The top five areas for low-paid jobs are all in London, a new report has found. The latest study by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) has found that five London boroughs are the country’s top-ranking local authority areas in terms of the proportion of jobs which do not pay a “real living wage”. more

Nearly all top-tier councils plan to raise council tax by the maximum permitted to avoid financial distress, new analysis shows. Of the 136 authorities which have declared their proposals, 128 (94%) are looking to increase bills in April by 4.99% – the biggest amount allowed by the Government without having to hold a local referendum.more

Francesco Calzona has replaced Walter Mazzarri as Napoli coach, announced club president Aurelio De Laurentiis. The coach change took place two days before the Champions League 1/8-final match against Barcelona.more

House prices have continued to drop in London as the post-COVID property boom gradually slows. Analysis from Zoopla revealed in December London prices fell by 1.5 per cent, with the city's outer boroughs particularly experiencing a decline in the value of property.more

An unprecedented number of women are being investigated by police on suspicion of illegally ending a pregnancy, the BBC has been told. Abortion provider MSI says it knows of up to 60 criminal inquiries in England and Wales since 2018, compared with almost zero before.more

Girona lost away to Athletic Bilbao 2-3 in the match ending the 25th round of the Spanish top league. The revelation of the season did not take advantage of the slip of leader Real Madrid, who drew with Rayo Vallecano 1-1 on Sunday in the derby of the capital.more

Lawyers for Julian Assange have launched what could be his final bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trial over leaking military secrets. The two-day hearing at the High Court in London is hearing his team argue he should be allowed a full appeal.more

More than half of Poles consider a NATO war with Russia; 32 percent respondents are not afraid of such a scenario - according to a survey by the Pollster Research Institute for Tuesday's "Super Express".more

A second security scare in just a few weeks was recorded at a London airport when a man boarded a flight at Gatwick without a passport or boarding pass. The British national was able to get onto a Norwegian Air flight to Copenhagen on February 5 but was removed from the plane before take off.more

Oliver Glasner will become Crystal Palace's coach, the Premier League club announced. The Austrian coach signed a contract until the end of the 2025/26 season, and he will lead the team for the first time on Saturday against Burnley.more

An Air Serbia state airline plane flew for about an hour with a hole in its fuselage before returning to Belgrade airport, Nova TV reported yesterday. More than 100 passengers were on board.more

An online site run by a major criminal gang who organise ransomware cyber attacks appears to have been taken over by law enforcement. The site belongs to the group LockBit.more

Hubert Hurkacz remained in eighth place in the world tennis rankings. Serbian Novak Djokovic is still in the lead, and on Monday he started his 413th week as leader. Italian Jannik Sinner moved up one place to third place after his triumph in Rotterdam.more

The temperature in the Chinese town of Tuerhong, located in the northern part of Xinjiang province on the border with Mongolia, dropped to minus 52.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning. This is a new cold record for the province. The previous one was recorded more than 60 years ago.more

Rail passenger numbers could nearly double by 2050 compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to research. Demand will grow by between 37% and 97% by that point under various scenarios, the study commissioned by industry body Railway Industry Association (RIA) said.more

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest in mid-December during an English Premier League match, dreams of returning to the pitch. "If there's a chance I could play even once more, I'd like to give it a go," - admitted the Welsh footballer.more

Job offers for IT specialists, especially those related to programming, are decreasing, according to the Job Offers Barometer, prepared by the Department of Economics and Finance of UITM in Rzeszów and the Investment and Economic Cycles Office. It added that job offers for unskilled workers are increasing.more

Being born on February 29 means you only get one birthday every four years, but thankfully it does have at least one perk. Anyone born on the date - which only comes around every leap year - is being offered a free ride on the London Eye on their birthday. more

If you are dreaming of a summer holiday, you can look no further than the list compiled by the European Best Destinations organisation. Using the votes of around one million people from 172 countries, the EBD has selected the 20 best European destinations for this year from among 500 places. The Spanish city of Marbella topped the list, ahead of Monaco and Malta in the race for the title.more

Patients are facing delays stuck on hidden waiting lists that do not show up in the official figures in England, a BBC News investigation reveals. The published waiting list stands at 7.6 million - but the true scale of the backlog is thought to be much higher.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead in the world tennis ranking. The Pole increased her lead over second-placed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after winning the tournament in Doha. American Coco Gauff is still third.more

Schools in England have been given new guidance intended to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day. The government said the move was part of a plan to "minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms".more

Poles are increasingly divided on the issue of the Sunday trading ban. Although recently almost 60% of the population was against this solution, now this result has dropped below 50%. Businesses also have different approaches to the ban. Galleries and shopping centers are in favor of its abolition, but grocery chains are far from clear on their opinions.more

A Belize-flagged and UK-registered freighter was attacked off the coast of Yemen yesterday, Reuters reported. An explosion occurred near the vessel. The crew safely abandoned the vessel.more

RC Lens player Przemyslaw Frankowski assisted on Wesley Said's goal in the 1:1 away match against Reims in the 22nd round of the French Premier League. The Polish representative's team are sixth in Ligue 1 with 36 points, while their Sunday rivals are eighth (31 points).more