In a residence called Steventon House, the author of books describing the life of the English upper class at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, she lived from birth (in 1775) to 1801. Here she created, among others: "Pride and Prejudice", "Northanger Abbey" and " Sensible and romantic.” Now this place is available for purchase for 8.5 million pounds, or about 45 million zlotys.more

Almost half of the surveyed consumers complain that clothes bought in stores in the last 6-12 months are made of increasingly inferior materials. This is more often complained about by women who, according to experts, usually know fabrics better. The deterioration of clothing quality is usually noticed by the youngest shoppers. more

Annual house price growth has slowed but rental prices have increased at their fastest rate since records started in 2016, according to official figures.more

Portuguese sports commentators are counting on a successful debut of their compatriot Fernando Santos as the coach of Polish footballers in Friday's match against the Czech Republic for the inauguration of the European Championship qualifiers and hope that the white-and-red team will try to win in Prague.more

The Bank of England raised the main interest rate by 25 bps to 4.25 percent. - informed the bank in a communiqué after the meeting. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts polled by Bloomberg. interest rates in the UK are the highest since 2008.more

It was a marathon of creativity and a unique experience for fashion lovers. This year's edition of the Cracow Fashion Awards competition for young designers took place on March 18, 2023 in a completely new space in Krakow - CKF_13 Centrum Konferencyjne Fabryczna. The premiere screenings were attended by 45 SAPU graduates from Poland, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Belarus, Slovakia and Turkey.more

The armaments given to Kiev so far, including tanks, armored vehicles and rocket launchers, should prove sufficient for the Ukrainian army to carry out another offensive, resulting in the liberation of territories seized by Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the British daily "Guardian".more

The Royal Family are reportedly preparing for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to turn down the King’s invite to his upcoming Coronation, with a plan B being created in case.more

The European Football Union (UEFA) has set up a team of disciplinary inspectors to investigate the potential bribery of Barcelona's deputy president of the Spanish league's board of referees, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.more

"The scale of vacancies in the police is so large that, figuratively speaking, it is as if there were no policemen in three medium-sized police garrisons. It is the worst in large agglomerations, where uniformed officers are leaving in great numbers, and new ones are not eager to serve" - we can read in the last "Rzeczpospolita".more

London primary-school pupils not fully vaccinated against polio are to be offered catch-up jabs after Easter. The disease, common in the UK in the 1950s, was eliminated by 2003. But poliovirus traces were found in north and east London sewage in early 2022.more

Three Lazio fans have been banned from the stadium for life for promoting fascism during a derby match against Roma in the Italian top flight.more

The Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, approved the accession of the country to the North Atlantic Alliance by an overwhelming majority on Wednesday. However, Sweden is still awaiting the missing ratifications from Turkey and Hungary.more

Heathrow Airport passengers have been evacuated from Terminal 3 following an apparent fire alarm this morning (March 23). Travellers have slammed the evacuation as a "total fiasco" with "nobody knowing what they were doing".more

Cocaine use in Europe declined slightly during the Covid-19 pandemic, but has now reached a new high. Many countries have also seen a relatively strong increase in methamphetamine, the German daily Tagesspiegel writes, citing the latest report by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).more

Planned rail strikes in March and April have been called off. RMT union members, including train guards, who work at 14 train companies were set to walk out on 30 March and 1 April.more

Kamil Stoch, Piotr Żyła, Paweł Wąsek, Aleksander Zniszczoł, Tomasz Pilch and Jan Habdas will represent Poland in the Ski Jumping World Cup in Lahti, the Polish Ski Association announced on Twitter.more

A two-day summit of EU heads of state and government begins in Brussels. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in his invitation addressed to European leaders, announced that one of the main topics of the talks would be to increase the production of ammunition and deliver it to Ukraine, as well as ensuring the EU's competitiveness in the long term and ensuring energy consumers at more

Prince William began an unannounced two-day visit to Poland yesterday. The heir to the throne of Great Britain wanted to thank British and Polish soldiers for their service and learn more about the care given to Ukrainian refugees, the media reported.more

English Premier League soccer referees have been instructed to introduce breaks in the game before the start of Ramadan. This is to help Muslim players endure the fasting period more easily, Sky Sports News reports.more

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, testifying under oath before the House of Commons Committee on Privileges, denied that he had lied about "Partygate", i.e. illegal parties at Downing Street during Covid-19 restrictions.more

In the first eleven weeks of the year, nearly 2,400 cases of aggression occurred in refugee centers in the Netherlands, twice as many as in the same period in 2022. - reports the Asylum Seekers Reception Agency (COA). "Knives, axes, theft and drugs are a daily occurrence in asylum shelters," the agency says. - their staff say.more

Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, the world ranking leader and the event's organizers announced on Twitter. The reason is a rib injury, with which the tennis player has been struggling for several days. "It's a very difficult decision, but health is the most important thing," she said. - admitted the Pole.more

Discount chain Lidl has published an official apology after two customers complained that they had been "humiliated by the behavior of the cashier". About the incident that happened in Wells in the county Somerset was reported last weekend by the local press.more

A whale in the Baltic Sea, 70 kilometers north of the Gulf of Gdansk, was recorded by Gdynia resident Marcin Grabowski, the Gdynia magistrate reported Tuesday. It stressed that in front of the eyes of the ship's crew, the animal, probably a humpback whale, emerged from the water several times, after which it swam away further.more