Napoli beat Juventus 2–1 at home in the top match of the 14th round of the Italian top flight. Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund scored both goals. These were his first goals for the club since 5 October.more

Labour has suffered a devastating blow as their support crumbles to a mere 14 percent in a shocking new opinion poll. The dismal results suggest Sir Keir Starmer's party could be heading for their worst election performance in over 100 years.more

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Dog owners in England and Wales now face unlimited fines if their pets worry livestock, including newly protected llamas and alpacas. Peers and MPs have jointly agreed to lift the previous £1,000 cap on penalties for dog attacks on farm animals. more

Britain's Lando Norris of McLaren won the Formula 1 world championship title for the first time in his career yesterday. He finished third in the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull won for the 71st time in his career.more

59.4% of Poles believe that, given the current international situation, Poland should reinstate compulsory military service, according to a United Surveys poll commissioned by Wirtualna Polska. 30.9% oppose such a measure.more

Heathrow faced anger from passengers and taxi drivers when it said its drop-off fees will go up from £6 to £7 in the New Year. Drivers who go over ten minutes will be hit by an £80 penalty charge, although this is reduced to £40 if paid within a fortnight. The same penalty applies to drivers who do not pay the £7 drop-off charge online before midnight the next day.more

The Swedish military observes Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea almost weekly, Swedish Navy Operations Chief Captain Marko Petkovic told The Guardian. He believes Moscow is steadily strengthening its presence in the region.more

Kacper Tomasiak took fifth place, Piotr Żyła was seventh, Maciej Kot was 14th, Paweł Wąsek was 25th, and Kamil Stoch was 27th in Sunday's World Cup ski jumping competition in Wisła. Domen Prevc of Slovenia won. Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan, who was in the lead after the first round, came second.more

Alex Norris, the asylum minister, said anyone without the right to stay in the UK would be deported. He pledged to "ramp up" removals of families deemed not to be legitimate refugees by officials.more

According to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study, 46% of Poles say they most often buy cosmetics and perfumes online as holiday gifts. Respondents also frequently buy books and toys.more

Donald Trump has been named the first winner of the newly created Fifa peace prize, claiming “the world is a safer place now” as he received the award at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC.more

London’s high streets are bracing for more disruption as Halifax prepares to shut another 14 branches across the UK in 2026 - including one in the capital. The latest round of closures comes as banks continue to scale back their physical presence in favour of digital services. One of the branches set to disappear next year is the Halifax in Wandsworth, scheduled to close on January 15, 2026.more

Heathrow Airport says its teams are working with emergency services after an incident in the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3. Met Police says the incident is isolated and not related to terrorism or protest.more

Matty Cash scored for Aston Villa as his team defeated table-toppers Arsenal 2-1 at home in Matchday 15 of the Premier League. It was the Polish international's third goal of the season, leaving the Birmingham side in third place.more

Meta Inc. has begun closing Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users under the age of 16, the BBC reported. A ban on sharing social media with minors will come into effect in the country on December 10.more

Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. Police were called shortly before 10:00 GMT on Saturday after the case containing the Imperial State Crown - which is typically worn by the King at formal ceremonies - was defaced.more

Ryanair has announced that it will launch five new routes from Gdańsk Airport this summer. The Irish carrier will also add a sixth aircraft to its Gdańsk base.more

Lens defeated Nantes 2-1 away to maintain their lead in the French top flight after 15 rounds. Second-placed and defending champion Paris Saint-Germain remain a point behind them after a 5-0 home defeat of Przemysław Frankowski's team against Rennes.more

Festive one-upmanship is alive and well - with more than a quarter of Brits buying extra Christmas lights and decorations to compete with neighbours' displays. A competitive 28% of Brits admit they've snapped up more dazzling holiday decor to keep up with the Joneses, according to a survey by Compare the Market.more

Around 3.3 million pension savers are on course to be clobbered by salary sacrifice changes announced in the Budget, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures indicate. Guidance published online by HMRC about the changes said an estimated 7.7 million employees currently use salary sacrifice to make pension contributions.more

"Gazeta Wyborcza" presented the results of the Eurobazooka poll. It shows that the vast majority of citizens of the most important EU countries want to remain in the community, while in Poland support for leaving the EU already stands at 25%.more

The British media have assessed that Group L of the World Cup, in which England will face Croatia, Panama and Ghana, is favourable for them, although they consider the rest of the tournament to be difficult. For Scotland, facing Brazil, Morocco and Haiti is a familiar scenario ‘with a hint of something new’.more

Two and a half centuries after the revolution across the Atlantic severed the imperial bond, the King and Queen are set to visit the United States as the nation marks 250 years of independence.more

Tickets to the Louvre Museum in Paris will be more expensive for foreigners from outside the European Economic Area starting January 14, 2026. This decision was approved by the museum's administration. The increase, which will bring the ticket price to €32, will apply to citizens of the UK, the US, and China, among others.more