Vladimir Putin did not rule out attacking military facilities of countries that allowed Ukraine to hit targets on Russian territory with their missiles. He added that Russian forces attacked Ukraine yesterday with a new medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile.more
The UK will save £500m by scrapping old military equipment early, the defence secretary has announced, despite a warning that the UK faces "increasing global threats".
Ships, drones and helicopters - some more than 50 years old - will be decommissioned ahead of schedule, John Healey told the Commons.more
A large section of one of Gatwick Airport's two terminals has been evacuated after a suspected prohibited item was found in a piece of luggage.
Passengers have been unable to enter the South Terminal since 10:55 GMT.more
Ford has said it will cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, becoming the latest carmaker to try to reduce costs amid slowing growth in electric car sales and competition from China.
The American carmaker said on Wednesday it would axe 800 jobs in the UK and 2,900 in Germany. more
Robert Lewandowski has returned to training and is expected to be ready for Barcelona's league match against Celta Vigo on Saturday. It is not yet known whether Wojciech Szczęsny, who is still waiting for his debut in the team of the "Pride of Catalonia", will be in the first team.more
The number of hotels being used to house asylum seekers has risen by seven since the general election, the government has disclosed.
Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle told MPs that 220 hotels were now in use, with 14 opened and seven closed since the July poll.more
Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kielin has stated that the authorities in London are “directly involved” in the war in Ukraine, as British Storm Shadow missiles have been used to attack facilities on Russian territory, Sky News reported yesterday.more
The coronation of King Charles in May 2023 cost taxpayers at least £72 million (€86 million), official figures have revealed.
The cost of policing the ceremony was £21.7 million with a further £50.3 million in costs racked up by Britain’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).more
Robert Kubica will again compete behind the wheel of a Ferrari in the WEC (World Endurance Championship) long-distance championship next year. This was announced yesterday by the Italian team AF Corse, which is the manufacturer of the brand's cars competing in the Hypercar class.more
Already every 16th child born in our country is a foreigner. In Lower Silesia, even every 10th is a foreigner, the ‘Rzeczpospolita’ reported yesterday.more
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland is back for 2024/25! The festive fair with rides, bratwurst, ice sculpting and much more is set to be full of visitors getting in the Christmas mood.
The London Christmas fair features over 100 rides, live shows, and more food and drink stalls than you can imagine.more
An unprecedented number of tourists have arrived in Portugal in 2024, the authorities of the Confederation of Tourism of Portugal (CTP) estimate less than six weeks before the end of this year.more
According to the soccer statistics website Squawka, Marcin Bulka is one of three goalkeepers in Europe's top five leagues who defended more than 50 shots this season. The Polish national team player and OGC Nice player also prevented the most goals.more
Almost 100,000 E.On customers with pre-payment metres will receive an average of £144 each because of an billing error by the energy supplier, the regulator Ofgem has said.more
The rate at which primary school pupils are being suspended from state schools in England has more than doubled in a decade, BBC analysis suggests.more
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated today that the US anti-missile base in Poland has long been among the possible priority targets for Russia. MFA spokesman Pavel Vronsky stressed that the Redzikowo installation is purely defensive in nature.more
Britain and Moldova signed a defense and security agreement yesterday. According to the British Foreign Office, the agreement should, in particular, allow Moldova to “strengthen its resilience” in the face of threats from Russia.more
After 10 years of serving his sentence, Anders Breivik has applied for early release. In an opinion presented at Wednesday's court hearing, experts concluded that he still posed a threat to society.more
The Italian women's tennis team defeated the Slovakian women 2:0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup team tournament, held in Malaga. This is the fifth ever, and first since 2013, triumph for the team from the Apennine Peninsula.more
Ukraine has, for the first time, fired on targets in Russia with British-made longer-range Storm Shadow missiles, the Bloomberg news agency reported yesterday, citing officials from Western countries, who requested anonymity.more
Another volcanic eruption occurred on the night of Wednesday-Thursday on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, local officials reported. A red glow is visible from the country's capital Reykjavik.more
Two-thirds of British drivers don’t know how to drive safely on icy roads, a new survey has found.
The study, which aimed to determine how many drivers would pass their theory test if they retook it based on their knowledge of winter driving, found just two per cent of Brits would receive a passing score.more
