After three years of cooperation, Iga Swiatek has parted ways with her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski - the world tennis ranking leader announced the decision on social media.more

One million people in England now vape despite never having been regular smokers, a seven-fold increase in just three years, according to research that has prompted alarm among health experts.more

In 2023, young people in the EU moved out of the home at an average age of 26.3 years. Croats were the latest to leave the family home (31.8 years) and Finns the earliest (21.4 years). Poles moved out at an average age of 27.1 years, according to the latest Eurostat report.more

British Airways announced yesterday that it is extending the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv up to and including 26 October due to the situation in the Middle East. The British carrier halted flights to the city on 24 September, initially for a fortnight.more

The Polish economy has experienced strong growth over the past decades and has become the fifth largest in the European Union, according to an article on the website of the Spanish business daily ‘El Economista’.more

The UK will hand over sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, which have been the subject of a dispute between the two countries for more than 50 years, to Mauritius, but the military base on the island of Diego Garcia will remain under British-American jurisdiction for at least 99 years.more

The footballers of Legia and Jagiellonia started their participation in the league phase of the reformed Conference League with victories, although their rivals were clubs drawn from the first basket. The Warsaw team beat Betis Sevilla 1:0 at home, while the Białystok team won in Denmark against FC Copenhagen 2:1.more

Non-alcoholic beverages are conquering the Polish market, with sales growing even by more than 50 per cent a year, according to ‘’Rzeczpospolita‘’. According to the newspaper, this is only the beginning of a strong consumer trend.more

The Norwegian authorities are changing their approach to traditional forms of payment. Although the country was planning to move away from traditional money, the new law maintains the general possibility to pay in cash. The government justifies this on the grounds that the elderly are accustomed to paying in cash, as well as for security reasons.more

New Met Office data has shown September was the wettest month on record for some counties in the UK. Though no national rainfall records have been broken, according to the provisional figures, some parts of the country experienced a 300 per cent increase in the average rainfall.more

FIFA has issued a warning to fans ahead of the 2026 World Cup, urging them to avoid buying tickets from unofficial sites. It stressed that individual tickets will not be available until the end of next year.more

Bank payments can be delayed by an extra three days if lenders suspect consumers are being scammed, as part of a crackdown on booming levels of digital fraud in Britain.more

The fact that Poland is able to finance arms purchases on this scale is proof of your country's success,’ stated James Cartlidge, the Conservative Party's shadow defence minister counterpart. He stressed that the war in Ukraine proves that heavy equipment has not become a relic.more

According to a decree by Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Christmas celebrations began there on 1 October. A Christmas tree has been erected in the main square in Caracas, but the people of the crisis-ridden country are in no mood to celebrate, the media reported.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has returned more than £6,000 for gifts and services received since taking office, his office said yesterday. This follows a wave of criticism since Sky News calculated that he had accepted gifts totalling £107,000 over the past five years.more

Germany's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs yesterday approved a draft tightening the rules on citizenship allowance. They stipulate that an unemployed person who refuses to work will receive an allowance reduced by 30 per cent for three months.more

Trophy defending champions Real Madrid lost 0:1 away to Lille, while Bayern Munich suffered the same result against Aston Villa in Birmingham in the 2nd round of Champions League football. The defeat was suffered by another club from the Spanish capital, Atletico, smashed in Lisbon by Benfica 4:0.more

Since 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian organisation Hamas launched an attack on Israel, a record 5,583 anti-Semitic incidents have been reported in the UK up to 30 September this year, the Jewish Community Secutiry Trust (CST) reported yesterday.more

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced yesterday a strengthening of cooperation with the UK. The starting point is the support that the UK, together with the EU, is providing to the embattled Ukraine against Russia.more

The four candidates for the leadership of the British Conservative Party yesterday set out visions for its renewal after the party's worst defeat to date in the last election. All the speeches were well received, but are more likely to strengthen the favourites in the race - Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.more

From next spring, thousands of 18-year-olds will have the opportunity to visit Europe for free for a month - the EU is giving them 35,500 tickets. To qualify, those born between 1 January and 31 December 2006 must answer questions about the EU.more

Arkadiusz Milik has undergone another knee operation, his club Juventus Turin have announced. The Polish footballer last played on 7 June, suffering the injury in a match against Ukraine in Warsaw, one of the last sparring matches before the European Championships in Germany.more

British rock band Pink Floyd has decided to sell the rights to part of its output to Sony for $400 million, the Financial Times reported yesterday, citing people involved in the deal.more

An observation of the behaviour of nearly 3 million consumers showed that there was an overall year-on-year decrease in holiday fast food traffic. These types of restaurants also lost customers. Pizzerias recorded two double-digit declines and sandwich and chicken bars recorded two single-digit declines. Other parameters, such as the length of time spent in an establishment or the average number omore

Wojciech Szczesny is officially a footballer for FC Barcelona as of today, the Spanish club announced. The 34-year-old goalkeeper, who announced the end of his sporting career in August, has signed a contract until 30 June 2025.more