New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday called on Washington authorities to investigate suspicious drone activity detected near important facilities in their states. There are nearly a million registered drones in the US, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official.more
Plans for the City’s tallest tower were given the go ahead today.
The building known as 1 Undershaft will rise to 306.9 metres (1008ft) will exactly equal the height of the Shard across the river at London Bridge.more
The richest person in the world just hit an even higher milestone.
Elon Musk’s net worth has reached $400 billion, according to Bloomberg, making him the first person ever to cross that mark.
Behind his nearly $20 billion jump in wealth was a deal that shot up Musk’s rocket company SpaceX’s valuation to roughly $350 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.more
Aleksander Zniszczol finished ninth in Saturday's Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. The overall leader, German Pius Paschke, won. This is his fourth win of the season.more
Dulwich Park is the kind of place that manages to offer a little bit of everything—whether you’re a seasoned jogger, a dog walker, a family on a day out, or just someone looking to escape the frenetic pace of city life.more
After a year of rule by the coalition of KO, PSL, Poland 2050 and the Left, Poles live the same as before - assessed 46.8 percent of respondents in a Friday poll for RMF FM and "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". The survey commissioned by "SE" shows that 44 percent of respondents live worse than before the change of government.more
Residents in wealthier London boroughs live a decade longer in “good health” than those in poorer areas, analysis shows.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that men in Richmond lived to 69.5 in good health between 2021 and 2023, compared with 57.8 in Lewisham.more
Donald Trump's team has been in talks with the White House and Ukrainian representatives in recent days about ending the war, NBC News reported yesterday. However, the station reports that so far the new team has not presented a concrete plan.more
Polish footballers will begin the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with matches against Lithuania and Malta, which they will play at home on 21 and 24 March 2025. The draw for the qualifying groups took place yesterday in Zurich. In the evening, UEFA announced the schedule of matches.more
British police arrest environmental protesters at nearly three times the global average rate, research has found, revealing the country as a world leader in the legal crackdown on climate activism.more
The new EU defence commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, yesterday called for faster armament in Europe. "To be honest, we are not sufficiently prepared for a possible attack," he admitted in an interview with Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).more
Aleksander Zniszczoł and Paweł Wąsek finished sixth in yesterday's duo competition of the ski jumping World Cup. In Titisee-Neustadt, Andreas Wellinger and Pius Paschke of Germany triumphed ahead of the Austrians and Norwegians.more
Strikes that were due to take place in the build up the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have been called off, as well as a further day of action that was planned for December 29more
Among those planning to travel over the Christmas and New Year period, 38% of tourists chose Italy and 28% Spain, Ryanair said, citing data from its own booking system.more
A majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, according to a cross-Europe study that also found a reciprocal desire in member states for closer links with the UK.more
The UK economy shrank for the second month in a row in October as concerns about the Budget continued to weigh on confidence.
Official figures showed a 0.1% drop, despite expectations that the economy would return to growth after a fall in September.more
The loser of the Nations League quarter-final double-header between Spain and the Netherlands, as well as Finland, Lithuania and Malta, will be the rivals of Polish footballers in Group G of the World Cup qualifiers. The draw took place at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.more
Tube and rail fares in London will rise by an average of 4.6% in 2025, while bus and tram fares will again be frozen, the mayor has announced.
The increase in Tube and rail fare rises will come into effect from 2 March 2025 with daily caps increasing by between 40p and 70p depending on what zones are travelled through.more
Children in England are being set up to live "shorter and unhealthier" lives because there is so much easily available junk food in cities, the country's health chief has warned.more
Norway's parliament passed a new abortion law yesterday, extending the period in which a woman can decide to terminate her pregnancy from 12 to 18 weeks. The center-left coalition's bill was supported by the People's Party, the Conservatives, and some of the right.more
The British government said yesterday that the first of thousands of victims who were infected with HIV in the 1980s will receive compensation in the coming days. It said the first 10 people will receive a total of more than £13 million.more
The Polish women's national team is ranked 28th in the latest FIFA ranking. The Polish women have moved up four positions compared to the previous August ranking.more
The Finnish military has ordered tenants in various parts of the country to leave residential homes adjacent to strategically important military facilities. Dozens of families have been ordered to move out in areas near airports in Lapland alone, as well as in central Finland. The houses will be demolished, Yle radio reported yesterday.more
The government is concerned that Christmas train services could be disrupted by staff shortages, the rail minister has said.
Lord Hendy said that the transport department was going to "keep a close watch on staffing" throughout the holidays.more
