Child benefit payments increase by 1.7% on 7 April. More families have been able to claim child benefits after the limit on earnings was raised.more

Paris Saint-Germain secured their fourth consecutive and 13th national championship title on Saturday by defeating Angers 1-0 in the 28th round of the French top league.more

Pupils in England are to be taught how to spot the risks of in-game purchases as well as to scrutinise the claims of influencers in a new suite of lessons designed to improve their financial literacy.more

Barcelona drew 1-1 with Betis Sevilla in Saturday's 30th round of the Spanish top flight to strengthen their lead at the top of the table, four points ahead of defending champions Real Madrid, who surprisingly lost 2-1 to relegation-fighting Valencia.more

Americans have worse survival rates than Europeans and at all levels of wealth. At the same time, there is a survival gap between rich and poor Americans. In Europe, the disparity is much smaller.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke yesterday about US tariffs and their impact on the global economy with French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders also discussed Friday's visit to Kyiv by the chiefs of staff of the armies of both countries.more

160 connections to 114 cities in 35 countries are included in Kraków Airport's summer flight schedule, which came into effect on 30 March. Among them are eight new ones.more

Jakub Kiwior played a full match in the English Premier League for the first time since December 8, as his Arsenal London drew 1-1 with Everton in Liverpool at the start of the 31st round. The "Gunners" are second in the league, 11 points behind leaders Liverpool.more

Pressure grew on Thursday for the Government to allow Sir Sadiq Khan to impose a tourist tax on overnight visitors to London, as a leading think tank argued it could help revitalise arts and culture in the capital.more

Passengers using Gatwick airport will no longer need to remove electrical items or place liquids in plastic bag when going through security. The London airport said passengers could now leave liquids and electronics, such as laptops, in their hand luggage as they go through the airport scanners.more

A wax figure of Real Madrid and French national team player Kylian Mbappe stood in the Madame Tussauds museum in London yesterday. The likeness depicts the smiling striker in his famous pose with his arms crossed, wearing the white jersey of the French national team.more

Specialists succeeded on Thursday in capturing a bird of prey - a buzzard - which had been attacking residents of the Flamstead settlement in Hertfordshire, near Luton, with a diving flight for weeks. Its victims included around 50 people - mostly tall and bald reported ‘The Independent’ daily yesterday.more

70.4% of Poles have already chosen the candidate they will vote for in the first round of the presidential elections - according to a UCE Research poll for Onet. 18.2% of respondents have not yet made a decision on this matter.more

US President Donald Trump showed journalists a "golden card" of residence that bears his image. The program announced by Trump allows anyone who invests $5 million there to settle in the US.more

Hubert Hurkacz is still not ready to play and has withdrawn from the ATP 1000 clay-court tournament in Monte Carlo, which begins on Sunday. The Polish tennis player played his last match on March 10 in Indian Wells, and then missed the competition in Miami due to a back injury.more

Last summer was the fifth worst in nearly half a century for butterflies in Britain, according to the biggest scientific survey of insect populations in the world. For the first time since scientific recording began in 1976, more than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline.more

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has granted approval for the expansion of Luton Airport, despite a clear recommendation from the Planning Inspectorate to reject the plans. The decision has sparked a robust debate over environmental concerns and the implications for local communities.more

One of the most atmospheric areas at Wimbledon is getting a makeover as the All England Club announces plans to redevelop the grassy knoll in front of Court One, also known as Henman Hill or Murray Mound.more

Councils across London are increasing fines to £1,000 as part of a fly-tipping crackdown. The fine, known as a fixed penalty notice (FPN), used to be £400. Some boroughs are also increasing the number of environment officers patrolling the streets to deter offenders.more

Representatives from France, the United Kingdom and Ukraine are meeting in Kyiv on 4 April to discuss the deployment of a military contingent to Ukraine.more

London boroughs that attempt to prevent pubs and clubs from extending their opening hours might find their decisions reversed by Sir Sadiq Khan, thanks to new powers granted by the Government.more

Yesterday, new housing laws took effect in Spain to curb the phenomenon of illegal home occupation, known as "okupas". According to lawyers and advocates for those affected by wild tenants, this will only reduce the scale of the problem, but will not solve it.more

Doctors have reported a rise in the number of patients with Victorian diseases such as scabies, as the Royal College of Physicians urged the government to do more to fight poverty.more

In the derby match ending the 30th round of the English football league, Chelsea London, Legia Warsaw's rival in the Conference League quarter-finals, defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at home.more

France or Britain should take the lead in engaging with Russia about Ukraine as part of European efforts to support Kyiv, Finland's president Alexander Stubb said on Thursday. European countries who joined a "coalition of the willing" to back Ukraine agreed at a meeting last week that at least one of their leaders should engage with Russia at some stage, Stubb told reporters in Helsinki.more