Holiday-makers will be delighted to know that travel between the US and the UK is about to get a whole lot faster. Whilst it'll still take at least 11 hours to travel to the likes of Los Angeles and Vegas, for those hoping to check out east coast hotspots like New York, Boston or Florida, you'll soon be able to land from London within a matter of hours.more

Italian Fabio Grosso is no longer the player-coach of French Olympique Lyon, the club has announced.more

For decades, Morton Allport was considered the most important 19th-century naturalist exploring Tasmania. However, the analysis of the researcher's correspondence, carried out by Jack Ashby from the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, reveals downright shameful facts about his work.more

The ceasefire was violated by Hamas, which fired rockets towards Israel, therefore we are resuming military operations, the Israeli army announced today. In the morning, the ceasefire that had lasted for a week and was extended twice expired.more

Charities have criticised the "nonsensical" closure of migrant hotels after the BBC found many residents were being moved from one hotel to another. more

Legia Warsaw lost their away match against Aston Villa 1:2, Sebastian Szymanski's Fenerbahce Istanbul succumbed 1:6 to Denmark's Nordsjaelland and Jakub Piotrowski's Ludogorec Razgrad won 2:1 against Spartak Trnava in the 5th round of the group stage of the Conference League football competition.more

An advertiser boycott may kill the company - said the owner of the X platform, Elon Musk, in an interview at the New York Times conference. At the same time, in obscene words, he told advertisers who were "blackmailing" him to leave. He also admitted that it was a mistake to post an entry supporting anti-Semitic theories.more

A drug which stops HIV infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective "real-world" preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as "reassuring".more

Women are the main targets of online hate, including vulgar language, harassment and sexual violence, according to a report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).more

Rakov Częstochowa's players scored the club's first ever victory in the crucial part of the European competition. Yesterday, they defeated Sturm Graz 1:0 in an away game in the 5th round of the Europa League. Promotion to the knockout stage was secured by Lukasz Fabianski's West Ham United, among others.more

The UK yesterday announced the dispatch of the destroyer HMS Diamond to the Persian Gulf to help contain increasingly serious threats to shipping from Iran and Iran-backed groups in the wake of the war between the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas and Israel.more

The Russian Supreme Court recognized the "international LGBT social movement" as an "extremist organization" and decided to ban it, the independent portal "Novaya Gazeta. Yevropa" reported yesterday. The court considered the application of the Ministry of Justice, which demanded this ban, in four hours.more

Tube passengers are facing a growing threat of strike action early next year after several unions rejected a proposed five per cent pay offer. The RMT, which represents about 10,000 London Underground staff, is mid-way through balloting its members on possible walkouts.more

At least 50,000 new nursing home places are needed in Ireland between now and 2051 to meet future demand, according to a projection from estate agents Sherry FitzGerald.more

After the end of the Euro 2024 qualifying group stage, the Polish national team is still in 31st place in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings. World champion Argentina is leading, ahead of runner-up France, and England has moved up to third place in the latest rankings.more

In recent years, the Swedish migration service has not taken away residence permits from thousands of immigrants, even though they lost their right to them. Some of these people stay in their home countries, receiving social benefits from Sweden - indicates the report of the State Audit Office published yesterday. ​more

More than a quarter of UK adults say they are likely to use buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) to help ease spending over the festive period, Citizens Advice has found. more

This year's prestigious awards in the Best Tourist Product competition were presented for the 20th time. The most important award - the POT Golden Certificate - was awarded by the competition jury to Bieszczady Bicycle Drezyny. The Tourist Discovery of the Year award went to the Świętokrzyskie Mountains Legend Park. The Upper Odra Land won the public vote.more

More bitterly cold nights are on the way for much of the UK, with temperatures falling well below zero. Overnight temperatures dipped to a frosty -6.6C (21F) in the Suffolk village of Santon Downham, and most places saw readings as low as -2C to -5C.more

Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to take further action in tackling rogue landlords making tens of thousands of pounds a year from damp and mouldy properties. more

Expert in "La Stampa": Covid-19 is rearing its head againmore

Gymnastics coaches in the UK will no longer be able to force their young players to weigh themselves. This is the result of new rules introduced by British Gymnastic after detecting irregularities and abuses revealed in last year's report.more

Online marketplaces are experiencing a surge in sales of secondhand goods amid the cost of living crisis and customers choosing to shop more sustainably. more

Following New York tradition, thousands of colorful LED lights lit up the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan today. The celebrations were accompanied by pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the nearby streetsmore

Patients are at risk of having serious health conditions missed because of the lack of continuity of care provided by GPs, the NHS safety watchdog says. Investigators highlighted the case of a man who was seen by eight different GPs before his cancer was spotted as an example of what can go wrong.more