After more than two decades of economic stagnation, the average UK worker will still earn less than in 2008, the Resolution Foundation has warned. At the same time, he points out that tax increases will further increase the decline in prosperity in the country.more

What are the recommendations for fans heading to Qatar for the football World Cup? When it comes to alcohol consumption, sexuality, dress and behaviour, fans will have to follow specific rules. The tournament starts on Sunday.more

The next two years will be difficult for everyone and will be challenging for the UK economy, Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt admitted today. However, he stressed that the plan he announced to stabilise the public finances was necessary.more

In the first half of the year, entrepreneurs suspended over 161 thousand companies, while 104.3 thousand closed down, according to data from the Ministry of Development and Technology. This is almost 29 per cent more than a year earlier,' reports today's Puls Biznesu.more

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced a major change to its reduced sections. Every day, shoppers rush to Tesco in the hope of finding a yellow sticker bargain. more

The organisers of Grand Slam Wimbledon have announced that they are relaxing the requirement to appear in uniformly white attire and from next year female tennis players will be allowed to play in dark shorts. This is to help them overcome discomfort during menstruation.more

The first section of the planned fence on Finland's border with Russia will be 3 km long and its construction will start in March next year, the Finnish Border Guard announced today. Ultimately, around 200 km of the border is to be secured over a period of 3-4 years.more

Workers at the UK postal service, Royal Mail, will be on strike for six more days before Christmas, including Christmas Eve, the CWU union representing them announced yesterday.more

Several Belarusian companies that have been Ikea's sub-suppliers in recent years use forced prison labour in Belarusian penal colonies, which also hold political prisoners, reports the French investigative website Disclose in a journalistic investigation published on its website.more

Szymon Marciniak will be one of the 36 main football referees for the World Cup in Qatar. Among the assistant referees nominated are Tomasz Listkiewicz and Pawel Sokolnicki, with Tomasz Kwiatkowski among the VAR referees. This is the first time that women have been appointed to the World Cup.more

The Citizens Advice organization - as every year before Christmas - published a list of the worst courier companies in the country. the number of problems and complaints, and the level of customer service they offer.more

Following Elon Musk's publication of an ultimatum requiring Twitter employees to commit to working at maximum capacity or resign, many have opted for the latter, Reuters reported yesterday, citing an online survey of the service's staff.more

Today is set to be a wet and windy day for many in the UK, with some even seeing the first snowfall of the season. more

Spaniard Rafael Nadal beat Norway's Casper Ruud confident of advancing to the top four in his final match of the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin. Second from the Green Group, American Taylor Fritz won against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime to make the semi-finals.more

A man carrying an axe and a knife entered the high-rise building of the daily "New York Times" in Manhattan, New York yesterday afternoon, the Associated Press reported. He asked to be allowed to speak to the paper's political section.more

It was Poland that proved to be Ukraine's truest friend, but we are all indebted to Poland for its persistence in warning of the Russian threat, former British Defence Minister Michael Fallon wrote in the Daily Telegraph yesterday.more

The 50+ generation can be an important factor in the labor market. Therefore, the regulations and attitudes of employers, as well as people over 50 themselves, should be changed in such a way that they are more willing to work longer and not decide to retire as soon as possible - these are the main conclusions of the report published by the Coalition Safe at Work Association.more

Daniel Ricciardo admitted yesterday that the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be his last race in Formula One, and his farewell to McLaren. However, the Australian driver, who has been involved with F1 since 2011, has not said his last word.more

Ground handlers at London's Heathrow Airport began a 72-hour strike at 4am today, demanding pay rises, union Unite has announced.more

A district court in The Hague has sentenced two Russians, Sergei Dubinsky and Igor Girkin, and a Ukrainian, Leonid Kharchenko, to life imprisonment for shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. 283 passengers and 15 crew members died. The fourth defendant in the case, Russian Oleg Pulatov, was acquitted.more

"It was very difficult for us this morning. It was a long training session. As a team, we needed it to get used to the heat. It's a different environment for us," said England footballer Conor Coady about the climatic conditions in Qatar.more

Firefighters and control room staff are to vote on whether to go on strike after a 5% pay offer was rejected.more

Poland has many times greater than expected development potential for offshore wind energy. By 2040, such energy could satisfy nearly 60 percent of demand for electricity - we can read in the report "Potential of Offshore Wind Energy in Poland" commissioned by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA).more

Gianni Infantino will run FIFA for the next four years as he has no opponents. His selection will be announced on March 16, 2023 at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The Swiss has been managing the world football federation for six years.more

Traffic levels in Covent Garden have dropped by as much as 25 per cent as Westminster and Camden councils look to make a trial scheme permanent in the area. more