A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals wards across England are “full to bursting”. It comes as several NHS trusts declared critical incidents because of sustained pressure in A&E departments, with people being treated in corridors and a patient at one hospital forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted to a ward. more

In his second match in Barcelona, ​​against Athletic Bilbao in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup, won 2-0, Wojciech Szczęsny showed off several spectacular interventions interspersed with uncertain tackles – the Spanish media commented on the Pole's performance live.more

A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes, border officials said Wednesday. The unidentified passenger arrived at Krakow’s Balice airport on a flight from London shortly after midnight, according to Justyna Drozdz, a local border security spokeswoman.more

The neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, which is linked to parts of the skinhead music scene, has become the first extreme right-wing group to have financial sanctions imposed by the UK government.more

Poland has the second largest number of farms in the EU after Romania and leads the way in terms of the amount of agricultural land owned directly by the farmer, according to an agricultural census published by Eurostat on Tuesday.more

Ten people and their dog have been trapped in snow at Tan Hill In, the highest pub in Britain, the Guardian reported yesterday. They are likely to remain there until the weekend due to forecast snowfall and temperatures of below 10C.more

8 January saw the launch of LOT Polish Airlines' Grand Promotion. For the next few days, travel enthusiasts will be able to buy tickets at special prices for domestic, short-, medium- and long-haul flights.more

‘We have about two metres of snow on the hill, so we certainly won't have to worry about a lack of snow’. - assured Wojciech Gumny of the Tatra Ski Association when asked about the preparations of the Wielka Krokiew before Saturday's Polish Ski Jumping Championships. A week later, the World Cup is to be held in Zakopane.more

A new Superloop route across the River Thames is set to be launched within months. Superloop 4, an express Transport for London (TfL) bus service between Canary Wharf and Grove Park in Lewisham, will start running on April 7.more

In a decree issued, the mayor of the town of Belcastro in Calabria in southern Italy has banned residents from engaging in behaviour that could be hazardous to their health. He explained the ban by the lack of medical care in the town. He recommended everyone to rest as much as possible, not to travel and not to participate in sports.more

Rachel Reeves could be forced to make fresh cuts to public spending at her March “spring forecast” as a rise in government borrowing costs risks the chancellor breaking her own fiscal rules.more

Spaniard Julen Lopetegui has been sacked from his position as coach of English Premier League football team West Ham United, the club, whose goalkeeper is Lukasz Fabianski, has announced.more

Savile Row and nearby streets have been evacuated amid reports of an incident that required a “controlled explosion.” The iconic Mayfair street, known for its array of bespoke and high-end men’s tailoring stores, was cleared of pedestrians and shop staff on Wednesday as police explored a potential threat.more

Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Holownia announced today that the presidential election will be held on 18 May. If a second round is necessary, it will be held on 1 June. Formally, the elections will be called in a week's time, on 15 January, and only then will the election campaign begin.more

A prosthetic leg, an ironing board and a hamster are among the things passengers have left on a train operator’s services. Northern said these examples were among more than 32,690 incidents of lost property recorded since July 2022. more

Maja Chwalińska and Kamil Majchrzak advanced to the third and deciding qualifying round of the Grand Slam tennis tournament Australian Open in Melbourne. Maks Kaśnikowski fell in the second round.more

Elon Musk acts as de facto ‘co-president of the USA’ and seeks to change the powers in allied European countries, without criticising China or Russia for doing so; Europe is in trouble, a columnist for the British daily ‘Financial Times’ assesses today.more

Ketamine, the anaesthetic taken by Elon Musk to control his moods, could be reclassified as a class A drug by the Home Office after illegal use reached record levels.more

There is not the slightest chance of Canada becoming part of the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on social media yesterday, commenting on US President-elect Donald Trump's statements about annexing Canada.more

This week is expected to see the coldest nights of the year, with temperatures potentially reaching -16C on Thursday night. A yellow snow warning for Wednesday stretches from Kent to Cornwall and up to south London.more

Arsenal London's players at the Emirates Stadium lost 0:2 to Newcastle United in their first League Cup semi-final match in England. The replay will take place at St James' Park on 5 February.more

The Meta conglomerate, which owns Facebook among others, will get rid of fact-checkers and users will have a greater role in moderating services, just as they do on X, company owner Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday in a recording on Meta's website.more

Food price inflation jumped to 3.7% last month, the highest level since March, helping fuel a bumper season for supermarkets.more

Organisers of the Grand Slam tennis tournament French Open in Paris will introduce a ticket draw among fans to ensure a smoother and fairer distribution of tickets, the French federation has announced.more

Companies in the transport and logistics and automotive industries are announcing increased hiring in the coming months, according to a report by ManpowerGroup. Four out of ten companies plan to make new hires in the first quarter of this year.more