Robert Lewandowski received the award for the best scorer of the previous season of the Spanish top league yesterday during the "Marca" gala. The Barcelona striker scored 23 goals. The team's goalkeeper, German Marc-Andre ter Stegen, was recognized as the best player.more

Britain's loudest bird, the bittern, has made a comeback over the winter months in London, conservationists say. more

The old saying goes that it takes a whole village to raise a child. Such collective childcare is an invention as old as humanity. And very effective - according to anthropologists from Cambridge University. A study they conducted showed that in primitive societies, children had better - because they gave more involvement to their caregivers - care than they do today in Western culture.more

In 2020, 2,813 marriages were declared invalid in the Catholic Church in Poland - that's 1.8 percent of the total number of marriages performed that year. Less than 5 percent of those granted a civil divorce are taken to church courts, according to the ISKK report "Annulment of Marriage in the Catholic Church in Poland."more

In 2022, net net migration to the UK was 745,000, not 606,000. as previously reported - the British statistical office ONS announced today, presenting corrected data. This is by far the highest net migration since the end of World War II.more

Those of us resisting the call of central heating will soon be challenged as the UK’s weather is set to turn, with temperatures to drop below freezing.more

Londoners hoping to travel around the city this weekend may need to make alternate plans, as certain stations will be partially or completely closed to allow TfL to complete necessary maintenance.more

Poland will play against Estonia on March 21, and if they win, they will play away against Wales or Finland five days later in the play-offs to advance to the European Championships in Germany. This was decided by Thursday's draw in Nyon.more

People who stuck by Covid lockdown rules the most strictly have the worst mental health today, research has found. Those who followed the restrictions most closely when the pandemic hit are the most likely to be suffering from stress, anxiety and depression, academics at Bangor University have found.more

If Russia wins the war against Ukraine, "no one in Europe will be safe anymore" and "NATO's days would be numbered" - believe German political scientists Nico Lange and Carlo Masala. They presented scenarios of the development of the situation in a text published in the weekly "Die Zeit".more

The Polish Book Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute in London and the Polish Cultural Institute in New York announced in May this year that Anna Zaranko received the Found in Translation 2023 award for her translation of "Peasants" by Władysław Reymont, which was published by Penguin Classics in December 2022. The official award ceremony took place yesterday.more

The famous golfer Tiger Woods announced that on December 14-17 in Orlando, Florida, he and his 14-year-old son Charlie will take part in the PNC Championship, a pairs competition for professional players and their children or parents. This will be their third appearance in this tournament.more

From January 2022 to the end of August 2023, 541 companies imported 4.3 million tons of cereals and oil plants from Ukraine worth PLN 6.2 billion - reports "Rzeczpospolita" based on the Supreme Audit Office's report.more

The cut in social security contributions - larger and faster than expected - is the most important of the package of measures announced by Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt to stimulate the British economy and improve the ratings of the ruling Conservative Party.more

For the first time in Spain's history, single mothers gave birth to more children than married women in a single year, according to a study on demographics for 2022 released yesterday. Its author is the National Statistical Institute (INE) in Madrid.more

Growing numbers of people in England and Wales are being found so long after they have died that their body has decomposed, in a shocking trend linked to austerity and social isolation, doctors have said.more

"The changes in the regulations concern, among others, body measurements, elements on the ski and in footwear, and their main goal is to improve safety," emphasized Agnieszka Baczkowska, a delegate of the International Ski Federation (FIS), who deals with, among others, checking equipment during jumping competitions.more

The left and Muslim organizations are concerned and "shocked" by the victory of Geert Wilders' right-wing and anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV) in the parliamentary elections. Wilders is congratulated by the right wing for this. "The wind of change is coming!" - wrote Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the X portal.more

Public transport users in London are failing to claim thousands of lost property items handed in every week. The transport authority moved its lost property office from South Kensington to West Ham to accommodate the rising number of objects being stored.more

Robert Kubica will compete next year at the wheel of a Ferrari in the WEC (World Endurance Championship). This was announced by the Italian AF Corse team, which is the manufacturer of this brand's cars competing in the Hypercar class.more

Today in the USA is Thanksgiving Day, during which Americans meet for gala dinners, where the main dish is roast turkey. The holiday meal will be cheaper this year thanks to lower turkey prices, reports CNBC. ​more

Nearly half of UK homeowners say neighbours have prevented them parking their vehicle, a survey has suggested. Some 48% of respondents to a poll for Churchill Motor Insurance said neighbours have blocked access to their driveway, garage or allocated parking space.more

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a popular American sex therapist referred to in the media as Dr. Ruth, has been named New York State's Honorary Ambassador for Singleness. This is the first feature of its kind in the United States. Her task will be to support people who complain of loneliness.more

The last, 22nd round of the Formula 1 World Championship will be held on Sunday at the Yas Marina track in Abu Dhabi. The season was dominated by Dutchman Max Verstappen from the Red Bull team, who won 18 out of 21 races and had already secured his third consecutive title.more

A third of British employees have admitted to working in their pyjamas, a survey has found. Employment firm Indeed surveyed over 1,000 employees and 500 employers in the UK, discovering 33% of workers wear pyjamas during shift hours.more