President Emmanuel Macron yesterday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister. The new head of government previously served as Minister of Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who resigned on Monday, the Élysée Palace informed.more

Yesterday, Eryk Goczal, competing in the car challenger class, won the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally from Al Salamiya to Al Hofuf, 332 km long, including a 299 km special stage. This is the young Pole's fourth victory in this year's event. Krzysztof Hołowczyc received 31 penalty minutes.more

Tube customers are due to see significant changes to services on the Northern line later this year as full closures are planned at multiple stations. These will last for more than a week in April. Afterwards, more closures are scheduled for three weekends in June. Services will not be able to travel north of Golders Green station in North London.more

Obtaining a minimum length of service or a minimum pension capital could be the basis for acquiring the right to a pension. Currently, such a right can already be obtained by people who have paid only one pension insurance contribution during their working life, Law.pl reminds. The new solutions could limit the rapid growth of pensioners to whom ZUS pays low benefits.more

Almost 250 flood warnings and alerts remain in force in England as Hurricane Henk passed through the country last week. A yellow or orange alert is also in force throughout the country until Friday due to low temperatures.more

The leader of the world ranking of tennis players, Iga Swiatek, announced that she had become an ambassador of the LEGO brand. This is the first such cooperation between a Danish company and an athlete.more

The UK could soon see its highest-ever rate of Covid infections thanks to the new variant JN.1, according to experts. Professor Christina Pagel, of University College London, said the rapid spread of the strain means we have yet to reach the peak of infection while Professor Steve Griffin said it could outstrip previous waves of infection.more

A weight restriction is being introduced on a west London bridge this week to stop it from facing a similar fate to Hammersmith Bridge. Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) is bringing in a three-tonne weight restriction on Albert Bridge from Thursday, January 11, with heavy goods vehicles fined for crossing the structure.more

Britain’s largest manufacturers believe the UK is increasing its competitiveness as a global hub for manufacturing, despite high energy costs, worker shortages and political instability holding back progress.more

English Premier League side Brentford's footballer Ivan Toney, whose eight-month disqualification for taking part in bookmaking will end on 16 January, has stressed that he will try to repay the club's help and support with goals.more

If the new credit programme enters into force as announced, prices will rise. It is possible that they will rise by double digits," the "Rzeczpospolita" reports today.more

With the coming into force of the ban on breeding and owning American XL Bully dogs in England and Wales, interest in other potentially aggressive breeds has increased by more than a third, the Liverpool Echo reported.more

U.S. airline United Airlines reported yesterday that serious defects had been found "in nearly 10" grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, and that the number could increase. All planes of this type have been temporarily taken out of service by federal authorities after a dangerous in-flight malfunction.more

Trophy defending champions Real Madrid will play an away derby against Atletico in the 1/8 finals of the Spanish (King's) Cup soccer championship. Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona have been drawn against third-place Unionistas de Salamanca, who eliminated Villarreal. The draw took place yesterday.more

Three-quarters of Britons believe their country is in worse shape today than it was in 2010, when the Conservative Party took power, according to a poll by the YouGov center released yesterday. Up to 68 percent of its voters hold this view.more

Norway's Anders Breivik, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, has again sued the Norwegian state for his vexatious isolation. According to the mass murderer, solitary confinement results in suicidal thoughts and is a violation of human rights.more

Restaurants and food outlets need to cut down on the amount of food they put on consumers’ plates to reduce waste, the Agriculture Minister has said. Charlie McConalogue said there was a lot of waste within food service and urged every business to look to address the issue further. more

The registered unemployment rate in Poland at the end of December 2023 was 5.1%. and was slightly lower compared to the end of 2022 - according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy.more

Leading in the world tennis ranking, Iga Swiatek increased her lead over second-placed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka to 975 points. Kazakhstan representative Jelena Rybakina moved up to third place. Hubert Hurkacz, on the other hand, remained ninth in the world tennis ranking. He is invariably led by the Serbian Novak Djokovic.more

Ryanair has said that it has seen a drop in the number of tickets it has been able to sell after a number of major online booking websites stripped the budget carrier’s flights from their listings.more

In the Netherlands, over 5 thousand labor migrants from Eastern Europe, primarily from Poland, are homeless - reported the daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper warns that some of them are forced to sleep in tents.more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal from a penalty kick and his Barcelona beat away fourth-tier UD Barbastro 3:2 in the 1/16 final of the Spanish Cup (King's). The Polish striker played from the 72nd minute.more

Snow has started hitting parts of the UK, with other areas being warned of potential flooding. South-east England will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain on Monday, BBC Weather says. The Met Office has warned of ice and snow across southern England and Wales from Monday afternoon, which could cause travel disruption. more

Energy companies have been granted approval to resume force-fitting prepayment meters in people's homes nearly a year after it was suspended. EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power can install the meters again after meeting various requirements set by Ofgem, the industry regulator.more

Strikes by London Underground workers which would have wiped out Tube services this week have been suspended, the RMT union has announced. Little or no service had been expected across the capital's entire network from Sunday evening to Friday morning.more