The UK retail industry is braced for a muted end to the Christmas shopping period as poor weather and strikes weigh further on consumers whose spending is already under pressure from the increased cost of living.more

A total of 227 people have been detained in France, including 47 in Paris and its metropolitan area, during clashes with police after Argentina won the World Cup against France, the French interior ministry said today.more

More than 500 road accidents took place in the Netherlands tonight due to black ice, according to the road management agency Rijkswaterstaat (RWS). According to its spokesman, there are usually 10-15 accidents on a Sunday. A 26-year-old woman died at the scene of an accident in Nijverdal in the north of the country.more

Rail chiefs and unions faced fury on Monday for running no trains from more than 40 stations in London and the wider South despite there being no strike action.more

From January to October, it was found to be 30 percent. more thefts in shops than a year ago, informs Maciej Tygielski, an expert on the retail market, citing police data. He believes that one of the main causes is inflation and the rapid impoverishment of society. Food and fast-moving consumer goods are disappearing in stores.more

Argentina became the second team in history to win the World Cup after starting the World Cup with a defeat. In the next six matches "Albiceleste" were undefeated, but twice, including the final, their victory was decided by a penalty shootout.more

The Crown Prosecution Service has charged a 19-year-old man in connection with an overcrowded dinghy carrying illegal immigrants capsizing in the English Channel, killing four people.more

Meteorological models indicate that in the days leading up to the holiday, frosty air will move into areas of the northern Plains, midwest and eastern regions of America. A white Christmas is possible in the East and Midwest on Christmas Eve, the Washington Post reported.more

On average, people expect that it will take 21 months to pay back what they owe, according to Tesco Bank.more

Phoenix Suns and NBA All-Star Chris Paul has reached his 19-year goal of graduating from college. As a souvenir, the basketball player paid $ 2,500 to the account of all his friends from the year.more

After a nationwide raid and the arrest of people from the "Reich Citizens" milieu planning a coup d'état, the head of the federal Interior Ministry Nancy Faeser (SPD) announced further decisive action against extremists and enemies of the state: "We will find even more of them," Faeser said in an interview with the Welt daily. am Sonntag".more

Nearly half of Poles plan to spend an average of PLN 50 to PLN 100 per person on a Christmas gift, according to a report by UCE Research and the BLIX Group. This year, as in the previous year, Poles will most often prepare gifts for 4-5 people and give them mainly cosmetic products.more

Media in France highlight the dramatic course of Sunday's final of the football World Cup in Qatar, in which the "Tricolor" lost to Argentina in a series of penalty kicks. The daily L'Equipe wrote about a "surreal scenario" of the decisive clash.more

Britain’s recent cold snap could end with a dramatic turn to unseasonably warm weather.more

British minister Oliver Dowden said the government "will not budge on its pay policy", ruling out any increases for nurses. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union said it would "escalate protests" if the government did not start wage negotiations "within 48 hours of starting Tuesday's strike".more

Croatian Luka Modric, who finished third in the World Cup in Qatar with Croatia, is not ending his career in the national team. The 37-year-old footballer wants to play in the final tournament of the Nations League in 2023.more

Finland will allocate twice as much money to defense as in previous years. The government announced orders for missiles from the US, Israel and Sweden, and howitzers from South Korea. According to experts, this should raise the combat capability of the Finnish army "to a new level".more

Around 1,200 soldiers will replace striking ambulance drivers and border guards carrying out passport checks to help minimize the impact of the protest, the British government confirmed today.more

Dawid Kubacki won today's ski jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, Switzerland. The next places were taken by Austrian Manuel Fettner and Slovenian Anze Lanisek. The Pole strengthened his lead in the general classification of the cycle.more

A third of Italians are stressed about Christmas, according to a survey conducted for the Chamber of Psychologists. Among the reasons, specialists mention loneliness, a sense of maladjustment to the collective state of pre-Christmas euphoria and financial problems.more

Magdalena Abakanowicz's textile installations were absolutely groundbreaking and we hope that thanks to this exhibition she will become as famous in Great Britain as she deserves - said Dina Achmadejewa, one of the curators of the Polish artist's exhibition at London's Tate Modern gallery.more

Argentina could become the second World Cup winner in history, having started the tournament with a defeat. This was the path taken by Spain in 2010. The South American team at At 15:00 he will play defending champions France in the grand final.more

After the abrupt lifting of strict pandemic restrictions, the first large wave of Covid-19 in the country is spreading across China. According to Western media, there are already signs of an increasing number of deaths in Beijing, although it is not visible in the official statistics.more

Gareth Southgate to remain England's football coach The Telegraph newspaper and Sky TV.more

"As part of its aid package, the UK has supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with high-precision Brimstone 2 missiles. This assistance played a decisive role in stopping the Russian advance," the British ministry said on Twitter.more