Real Madrid beat Mallorca 3-0 in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, scoring all their goals after the break. They will face Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny's Barcelona in Sunday's final.more

Vacancies for permanent jobs in the UK declined at their fastest pace for four years last month, according to a new survey that adds to the gloomy economic mood.more

A mother has appeared in court charged with murdering her son and attempting to murder her father. Karolina Zurawska, 41, from Gendros, Swansea, appeared before the city’s crown court on Friday morning. She is charged with murdering Alexander Zurawski, six, who was found dead at a property in Gendros on August 29.more

US President-elect Donald Trump does not know how to end the war in Ukraine for the time being, and has no immediate intention of ending aid to Kyiv, the UK's Financial Times wrote yesterday, citing anonymous sources.more

IT specialist James Howells has lost a first-instance lawsuit to recover the disk on which some $740 million worth of bitcoins are currently stored, the Cointelegraph website reported yesterday. Howells was seeking permission to search a landfill site where his old computer was mistakenly found years ago.more

Graham Potter’s coaching staff at West Ham has been confirmed. The Englishman was appointed as the Hammers’ new manager on a two-and-a-half year contract on Thursday morning, following the sacking on Wednesday of previous boss Julen Lopetegui after only six months in charge.more

The pound has fallen to its lowest level in over a year, while UK borrowing costs hit their highest for 16 years. Economists have warned that the rising costs could lead to further tax increases or spending cuts as the government tries to meet its self-imposed rule not to borrow to fund day-to-day spending.more

Ryanair has sued in Ireland a passenger whose behaviour disrupted a flight from Dublin to Lanzarote and forced a landing in Porto. It is demanding €15,000 in damages from him, the airline announced on Wednesday. It also conveyed that it is planning similar lawsuits in other countries as well.more

A coalition of countries led by the UK and Latvia has pledged to provide 30,000 FPV drones to Ukraine, AFP reported, quoting a statement from the UK defence ministry. The group, which formed in 2024, has already drawn up an order worth £45 million.more

The death toll from the California wildfires has risen to at least 10. More than 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and the fire has consumed thousands of buildings in an area of about 120 square kilometres, an area the size of San Francisco. The cause of the fires, the worst in Los Angeles history, has not yet been determined.more

The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) has given Union Berlin a walkover for the 1-1 draw with VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga. The result has been revised to 2-0 for the visitors. The capital club has the right to appeal to a higher court and has already announced that it will do so.more

French President Emmanuel Macron met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer late last night and the main topic of their conversation was the situation in Ukraine, a British government spokesperson reported.more

Due to a breakdown in airport systems, Chopin Airport is experiencing difficulties in checking in passengers and planes. Emergency procedures have been implemented, the Warsaw airport said on its website today. Currently, planes are arriving and passengers on departing flights are being checked in on a regular basis.more

London is the only major UK city getting older, a new analysis has revealed, due to post-Brexit migration and falling birthrates. The capital is bucking a trend which shows other big cities are getting younger and that rural and coastal regions are driving the overall ageing population.more

In 2024, crime in Poland decreased: there were fewer thefts, burglaries and murders. However, there were brazen robberies on the streets - reports "Rzeczpospolita".more

Iga Świątek will begin her Australian Open with a match against Czech tennis player Katerina Siniakova. Hubert Hurkacz will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, Magda Linette will face Japanese player Moyuka Uchijima, and Magdalena Fręch will face a qualifier.more

A large number of people are anticipated to take part in the yearly No Trousers Tube Ride when it returns to the London Underground this weekend. The event, which began in 2009, will fall on Sunday, January 12 this year. more

The Singaporean passport has topped the list of the world's strongest travel documents, according to the Henley Passport Index. Its holders can travel visa-free to 195 of 227 countries. The Polish passport came in seventh and allows visa-free travel to 188 countries.more

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) lobby group warned that Budget measures mean there is "little hope" of food prices "going anywhere but up" in the second half of 2025.more

Defending champions Liverpool lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in London in the first leg of the English Football League Cup semi-final. The second leg at Anfield will be played on 6 February. The winner of the two-legged tie will face either Arsenal or Newcastle United for the trophy.more

The pandemic was supposed to usher in a cashless society, and many businesses have gone card-only – but Britons are finding it hard to let go of notes and coins. Cash is enjoying an unexpected comeback, reflecting the fact that, for many people, physical money remains the ultimate budgeting tool in tricky financial times.more

Plans for an upgraded NHS App to allow more patients in England to book treatments and appointments will be part of a package of measures unveiled by the government on Monday. The changes will allow patients who need non-emergency elective treatment to choose from a range of providers, including those in the private sector.more

A £24m trial to make all Friday fares off-peak did not increase the number of passengers using the network last year, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The Off-Peak Friday fares trial ran between 8 March and 31 May and saw fares on London Underground and Overground, Elizabeth line and DLR, as well as some National Rail services, set at off-peak levels throughout the day.more

Elon Musk, an American billionaire and trusted aide to future US President Donald Trump, is looking for ways to overthrow Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Great Britain, the Financial Times reported today, citing sources close to the head of SpaceX and Tesla.more

A 37-year-old Pole will be charged with murder after a policeman died while chasing car thieves in Brandenburg, eastern Germany, German prosecutors said yesterday. The man was driving a car that hit the policeman, killing him.more