Since yesterday (12 January), for the first time in a century in Rome, it has been possible to see fragments of the Forma Urbis, the monumental marble plan of this city, dating from the early third century AD, preserved to our times. The Forma Urbis museum is being inaugurated in the Celio archaeological park.more

Sunday's 'El Clasico' in the Spanish Super Cup final is probably the most interesting football event of the coming weekend. The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will take place.... Riyadh.more

British pupils will be able to learn British Sign Language (BSL) in schools from the start of the 2025/26 school year. According to Euronews, the classes will be optional, available to students in the final years of secondary school, or 15- and 16-year-olds.more

The expert report shows that in 2024, Polish roads can expect, among other things, new sectional speed measurements, an expanded network of speed cameras at intersections, more Red Light systems at level crossings and unmarked vehicles controlling drivers.more

The UK cold snap is forecast to continue with temperatures expected to plummet to below freezing next week.more

Robert Lewandowski scored a goal for Barcelona, which defeated Osasuna Pamplona 2-0 in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup tournament. In Sunday's final of the event held in Riyadh, the Catalans will face their eternal rival - Real Madrid.more

Brexit has cost the UK £140bn so far, a figure that could rise to £311bn by the middle of the next decade, according to an analysis published yesterday by Cambridge Econometrics.more

Not a single boat with illegal immigrants has entered the UK across the Channel for the past 25 days, the longest such period since February/March 2020, according to Home Office figures released yesterday.more

Arkadiusz Milik scored three goals for Juventus in a 4-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia at home against Frosinone. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny remained on the bench for the hosts. The semi-final rival of the Turin team will be Lazio Rome.more

The Scottish Government will follow in the footsteps of England and Wales and also ban the breeding, sale and ownership of American XL Bully dogs, Scotland's First Minister (First Minister) Humza Yousaf announced yesterday. Dogs of this breed have bitten at least 14 people to death in the UK in the last two years.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak travelled to Kiev today with assurances of increased military aid to the Ukrainian military, the British government has reported. London will allocate £2.5 billion in the new fiscal year 2024/25, 200 million more than in previous years, it added.more

When it comes to children's health, we want to be a 'nanny state' - announced yesterday the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, as he announced a series of measures his incoming government would take to improve the health of the youngest.more

US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday night (Friday time) that US and British forces had launched an attack on targets linked to Huti rebels in Yemen. This information was also confirmed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.more

Last year's ski jumping World Cup winner Halvor Egner Granerud announced on Sunday after a poor performance at the 4-Hills-Tournament (27th place) that he would not come to the competitions in Wisla, Szczyrk and Zakopane (13-21 January), but now he has changed his mind and will be present.more

Greggs has revealed plans to open up to another 160 stores in the year ahead as it cheered a strong end to 2023. The high street bakery chain opened a record 220 new shops over 2023, taking its total estate to 2,473.more

The head of the federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Thomas Haldenwang, believes that democracy in Germany is at greater risk than society thinks. He also emphasized that one of the threats is the growing right-wing extremism, reports the Tagesschau portal.more

A robot which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify potential potholes is to be tested on public roads in Hertfordshire. The Autonomous Road Repair System (ARRES) robot identifies cracks or holes and fills them to stop surface water getting in.more

The hybrid threat from Russia still exists, which is why all crossings on the eastern border will continue to be closed, said the head of the Finnish Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mari Rantanen.more

Iga Swiatek will start her participation in the Australian Open with a match against American tennis player Sofia Kenin. Magda Linette faces Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, Magdalena Fręch faces Australia's Daria Saville and Hubert Hurkacz faces a match against a qualifier.more

The London to Birmingham stretch of the HS2 railway could cost more than £65bn in current prices, the boss of the company building it has said. Sir Jonathan Thompson said a rise in the cost of materials such as concrete and steel over the past few years have added £8bn to £10bn. In October the government cancelled the sections between the West Midlands, Manchester, and the East Midlands.more

Compared to 2022, the well-being of Poles in 2023 has improved. Men are generally in better mental condition than women - according to a CBOS survey.more

Some people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are entitled to cold weather payments after prolonged periods of below-zero temperatures. In Scotland, those on low incomes and benefits may receive a winter heating payment, which does not depend on how low the temperature falls.more

Lazio and Atalanta's players advanced to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. In the Rome derby, Lazio beat Nicola Zalewski's Roma 1:0, while the team from Bergamo won away against AC Milan 2:1.more

Most key NHS targets have been missed for at least seven years across the UK, BBC News research shows. The review of records going back 20 years also reveals Northern Ireland and Wales have never met the four-hour accident-and-emergency (A&E) target. The analysis focused on the three key hospital targets, covering A&E, cancer and waiting times for planned care.more

Sainsbury’s won shoppers from all its major grocery rivals this Christmas but sales at its Argos chain dived, in a worrying sign for high street rivals. The UK’s second-biggest supermarket reported an 8.6% rise in grocery sales in the six weeks to 6 January but Argos sales fell 4.2% in the same period as shoppers reined in spending on electrical goods and furniture.more