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
The Polish Klan Association - a Polish association working for Poles living in west London - decided to help the most needy compatriots from Hounslow and the surrounding area by organizing the "Christmas Support Package". Parcels were delivered to 25 families.more
China has closed its illegal police stations in the Netherlands, reports the Dutch Foreign Ministry. At the end of October, the RTL News portal revealed that Chinese police forces had opened two police stations in the Netherlands.more
French daily Le Parisien has reported that Lionel Messi has extended his contract with Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the 2023/24 season. The 35-year-old footballer has been playing for the club from the French capital since July 2021, when he left Barcelona.more
The war with Ukraine is entering a new phase, stressed the CNN station in reference to the arrival of President Volodymyr Zelensky to the USA on the 300th day of Putin's aggression against Ukraine. He claims that the visit has not only a symbolic dimension.more
"I was nobody in prison," Boris Becker confessed in his first interview since leaving prison in the UK and being deported to Germany earlier this week. The former tennis player is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud related to his bankruptcy.more
Today, a district court in Copenhagen agreed to extradite a Norwegian suspect in the murder of a Polish woman to Poland, Danish police officer Charlotte Ruge reported.more
Much of the USA is facing extreme cold. Temperatures reaching 57 degrees Celsius below zero in some regions are expected to be accompanied by powerful gales and blizzards, starting today. This will disrupt the plans of millions of people travelling over the Christmas period.more
Kylian Mbappe, the top scorer of the World Cup that ended on Sunday, returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain yesterday. The French national team took second place during the tournament in Qatar.more
Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads the ranking of trust in politicians (39.8 per cent trust), followed by President Andrzej Duda (37.1 per cent trust) and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (36.1 per cent trust), according to an IBRiS poll for Onet.pl.more
People are living farther and farther away from nature every year, leading to a decrease in interactions with elements of the natural environment. Meanwhile, communing with nature is key to shaping environmentally friendly behaviour and thus facing the global environmental crisis.more
The British government's post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens is unlawful, the UK's High Court has ruled. The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA), an independent body set up to oversee citizens' rights, took legal action against the Home Office.more
The NHS has issued guidance to the public amid strikes today held by ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, in England and Wales:more
Poles are divided in the opinion of the national team selector at the World Cup, according to an IBRiS survey commissioned by "Rzeczpospolita". The percentage of supporters and opponents of Czesław Michniewicz's dismissal is almost equal.more
As of today, the manufacture and import of single-use plastic products is banned in Canada. It applies to shopping bags, cutlery, straws, plastic drink stir sticks, beverage straws and food containers made of non-recyclable plastic.more
Ukraine was today named country of the year 2022 by the British weekly newspaper The Economist, which said it deserved the title because of its heroism, ingenuity, resilience and the fact that it does not respond to war crimes with the same.more
Yesterday's verdict against a former secretary from the Stutthof concentration camp near Gdansk is undoubtedly one of the last cases involving German perpetrators from World War II. The media indicate that Germany has long failed to properly account for German crimes, with criminals receiving low sentences or no sentences at all.more
Brentford's top scorer this season, Ivan Toney, has been charged with a further 30 counts of breaching betting rules, the Football Association (FA) has announced.more
The report comes after supermarket giant Tesco axed its meat, fish and deli counters in more than 300 stores earlier this year as part of a major overhaul of its business.more
US President Joe Biden has made it clear that the US is "not pursuing a direct war with Russia" - reported a White House official, quoted by the Associated Press agency, wishing to remain anonymous, ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit in Washington today.more
