Until recently, Valentine's Day was mainly associated with romantic dates and declarations of love. Today, more and more Poles celebrate this day differently - as a celebration of closeness in a broad sense. Instead of focusing solely on partners, on February 14, they celebrate moments and appreciate relationships with friends, family, and even with themselves.more

Al-Nassr footballer and Portugal national team player Cristiano Ronaldo, with $260 million in his account, opens the list of the highest-earning athletes for 2024. In the ranking compiled by the Sportico website, there is no woman in the top 100.more

The remains of London’s earliest Roman basilica have been discovered under an office block, in what archaeologists have described as one of the most significant recent discoveries in the capital. The almost 2,000-year-old structure was part of the forum, the Roman capital’s social and administrative centre, and built around the late 70s or early 80s AD.more

Britain’s economy unexpectedly picked up in the final three months of 2024, official figures have shown, easing pressure on Rachel Reeves after flatlining during the summer.more

Defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. The runner-up of the world tennis ranking defeated Jelena Rybakina, representing Kazakhstan, 6:2, 7:5.more

A growing “exodus” of dentists willing to provide care on the NHS threatens to exacerbate the crisis in patients’ access to treatment, the profession’s leaders have said.more

Train drivers on the Elizabeth line are to strike on four separate days over the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. Members of the union Aslef will take industrial action on Thursday 27 February, Saturday 1 March, Saturday 8 March and Monday 10 March.more

A bank may be deprived of its right to interest if it fails to comply with its information obligation, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled today. It concerns a case concerning consumer credit. The Polish court referred questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling.more

The UK government today announced a plan to establish new towns to tackle the housing shortage crisis. According to the official announcement, this is set to be the biggest housebuilding programme in the country since the end of the post-war period.more

At least 28 people were injured, including children, in Munich, where a car drove into a group of people today, the dpa news agency reported. Police have apprehended the driver, who is a 26-year-old Afghan national, according to the Bild daily. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder assessed that an attack was likely to have taken place.more

Feyenoord, with Jakub Moder in the squad, defeated AC Milan 1:0 in Rotterdam in the play-off to advance to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. AS Monaco, with Radoslaw Majecki in goal, succumbed at home to Benfica Lisbon 0:1. In addition, Bayern and Club Brugge scored one-goal victories. Rematches on 18 February.more

The UK supports US President Donald Trump's drive to end the war in Ukraine and London's priority is to ensure it is in the strongest possible negotiating position, the UK Foreign Office said yesterday.more

Almost PLN 2,500 on average is spent by Poles on children's trips during winter holidays, and more than PLN 4,000 in larger cities, according to a survey by BIG InfoMonitor. 46 per cent of respondents do not plan to go on a trip because their income does not allow them to spend more, it was reported.more

Canine beauticians, DJs and pilates instructors are among the categories of overseas workers eligible to apply for UK skilled worker visas, an Oxford academic has found.more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "He wants to make peace," Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social.more

Table-leading Liverpool drew with Everton 2-2 in an overdue English Premier League football match. It was the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park Stadium in its more than 130-year history - with Everton already playing matches at a different venue from next season.more

Aberdeen in Scotland is the most affordable city for single people to buy a home in Great Britain, analysis of national property data shows, with the average one- or two-bedroom home valued at just under £120,000.more

Defending champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. The runner-up of the world tennis ranking in the third round won against Czech Linda Noskova 6:7 (1-7), 6:4, 6:4. The duel lasted two hours and 33 minutes.more

Londoners have backed rent controls after a City Hall politician declared the capital was facing a ‘cost of rent crisis’—with the city’s over two million renters handing over on average over 40 per cent of their wages to landlords.more

Robert Lewandowski has extended his contract for another year with Barcelona, who are happy with the numbers the team's top striker is achieving this season, Catalan newspaper ‘Mundo Deportivo’ reported today.more

The British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending but could be blown off course if Donald Trump goes ahead with threatened tariffs, a leading economic thinktank has warned.more

A 25% tax is set to be imposed on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US , ending exemptions from the rules for goods from major trade partners including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, as well as the European Union.more

The Home Office has been accused of quietly blocking thousands of refugees from applying for citizenship if they arrived in the UK by small boats or hidden in vehicles. Guidance for staff assessing people who have applied for naturalisation says that, since Monday, applicants who have “made a dangerous journey will normally be refused citizenship”.more

MFA spokesman Pawel Wronski confirmed today that two Polish citizens are to be deported from the US. At the same time, he pointed out that during the previous year, up to 24 January this year, there had been 67 deportations of Polish citizens from the United States.more

Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies on the platform were selling plates without checking customers' documents and establishing their legal entitlement to the plate.more