The Netherlands, Poland's group rival in the European Championship, easily defeated Canada 4-0 in a friendly match in Rotterdam. In turn, the football "Cinderella" of Gibraltar faced Wales, drawing 0-0.more

Never before have there been so many dollar millionaires in the world with so much wealth, according to a Capgemini report published on Wednesday. The increase in wealth was primarily due to the rise in share prices.more

Wales has been named the second best country in the world for recycling and is within touching distance of the top spot, new analysis shows. Wales is listed just behind Austria in the global rankings, with both countries managing to recycle 59% of their waste.more

Kraków has equalled Warsaw in terms of the number of jobs in the modern business services sector and exceeded 100,000 jobs, according to the ABSL report presented on Wednesday. The authors predict that this number will increase by 3,000 people in Q1 2025.more

Polish national team coach Michal Probierz stated the day before the friendly match against Ukraine in Warsaw that all players are 100 per cent healthy and he has not yet crossed anyone off before determining the final squad for Euro 2024. 'The choice will be very difficult,' - he added.more

Franciszka Themerson documented the wartime experience in a poignant way and now, with the wars close at hand, her work takes on added significance, says Hilary Floe, curator of the Polish artist's exhibition opening in London.more

The first heatwave of the year is coming over Italy, which could bring temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country. The so-called African anticyclone will arrive over the centre and north today and tomorrow and will hit the south between Sunday and Monday, meteorologists explained.more

World tennis rankings leader Iga Swiatek defeated No. 3 seeded American Coco Gauff 6:2, 6:4 in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam French Open in Paris. The duel lasted one hour and 38 minutes.more

Earlier this year, the Guardian quoted Conservative MP Danny Kruger as having said the country was in a worse state than it was in 2010 when the party first came to power. With an election a month away, Rishi Sunak’s re-election chances look very shaky given that the public overwhelmingly agree with Kruger’s assessment.more

Imperial College London has been ranked as the UK’s top university and the second best in the world, beating Oxford and Cambridge for the first time. A new international league table reveals that Imperial has ended years of Oxbridge dominance, and risen from sixth place to second in the world – behind only Massachusetts Institute of Tehcnology (MIT) in the United States.more

A cyber-attack thought to have been carried out by a Russian group has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because IT networks are disrupted.more

Eight in 10 primary schoolteachers in England are spending their own money to buy items for pupils who are increasingly arriving at school hungry and without adequate clothing, according to new research.more

The Austrians without at least four top players, the Dutch with a serious problem in midfield and the French, among others, with several big question marks. All of the Poles' rivals in Group D will enter the European Championships in Germany weakened.more

Alternative for Germany MEP Maximilian Krah is seeking to form his own faction in the European Parliament after his party was excluded from the right-wing group Identity and Democracy, writes Politico. This would be the third group on the right. The Confederation is expected to take part in the talks.more

The First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething lost a vote of no confidence in the local parliament yesterday. Although it was non-binding and Gething has stated that he does not intend to resign, it will be difficult for him to continue in power effectively.more

Vladimir Putin, who talked to foreign media yesterday, said that since Ukraine uses Western weapons to attack Russian territory, the Kremlin may take "asymmetric" actions and provide similar weapons to countries that attack Western countries.more

On Tuesday, Lieutenant Mieczysław Frąckiewicz (John Franklin), radio operator of the 304th Bomb Squadron, the oldest in Great Britain - and perhaps the last - veteran of the Polish Air Force, died.more

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was the target of the failed attack on May 15 this year, announced yesterday, in the first statement after the event, that he forgives Juraj C., who shot at him. He described him as a messenger of evil and hatred unleashed by the opposition to "uncontrollable proportions."more

Mirra Andreyeva advanced to the semi-finals of the French Open in Paris. The 17-year-old Russian tennis player defeated Belarusian number two seed Aryna Sabalenka 6:7 (5-7), 6:4, 6:4. The encounter lasted two hours and 29 minutes. Meanwhile, German tennis player Alexander Zverev advanced to the men's semi-finals of the Grand Slam French Open.more

Yesterday, King Charles III of Great Britain, paying tribute to the soldiers who took part in the Normandy landings 80 years ago, emphasized that thanks to their sacrifice, "tyranny was replaced by freedom." "We are all their eternal debtors," recalled the British monarch.more

The drought that has been affecting Catalans for several months now has introduced a new plague - insects that pose a threat to human health, such as cockroaches, ticks and tiger mosquitoes. Experts from the Catalan Association of Environmental Health Companies (ADEPAP) warn against their presence.more

The medical treatment regulator for England has approved a second drug to combat obesity, giving patients and doctors what it says is a more effective alternative to semaglutide. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) issued draft guidance on Tuesday recommending that very obese people should be prescribed tirzepatide, which is marketed in the UK as Mounjaro.more

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A blood alcohol test is not needed to prove that a driver is under the influence of alcohol, the Italian Supreme Court has ruled. As the judges stressed, the ‘objective’ elements and behaviour of the driver are sufficient.more

Police have arrested a passenger after a flight from Edinburgh had to be diverted to Bristol following reports of a "sexual offence" being committed on the plane.more