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

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

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

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

Women may be at risk of missing out on opportunities at work as they are less likely to go into the office than men, the boss of the world's biggest building society has said.more

In rainy weather and strong winds, on January 1, 2025, white and red colors lit up the streets of London during the London New Year's Day Parade (LNYDP). For the second time, Poles represented by the Poles in LNYDP Association took part in this prestigious event, which is broadcast worldwide to hundreds of millions of viewers.more

The year 2024 was a record warm year, but everything indicates that this record will be broken quickly - assessed climatologist Prof. Bogdan Chojnicki from the University of Life Sciences in Poznań. In his opinion, within a few years, the increase in average temperatures will cause a serious drought in Poland.more

Detectives are hunting a “lone wolf” burglar who stole bespoke jewellery and designer items worth more than £10m in a 19-minute heist at a billionaire’s row mansion in London.more

Arsenal London won 3-1 at their rival's stadium against Brentford at the end of the 19th round and moved up to second place in the English Premier League table. Jakub Kiwior watched the match from the visitors' bench.more

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the proposal for the creation of joint military patrols in the Baltic Sea by the countries of the region "absolutely necessary". He expressed hope that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's idea will be implemented this year.more

Last year, 36,816 migrants entered England illegally across the Channel, according to figures released yesterday by the UK Home Office.more

Belgium is the first country in the European Union to ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes as of January 1. Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke stressed that electronic cigarettes are "extremely harmful" to society and the environment.more

Many bus passengers in England will face an increase in single fares from £2 to £3 from Wednesday. Leading campaign groups have said it would result in a "costly start" to 2025. The previous limit of £2 was introduced under the Conservative government to help with the rising cost of living.more

Hubert Hurkacz defeated Billy Harris 7:6 (7-3), 7:5 in the first match and secured the lead for the Polish national team in the match against Great Britain in the quarter-finals of the United Cup mixed team tennis tournament in Sydney.more

On 1 January 2025, land border controls with Bulgaria and Romania were abolished. Both countries had been seeking to join the full Schengen Area since joining the EU in 2007.more

A woman who went missing 52 years ago has been found alive and well. Sheila Fox, who disappeared from Coventry in 1972 when she was 16 years old, is safe and living in another part of the country, West Midlands Police said.more

Paweł Wąsek took 16th place in the second competition of the Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Piotr Żyła was 29th. The winner was Austrian Daniel Tschofenig and became the leader of the TCS general classification and the World Cup.more

From January 1, the minimum wage will increase by PLN 366 to PLN 4,666 gross, and the minimum hourly rate to PLN 30.50 gross. According to government estimates, the increase in the minimum wage will cover about 3.2 million people.more

The British weekly "The Economist" wrote about the phenomenon of milk bars in Poland. It noted that bars whose tradition dates back to the communist era are trying to adapt to new times and culinary customs.more

Many thousands of invertebrate species have become extinct on the continent since the arrival of Europeans in Australia in the late 18th century, scientists write in Cambridge Prisms: Extinction.more

Four in 10 people are unaware of what the TV Licence actually covers, potentially meaning some may not need one at all. The cost of a full TV Licence has now increased to £169.50, in line with inflation since April, adding a significant chunk to yearly expenses.more