Evri and Yodel are the worst parcel firms at helping their customers, according to an Ofcom report. Two-thirds of people (67%) say they have had an issue in the last two months with a delivery firm, the annual Post Monitoring Report found.more
At least 51 people died as a result of flash floods that swept through the province of Valencia in eastern Spain yesterday, authorities in the region confirmed today. The death toll could rise, as services have not yet managed to reach everywhere.more
VfL Wolfsburg, with Kamil Grabara in goal and Jakub Kaminski playing from the 80th minute, beat Borussia Dortmund 1:0 at home after extra time in the 2nd round (1/16th final) of the German Cup.more
A fire broke out Tuesday night into Wednesday at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in northwestern Britain, where nuclear-powered submarines are being built, local police said. Two workers were taken to the hospital with suspected smoke poisoning.more
"Ukraine should exhume and rebury ethnic Poles murdered on its territory, regardless of the ongoing Russian invasion," Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in an interview with the Financial Times published yesterday.more
The bus fare cap in England will be raised to £3 in the upcoming Budget, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
It is an increase on the current limit of £2 which was introduced under the previous Conservative government to help with the cost of living. The existing cap was due to expire at the end of December.more
Employees of companies from Poland value a good working atmosphere in organizations (46%), as well as a scope of duties that corresponds to their interests (41%). Although, as they emphasize, flexibility of work is very valuable to them, 60% of respondents work entirely from the office - according to the latest Manpower study.more
AC Milan wants its own stadium in San Donato Milanese, on the outskirts of Milan, not a new San Siro, the president of the famous football club, Paolo Scaroni, said during a general meeting of shareholders.more
Food firms should be forced to reveal how healthy or unhealthy their products are, to help people consume a better diet, an industry boss has said.
Ministers should compel companies to publish an annual report so consumers can see how much of their sales is made up of dishes that contain too much fat, salt and sugar, Stéfan Descheemaeker also said.more
Next year, Venice intends not only to maintain the system of one-day admission fees to the city, but also to increase the number of days on which such a fee must be paid from 29 to 54. The tickets will be valid from April 18 and will apply to selected days when a significant increase in the number of tourists is expected.more
Manchester United has confirmed manager Erik ten Hag has “left his role” at the club after a poor start to the new season. The Dutchman took charge of the English Premier League giant in April 2022 and won two trophies during his time at the club: the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024.more
The chances of a fresh cut in interest rates from the Bank of England next week have been boosted by a report that shows shop prices falling at their fastest pace in more than three years.more
The Budget will embrace the "harsh light of fiscal reality" but "better days are ahead", Sir Keir Starmer has said in a speech ahead of Wednesday's announcement. Speaking in Birmingham, the prime minister said his government would take "tough decisions", opting to raise taxes in order "to prevent austerity and rebuild public services".more
British Airways has cancelled all flights between London Gatwick and New York until next year, it has emerged.
Around 103 transatlantic trips are scrapped due to delays in Rolls-Royce delivering their Trent 1000 engines fitted to BA’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.more
A new piece of music believed to be by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin has been discovered nearly 200 years after it was written. The unknown waltz was unearthed in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.more
Britain targeted a Russian disinformation network with sanctions against six entities and individuals involved in creating fake news websites targeting Ukraine.more
More and more people are learning Spanish in European schools, with the greatest growth in recent years seen in France and Poland, writes the Spanish website The Objective, citing national and EU data.more
Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri received the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award Monday, which is presented annually to the best players in football. The 68th edition of the awards was held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.more
Women in England and Wales had an average of 1.44 children between 2022 and 2023, the lowest rate on record. Only 591,072 babies were born in 2023, fewer than in any year since 1977 and a fall of more than 14,000 on the previous year, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.more
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati has proposed that tourists from non-EU countries pay five euros on top of the regular ticket prices. The new fee system would be in effect from January 2026 and would initially apply to one of Paris' most popular attractions, the Louvre, which currently costs 22 euros to enter.more
There are loads of ice rinks around London and there is one West London ice rink that is open all year round where tickets can cost just £8. That one is Queens in Bayswater is said to be the oldest ice rink in the capital and has welcomed many world and Olympic champions to it since it opened in the 1930s.more
Iga Świątek, who is ranked second in the world ranking of tennis players, is 1,046 points behind the leader, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, in the latest ranking of the ranking. Hubert Hurkacz, in turn, dropped from 13th to 14th place.more
59.8% of Poles are in favor of introducing civil partnerships for same-sex couples, while 28.1% of respondents are against it - according to the latest SW Research survey for rp.pl.more
When CD sales took off in the late 80s, many believed it sounded the death knell for the old-fashioned vinyl album.
Fast forward 40 years and records are the in thing again, so much so that the high street retailer WH Smith is bringing them back after a three-decade hiatus.more
