A Taiwanese official has pleaded with people to stop changing their name to “salmon” after dozens made the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion.more
Royal Mail is adding bar codes to millions of second class stamps as part of a trial it says is poised to pave the way for innovative customer services and benefits in the future.more
Britain wants to shape a world where democracies can thrive, but needs to be prepared for a world marked by heightened conflicts and divisions, reported today in an integrated review of British security policy. It added that the United Kingdom would therefore not reduce the number of nuclear warheads it had, and even increase the maximum number.more
The conversation that Oprah Winfrey had with the princely couple has been one of the most important topics in the media for the past few days. All its details have been analyzed - from the important confessions that Meghan and Harry made to the details of their outfits. It turns out that many viewers also noticed the armchairs on which Winfrey's guests were sitting.more
A total of 3.2 million households in the UK have acquired a pet since the start of the pandemic, according to the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association.more
Colonsay, an island in the Inner Hebrides, has the longest hours of sunshine in the UK and is famed for its idyllic sandy beaches deemed to be the best in Scotland.more
Derogatory terms for women, such as “bint” and “bitch”, will remain in the Oxford Dictionary of English because to remove them would amount to censorship, the publisher has said.more
The gods appear to be smiling on Andrey Rublev after the Russian reached the semi-finals of the ExxonMobil Open on Thursday without hitting a single ball all week.more
The Czechs, Italians, Slovaks, Americans and Hungarians enjoy the greatest sympathy among Poles; in turn, the greatest reluctance is expressed towards Arabs and Roma, according to a CBOS poll.more
Ski jumping World Cup winner Halvor Egner Granerud admitted that during this difficult time of isolation he received an unexpected gesture of sympathy from Karl Geiger, who offered him home dinners brought to his door.more
A meteorite that fell from the fireball that lit up the sky over the UK and northern Europe last month has been found and identified as a type which has never fallen anywhere in Britain beforemore
Legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is the latest sporting icon to be the subject of a documentary, with Amazon announcing their latest film Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In.more
From May 1, stamps on registered letters will be replaced by barcode labels, which will be placed on the parcel in the postage field when sending such correspondence, informed Poczta Polska.more
An investment has started in Świnoujście, the aim of which is to connect the islands of Uznam and Wolin. Until now, residents have moved between the islands using passenger and car norms. The cost of the investment is approximately PLN 912 million, of which 775 million was provided by the European Union.more
A woman from Meriden, Kansas, bought her first lottery ticket four days after her 18th birthday. She hit the main prize in the amount of 25 thousand. dollars - reported the organizer of the Kansas Lottery.more
The design of the new fleet of Piccadilly line trains was unveiled today as Transport for London said it was honouring a £1.5billion contract despite its finances being wrecked by covid.more
50 years - this is the upper limit for candidates for space missions. The European Space Agency (ESA) will start recruiting applicants on March 31.more
Amazon's first physical store in the UK will be a Fresh grocery shop, planning documents appear to suggest. Reports this week first claimed the online retailer will open checkout-free Amazon Go shops following success in the US.more
