Ministers are being urged to raise the basic rate of statutory sick pay from £3 an hour – one of the lowest in the developed world – after a report found the government’s changes would leave more than 1.6 million people unable to pay essential bills.more

A single ticket-holder has won the £7.4 million jackpot in Saturday’s Lotto draw and players have been advised to check their tickets. Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Brilliant news, one lucky ticket-holder has won tonight’s £7.4 million Lotto jackpomore

A DHL cargo plane crashed as it came in to land at Lithuania's Vilnius airport early on Monday morning, killing one person on the aircraft and with some debris damaging a house.more

Real Madrid players confidently won away against Leganes 3-0 and returned to second place in the Spanish top league table, pushing their cross-town rival Atletico into third. Barcelona are leading.more

An eight-year-old girl has been seriously hurt in a shooting in west London. The child and a man aged 34 were taken to hospital after they were shot in Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm on Sunday, the Metropolitan police said.more

As President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, Russia has used about 150 drones, missiles and aerial bombs in attacks on more than 10 regions of Ukraine since Sunday evening. Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia may be preparing an attack on Zaporozhye, located in the southeastern part of the country, reports the Economist.more

EasyJet has announced new longest route from England. The budget airline said it will operate flights between Gatwick airport and the island of Sal in Cape Verde from March 31 next year. The flight will take almost six hours.more

The European Commission announced that it has closed an antitrust investigation into Apple that has been ongoing for more than four years over the anti-competitive rules the company applies to developers of e-book and audiobook applications.more

Paweł Wasek was 23rd, Aleksander Zniszczoł - 25th, and Kamil Stoch - 28th in Sunday's Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Lillehammer, Norway. The winner was Austrian Jan Hoerl, who won the fourth victory in his career.more

The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around three bases in eastern England that are used by American forces. The drones were spotted between Wednesday and Friday near RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell. They were actively monitored after they were seen in the vicinity of and over the three bases, U.S. Air Forces Europe said in a statement.more

Austria has agreed to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen area fully in an agreement reached with the countries in Budapest on Friday. Sofia and Bucharest are hoping for a quick lifting of land border controls with neighbouring EU countries. A final decision could be made on 12 December.more

"Hooligans who wreak havoc on local communities" could face up to two years in jail under the plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, the government has said. more

English Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Southampton 3-2 away in the 12th round. The visitors' victory was decided by a penalty kick taken by Mohamed Salah in the final minutes.more

Warsaw has moved up four places in the Global City Ranking and is currently in 61st place in the ranking of 156 agglomerations from around the world - according to a report by the international consulting firm Kearney.more

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. However there is one day of the year where it is scrapped. ULEZ operates across every London borough and needs to be paid if you drive a non-ULEZ compliant vehicle into the zone. The daily charge is £12.50 for those vehicles and it needs to be paid by midnight, three days after you headed into the zone.more

Europe could soon be welcoming a wave of well-heeled Americans, as Democratic voters facing the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency eye refuges abroad. Interest in so-called “golden visas” has skyrocketed among US citizens since the election, according to consultants that help the wealthy migrate. more

A flawed fridge-freezer, a not-so-smart kettle and a pram that failed safety tests are among some of this year's dud Black Friday deals, according to a consumer champion. Which? tests thousands of products every year to recommend the best products to buy and what to avoid.more

Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) secured his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title and the fourth of his career. The result was decided by the results of Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix, the 22nd of 24 rounds of the series, in which Verstappen finished fifth. The winner was Briton George Russell (Mercedes).more

British cinema chain, Vue, is quietly using artificial intelligence (AI) to track viewer habits and boost admissions. more

The Spanish government has imposed a fine of €179 million on five low-cost airlines, including Ryanair, for unfair practices, the Spanish Consumer Affairs Ministry announced.more

Bluesky has at times been the most downloaded app on both the US and UK Apple Stores, with many social media users leaving X in the wake of the US election. But the prime minister told reporters that "at the moment" there are no plans to establish official UK government accounts or a personal one in his name.more

Barcelona, ​​despite leading 2-0 until the 84th minute, drew 2-2 away with Celta Vigo in the 14th round of the Spanish football league. Convalescent Robert Lewandowski scored his 15th goal of the season. The team from Catalonia retained the lead in the table, but second-placed Atletico Madrid made up two points.more

The Spanish government has introduced new regulations that will shorten and simplify procedures to regularize the status of some 900,000 illegal immigrants in the country over the next three years.more

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts remain in place across England on Sunday as disruption from Storm Bert continues in many parts of the UK.more

The most recognizable politicians are: Donald Tusk and Mateusz Morawiecki, who are recognized by 98 percent of respondents - according to the Opinia24 poll for Radio Zet. The last places in the ranking were occupied by: Magdalena Biejat, who is recognized by 43 percent of respondents and Karol Nawrocki - with a result of 39 percent.more