The Polish national team still ranks 26th in the ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA). There have also been no changes in the lead. Brazil is leading, ahead of Belgium, as well as Argentina, the opponent of the white and reds in the world championship group.more
Toxic air pollution particles have been found in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies, long before they have taken their first breath. Researchers said their “groundbreaking” discovery was “very worrying”, as the gestation period of foetuses is the most vulnerable stage of human development.more
Ukraine has started a new phase of the offensive in the Kherson Oblast, putting Russians in a dilemma of whether to defend the entire area or concentrate on the most viable parts of the region, the British defense ministry said today.more
Julen Lopetegui has been relieved of his position as coach of Sevilla's players. The decision was announced after a 1-4 home loss against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League at home yesterday evening. This season, the Spanish team has had just one victory in all competitions.more
Three people are in hospital after being stabbed in the City of London.
Part of Bishopsgate has been cordoned off, near to its corner with Camomile Street, after City of London Police was called at 09:46 BST.more
The Polish government wants to allocate a record amount for pension and health contributions of clergy, mainly Catholic, reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more
The crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station noon EDT Wednesday, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew will serve as the agency’s fifth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory.
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Hubert Hurkacz defeated the tennis player of the hosts Aleksander Bublik 6: 4, 6: 4 and advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 indoor tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan (prize pool of $ 2.05 million). On Friday, the next rival of the Pole will be the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.more
A 23-year-old Irish man who fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian international legion was killed during a counteroffensive conducted near Kharkiv, his family said. He is the first Irish citizen to die fighting in Ukraine.more
The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history.
The union is recommending its 300,000 members walk out over pay, with the result of the ballot due next month.more
Today, a one-day strike by Eurowings pilots, part of the Lufthansa group, began, the spokesman for the pilots' trade union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said in the morning.more
Former Spanish footballer Xabi Alonso became the head coach of Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday. He replaced the Swiss Gerardo Seoane, who was dismissed after a series of weak results.more
A 14-year-old boy from Poland was fatally stabbed in Gateshead in the north-east of England, the local police said. The suspect of the murder is another 14-year-old, and a 13-year-old was supposed to help him.more
The latest research by GfK Corona Mood, which quotes today's "Rzeczpospolita", shows that 27 percent of people are guided by shopping patriotism. respondents, although in 2021 there were even more than 40% of them. The reason given is the impoverishment of the society on the Vistula River.more
Polish volleyball players made a sensation by winning 3-0 against the Olympic champion of the United States in Łódź and significantly increased the chances of being promoted to the quarter-finals of the world championship. The best eight are already the defenders of the Serbka title, who recorded their seventh victory.more
Actually, no one should be compared to Hitler, not even Putin. But the parallels in Hitler's fall to Putin's current situation are striking, notes Nikolaus Blome in the Spiegel weekly. Are these the last days not in Hitler's bunker in Berlin, but somewhere in the Kremlin? - the author wonders.more
Juventus Turin, with Wojciech Szczęsny, but without Arkadiusz Milik, scored the first victory this season in the Champions League - in the third round they defeated Maccabi Haifa 3-1 at home. FC Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara scored five goals in a 5-0 defeat against Manchester City.more
In less than two weeks after Vladimir Putin announced mobilization, some 700,000 people left Russia, 200,000 of whom went to Kazakhstan, Forbes magazine reported in its Russian edition. It is unclear how many plan to return.more
The RSPCA has said the number of abandoned pets in England and Wales is up 25% compared to the previous year.
Data provided by the charity shows as of July, it responded to 22,908 animals being left by their owners.more
Elon Musk has once again changed his mind and stated that he is ready to buy Twitter for the $44 billion price originally agreed with the service, Reuters reported yesterday.more
A minute's silence will precede the start of all matches under the auspices of UEFA this week, in memory of the victims of the tragic events at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia, the European soccer organization announced on social media.more
Customers initially thought they may be able to get their hands on adult versions of Happy Meals but McDonald's has confirmed they won't be available in the UKmore
