9 deaths, 13,000 people evacuated - this latest tally of catastrophic flooding in Italy's Emilia- Romagna region is reported in the press today by local authorities. It is stressed that tropical rains have passed over this part of the country, the result of a "sick climate."more

Manchester City advanced to the finals of the football Champions League. In the return match, refereed by Szymon Marciniak, it defeated Real Madrid, the defending champions of the trophy, 4:0 at home. The first meeting ended in a 1:1 draw. Inter Milan won promotion on Tuesday.more

Greggs has reached an agreement with a London council allowing it to stay open till 2am - and you will still be able to get a sausage roll. more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and her mum were all involved, as well as other drivers, pedestrians, and police officers.more

Due to an injury, Iga Swiątek retired in the match against Jelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Rome. The Polish tennis player left the court at 2:2 in the third set.more

The Bank of England's top economist has said he is sorry for using "inflammatory" language to suggest people must accept they are poorer.more

Turkish airlines are reducing flights to European countries and directing their planes to the Russian market, reports the Dutch daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper points out that the Russians are also setting up airlines in Turkey and flying to the European Union.more

AS Roma, whose colors are represented by Nicola Zalewski, after a 1-0 win in the first meeting with Bayer Leverkusen is the closest to the final of the Europa League. In the second semi-final pairing, Sevilla will play Juventus, whose players are Wojciech Szczęsny and Arkadiusz Milik. In Turin it was 1:1.more

The number of adults struggling to pay their bills and debts has soared to nearly 11 million, new figures show.more

The Spanish government has started developing an application for mobile phones that will show who spends the most time doing household chores. The centre-left cabinet intends to combat discrimination against women in this way.more

Poles are starting to count down the days to summer rest, but this year they did it earlier than usual. Many people plan their vacation more than a few months in advance. Analysts of eSky.pl - travel organization platforms - collected customer searches from Poland for the period June-August 2023 and share forecasts for this year's holiday hits.more

As the cost of living crisis continues, more much-needed financial help for those on low incomes is incoming. With energy bills, council tax and water bills all having risen lately - plus the cost of phones and broadband going up - most households are feeling the squeeze.more

Landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental sector in England. A new law to be tabled in Parliament would abolish no-fault evictions and end bans on tenants claiming benefits.more

The Court of Appeal in Paris on Wednesday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison, including two years of probation, for corruption and influence peddling in the wiretapping scandal. Sarkozy will not be serving his sentence in prison, but at home under the supervision of an electronic bracelet.more

Kami Rita Sherpa from Nepal climbed Mount Everest (8848 m) for the 27th time and again became the independent record holder in terms of the number of ascents to the highest peak on Earth. A few days ago his compatriot Pasang Dawa Sherpa did it for the 26th time.more

The £2 cap on bus fares in England has been extended again until the end of October, the government has announced.more

The value of trade between Poland and Ireland amounted to EUR 6 billion in 2022 and we want this value to grow, said Irish Minister of State Dara Calleary. He added that Irish companies can offer solutions e.g. in the field of online business, modern construction or agriculture.more

In Spain, the phenomenon of illegal occupancy of houses and flats by "squatters" is growing, including the property of foreigners in the country's tourist areas - alert British media.more

Council of Europe member states must send a clear message that they will support Ukraine as long as necessary, but they must also learn from this war and prepare to confront other threats such as illegal immigration, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed in Reykjavik.more

Kenyan athlete and 10km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday.more

For the first time in history, over 17 million people worked in the Polish economy, noted Andrzej Kubisiak, Deputy Director of the Polish Economic Institute, referring to Eurostat data. He added that since the pandemic, the Polish labor market has seen clearly better dynamics than the EU as a whole.more

Nine online talking-therapy treatments for anxiety or depression have been given the green light to be used by the NHS in England.more

For the first time in history, Dutch primary school pupils perform worse in reading than their peers in other countries, according to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). The best were Singaporeans, Poles took a high 6th place, and the Dutch only 17th.more

World tennis leader Novak Djokovic has praised the electronic sound system that will replace linesmen from 2025. "It's a good decision," he said after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Britain's Cameron Norrie in the round of 16 of the ATP 1000 clay court tournament in Rome.more

A rich collection of human and animal preparations, collected by John Hunter, an 18th-century surgeon-anatomist, has been on display in London since yesterday. The Hunterian Museum has reopened after a six-year hiatus.more