The UK’s worst-hit areas for living standards have been revealed as the government is urged to do more to boost growth across every region. Sir Keir Starmer’s renewed focus on the cost of living in the new year is “understandable”, research group Centre for Cities says, but must be underpinned by stronger economic growth.more

Real Madrid, the record holder in terms of the number of Champions League triumphs, as well as last season's finalists Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, will have to play play-offs to advance to the round of 16. They will bypass Barcelona, who beat FC Copenhagen 4-1, with Robert Lewandowski scoring one goal.more

Record numbers of offenders are being recalled to prison in England and Wales with union officials claiming that some are deliberately breaking the terms of their probation in order to deal drugs in prison.more

Veterinary practices will be required to publish prices of common treatments so pet owners can shop around and choose the best value option, according to government proposals.more

Yesterday, a meeting titled "Dialogue Poland – Polonia. Support and Cooperation of the Senate of the Republic of Poland" was held at the Polska YMCA in London, with the participation of representatives of this second chamber of the Polish parliament, who coordinate Polish diaspora issues.more

Water bills will rise by £2.70 a month on average from April, a year on from hefty increases for households in many parts of the country. The average annual bill in England and Wales will increase by £33 to £639, prompting calls for a "stronger safety net" for those unable to pay.more

Denmark's foreign minister said on Thursday (Jan 29) he was "more optimistic" after technical talks kicked off with the United States over Greenland. "We have had the very first meeting at senior official level in Washington yesterday regarding the Greenlandic issue," Lars Lokke Rasmussen told journalists at an EU meeting in Brussels. more

Artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring tools are set to be introduced in schools across the UK by the end of 2027, the government has announced. The Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that teachers, AI labs, and tech companies will begin co-creating and testing these tuition tools from this summer, with trials in secondary schools scheduled for later in the year.more

Jan Zieliński and Britain's Luke Johnson were eliminated in the doubles semifinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Thursday, losing to Australians Jason Kubler and Mark Polmans.more

Amazon plans to cut about 16,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline its operations. The latest round of lay-offs at the retail technology giant, confirmed in a blog post to staff, comes only months after it axed about 14,000 jobs.more

Sainsbury's expands use of facial recognition technology after successful trials to reduce crime and improve staff safety.more

In 2024, there were over 2,300 temporary employment agencies operating in the Netherlands, offering 407,000 jobs. According to a report published yesterday by the CBS statistics office, 52.4 per cent of these positions were filled by employees born abroad, usually residing in the country for less than eight years, with Poles accounting for the largest share.more

Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed yesterday as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. She thus became the first woman to head the Church of England.more

The hands of the Doomsday Clock are now closer to midnight than ever before, according to CNN. There are only 85 seconds left until the clock strikes midnight.more

After yesterday's training sessions at Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane, Maciej Maciusiak, coach of the Polish ski jumping team, decided that Klemens Joniak, Maciej Kot, Dawid Kubacki, Aleksander Zniszczoł and Piotr Żyła will compete in the World Cup in Willingen this weekend.more

Uber data analysis shows Edinburgh and Glasgow have more late-night trips than London in 2025.more

The Mayor of London did not commit to maintaining current bus frequencies, raising concerns about route cuts.more

EasyJet has been told to stop claiming that carry-on baggage fees are available "from £5.99", after it failed to provide evidence to the advertising watchdog that passengers can stow luggage in a cabin at that price.more

Jan Zieliński and Briton Luke Johnson advanced to the semi-finals of the doubles at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne. Today, they defeated fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia 7:6 (7-5), 6:2.more

Pubs and music venues in England will get a 15% business rates discount from April as part of a support package.more

Repeat offenders who violate a court-imposed driving ban will, as a rule, lose their driving licence for life, and participants and organisers of illegal races will also face consequences. These are just some of the many changes that will come into force on Thursday (29 January), when the Act on Improving Road Safety comes into force, according to the Prawo.pl service.more

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today unveiled a package of measures to give businesses and consumers more choice when using Google Search, including allowing publishers to opt out of having their content used in AI Overview and for training autonomous AI models.more

A heatwave in Australia has brought record temperatures. The state of Victoria recorded 48.9 degrees Celsius, Australian broadcaster ABC reported today. Meteorologists warn that temperatures inland could approach 50 degrees, posing a high risk of fires.more

Striker Tammy Abraham has returned to Aston Villa Birmingham after the English Premier League club reached an agreement with Besiktas Istanbul yesterday for £18 million.more

London Fire Brigade attended 206 e-bike and e-scooter fires in 2025, with two fatalities reported.more