According to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study, 46% of Poles say they most often buy cosmetics and perfumes online as holiday gifts. Respondents also frequently buy books and toys.more

Donald Trump has been named the first winner of the newly created Fifa peace prize, claiming “the world is a safer place now” as he received the award at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC.more

London’s high streets are bracing for more disruption as Halifax prepares to shut another 14 branches across the UK in 2026 - including one in the capital. The latest round of closures comes as banks continue to scale back their physical presence in favour of digital services. One of the branches set to disappear next year is the Halifax in Wandsworth, scheduled to close on January 15, 2026.more

Heathrow Airport says its teams are working with emergency services after an incident in the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3. Met Police says the incident is isolated and not related to terrorism or protest.more

Matty Cash scored for Aston Villa as his team defeated table-toppers Arsenal 2-1 at home in Matchday 15 of the Premier League. It was the Polish international's third goal of the season, leaving the Birmingham side in third place.more

Meta Inc. has begun closing Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users under the age of 16, the BBC reported. A ban on sharing social media with minors will come into effect in the country on December 10.more

Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. Police were called shortly before 10:00 GMT on Saturday after the case containing the Imperial State Crown - which is typically worn by the King at formal ceremonies - was defaced.more

Ryanair has announced that it will launch five new routes from Gdańsk Airport this summer. The Irish carrier will also add a sixth aircraft to its Gdańsk base.more

Lens defeated Nantes 2-1 away to maintain their lead in the French top flight after 15 rounds. Second-placed and defending champion Paris Saint-Germain remain a point behind them after a 5-0 home defeat of Przemysław Frankowski's team against Rennes.more

Festive one-upmanship is alive and well - with more than a quarter of Brits buying extra Christmas lights and decorations to compete with neighbours' displays. A competitive 28% of Brits admit they've snapped up more dazzling holiday decor to keep up with the Joneses, according to a survey by Compare the Market.more

Around 3.3 million pension savers are on course to be clobbered by salary sacrifice changes announced in the Budget, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures indicate. Guidance published online by HMRC about the changes said an estimated 7.7 million employees currently use salary sacrifice to make pension contributions.more

"Gazeta Wyborcza" presented the results of the Eurobazooka poll. It shows that the vast majority of citizens of the most important EU countries want to remain in the community, while in Poland support for leaving the EU already stands at 25%.more

The British media have assessed that Group L of the World Cup, in which England will face Croatia, Panama and Ghana, is favourable for them, although they consider the rest of the tournament to be difficult. For Scotland, facing Brazil, Morocco and Haiti is a familiar scenario ‘with a hint of something new’.more

Two and a half centuries after the revolution across the Atlantic severed the imperial bond, the King and Queen are set to visit the United States as the nation marks 250 years of independence.more

Tickets to the Louvre Museum in Paris will be more expensive for foreigners from outside the European Economic Area starting January 14, 2026. This decision was approved by the museum's administration. The increase, which will bring the ticket price to €32, will apply to citizens of the UK, the US, and China, among others.more

The Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia are potential rivals for the Polish national football team in Group F of next year's World Cup. The draw took place in Washington. In order to qualify for the World Cup, the White and Reds must first make it through the play-offs in March.more

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a key part of London's transport network - but why is it the only light railway in the capital and why isn't it in North London?more

The government will commit to bringing in enhanced protections against unfair dismissal from the start of 2027, after watering down its plans last week. Labour ministers agreed to introduce the right to make a claim after six months in a job instead of on day one, after a backlash from business groups.more

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences after 200 homes were evacuated and a major incident declared following a police warrant at a property in Derby.more

Matty Cash's Aston Villa will host table-topping Arsenal in what promises to be the most exciting match of the 15th round of the English Premier League. Another European fixture could attract attention: defending champions Napoli versus Juventus.more

The government says 60 takeaway-delivery riders found to be working illegally in the UK are facing deportation. The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz" in villages, towns and cities across the country.more

Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane was followed by four military-style drones before it landed at Dublin airport on Monday, according to a report. Sources told The Journal that the drones took off from a location in the northeast of the Irish capital and flew towards the flight path of the Ukrainian president in breach of a no-fly zone.more

The UK has come a "step closer" to having direct, high-speed rail connections to Germany, the Department for Transport has said. A partnership between international train operator Eurostar and German national rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has "set the foundation" for a fast rail connection between Britain and Europe's largest economy, the businesses announced on Thursday.more

The meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations in Miami has concluded, the Suspilne news portal reported this morning, citing sources within the Ukrainian delegation. On Kyiv's side, the negotiations were attended by the head of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Rustem Umerov, and the Chief of the General Staff, Andriy Hnatov.more

An inquiry says the poisoning of Dawn Sturgess by a Russian nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018 was "unsurvivable from a very early stage". Vladimir Putin was "morally responsible" for the 44-year-old's death, alongside everyone involved in the assassination attempt on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal - however Moscow has always denied involvement.more