The rivers of Britain and Ireland are in a desperate state from the impact of pollution, with not a single waterway in England or Northern Ireland listed as being in good overall health, a report said on Monday.more

Four primary schools in the southern French city of Beziers introduced uniform uniforms for students from this Monday. Over 700 children are participating in the pilot program. Education authorities want to see if uniforms will help reduce inequality and improve relationships in schools.more

An entire church has hit the market - for just £5k more than a parking space in London. The dilapidated building in Pembrokeshire is in need of some love and attention but could be a unique home for the right buyer. The three-bed, two-bath property has already had more than 20 viewings, estate agent John Francis said. more

Iga Swiatek is one step away from moving into the top "10" of the tennis all-time payroll, and her on-court earnings since the beginning of her career have surpassed the $25 million mark. The world ranking leader is closing in on the highest ranked Pole, Agnieszka Radwanska, who is ninth.more

28% would like to introduce a 4-day working week. employees - according to the latest "Polish Labor Market Barometer" by Personnel Service. It was added that every tenth employer plans to implement such a system.more

For people who never moan about the cold, can take or leave showers and will get used to a relentless thrum of hooting trumpet noises, ideal jobs have come up. A heritage charity is advertising vacancies at the bottom of the world. Based in Antarctica, just 9,000 miles from the UK, successful applicants will have to adapt to near-constant daylight and always freezing temperatures.more

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is conducting a thorough review of its cost of living payments to determine if more are needed, reports BirminghamLive. Charities, campaigners, and MPs have been urging for another round of financial aid as daily costs remain high, but the government has so far stated that no further payments will be made after the recent £299 sum.more

Labour is being warned by a powerful alliance of thinktanks and charities that poverty will soar if it comes to power and then fails to spend many billions of pounds on welfare reform to help those struggling most with the cost of living.more

Iga Swiatek, last year's winner of the tennis Grand Slam French Open, was on the list of nominees for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Award in the "Sportswoman of the Year" category for the second year in a row. The awards gala will take place on April 22 in Madrid.more

Around 250 banks are set to close this year or have already shut - as financial services continue to be stripped from the high street at pace. Twelve major bank branches closed in January alone and another 38 will have been shut down by the end of this month. They are among 245 banks set to close in 2024, with another six branches also due to shut but with no end date yet announced.more

The speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, at the UN Security Council, pointing out Russia's false narrative about the war in Ukraine, became a sensation and received enthusiastic praise - the American Bloomberg agency reported yesterday.more

The disciplinary committee of the Saudi Football Federation has initiated proceedings against Cristiano Ronaldo, local media reported. The famous Portuguese from Al-Nassr club is accused of making a controversial gesture towards Al Shabab fans after Sunday's match between these teams.more

The majority of councils across England and Wales have introduced measures to dim or cut street lights altogether over the past 15 years, some saving millions of pounds a year. Now cash-strapped local authorities have increased the cuts in an effort to plug gaping holes in budgets, with Croydon, Cornwall, Havering and Hampshire the latest to declare plans to switch off lights.more

Warning strikes are to be held in local transport in many regions of Germany until Saturday. Yesterday, city bus drivers in Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland and parts of Trier went on strike, resulting in many connections being canceled. There are also several hours of disruption in Berlin, the Tagesschau portal reported.more

Girona's players won at home against Rayo Vallecano 3-0 in the match ending the 26th round and returned to second place in the Spanish Premier League table, pushing Barcelona to third.more

Bus company staff in London are set to strike next month over pay. Around 40 members of staff will be involved in the strike that is set to impact 18 bus routes for 9 days.more

Serbian police detained a Polish citizen in connection with an attempt to launder over PLN 30,000 in the country. euro - the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced yesterday.more

To alleviate the problem of lack of prison space and reduce costs, British Justice Minister Alex Chalk wants foreign perpetrators of less serious crimes not to be tried, but deported with a lifetime ban on returning to the UK.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the second round of the ATP 500 tennis tournament on hard courts in Dubai. After an extremely close fight, he defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff 7:6 (7-5), 6:7 (4-7), 7:6 (8-6). The match lasted two hours and 42 minutes.more

For more than 10 years, the US has developed intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, which is now critical for both countries to counter Russia, writes the "New York Times" in a lengthy article.more

England should ditch its school calendar “stuck in place since Victorian times” and replace it with shorter summer holidays and longer half-term breaks to improve the lives of pupils and teachers, according to a new report.more

Figures published by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) show the average rent for new tenants has increased to €1,598. The latest report from the RTB for Q3 2023 show the average rent for new tenants is higher than existing tenants, who are on average spending €1,357 per month. In Q3 2023 the standardised average rent in new tenancies grew by 11 per cent year-on-year and in existing tenanciesmore

English Premier League football rivals Everton will have six points deducted rather than 10 for financial irregularities. The Premier League's governing body reduced the penalty after allowing the Liverpool club's appeal.more

A traveller from England was fined PLN 500 for trespassing on a border road lane, the Warmia and Mazury Border Guard reported yesterday. The man explained that he wanted to visit a girl he had met online in Russia.more

Oxford Street has begun to bounce back, with the proportion of vacant shops down by 40% and almost a fifth of its troublesome candy and souvenir shops now closed.more