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A new lottery game has been launched which delivers the top prize in monthly payments over 30 years, rather than in one hit. The National Lottery's Set For Life game offers £10,000 per month for three decades if a ticket-holder matches all five main numbers and a Life Ball.more

"Single-use", "toxic", "justice", "novice", "tomos" - these are words that in various countries of the world were chosen for the Word of the Year 2018. In Poland, the Word of the Year was "constitution".more

The UK's first dog food made from insects goes on sale this week, which its manufacturers say could help reduce the environmental damage caused by the massive volumes of meat routinely fed to dogs and cats.more

The owner of the garage used for Banksy's most recent artwork said he has been in "freefall" since it appeared and is struggling to cope with the responsibility.more

Hoards of Londoners are set to strip off and board the London Underground half-naked as part of No Trousers on the Tube Day which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. more

The first babies born in Scotland in 2019 include two girls who arrived as the bells chimed for the new year.more

Virgin Trains is urging passengers to use toilets appropriately after a bra was flushed onboard and caused a blockage.more

World Cup 2018, Avicii, local elections 2018 - these are the most searched internet search terms in 2018 in the world. On the Polish list, attention is drawn to the interest around the events at Nanga Parbat and the high position of the film "Kler".more

One man in Delhi was desperate for vegetarian sausages and heard the embassy stocked supplies. Another wanted to double check that Poland wasn't home to vampires, after an internet date asked about his blood group before they met.more

Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi, winner of the first ski jumping competition of the 4-Hills-Tournament and the World Cup leader, competes in a coverall made of material that only Norwegians had access to last season and was sewn by a tailor from this country.more

The cup, which Polish volleyball players got for the world championship in 2014 and this year, is in constant demand and is still traveling around the country, and the next available loan period falls on ... February. To do this, you must meet certain conditions regarding its protection.more

The Prime Minister was doing some last minute Christmas shopping on Friday night when she was stopped by Charles Chapman in Twyford, Berkshire. He immediately asked her for a selfie and could be seen putting his arm around her shoulder as they took a picture together.more

OceanGate are offering trips 13,000ft under water in a privately built submersible to see the ill-fated ship for $105,129 (£83,537). That is the equivalent of a first class ticket ($4,350) on Titanic's maiden voyage after inflation.more

In Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen on Friday morning there was the first in the history of this Norwegian island attack on the only operating bank here.more

Liberal Jewish financier and philanthropist George Soros was named Person of the Year by Financial Times, which called him "the standard bearer of liberal democracy and open society."more

This year's astronomical winter will start exactly today at 22:23 (GMT). Then the winter solstice will take place. The astronomical winter will last until the spring equinox.more

Vladimir Putin's 2019 calendar has emerged as a bestseller in Japan, outselling those of all the country's domestic celebrities.more

The brightest comet visible from earth this year will make its closest pass of the planet on Sunday night. Comet 46P/Wirtanen only appears visible to earth roughly every five years and is expected to be at its most vivid ever.more

Walking around a supermarket, stretching to reach the long-lasting bread at the back and looking for the ripe fruit is all a bit boring, isn't it? With the Christmas rush making shops all the more hectic, Iceland has decided to make shopping fun by changing their shop floor into an ice skating rink.more

A 500-year-old skeleton has been found in the River Thames wearing remarkably well-preserved knee-high leather boots.more

An interactive map has revealed medieval London's violent hotspots, detailing the locations of more than 140 often gruesome murders in the capital between 1300 and 1340.more

This year ZSL has unveiled its Christmas at London Zoo light trail which weaves between its enclosures and paddocks.more

Costa Coffee has teamed up with Barclays to launch a reusable coffee cup which comes complete with an in-built payment chip, so customers can just tap their cup to pay for their drink.more

The Polish woman was to get married with her British fiancé in Bydgoszcz (Poland). The man, however, did not show up at the wedding, but the bride decided not to cancel the wedding.more

"You can never take our freedom." This time Mel Gibson has spoken about Poland's freedom. The latest promotional film by the Polish National Foundation features the Australian actor explaining the virtue of patience and the value of independence. more