Cold snaps, wind, and snow have delayed spring blossom across most of the the country, but the UK should expect a “truly incredible show” next month, the National Trust has said.more
Magda Linette - who reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open this year - moves up from No. 21 to No. 19 in WTA Ranking, her Top 20 debut. more
Private firms are making increased profits as the government pays millions of pounds a day to put up asylum seekers in the UK, the BBC has learned.more
A passenger sent bailiffs to Luton Airport to confront Wizz Air over money owed to him after his family's flights were cancelled at the last minute.more
More than 100 Metropolitan Police officers being investigated for sexual misconduct are currently working without restrictions, figures reveal. The Liberal Democrats have found that as of 3 February, more than a quarter of 548 officers being investigated for domestic abuse and sexual misconduct were working as normal.more
The UK government's plans to introduce consistent waste collection policies across England could prove chaotic and unworkable, councils have warned. The details of major government reforms to waste collection in England are expected to be confirmed soon.more
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived today for a state visit to Russia, media in both countries reported. According to the announcement, he will be in Moscow to talk with Vladimir Putin about strengthening bilateral cooperation and the war in Ukraine.more
Fernando Alonso has been reinstated to third position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to cap a farcical couple of hours which followed the podium ceremony.
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Advisors to the World Health Organization have urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogensmore
A historic station with a train and part of the tracks has been put up for sale in Scotland. The Saughtree station buildings in the picturesque Scottish Borders region were built in 1867. In the 1990s, the current owner adapted them for residential use.more
Juventus beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Sunday's Derby d'Italia held at Milan's Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Filip Kostic scored the winning goal for Juventus in the first half of the Italian Serie A match, sending a firm low shot to beat Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana.more
A 19-year-old Polish woman who was found Saturday evening on a beach near the village of Ouddorp in the Netherlands has died, Dutch police reported yesterday. A resuscitation attempt failed. Preliminary findings indicate that no crime was committed.more
Britain is ready to help Poland fill its air defence gaps caused by Warsaw sending some of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine but Poland has not yet made such requests, British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey was quoted as saying on Monday.more
In the coming months, the Alliance will accelerate efforts to assemble equipment and troops along NATO's eastern border, a move designed to prevent Russia from expanding the war beyond Ukraine. Politico wonders if Allies are mature enough to participate in this project.more
Al-Nassr Riyadh beat Abha Club 2-1 at home on matchday 21 of the Saudi Football League. In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a beautiful free-kick, then deferred the penalty to teammate Anderson Taliska, who converted a penalty kick.more
More and more Germans are afraid of disinformation and fake news, according to a study carried out by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation associated with the CDU. The results were presented by the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) portal.more
83 percent Poles are being saved due to high inflation and a difficult economic situation, according to a study by Tutore Poland. 53 percent of respondents do not save on education - it was noted.more