Air quality in the country in 2023 has improved compared to previous years, according to information from the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection (GIOŚ). None of the 46 zones studied showed annual exceedances of pollution by sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzene or PM2.5.more

London is undoubtedly the best, but sometimes its hustle and bustle can be a bit much. Every so often, Londoners need a breather from the city's fast-paced life. So, you'll be pleased to know that just an hour and a half away lies a town once crowned as Europe's most relaxed spot. more

A new international airport will soon open in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, allowing larger aircraft to land for the first time - paving the way for direct flights from the US and Europe.more

Larger numbers of Airbnb properties are associated with more robberies, burglaries, theft and violence in London, research suggests.more

‘Inaki Pena will be Barcelona's first goalkeeper as long as he proves he is ready for it,’ commented Catalan daily Sport yesterday. The club's alumni is competing with Wojciech Szczesny for a place in the squad.more

Police say specialists headhunted for lucrative missions, sometimes delivering several kilograms at a time.more

One in four English councils could go bankrupt unless they are bailed out by the government in the next two years, a survey has revealed. Councils are warning of a “worsening crisis” that could result in cuts to vital public services amid a funding gap of more than £2bn next year, according to the survey of chief executives conducted by the Local Government Association.more

A ban on the sale and supply of disposable electronic cigarettes will come into force on 1 June next year, the UK government announced today. It explained that this is to prevent pollution and protect the health of children and young people.more

The UK has already trained 200 Ukrainian pilots who will fly the F-16 multi-role aircraft being handed over to Kyiv, British Deputy Defence Minister Luke Pollard announced on Tuesday night.more

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Masters 1000 hard court tournament in Paris. The Serbian tennis player triumphed at the Paris Masters a year ago. The 37-year-old may not be among the eight tennis players who will play in the ATP Finals tournament in Turin at the end of the season.more

The defence ministers of the UK and Germany, John Healey and Boris Pistorius, signed a defence cooperation agreement between the two countries in London yesterday in response to Russia's increasingly aggressive policies.more

I think that this is actually a defeat for NATO and the European Union. A defeat so significant that attention should be drawn to it,’ said General Roman Polko, when asked about the terrorist attack in Turkey.more

Three residents of a care home for seniors in Swanage in the south of England have died and seven others have been hospitalised as a result, police suspect, of carbon monoxide poisoning.more

A woman who accused Roman Polanski of raping her in 1973 when she was a teenager has withdrawn her lawsuit; the case has ended amicably, the director's defence announced yesterday. Polanski has pleaded not guilty.more

Barcelona smashed Bayern Munich 4:1 in the 3rd round of Champions League football. Robert Lewandowski scored one of the goals. Manchester City, who beat Sparta Prague 5:0 at home, became the first team in the history of the competition to go unbeaten in 26 consecutive matches.more

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in the Pacific islands of Samoa last night local time, where they will attend the Commonwealth Leaders' Summit. The UK will also be represented by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy.more

Although Germans are increasingly perceived worse by Poles, the image of the western neighbor as a modern country with a strong economy still dominates. In turn, for Germans, Poland is primarily a country attractive for tourists - according to the latest survey Barometer Poland-Germany.more

Labour's plans to upgrade workers' rights will cost businesses up to £5bn a year to implement, according to the government's own analysis. The new measures would have a disproportionate impact on smaller businesses, responsible for employing 13 million workers, the impact assessment report found.more

Piłkarze Valencii, którzy w poniedziałkowy wieczór przegrali u siebie z Las Palmas 2:3, spadli na ostatnie miejsce w tabeli. Poprzednim razem byli na dni hiszpańskiej ekstraklasy - w tym pierwszym sezonie -prawie 70 lat temu, w wydaniu 1957/58.more

The Vessel, the honeycomb-shaped tower in New York City that closed in 2021 after a series of suicides, reopened Monday with added safety features.more

World Pasta Day can only be celebrated one way: with a warm dish of delicious pasta. Bonus points if it’s free of course. Pasta Evangelists is back with its free pasta offer to celebrate the annual day on October 25, as part of the company’s mission to bring “pasta to the people”.more

Szymon Hołownia, Rafał Trzaskowski and Andrzej Duda are the leaders of the October CBOS trust ranking. The respondents have the greatest distrust of Jarosław Kaczyński, Mateusz Morawiecki and Donald Tusk.more

More than 140,000 Londoners will get a pay boost of 5.3 per cent as it was revealed on Wednesday that the capital’s “real living wage” has increased to £13.85 per hour. more

Robert Lewandowski will have a chance to score his first goal against Bayern Munich today after leaving the club in the summer of 2022 for Barcelona. The two teams will face off in a Champions League match. The Polish player fared much better against Borussia Dortmund, scoring 27 goals.more

Birmingham Airport has been evacuated following a report of a suspicious vehicle, police say. Passengers have been advised not to enter the airport while police deal with an incident and all operations have been suspended.more