Bullying, scaring, habitat destruction, killing. Often for fun, to gain popularity on TikTok. These are the grim conclusions of the just-released UK Wildlife and Countryside Link report for last year. It shows that 1,414 crimes against wildlife were reported in England and Wales in 2021.more

The football team of Poland won four times in history a match against a rival who was the current world champion. On Sunday, there will be an opportunity for the fifth such feat - the white-and-reds will face at 15:00 (UK time) in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar with France defending the trophy.more

Italy is already in the endemic phase of Covid-19, the new Health Minister Orazio Schillaci announced. "Today," he added, "we are betting on citizens' sense of responsibility. The health ministry in Rome has inaugurated a vaccination campaign against both Covid-19 and influenza.more

500 years ago, in the autumn of 1522, the royal secretary of Sigismund I the Old, Ioannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek), arrived at the court of King Henry VIII of England. This was the first diplomatic contact between Poland and England, which Dantiscus described as a country of high prices, bad food and ugly weather.more

A meteorite caused panic among Gran Canaria islanders when it lit up the sky over the archipelago and fell into the sea with a powerful bang, the Canary Islands authorities confirmed yesterday. "The noise was similar to an explosion, the window panes were shaking, "Gran Canaria residents wrote on Twitter.more

Szymon Marciniak will be the chief referee for tomorrow's match of the 1/8 finals of the football World Cup, in which Argentina will play against Australia in Ar-Rajjan. He will be assisted on the lines by Tomasz Listkiewicz and Pawel Sokolnicki. The VAR referee will be Tomasz Kwiatkowski.more

U.K. households paid an average of £210 (around €240) more on their food bills alone due to Brexit, according to a study from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics published Thursday.more

The number of anti-Semitic crimes is increasing in Germany - over 3,000 were recorded in 2021 alone. The government now wants to take more targeted measures to protect Jews. Government Commissioner for Anti-Semitism Felix Klein presented the country's first "national strategy against anti-Semitism and for Jewish life."more

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has informed the Conservative Party that he intends to run in the next House of Commons election from the same constituency he currently represents - Uxbrigde and South Ruislip in west London.more

Morocco, Croatia, Japan and Spain advanced to the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Thursday. A sensation is the elimination of the runners-up in the FIFA ranking of Belgium and Germany - the former drew 0:0 with Croatia, and the latter did not help the 4:2 victory over Costa Rica.more

The situation of the Russian troops in Ukraine looks so bad that Vladimir Putin is no longer satisfied with recruiting additional soldiers from all corners of Russia, Wagner's Russian mercenary group participating in the fighting is now moving to recruit criminals from the Central African Republic, reports Bild.more

A controversial incident took place at a recent reception at Buckingham Palace. Among the invited guests was activist Ngozi Fulani, who later accused Prince William's godmother of making racist comments against her "We take this matter extremely seriously" - commented on the matter in the official statement of the spokesman of the palace.more

"For a patient who is 850 years old, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is in extraordinary condition" - experts said after another inspection of the famous monument, saved more than two decades ago by a team of scientists led by now 90-year-old Professor Michele Jamiolkowski from the Polytechnic University of Turin. He was called "the wizard" in Italy.more

The "Happy at Home" index asked more than 21,000 people across Britain how they feel about where they live. Locations are ranked based on factors such as whether people feel there is a sense of belonging and community spirit, the proximity to green spaces, and local amenities.more

Fans who come to Qatar for the football World Cup often have problems exchanging dollars for rials, the local currency, journalists supporting the tournament report.more

A Polish national living in Ireland has lost a claim that he was discriminated against by the Department of Health over the requirement to take a Covid-19 test every time he passed through Dublin Airport during the pandemic.more

Portuguese municipalities employ a large number of companies of their choice to prepare mangers and Christmas decorations, entrusting them with the execution of the so-called "art exhibitions" - reported the Portuguese media.more

Radio RMF FM with a listenership of 26 percent. and TVP1 with 15.5% viewership. are the stations that have the largest share in the media market in Poland , show the results of the study on the consumption of electronic media conducted by the National Media Institute.more

The German government wants to simplify the rules of entry and recognition of professional qualifications in order to attract more foreign qualified workers to the country. International labor market expert Chris Pyak believes that "the notion that many people want to come to Germany is wrong." It scares them away racism.more

Half of the charity's debt assessment clients have a negative budget - meaning they are left in the red after paying for essentials. This is up from 36% in early 2019, it says.more

From next year, the capital of the Netherlands is launching a campaign to discourage the arrival of tourists looking for sex, drugs and alcohol, informs the daily "De Telegraaf".more

In the French media, the echoes of the defeat of the Poles with Argentina, which local journalists call "a disastrous performance", do not cease. The white-and-reds, who, despite the loss, advanced to the knockout phase of the football World Cup in Qatar, will face France in the 1/8 finals.more

Paramedics and other ambulance workers across much of England and Wales are likely to go on strike before Christmas to demand pay rises, two trade unions representing them have announced.more

Spanish services intercepted an explosive inside an envelope at a military base in Torrejon de Ardoz near Madrid, local media reported. This is the third letter-bomb found in Spain since yesterdaymore

BBC Wales analysis of new Census data suggests six of Wales' most deprived communities are in the city. People are having to eat pet food while others try to heat food on a radiator, a community worker with 20 years' experience has said.more