Lukasz Fabianski, who suffered an injury in the match against Southampton on 26 December, cannot resume playing in English Premier League football for the time being. West Ham United coach Julen Lopetegui explained that the game's protocol for head injuries stipulates around 10 more days off for the Pole.more

The number of people with flu in hospital in England has quadrupled over the last month and is rising "at a very concerning rate", NHS chiefs warn. Latest data shows there were 5,000 patients with the virus being treated in hospital at the end of last week - almost 3.5 times higher than the same week in 2023, although not as high as in 2022. more

Hanoi was yesterday morning the city with the worst air quality in the world, Reuters reported. The Vietnamese capital has been struggling with thick smog for several weeks.more

The Czechs defeated the Italians 2:1 and were the last to advance to the semi-finals of the United Cup tennis tournament in Australia. Their next opponents will be the Americans. The second pair is formed by Poland with Kazakhstan.more

People with Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain long before the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings turned up, researchers have found after studying the genetics of an ancient Roman buried in York.more

55% of surveyed Poles would like to move to another country, most willingly to Spain - according to a study presented by ARC Rynek i Opinia. Its authors also noted that Poles, when it comes to satisfaction with their lives, are closest to Nigerians, Turks and Bulgarians.more

Everything indicates that Wojciech Szczęsny will make his debut for Barcelona on Saturday, when they play away in the Copa del Rey against fourth-league UD Barbastro, Spanish media reported today. The coach Hansi Flick will make the final decision immediately before the match.more

The post-festive return to work in the dark days of January is never easy, but this new year is shaping up to be tougher than usual for UK workers. Not only must they brave days of severe cold and ice, but many face the end of post-pandemic hybrid working.more

2025 is set to be a big year for the London transport system with plenty of new changes set to take place across the next 12 months. Last year, the Overground network was given individual line names, and new Superloop bus routes came into operation. Over the next 12 months, further major changes are expected on Transport for London (TfL) trains and buses.more

Britain needs to press ahead with a ban on the sale of new hybrid cars with no plug from 2030 or risk taking “a catastrophic misstep” on the road to net zero, ministers have been warned.more

Seven in 10 GPs suffer from compassion fatigue and struggle to empathise with patients because they are worn out from caring for them, a survey has found.more

The defending champions of Inter Milan defeated Atalanta Bergamo 2-0 and advanced to the final of the Italian Super Cup tournament, which is being held in Riyadh. Piotr Zieliński was a reserve in the winning team. In the other semi-final, Juventus Turin will play Milan today.more

Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children.more

The UK's biggest ever dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. About 200 huge footprints, which were made 166 million years ago, criss-cross the limestone floor.more

Milan's city council has allowed dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits and other pets to be buried with their owners if they have expressed their wish, the daily "Il Sole-24 Ore" reported yesterday. However, it has banned the inclusion of the animals' names, references or images on tombstones.more

Wayne Rooney is no longer the manager of Plymouth Argyle, who are bottom of the Championship. The former England international has been in charge of the Cornwall club for 25 games since the start of the season, with a record of five wins, six draws and 14 defeats.more

X platform owner Elon Musk yesterday called for the release from prison of far-right co-founder of the English Defence League (EDL), Tommy Robinson.more

A record number of illegal immigrants have arrived in the Canary Islands in 2024, the Spanish Interior Ministry said yesterday, with more boats arriving on the archipelago in the first days of the new year.more

The UK lost about 37 shops a day during 2024 in yet another brutal year for the high street, data suggests. Almost 13,500 retail stores closed for good in the last 12 months, a rise of 28% on 2023 – although the losses were below the levels seen each year between 2019 and 2022, according to provisional figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research.more

As many as 60.2 percent of respondents feel anxious when thinking about 2025 – according to a survey conducted by United Surveys by IBRiS for "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

German ski jumper Andreas Wellinger won the Jump of the Year award - for the greatest total length of all attempts in the World Cup competitions in the 2024 calendar year. In 67 jumps, he achieved a total of 9,740.5 m. Fourth was Aleksander Zniszczoł - 9,317.more

Fig and almond trees are thriving in Britain as a result of fewer frosts, the Royal Horticultural Society has said.more

If someone suffers damage as a result of a space debris impact, the state should file for compensation on their behalf, advises Dr. Bartosz Malinowski, an expert in space law from the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He added that there is a possibility that space debris, such as fragments of rockets, may fall to Earth in the future.more

Temperatures have dropped as colder arctic air spreads across the UK, with amber cold weather health alerts in place ahead of a weekend of snow for much of the country. Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice have been issued for much of England and Wales and parts of Scotland over the course of three days this weekend, with cold conditions forecast to continue into Monday.more

Iga Świątek beat Katie Boulter 6:7 (4-7), 6:1, 6:4 and Poland leads Great Britain 2:0 in the quarter-finals of the United Cup tournament in Australia. This result means that the Polish team is already certain to advance to the semi-finals.more