Rachel Reeves faces having to raise taxes at the autumn Budget after borrowing jumped in the UK hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs, economists are warning. Official figures showed the Government borrowed more than expected for the latest financial year.more

The UK “will never walk away from Ukraine”, Downing Street has said after the US threatened to abandon peace talks. JD Vance, the US vice-president, said on Wednesday that Russia and Ukraine should accept the US’s peace proposal or Washington would “walk away” from talks.more

Barcelona beat Mallorca 1-0 at home in the 33rd round and took another step towards the championship title. Wojciech Szczęsny started in goal for the hosts, but the injured Robert Lewandowski was absent.more

UK families claiming Child Benefit could get a £521 bonus this year. Child Benefit payments usually stop on August 31 in the year following a child's 16th birthday if they leave education or training. However, they may be extended for up to 20 weeks if the child, aged 16 or 17, meets certain conditions. more

The five biggest business groups in the UK have written an open letter calling for urgent changes to the government's Employment Rights Bill. The proposed new law, due to be scrutinised by the House of Lords this month, includes a right to guaranteed hours and cracks down on zero-hour contracts without the offer of work.more

A blood test that can identify the 12 most common cancers will be trialled on the NHS. About 8,000 patients are to be enrolled in a pioneering test that could lead to widespread cancer screening, sparing millions of patients from invasive surgical procedures to check for the disease.more

According to ZUS data, the number of retirees who are re-entering the workforce is growing. At the end of last year, 872.6 thousand people with the right to a pension were earning extra money in Poland. A year earlier, 854 thousand people with a pension were working, and in 2015 - 575 thousand.more

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-1 at home in the 34th round of the English Premier League. The reigning champions, who no longer have a chance of defending their title, scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of added time.more

The importance of Wednesday's talks in London on a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine has been downgraded due to Kiev's refusal to recognize Crimea as Russian, British television Sky News reported.more

Pope Francis' funeral will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square, the Office of Liturgical Celebrations announced yesterday. Four Polish cardinals will participate in the conclave, which does not happen often.more

British households could miss out on savings of more than £800 a year on running costs if they choose a hybrid car over an electric one, amid concerns that recent government rule changes open the door for manufacturers to sell more polluting cars.more

New York's Fifth Avenue is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable corners of Manhattan, with luxury brand boutiques, millionaire apartments and iconic buildings such as the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center. A recent study has shown that it is the most expensive shopping street in the world when it comes to rent.more

Rafael Nadal, one of the world's most successful tennis players, has no regrets about ending his career. The Spaniard told the media at the Laureus Sports Awards gala about his new life off the court. He is confident that he made the right decision in 2024 because his body ‘couldn't give more of itself’.more

An alarming number of Asian hornets spotted in Jersey has sparked fears the UK could face a summer invasion of the species that prey heavily on honeybees.more

Pack an umbrella, sunglasses and a warm coat is the message from forecasters who have said the weather is expected to be changeable this week with rain continuing across the UK after the previous dry spell.more

American gymnast Simone Biles and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis were named the 2024 Athletes of the Year at the Laureus Awards ceremony in Madrid, while Real Madrid were named the team of the year.more

The number of British households stealing about £1.5bn of gas and electricity every year is expected to rise as energy bill bad debts continue to set new records, according to fuel poverty campaigners.more

Gatwick has retained its position as the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, as it continues to suffer from air traffic control (ATC) disruption.more

Nigel Farage has defended allowing labelled chlorinated chicken from the US into the UK as part of a trade deal, as a poll suggested his Reform UK party could be on course to take the highest number of seats at a general election.more

The Church is at a crossroads after the death of Pope Francis, who had long despised the increasingly strong nationalism in the West, the American daily "Washington Post" assessed today.more

Iga Świątek is still in second place in the world ranking of tennis players, behind Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. There was only one change in the top ten of the WTA list, with the winner from Stuttgart, Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, moving up to 18th place.more

The nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time under plans being unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish the data, including crimes that have been committed, by the end of the year.more

Japan's population has been falling steadily for 14 years, the Asahi Shimbun reported, commenting on data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The data showed that the country's population fell by 898,000 to 120.3 million in a year, marking the biggest decline since 1950.more

A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK. The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for him to come to Britain.more

The so-called Dubai chocolate and social media have greatly increased demand for pistachios, and consequently caused the prices of these nuts to skyrocket, wrote the Financial Times. The daily calculated that the price of about half a kilogram of pistachios has increased by a third in a year.more

Chris Wood’s 19th goal of the season fired Nottingham Forest back up to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Tottenham. Forest had slipped to sixth after the weekend’s results, but Nuno Espirito Santo savoured a sweet three points against old club Spurs after early goals from Elliot Anderson and Wood in the capital.more

The popularity of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes has fallen ahead of a UK-wide ban, external on their sale on 1 June, a study suggests. The percentage of people aged 16-24 who mainly use disposable vapes has dropped by nearly half in the last year from 63% to 35%, University College London (UCL) researchers say.more

Top seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka lost to Jelena Ostapenko 4:6, 1:6 in the final of the WTA 500 indoor tennis tournament on courts in Stuttgart. The Latvian tennis player eliminated Iga Świątek in the quarter-finals.more

Britain's King Charles III has stated that he is ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of Pope Francis. He conveyed his ‘sincerest condolences and deepest sympathy to the Church which the Pope served with such determination’.more

Barcelona footballer Robert Lewandowski, with 25 goals and 50 points, is third in the Golden Boot - the award for the top scorer in European leagues in a given season. Liverpool's Egyptian Mohamed Salah leads the way, with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon in second.more

The UK Ministry of Defence said yesterday that two British fighter jets had intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea near NATO alliance airspace. The two separate incidents occurred on Tuesday and Thursday.more

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. today, announced the Church's Cardinal Camerlegno Kevin Farrell in a press release issued by the Vatican press office. The Pope was 88 years old. He died while convalescing from severe pneumonia, a day after he arrived for the Urbi et Orbi blessing to greet the faithful.more

In this year's summer flight schedule, Wizz Air offers 163 routes from Poland, 25 of which are new, the carrier announced. The new ones include flights from Krakow and Warsaw to Genoa, and from Katowice and from the capital to Pisa.more

English Premier League runners-up Arsenal London, featuring Jakub Kiwior, beat Ipswich Town 4:0 away in the 33rd round. This means that Liverpool's players are yet to secure the title.more

A pocket watch found among the belongings of a passenger who died when the Titanic sank, could fetch up to £50,000 at auction. The ladies' pocket watch was recovered from the body of Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, 27, who had been travelling to the US with two of his friends who also died in the disaster.more

Global Airlines, the British start-up airline planning a transatlantic network, has started selling tickets for its first flight. Seats have gone on sale one month before planned inaugural flight from Glasgow to New York. An Airbus A380 is scheduled to depart from the Scottish city at 11am on 15 May. more

Brussels is preparing for a mass outflow of residents at Easter. 1.2 million passengers will depart from one of its airports alone. But the EU capital is empty not only for the holidays. The European district, associated with concrete and boredom, has a problem attracting "ordinary families". However, the city wants to change that.more

Barcelona, ​​with Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny in the line-up, won at home against Celta Vigo 4-3 in Saturday's match of the 32nd round of the Spanish football league, despite losing 1-3. The Polish striker was replaced in the 78th minute due to injury.more

Thousands of trans rights protesters have marched through central London days after a Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a woman. Supporters, trade unions and community organisations came together for what was billed as an “emergency demonstration” which started in Parliament Square before heading towards St James’s Park.more