN 22.80. This is the first increase in the minimum wage this year. The next one is scheduled for July. Benefits will then amount to PLN 3,600, the minimum hourly rate will increase to PLN 23.50.more

Monarchy still plays an important role in modern Britain and the change of throne that took place with the death of Elizabeth II should not weaken its importance, experts believe. In particular, they point to the political neutrality of the monarch and the stability it provides.more

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In many European capitals, crowds greeted the New Year. In Paris, around a million people celebrated the turn of the year with fireworks on the Champs Elysées. In London, more than 100,000 people celebrated with fireworks around the London Eye. A New Year's Eve party was organized at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, but it was much smaller than in previous years.more

The Russian attack on Ukraine made the very good Polish-British relations even closer, which was helped by the fact that the British understood from the beginning that it was a threat to the whole of Europe - noted the Polish ambassador to the UK, Prof. Piotr Wilczek.more

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died yesterday at the age of 95 at 9:34 am. The situation in the Vatican after his death is as unusual as it has been since his historic step down in 2013. During the pontificate of Francis, his predecessor died and it is the current pope who will preside over his funeral for the first time in history.more

Premier League leaders Arsenal beat Brighton 4-2 away on Matchday 18 and are now seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City. The defending champions "The Citizens" only drew 1-1 with Everton at home.more

Next year looks set to be just as "horrendous" for many families' living standards as this year, as they are hit with falling pay and soaring energy, tax and mortgage bills, a think tank has warned.more

Vladimir Putin sent traditional New Year greetings to the leaders of 22 countries and territories, including Serbia, China, India and Brazil, according to the independent Russian portal Meduza. Hungary and Turkey are the only NATO countries whose leaders received a commemorative cable from the Kremlin.more

Barcelona players drew at home in the derby match with Espanyol 1: 1 in the 15th round of the Spanish top league. Robert Lewandowski played the entire game for the host team, but despite several chances, he did not increase his goal tally.more

On 1 January, fifteen towns and cities will gain city status - four each in the Łódzkie and Mazowieckie voivodships, two each in the Świętokrzyskie and Małopolskie voivodships, and one each in the Wielkopolskie, Dolnośląskie and Śląskie voivodships. In total, there will be 979 cities in Poland.more

The leader of the WTA ranking Iga Świątek won with Kazakhstan Julia Putintseva 6:1, 6:3 in the first match between Poland and Kazakhstan in the United Cup mixed teams tournament in Australia.more

Champagne has become very democratized. Currently, it can be drunk with cheese, meat, fish and even fries and hamburgers. The French drink champagne not only on New Year's Eve, but also on Christmas Eve and on every possible occasion, says Anna Meteyer, who runs a family champagne vineyard in Champagne with her husband.more

52.4 percent of respondents assess that 2022 was a good year for them personally, and 51.2 percent. he thinks he was good to their families. At the same time, 57.2 percent. estimates that it was a bad year for Poland, and 76.1 percent that it was bad for the world, according to a CBOS survey.more

Designated spaces will be provided for women and girls who feel unsafe on New Year’s Eve celebrations in London, before the mayor’s fireworks display at the London Eye, the Metropolitan police has said.more

Real Madrid's players won 2-0 away from Real Valladolid in the match of the 15th round of the Spanish top flight and moved up to the first place in the table. Both goals were scored by Karim Benzema. The Frenchman returned to action after an injury ruled him out of the recent World Cup.more

Travelers coming from China to France will have to have a negative test result for coronavirus, carried out within 48 hours before departure. The United Kingdom will also introduce such a requirement - the governments of France and the United Kingdom informed.more

Battersea Dogs and Cats home has been swarmed with “ridiculously cute” kittens with nearly double being born at the shelter in the past year.more

In extremely happy circumstances, Liverpool players defeated Leicester City 2: 1 in the 18th Room League match. The guests led from the fourth minute, but then Wout Faes recorded two suicide hits.more

The Egyptian services provided the Polish side with another tranche of materials regarding Magdalena Żuk - a Polish tourist who, in unexplained circumstances, died in Egypt in 2017. "The documents concern the results of toxicological examinations of the victim and are currently translated" - informs Prosecutor Tomasz Czułowski, spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Jelenia Góra.more

The world football champion with the Argentina Lionel Messi team and Spanish football football player Alexia Puttetellas became laureates of the Plebiscite of the World Sports Press Association (AIPS) for the best athletes of the globe in 2022.more

Property prices in the UK fell for the fourth month in a row in December, the longest run of declines since 2008, according to Nationwide.more