This year's record forest fires in Canada contributed nearly 410 million tons of carbon emissions, accounting for 27 percent of global emissions from forest fires, the European atmospheric monitoring center Copernicus reported.more
Cornwall Council has agreed to sell Grade II listed flats worth £640,000 for £1 to ensure affordable homes stay in a Cornish town centre.
The council's cabinet approved a recommendation to release the 11 Coastguard Flats in Looe to a community land trust to avoid costly maintenance. more
The "snowflake" generation, or children and adolescents, who unlike their parents and grandparents have powerful access to knowledge, do not cope with this knowledge, which contributes to mental problems, experts estimate.more
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s rent cap and eviction ban have sent prices for Scottish tenants soaring faster than in London, new data reveals.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assessed that a quick end to the war in Ukraine should not be expected. Peace will come when Russia puts down its weapons, but if the Ukrainians surrender, their country will cease to exist, Stoltenberg said in an interview for the German media group Funke.more
The loss of duty-free shopping, according to independent designer Edeline Lee, who established her namesake brand in 2013 and creates all of her clothing in the UK, makes it more challenging for small British businesses to compete with their European competitors.more
Joseph Stalin deeply, personally hated Poles, in part because of the Bolsheviks' defeat in 1920, and this was an important factor in the decision to conclude a pact with Nazi Germany and partition Poland in 1939, says British historian Antony Beevor today.more
North London boroughs are the most dangerous areas to drive in the capital, according to a study, with the most collisions per billion vehicle miles.
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Barcelona players defeated Betis Sevilla 5-0 in the 5th round of the Spanish top league. Robert Lewandowski scored a goal and provided two assists for his teammates. The captain of the Polish national team has scored three goals in La Liga this season.more
The Polish national volleyball team won against Italy 3-0 (25:20, 25:21, 25:23) in the final of the European Championships in Rome. The white and red team won the second gold in the history of this event - they had previously triumphed in 2009.more
Fire ants, one of the world's most invasive and destructive species, have reached Europe, according to a study recently published in the journal Current Biology. Scientists found 88 nests of these insects near Syracuse, Sicily.more
Disapproval of physical punishment of children has strengthened over the past four years. Among respondents, whether they have children or not, the predominant belief is that physical punishment should not be used, according to a survey conducted by CBOS.more
Before the end of the year, ownership of American XL Bully dogs in the UK will be banned, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday in response to another case of a fatal human bite.more
The 21-year-old Sikh who broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021 with a crossbow to assassinate British Queen Elizabeth II has written a letter of apology to King Charles III and the royal family, his lawyer announced yesterday.more
Some vaccines should work mainly in the respiratory system, scientists say. This type of preparation against SARS-CoV2, they have just successfully tested on macaques.more
On the day a former British army soldier accused of terrorism escaped from London's HMP Wandswoth prison, 39 percent of staff were absent from work, the Justice Ministry admitted yesterday.more
PSG players, despite two goals by Kylian Mbappe, suffered a 2:3 defeat at home in the match of the 5th round of the French Premier League against a team from Nice. The guests' goal was defended by Polish representative Marcin Bulka. The hero of the match turned out to be Nigerian striker Terem Moffi, who scored two goals and scored an assist.more
The Nobel Foundation in Stockholm announced yesterday that it has increased the value of the Nobel Prize to a historic level - from 10 million to 11 million kroner (about 920,000 euros) in each of the six fields. The names of this year's Nobel Prize winners will be announced in early October.more
Around 200 outfits have been collected at the V&A Museum, starting with a cream blouse from 1916, made from silk jersey - a fabric then mainly used for lingerie and stockings. There are also the famous 'little blacks'. Creations designed for film stars such as Lauren Bacall and Marlene Dietrich, and a section dedicated to perfumes and handbags. more
All indications are that the race for the Polish national football team manager's seat and the appointment of Fernando Santos' successor will be between Marek Papszun and Michał Probierz. "It looks like it, because I don't think anyone doubts that it will be a Pole," - can be heard at PZPN.more
If the parliamentary elections were held this Sunday, PiS would receive 33.3 per cent of the vote; KO would receive 26.4 per cent. The Left would come third with 11.1 per cent, followed by the Third Way, which can count on 10.2 per cent of the vote, according to the latest IBRiS poll for Onet.more
Belonging to Britain's Princess Diana, a famous red jumper with a single black sheep between rows of white, found after years, was sold at auction in New York for $1.14 million, British media reported today.more
Latest figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that only 82.5 per cent of its trains arrived on time between April and June – down 5.6 points on the first three months of the year.more
