After 15 years, a man who ran away with friends from a bar in Trentino, northern Italy, without paying his bill, oppressed by remorse, sent a letter of apology and money. "A beautiful gesture," said the astonished owners of the establishment.more
Poland is the largest exporter of candles among EU countries - according to Eurostat data. In 2022, Poland exported candles worth EUR 922 million (38% of total candle exports in value terms). The next places were taken by the Netherlands (EUR 246 million) and Germany (EUR 205 million).more
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo 6:4, 6:3 to advance to the 1/4 final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at the Bercy Hall in Paris. The Pole's next opponent, vying for participation in the season-ending ATP Finals tournament, will be Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.more
Sadiq Khan will set out his stall on Thursday afternoon for next year’s mayoral election, while claiming that “900,000 Londoners could be silenced” due to voter ID requirements.
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Apple is facing a class action lawsuit that could result in UK iPhone owners receiving compensation for faulty batteries. Yesterday, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected the company's application to block the lawsuit.more
Pope Francis announced yesterday in an interview on Italian TV station RAI that he considers Brazilian Pele, who died last year, to be the greatest footballer. The Pope, once an ardent football fan, also spoke of two of his compatriots, Maradona and Lionel Messi.more
Storm Ciaran raging over France and hurricane-force winds of more than 200 km/h caused the death of a lorry driver and injured 15 people, according to Interior Ministry chief Gerald Darmanin this afternoon as he opened an emergency headquarters to coordinate the repair of damage caused by the storm. Residents in other countries were also affected by the violent weather.more
Londoners are being invited to add £1 to their bills while dining out this festive season to help raise vital funds to support homeless people.
Hundreds of restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels across the capital are taking part in this year’s StreetSmart campaign, running throughout November and December.more
Sweden's right-wing government has, as of 1 November, significantly increased the level of minimum income that non-EU citizens must earn in order to obtain a work permit. The decision is meant to limit the influx of low-skilled labour migrants.more
Representatives from 28 countries attending a summit on the security of artificial intelligence taking place at Bletchley Park, some 80km north-west of London, adopted a declaration prepared by the UK government pledging to work together to prevent threats from the technology.more
Bayern Munich's players unexpectedly lost 1:2 away to third-leg 1.FC Saarbruecken and have already dropped out in the 1/16th final of the German Cup. A year ago, the 20-time trophy winners were eliminated in the quarter-finals by SC Freiburg.more
Vladimir Putin today signed a law annulling Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Reuters and the Associated Press reported.more
Residents of Purmerend near the capital blocked the entrance to the town hall last night in protest against the construction of a shelter for 1,500 refugees from Ukraine, RTV Purmerend reported.more
Manchester United, the defending champions of the trophy, lost at Old Trafford to previous edition finalist Newcastle United 0:3 in the 1/8 finals of the Football League Cup in England. In the 'Polish' London derby, West Ham United, with Lukasz Fabianski in goal, beat Arsenal's Jakub Kiwior 3:1.more
Plans to close railway station ticket offices in England have been scrapped, in a government U-turn.
The transport secretary, Mark Harper, said the “government had asked train operators to withdraw their proposals”.more
Sweden unexpectedly introduced a ban on bringing all types of bags, regardless of their size, to matches, concerts and mass events due to the increased terrorist threat index to level four on a five-point scale.more
Police in the UK have arrested a 32-year-old man after a video suggesting that pro-Palestinian activists had let mice into a McDonald's restaurant in County Birmingham hit the internet. Earlier, social media claimed that McDonald's in Israel supported the army with free meals.more
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek won against American Coco Gauff (No. 3) 6:0, 7:5 in her second match at the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Cancun. Yesterday, the runner-up of the world ranking defeated Czech Marketa Vondrousova 7:6 (7-3), 6:0.more
Around 1.2 million households were left without electricity in France after the passage of storm Ciaran, accompanied by wind gusts in excess of 170 km/h, energy supplier Enedis reported today. In the UK and the Netherlands, the storm caused transport chaos.more
More and more Hungarians, including voters of the ruling Fidesz, claim that Viktor Orban's government, and not external factors, is mainly responsible for high energy prices - according to a study conducted by the Publicus Institute on behalf of the Nepszava daily.more
Jeremy Sochan scored eight points for the San Antonio Spurs, and his team defeated the Phoenix Suns 115-114 away in an NBA league match in amazing circumstances. The Texas basketball players were losing by five points with less than a minute before the end of the match.more
Plastic particles carried by rivers are covered with pathogenic bacteria and may constitute a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes, warn British scientists.more
