After 50 years, the longest civil court case in Italy has ended, media from Venice reported. It concerned a dispute over land near the coast.more

The UK's most densely populated area has been named and it's no surprise it is in London. But, this neighbourhood may not be the expected top spot, as it has beaten off some crammed full areas including King's Cross and Clapham.more

Robert Lewandowski, who on Thursday received the award for the best scorer of the previous season of the Spanish top league, assured in the daily "Marca" that he is not giving up the fight for another such title, although he is currently in fourth place. "The season is long," he emphasized. ​more

51.3 per cent of Poles believe that Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia will do his utmost to make the Sejm a place of substantive and cultural political debate. The opposite view is held by 39.2 per cent. - according to the IBRiS poll for 'Rzeczpospolita'.more

Britain’s consumer price index measure of inflation dropped to 4.6 per cent for the 12 months to October, its lowest level in almost two years, meaning the government’s pledge to halve it from 10.7 per cent in late 2022 has been achieved well ahead of schedule, largely thanks to falling energy prices.more

In December this year, a documentary about the first year of King Charles III's reign will be shown on the BBC. The narrator of the film "Charles III: The Coronation Year" will be Helena Bonham Carter - the actress who played the role of the king's aunt, Princess Margaret, in the series "The Crown".more

This weekend, the most important league football matches will take place in England and Italy. In the Premier League, the champion and leader Manchester City will face Liverpool, second in the table, and in the top match of Serie A, Inter Milan will play in Turin against Juventus of Wojciech Szczęsny and Arkadiusz Milik.more

HSBC has apologised after thousands of UK customers reported they are unable to access mobile and online banking. more

An extraordinary debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday on the state of the rule of law in Spain in relation to a proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists is generating much comment in the media. The fundamental principles of the EU - the independence of the judiciary and the equality of all citizens - are being raised.more

Hundreds of Amazon staff have gone on strike as people take advantage of Black Friday, one of the year's busiest shopping days. more

Both Russian troops in Ukraine and Ukrainian forces continue to suffer serious losses far behind the front lines as a result of the enemy's precision attacks using long-range missiles, the British Ministry of Defense said today.more

World tennis ranking leader Novak Djokovic, who contributed to Serbia's victory over Great Britain in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga, was disgusted by the attitude of his rivals' fans. "It's disrespectful," he - he assessed, when noises from the stands drowned out his on-court speech.more

Activists in Britain's ruling Conservative Party have been instructed to be on election alert from January 1, in case the situation improves or worsens significantly, Sky News reported yesterday, citing party sources.more

The victory of the anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV) in the Dutch parliamentary elections is a nightmare for the European Commission, said the Dutch daily "De Telegraaf".more

The presence of mind and precision of a crane operator saved the life of a man on Thursday who was trapped on the roof of a burning multi-story building in Reading, southern England.more

Iceland's selector Age Hareide admitted that he is very pleased that his team missed out on path A with Wales and Poland in the Euro 2024 bargaining rounds because path B offers a better chance of advancing to the final tournament.more

Despite the activation of air raid alerts shortly after the start of a four-day truce between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, there have been no confirmed reports of shelling of Israeli territory, Reuters reported. The truce, which began at 6:00 a.m. Polish time today, is likely to be observed.more

Household energy prices will rise in January putting more financial pressure on billpayers at the coldest time of year. Energy regulator Ofgem said the typical annual household bill would go up from £1,834 to £1,928, a rise of £94 or 5%.more

We will not be ready for the Olympic Games with public transport, said the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, adding that the French capital "will not have enough trains and their frequency" in the summer of 2024.more

Serious riots occurred last night in Dublin as a result of a knife attack that in the afternoon attacked three children of several years coming out of school. A police car and two city buses were set on fire during the riots, and there are also incidents of shoplifting and clashes between demonstrators and police. Irish police described the riots as the most serious in many years.more

A new report has revealed the ‘shocking state of UK bathing waters’, which says dozens of popular swimming locations should be deemed ‘poor quality’. more

The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked authorities in Beijing to provide additional information about an unexplained increase in the incidence of pneumonia in northern China, which appears to mainly affect children, AFP reported yesterday.more

Robert Lewandowski received the award for the best scorer of the previous season of the Spanish top league yesterday during the "Marca" gala. The Barcelona striker scored 23 goals. The team's goalkeeper, German Marc-Andre ter Stegen, was recognized as the best player.more

Britain's loudest bird, the bittern, has made a comeback over the winter months in London, conservationists say. more

The old saying goes that it takes a whole village to raise a child. Such collective childcare is an invention as old as humanity. And very effective - according to anthropologists from Cambridge University. A study they conducted showed that in primitive societies, children had better - because they gave more involvement to their caregivers - care than they do today in Western culture.more