Magdalena Frech defeated the 16th seeded French tennis player Caroline Garcia 6:4, 7:6 (7-2) and advanced to the third round of the Grand Slam Australian Open in Melbourne for the first time in her career. The Pole's next rival will be Russian qualifier Anastazja Zakharova.more

For the UK's opposition Labour Party to gain an absolute majority in the House of Commons, there must be a record shift of up to 12.7 percentage points in the electorate's voting preferences in its favour at the expense of the Conservative Party, according to an analysis published yesterday.more

The European Union is conducting an audit of how many weapons individual member states have supplied to Ukraine since Russia's invasion of the country, in response to allegations that some have not sent as many as they could, the UK's 'Financial Times' reported.more

Potholes caused misery in 2023 on a scale not seen in years, but scientists hope technology like self-healing roads will help rid us of them for good. Reports of potholes and damage they caused hit five-year highs, according to local governments and the AA.more

In 2023, 678,000 children will be born in France. This is the lowest number of births after the Second World War, according to a demographic report by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research (INSEE), published yesterday.more

Juventus players won against Sassuolo 3-0 in Turin in the last match of the 20th round of the Italian top league. Serb Dusan Vlahovic scored two goals and Federico Chiesa added one. Polish national team goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny kept a clean sheet for the 10th time this season.more

Snowfall and a wave of frost caused significant disruption across large areas of the UK yesterday, particularly in Scotland and north-west England. Meteorologists predict that the coming night will be the coldest this winter and the coldest in January for 14 years.more

The Swedish government intends to inform immigrants about their duty to defend the country. Ultimately, the topic of the threat of war is to be included in the syllabus of a compulsory course on Swedish society for newcomers.more

The neighbourhood of Digbeth in Birmingham is 'no longer a trendy place - but a bit of a dump', according to one local who doesn't feel safe going out after dark.more

Portuguese Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Roma's players' coach, the club from the Italian capital, whose player is Nicola Zalewski, has announced. The reason is poor results. He will be replaced by Daniele De Rossi.more

The Preply platform analysed job satisfaction levels at more than 58,000 companies worldwide. Poland made it to the top of the list of countries friendly to English-speaking expats. Working in Poland fares better in the ranking than working in the Netherlands, Sweden or Denmark.more

Some bus workers in London are set to begin strike action this week after rejecting an offer of a 5% pay rise. About 40 staff who work in the control rooms for Abellio buses at Battersea and Twickenham bus garages are set to walk out on 19 and 26 January and 2, 9, 16 and 23 February.more

Poles are among the nations most satisfied with their lives - according to statistics from 2022, published yesterday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).more

Wage growth slowed again in the UK jobs market but is still outpacing price rises, official figures show. Pay growth, excluding bonuses, fell sharply from 7.3% to 6.6% in the three months to November.more

Italian club Empoli, whose players include Szymon Żurkowski, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Bartosz Bereszyński and Iwo Kaczmarski, have changed coach. After Sunday's 1:2 defeat against Verona, Aurelio Andreazzoli lost his job and was replaced by Davide Nicola.more

Life expectancy across the UK has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, mainly owing to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, data shows.more

The joint US and UK attacks on Huti rebel targets in Yemen were intended to be a "limited, single action" - explained British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday, reporting in the House of Commons on last week's operation.more

The UK House of Commons today began a two-day debate on a highly controversial and hugely divisive bill within the ruling Conservative Party to allow the deportation of illegal immigrants to Rwanda.more

The series "Succession", "The Bear" and "Awantura" are the winners of the Emmy Awards for television work for 2023. The 75th anniversary awards ceremony was held yesterday in Los Angeles with a four-month delay caused by last year's strike of actors and screenwriters.more

Iga Swiatek won against American tennis player Sofia Kenin 7:6 (7-2), 6:2 and advanced to the second round of the Grand Slam Australian Open in Melbourne. The encounter lasted one hour and 51 minutes.more

One of the most controversial Islamist groups in the UK, Hizb ut-Tahrir, is to be banned as a terrorist organisation, accused of praising the Hamas attacks. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the group was "antisemitic" and "actively promotes and encourages terrorism".more

The Spanish government will introduce a 38.5-hour working week in 2024, announced Yolanda Diaz, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Economy. In 2025, the working week will be limited to 37.5 hours.more

A fresh series of strikes has been unveiled by the main train drivers' union, Aslef, in its long-running pay dispute with 16 train companies. The stoppages between Tuesday 30 January and Monday 5 February will affect different operators each day. The drivers will also refuse to work overtime from Monday 29 January until Tuesday 6 February.more

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced yesterday that emergency contraception - the so-called the morning-after pill - to be available without a prescription. From July 2017, emergency contraception, i.e. the so-called "Morning after pills" are only available by prescription.more

At The Best FIFA Awards Gala in London, Argentine Lionel Messi of Inter Miami was voted the best footballer of 2023. Frenchman Kylian Mbappe of PSG and Norway's Erling Haaland of Manchester City were also nominated in the FIFA poll.more