France qualified for next year's World Cup after defeating Ukraine 4-0 in Paris on Thursday. Portugal will have to wait to celebrate after losing 2-0 to Ireland in Dublin. Cristiano Ronaldo received a red card in that match.more

Flu strikes every winter, but this year something seems to be different. A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated in the summer. It appears to evade some of our immunity, has kick-started a flu season more than a month early, and is a type of flu that history suggests is more severe.more

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The first of a £1bn new fleet of trains on the Docklands Light Railway have had to be withdrawn from service over safety concerns - only weeks after Sir Sadiq Khan hailed them as “amazing”. Transport for London has removed three of the new trains – with air conditioning and walk-through carriages – after one train failed to stop as expected during bad weather.more

The number of Poles receiving pensions in Norway has increased from 200 to 3,500 in 10 years, according to a report by the Norwegian government agency NAV. According to the authors, this is a result of economic emigration in the early 21st century, and the number of Polish retirees will continue to grow each year.more

Violent partners will be allowed to “return to harassing, stalking and abusing” with impunity under a bill before parliament that is supposed to ease prison overcrowding, a watchdog has warned the lord chancellor.more

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz defeated Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the ATP Finals in Turin as the top seed. Alex de Minaur is the second player from Jimmy Connors' group to advance to the semifinals. The Australian defeated Taylor Fritz of the USA 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.more

Poland is becoming the new industrial heart of Europe, although acute political conflict in the country may make it difficult to maintain economic growth in the coming years, according to the Spanish business daily Cinco Dias.more

The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation. The corporation said the edit had given "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action" and said it would not show the 2024 programme again.more

In 2024, the average annual salary, converted to full-time employment, amounted to EUR 39,800 gross in the European Union, which represents an increase of 5.2 per cent compared to EUR 37,800 in 2023, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. In Poland, it was approximately €21,250 gross last year.more

The first small nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom will be built in Wylfa, on the island of Anglesey in North Wales, according to an announcement yesterday by the office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Construction will begin in 2026. By the mid-2030s, the plant should be supplying energy to around 3 million homes.more

The new annual train timetable will increase the number of connections operated by PKP Intercity to 555, of which 527 will be year-round and 28 seasonal, announced PKP Intercity CEO Janusz Malinowski. The new timetable will come into effect on December 14.more

Led by Iga Świątek, the Polish national team will play in Gorzów Wielkopolski from today until Sunday for promotion to next year's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. The world's second-ranked tennis player will compete in Poland after a two-year break.more

What’s the most Christmassy movie ever committed to the small screen? Ignore the naysayers: obviously, it’s Love Actually. In this age of nostalgia, there’s no better way to tug on the nation’s heartstrings than by paying homage to Richard Curtis’ masterpiece. Or, indeed, by getting Keira Knightley to star in your festive advert. Talk about a one-two knockout punch.more

Londoners could face the threat of floods and even power cuts with the Met Office warning of 24 hours of near-constant heavy rain.more

After the November World Cup qualifying matches, 42 of the 48 participants in next year's final tournament will be known. The 28 teams that have already secured their participation will be joined in the coming days by 11 representatives from Europe and three from North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).more

The number of universal credit (UC) claimants has soared to 8.3 million people - up from 7.2 million at the same time last year, new government figures show.more

Thousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of pay-offs.more

The British Foreign Office announced today that it will donate £5.2 million to rebuild hospitals and roads in Ukraine. The announcement coincided with a visit to London by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.more

A total of 91 prisoners were freed by mistake between April and October this year, according to new government figures. The data for England and Wales was published by the Ministry of Justice, as ministers face pressure over accidental releases after a number of high-profile cases in recent weeks.more

The Irish media regulator Coimisiun na Mean launched an investigation yesterday into a breach of the Digital Services Act by social media platform X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk. It could face a fine of up to 6 per cent of its annual turnover.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday referred to the growing scandal surrounding the BBC, which has been accused by US President Donald Trump of manipulating his statements. ‘The BBC must put its house in order if it has made mistakes,’ the head of government said during a debate in Parliament.more

Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated Germany's Alexander Zverev 6–4, 6–3 to become the first semi-finalist at the ATP Finals in Turin. In an earlier match, Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated American Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-5, denying him a chance to advance.more

Norway has invited the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to participate in the Camp Jomsborg training mission in Poland, intended for Ukrainian soldiers. The Norwegian side made this proposal during last week's meeting of the Northern European Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) initiative.more

The ITAKA Foundation – Center for Missing People, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is conducting a search for 45-year-old Aleksander Zenon Puchalski, who lives in London.more