Magda Linette lost to number five seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6:7 (1-7), 2:6 in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tennis tournament Australian Open in Melbourne.more

This year's theme of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is the fight against sepsis, a serious life-threatening disease. The latest WHO research confirms that it is the leading cause of death in the world. Our portal joins the collection by launching an online piggy bank connected to the "main treasury" of the Orchestra.more

UNESCO, the UN organisation for culture, art and science - announced yesterday that it has included the historic centre of Odessa, located in southern Ukraine, on its list of endangered World Heritage sites. The city has been repeatedly bombed since the beginning of the Russian invasion.more

FC Augsburg won at home against Borussia Moenchengladbach 1:0 in the 17th round of the German Football Premier League. Mergim Berisha scored the goal in the 82nd minute. In the home team, goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz and right-back Robert Gumny played the entire match.more

The UK Treasury said yesterday that it would look into the legislation that allowed Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the mercenary Wagner Group - despite the sanctions imposed on him - to take a British journalist to court.more

Since 2008, the number of second-hand shops has fallen by as much as 40 per cent. Poles buy "second-hand" products willingly, but mainly on the Internet, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

Jan Zielinski and Hugo Nys of Monaco defeated Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin 6:3, 5:7, 6:2 to advance to the doubles final of the Grand Slam tennis tournament at the Australian Open in Melbourne.more

A worker scooped £500,000 on the lottery after swapping to an early shift so he could attend a hospital appointment.more

More than 20 million people in areas ranging from parts of the South and Midwest to the North East of the US were covered by a winter storm warning yesterday. More than 124,000 people were without electricity. The day before, a tornado had ravaged the area near Houston.more

Marks & Spencer has warned that separate labelling for goods being sold in Northern Ireland would not be a viable change to the Northern Ireland Protocol. more

Osasuna Pamplona beat Sevilla 2:1 at home after extra time in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup. Earlier, Barcelona had won 1:0 against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. Robert Lewandowski played the entire match, but did not score this time.more

One person was killed and four injured in attacks with sharp white weapons last night at two churches in Algeciras near Cadiz, southern Spain. The attack was terrorist in nature and was most likely carried out by a radicalised Islamic 'lone wolf', police sources cited by the ABC news portal said today.more

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been accused of failing to show leadership in ending discrimination against LGBT people after he appeared at a protest about equal marriage rights.more

A completely free shop for people in financial difficulties has been set up in the Dutch capital, the NU portal reported. In order to shop there, however, shoppers must agree to the help of a special advisor to enable them to get their household budget in order.more

Manchester United players won 3-0 away to Nottingham Forest in the first leg of the semi-final of the League Cup in England. The return leg in Manchester is scheduled for February 1.more

Ambulance crews say they are treating a growing number of patients who are falling ill because they are unable to afford to heat their homes. more

Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 away to FSV Mainz in the 17th round of the German soccer league. Giovanni Reyna scored for BVB in added time. Sebastian Haller, struggling with cancer, assisted.more

A new sub-variant of Omicron - Kraken - is more infectious, but does not pose a major threat in the course of COVID-19, reported Ministry of Health spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz. He stipulated that tests detect its presence in 90-95 per cent of cases.more

The boss of Eurostar has said its trains between the UK and Paris are carrying 30% fewer passengers. Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said with post-Brexit border checks and current levels of border staff, there were "bottlenecks" in stations.more

A poll conducted by the Lisbon daily A Bola on the possible success of coach Fernando Santos with the Polish national team shows that the Portuguese do not believe in the coach's triumphs with the red-and-white team.more

One third of Poles intend to buy a car in 2023, according to the study "Poles' wallets under the microscope". 2/3 of buyers will choose a used vehicle and will more often choose a model with a petrol engine, priced from PLN 25,000 to PLN 50,000. zloty.more

Will we have to travel to high mountains or the desert to see the Great Bear or Orion? The glow created by artificial lighting over cities and increasingly smaller towns is making the stars invisible. Recent studies show that this phenomenon is proceeding at a galloping pace.more

The documentary series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has caused quite a bit of controversy. Among others, people close to the royals have been critical of the production, accusing the makers of not asking Buckingham Palace representatives for any comment, contrary to what appeared in a message displayed at the beginning of the first episode. Director Liz Garbus that this was a lie.more

Manchester Airport has been named the worst airport by Which? with all three terminals featuring at the bottom of the best and worst airports in the UK list. more

The Netherlands will play against Croatia in Rotterdam on 14 June and a day later in Enschede Spain will face Italy in the semi-finals of the Final Four tournament of the Football Nations League. The draw for the pairs took place today at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.more