The Nobel Peace Prize winners from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine received gold medals and diplomas today in Oslo from the head of the Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen. In the laudation, the Nobel Committee called this year's winners "masters of peace", who by various means, having a common goal, brought the greatest good to humanity.more

Contrary to fears, the biggest controversy after Thursday's premiere of the first three episodes of the Netflix series "Harry & Meghan" turns out to be a dispute over whether its creators asked other members of the royal family to refer to the topics raised or not.more

Austria won the mixed team competition of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. Teams from Norway and Germany were also on the podium. Poland, composed of Kinga Rajda, Piotr Żyła, Nicole Konderla and Dawid Kubacki, took seventh place.more

The terrible war in Ukraine could spread to other countries and turn into a full-blown war between NATO and Russia; we are working with all our might to ensure that this does not happen," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.more

People should think carefully about traveling over the Christmas and New Year period, as a strike by border guards carrying out passport checks is expected to cause major disruption at airports, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has warned.more

The German government presented the first report on the homeless, according to which, at the time of recording at the turn of January and February this year, about 263,000 people in West Germany did not have their own shelter.more

Ashley Barty, the winner of this year's tennis Australian Open, became the winner of the Don Trophy - an award for the best athlete in Australia. The former world number one retired from sporting life in March, ending her career at the age of 25.more

The government has announced what it describes as one of the biggest overhauls of financial regulation for more than three decades. It says the package of more than 30 reforms will "cut red tape" and "turbocharge growth".more

On Thursday, December 8, the South Korean authorities changed the rules governing the calculation of the age of residents. Instead of the local method used so far, a system used worldwide has been adopted. Thanks to this, all citizens of this country will officially become younger by a year, and some even by two years.more

Two very interesting matches will end today the quarter-final phase of the football World Cup in Qatar. At. 15:00 (UK time) the revelation of the tournament Morocco will face Portugal, and in the evening England will play the defending champions France, who eliminated Poland in the round of 16.more

With companies downsizing their offices — or doing away with them altogether — in favour of remote working, enterprising Londoners are starting to bridge that gap by renting out their homes as work or meeting spaces.more

Energy provider Pinergy has on Friday announced a 14% hike in electricity prices which will add around €320 to a typical household’s annual bill.more

London is facing more Tube strike misery as the RMT announced on Thursday evening the outcome of a new ballot of members for more walkouts over pensions and job cuts.more

Croatia and Argentina advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar yesterday after extra time and penalties. The players from the Balkans eliminated Brazil, while the team from South America - the Netherlands.more

According to the latest survey of consumer attitudes, as many as 8 out of 10 Poles intend to reduce Christmas spending on this year's grocery shopping. On the other hand, 28% of respondents declare to spend between PLN 101 and PLN 200 per person. A year ago, this range was indicated by every fourth respondent.more

Rishi Sunak has announced a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence. The prime minister says the joint venture aims to create thousands of UK jobs and strengthen security ties.more

Greggs has opened an outlet shop in East London to tackle food waste and poverty. The 30th Greggs outlet shop opened on Cundy Road, Newham, on December 2, as part of an initiative to support socially deprived areas.more

House prices fell at their fastest rate since the start of the financial crisis last month as the toxic fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget sent the property market plunging.more

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with two counts of rape. PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape on 5 September.more

The success of the Mayor’s policies in tackling air pollution in London have been highlighted by the Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty in a major national report urging faster action to improve air quality and tackle all sources of air pollution across the country. more

Dawid Kubacki took second place in today's ski jumping World Cup competition in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. The Slovenian Anze Lanisek won, and the third was Germany's Karl Geiger.more

The UK today announced sanctions against 30 individuals and entities from 11 countries over human rights violations, conflict-related sexual violence and corruption. Half of those targeted by sanctions are citizens of Russia and Iran.more

France's health minister, Francois Braun, announced today that the country has experienced a surge in coronavirus infections, linked to the emergence of a new variant, BQ1.1. The lack of many antibiotics in pharmacies was explained by the minister as problems in distribution and the intensification of diseases in the autumn.more

Talks have broken down between the union and Royal Mail, a spokesman said, adding that Royal Mail managers are "refusing to budge with their 'best and final' offer". more

Indisputable research shows that long Covid exists and is giving us a hard time - noted virologist Prof. Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska. She added that up to two years after infection, children may remain at risk of encephalitis, and adults at risk of mood disorders.more