At least 30 children have died in the UK from invasive strep A since 19 September, new figures reveal. In total, 122 people have died in England from the invasive form of the bacterial infection, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data shows. Of these, 25 of the deaths were under-18s. There have been a further three deaths of children in Northern Ireland and Wales combined.more

In Germany, for the first three quarters of 2022, 65 attacks on refugee centers were registered throughout the country - according to data from the Ministry of the Interior. From January to the end of September 2022 there were also 711 attacks on refugees outside of accommodation. According to the media, the attacks are motivated by hatred, and a right-wing and stratist background is suspected.more

The UK will allocate £2.3bn (around £12.1bn) in 2023 for aid to Ukraine, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace announced yesterday, as quoted by Reuters.more

Audi will start in Formula 1 as a factory team from 2026. The team specifies their plans. "We want to fight for victory after three years," admitted project manager Adam Baker.more

The city council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the main city of the Canary island of Tenerife, has decided that as of 16 January 2023 it will not be possible to smoke cigarettes on the beaches of this island popular with tourists. The fine for breaking the ban is up to €750.more

Tributes to Dame Vivienne Westwood have poured in following the death of the "undisputed Queen of British fashion". She died "peacefully and surrounded by her family" in London, her fashion house said in a statement.more

Ryanair has announced that it is cancelling a total of 128 flights to and from Charleroi Airport, located near Brussels, this weekend. The airline's cabin crew in Belgium are on strike, protesting against working conditions, Belgian TV station VRT reported.more

At the age of 82, the Brazilian Pele, often considered the best footballer in history, died at the hospital in Sao Paulo. "We love you infinitely, rest in peace," his daughter Kly Nascimento wrote in social media.more

Two-thirds of UK consumers are planning to cut their discretionary spending in 2023 amid concerns about the cost of living crisis, according to a survey.more

Russians who have fled to the Netherlands for fear of mobilization in their country may be deported, said Secretary of State for Asylum Eric van der Burg. The Ministry of Justice explained that the mobilization in Russia has been canceled and therefore the normal procedure for applying for asylum through the Immigration and Naturalization Office (IND) is back.more

The man was suspected of immigration offences in an embarrassing revelation for the agency, which is tasked with stopping migrants arriving in the UK illegally. The Home Office suspended the official, who is believed to be in his late 30s, when concerns about him came to light. more

Famous tennis player Novak Djokovic has admitted that he is unlikely to ever forget his expulsion from Australia a year ago for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. However, the Serbian has expressed a desire to "move forward" by starting the 2023 season in the country.more

Journalists of the portal of the Czech newspaper "DenikN" have reached the classified material of experts who want to recognize the deliberate dissemination of disinformation as a crime. The government recommends subsidizing the media and NGOs that fight fake news.more

Monitoring of over 600 DIY stores in Poland showed that the number of visits to the outlets of 5 chains decreased on average by two digits yoy. – in total by nearly 26%. This is most evident in the case of Leroy Merlin. The other players are also heavily affected. Castorama is the least negative, according to the analysts of the Proxi.cloud technology company in cooperation with the UCE RESEARCH.more

The Met Office has said 2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK with experts attributing the rise to climate change. more

From 1 January, the Polish national football team will officially be without a selector. PZPN president Cezary Kulesza, who will return to work in the middle of next week after the Christmas break, is facing a difficult decision. There is no shortage of applicants, but neither are the national federations looking for new coaches.more

More people could be spending the time between Christmas and new year in hospital in parts of England this year than at any time in the past decade, as NHS trusts struggle to find social care places for patients medically fit for discharge.more

A grandmother has come up with a way to ease the financial burden of having the family round for Christmas: charge them all for dinner.more

Legendary striker Alan Shearer will be a special guest at the NBC Premier League Fan Fest in Orlando in January. This is an event to promote English Premier League football to fans in the US.more

Activists from the Department of African Studies, together with specialists from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Polish University Abroad in London, initiated the "Stop Period Poverty Now" campaign as part of the Floor4Africa.com scientific social impact project.more

The death toll in Erie County in northwestern New York as a result of Winter Storm Elliot, which hit the United States over the Christmas weekend, has risen to 37 as the region tries to get back to normal. Temperatures in the state have been below 16 degrees Fahrenheit.more

The Paris Saint-Germain team, which leads the table of the French Football Premier League, defeated Strasbourg 2:1 in the 16th round. The winning goal was scored in added time from a penalty kick by Kylian Mbappe. PSG are eight points ahead of runners-up Lens, who play today.more

Britain's biggest energy suppliers have been contacting customers about a minimal price change starting in the new year, the BBC has learnt.more

Ukraine's air defence forces today neutralised the most Russian missiles since the start of the war, the head of the Mykolaiv region authorities, Vitaly Kim, estimated to Telegram this morning. A massive enemy missile attack is underway in the country. 90 per cent of Lviv's population remained without access to electricity, the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovy, reported.more

Erling Haaland lamented not scoring five times in the city of his birth as the Norwegian struck twice in Manchester City's 3-1 win at Leeds to lift them back up to second in the Premier League.more