Robert Lewandowski scored as Barcelona eliminated Betis Sevilla on penalties in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. After extra time it was 2:2. The Polish footballer also hit the net in the series of "elevens" (4-2). In the final, the opponent of the Catalans will be Real Madrid.more

Londoners are more highly qualified than people in any other part of the country new data suggests – particularly if they live in Wandsworth or the City of London. Nearly half of people in London hold higher education qualifications classed as “Level 4” - which includes bachelor degrees, HNDs and postgraduate qualifications - according to the Office for National Statistics.more

Police officers from a special brigade, the only one in France with officers on roller skates, will ensure order and security around the Olympic arenas and Paris' most touristic spots during the 2024 Games. - reported the organisers.more

This weekend, the ski jumping World Cup will take place in Zakopane. On Saturday, the first team competition in the current season will be held at Wielka Krokiew, and individual competitions are planned for Sunday.more

Digital sales accounted for almost nine out of every 10 video games sold in the UK in 2022, according to a trade body. more

The existence of an extrasolar planet (exoplanet) LHS 475 b of almost identical size to Earth has been confirmed. This was made possible by further results from the James Webb Space Telescope. The new data were announced by NASA and the American Astronomical Society.more

32 percent Polish women aged 18-45 plan to have children in the near or long term, 68 percent. there are no such plans - according to CBOS research conducted in the second half of 2022, in which women in Poland were asked about their procreation plans.more

There are three little words every jobseeker dreads seeing: Dependent on experience. more

World number one Iga Swiatek will start her participation in the Australian Open with a match against German tennis player Jule Niemeier. No. 10 seed Hubert Hurkacz faces Spaniard Pedro Martinez, while Magda Linette faces Egyptian Mayar Sherif.more

Snow is expected to return as a cold snap hits the UK over the coming weeks. more

London should be able to set its own immigration rules to ensure there are enough skilled workers to run essential services, according to Sadiq Khan.more

The UK budget loses billions of pounds every year through uncollected taxes and the current tax backlog - £42 billion - is just under the amount expected to be raised by the austerity package announced in the autumn, MPs on the public accounts committee pointed out yesterday.more

Tomorrow's Friday 13 January may not necessarily be unlucky in the US. It could turn out to be lucky for the winner of the Mega Millions lottery grand prize, valued at $1.35 billion.more

The Norwegian ski jumpers are competing this season without a logo on their helmets due to the lack of a major sponsor and even Halvor Egner Granerud's victory at the 4-Hills-Tournament did not attract takers.more

A critically endangered Western chimpanzee, which conservationists say is the "world's rarest chimpanzee", has been born at a zoo. more

Even before his planned coronation in May, the British King Charles III will visit Germany. He is scheduled to visit Berlin and Hamburg at the end of March, the website of the weekly newspaper Stern reported yesterday.more

A decision on the arena for the March qualifying match of the European Football Championships between Poland and Albania should be made by 16 January. By then, PZPN must report the information to UEFA. Talks are underway regarding, among other things, the organisation of the meeting at the previously closed PGE National Stadium in Warsaw.more

A budget airline is ending all flights in and out of Cardiff Airport. Wizz Air suspended its winter flights in August, over running costs and has now cited the economic climate as the reason for this decision. The Welsh government, which owns the airport, described the move as "surprising".more

Travellers whose travel event has been affected by measures to counteract the Covid-19 pandemic may be entitled to a reduction in the price of their trip. The Package Travel Directive provides for liability independent of the organiser's fault, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled today.more

Lionel Messi returned to the Paris Saint-Germain line-up almost after two months and in the glory of a world champion and, scoring one of the goals, led the team to a 2:0 win against Angers in the match of the 18th round of the French Premier League. The defending champions clearly lead the table.more

British Prince Harry, in the first interview given after the publication of "Spare", his emotional memoirs, accused the media of dangerously taking out of context the passage in which he confessed to killing 25 Taliban in Afghanistan.more

The CSO data shows that the proportion of income saved has increased significantly. Could this be the effect of interest rate rises? - reports "Puls Biznesu" today.more

The British government confirmed yesterday for the first time that it plans to donate tanks to Ukraine. Kiev has long sought this to bolster its forces repelling Russian aggression.more

Manchester City's players will not win the Carabao Cup. In yesterday's quarter-final they succumbed to another Premier League team, Southamtpon FC 0:2 away.more

Last year's increase in the prices of goods and services in the Netherlands, according to the European harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), was the highest since 1975, reports the Netherlands Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Inflation stood at 2022. 11.6 per cent.more