Ewa Pajor was among the 17 nominees in the FIFA Women's Player of the Year poll. Wojciech Szczesny has a chance to win the Best Goalkeeper award, and Robert Lewandowski may be included in the Team of the Year.more

A British court today found Julia W., a Polish woman who falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann, a girl who went missing years ago, guilty of harassing her parents and sentenced her to six months in prison. At the same time, she was cleared of the more serious charge of stalking.more

McDonald's will bring in new sexual harassment training for managers in strengthened measures agreed with the equality watchdog to protect its staff from abuse. The move was "in response to serious allegations raised", the watchdog said, after it initially intervened in the company.more

The United Kingdom today removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara and Interior Minister Anas Khatab from its sanctions list. Last night, the UN Security Council decided to lift sanctions against both politicians.more

Training Apache attack helicopter personnel and cooperation in the implementation of F-35 aircraft were the topics discussed during yesterday's meeting between the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła, and the Chief of Defence of the United Kingdom, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton.more

A commission operating within the US Congress investigating the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein yesterday asked Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former British Duke of York, to undergo questioning as part of the investigation.more

Aryna Sabalenka has joined the semi-finalists of the WTA Finals in Riyadh. The leader of the tennis rankings defeated defending champion Coco Gauff (3rd) 7:6 (7-5), 6:2. Today, the Belarusian will face Amanda Anisimova (4th). In the other semi-final, Yelena Rybakina (6th) will play Jessica Pegula (5th).more

Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman with Polish roots, has announced that she will run for governor of New York State in the 2026 elections. The official announcement of her decision may come as early as today.more

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is "angry and frustrated" over the mistaken release of prisoners, adding "it's our job to fix this".more

Since Monday, Portuguese police have been conducting a large-scale search for a 31-year-old Polish man. The tourist, who is from Poznań, went missing on Sunday afternoon in the northern part of the Atlantic island.more

King Charles III's stripping of his brother Andrew's titles has been formally published. The Gazette, the UK's official public record, shows the taking away of Andrew's titles as prince and Duke of York, which came into effect when it was announced last Thursday.more

In 2060, Poland's population, under the low-fertility simulation, will reach 28.4 million. This represents a 24.3% decline compared to 2024, according to the latest study by the Central Statistical Office. According to forecasts, in 2060 there will be more people of non-working age than of working age.more

Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz was drawn into a group with Serbian Novak Djkovic, while defending champion Italian Jannik Sinner will face, among others, German Alexander Zverev in the first phase of the ATP Finals tennis tournament, which begins on Sunday in Turin.more

Buckingham Palace will open the largest exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II's outfits in history on 10 April, according to The Times. The exhibition will feature clothes she wore as a child, ball gowns and raincoats.more

London is bracing itself for 10 days of consecutive rain after a few days of sunshine as we head into autumn. Sunny intervals this week are expected to lead to a pleasant weekend for Londoners, as Saturday promises to be a day of almost complete sunshine with temperatures hitting a peak of 15C, repeating the same feat on Sunday.more

For the second consecutive year, Iga Świątek finished in the group stage at the WTA Finals in Riyadh. The winner of the eight-player tournament two years ago lost yesterday to American Amanda Anismova 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 2-6, finishing third in her group with a 1-2 record.more

Lidl was the cheapest supermarket in the UK in October, with an average household basket full of groceries and other essentials coming in at £120.38, a study by consumer group Which? found.more

Britain could face its worst flu season on record, the head of the NHS has warned. Sir Jim Mackey said he expected hospitals to be “at capacity” this winter, with far too many patients left enduring long waits. He warned recent flu trends across the globe could be repeated in Britain, in what would be the worst season for decades.more

The number of households in England where the oldest person is aged 85 and over is projected to jump by nearly half a million in a decade, at the same time as a drop of 600,000 in households with children, figures suggest.more

Russia is increasingly enlisting soldiers with disabilities and chronic illnesses in combat, a move Ukrainian officials say shows the Kremlin’s growing reliance on any human resources to wage war in eastern Ukraine.more

The British Royal Society of Science has issued a new report warning against the use of solar geoengineering, explaining that while it may reduce global warming, it will also contribute to more frequent droughts and hurricanes.more

Wednesday's Champions League Matchday 4 matches were full of surprises. Barcelona—with Wojciech Szczęsny in the starting lineup and Robert Lewandowski coming off the bench—draw 3-3 away to Club Brugge. Mateusz Kochalski's Karabakh Agdam drew 2-2 with Chelsea.more

The "Ready" universal defense training program will begin on November 22nd, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced today. He emphasized that the program is open to all interested Polish citizens.more

Data from over 1.1 million children measured across state-maintained schools in England during the academic year 2024/25 show that whilst the majority of children remain a healthy weight (75.4 per cent in reception, age 4-5 years, and 62.2 per cent in year 6, age 10-11 years), 10.5 per cent of children in reception and 22.2 per cent of year 6 children are living with obesity.more

The British heir to the throne arrived in Brazil to participate in the COP-30 international conference on the protection of the Amazon rainforest. During the event, Prince William proposed the creation of a broad platform for cooperation between conservation organizations.more