The Scottish Parliament yesterday passed the hugely controversial - including within the ranks of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) - Gender Recognition Bill, which means that legal gender reassignment will only require a person's declaration, with no medical tests.more

The European Parliament and the Council of Europe are considering a proposal to introduce regulations that would see single-use food containers and miniature soaps, shampoos and conditioners withdrawn from hotels. The proposal, which is part of the European Green Deal, aims to reduce unnecessary packaging, which almost immediately becomes waste.more

The London Eye could disappear from the capital’s skyline for ever in a few years. The UK’s largest observation wheel could be removed from its South Bank home as soon as 2028, unless it gets permission to stay.more

English champion Manchester City defeated defending champions Liverpool 3:2 in the 1/8 final of the EFL Cup.more

It's hard to avoid the rush and more frequent visits to stores in the last week before Christmas. Since many supermarkets are open at different times than usual, it's worth taking a moment to check when you have the last chance to shop.more

Europe’s heaviest drinkers have finally been revealed – and to the surprise of many, Brits have not even made it to the top 10.more

Kamil Stoch (KS Eve-nement Zakopane) won the title of Polish ski jumping champion in Wisla. Piotr Żyła was second and Paweł Wąsek (both Wisłańskie Stowarzyszenie Sportowe) third. Due to health problems, World Cup leader Dawid Kubacki did not take part in the competition.more

The European Union has approved a fishing rights agreement with the UK for 2023. It is intended to secure fishing rights for fishermen from EU countries in the Atlantic and North Sea.more

There is no practical possibility that Irmgard Furchner, a secretary from the German concentration camp Stutthof near Gdańsk, did not know what was going on there, Manfred Goldberg, a former prisoner of this camp, who has been living in Great Britain since 1946, told the BBC.more

FC Copenhagen footballer Kamil Grabara was yesterday announced as the winner of the 'Golden Goal' award given to the best goalkeeper of the season in the Danish league.more

The roll-out of super-fast 4G mobile connectivity on the Tube has expanded to part of the Northern line. Transport for London said its new 4G network had been switched on overnight between Archway and Kentish Town, including Tufnell Park station, on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line.more

Just as the car sped up our travel, polluting the air, the invention of the light bulb and the electrification of lighting lengthened our day, polluting the night sky and disrupting our natural biological clock. more

Thousands of households in south-east England could face Christmas without running water after freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst. more

Robert Lewandowski was the winner of the Golden Foot 2022 award. The striker of Barcelona and the captain of the Polish national team won the vote in front of many world football stars with Lionel Messi at the forefront. He received the trophy in person at a gala in Monte Carlo.more

The assessment of the situation in workplaces improved in December, while expectations for the coming year, feelings about job security and the assessment of the possibility of finding a new job near one's place of residence are slightly worse, according to a CBOS survey published on Wednesday.more

When telecoms equipment manufacturers Nokia and Ericsson leave Russia at the end of the year due to European sanctions imposed on the country, their departure could gradually cripple Russia's mobile networks in the long term, Reuters reported. It points out that the difficulties this will cause will take mobile telephony in Russia back to the levels of the nineties.more

After three years of conservation work, the National Gallery in London has presented to the public a restored 15th-century painting by Piero della Francesca depicting the scene of the birth of Christ. The conservators immediately fell down with thunder. Critics go so far as to say that the work has been destroyed.more

Christmas is set to be subdued this year with households dialling back their festive celebrations due to the cost of living crisis. more

A senior Border Force official has warned airline and port passengers to expect disruption over Christmas due to planned strikes by staff. Steve Dann, chief operating officer, said he hoped to keep all airports and ports open as about 1,000 Border Force workers walk out over pay.more

The visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the USA had the same dimensions and turned out to be the same triumph as the one paid in 1941 by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, British newspapers comment today.more

Czesław Michniewicz will cease to be the head coach of the Polish national football team on December 31, 2022, PZPN announced today. As added, the process of selecting a new national team coach will begin in the near future.more

Children born outside the UK to a British parent in a same-sex relationship are being left stateless by the Home Office, the Guardian has learned.more

The Polish Ambassador to Germany Dariusz Pawłoś and the Polish Consul Marcin Król visited the Bahnhofsmission help desk at the Ostbahnhof railway station in Berlin, where, together with the priest of the Polish Catholic Mission, Fr. Przemysław Kawecki gave Christmas packages to the homeless. "We see the problem of homelessness of Poles" - assure Polish diplomats.more

All 10 of the most expensive streets in England are in south and west London, according to Halifax.more

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka expressed hope that the organizers of the Wimbledon Grand Slam next year would be "more open" and would allow Belarusians and Russians to the tournament. In the last edition of the tournament, tennis players from these countries could not start.more