WH Smith is to sell its 480 retail stores to the Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capital, in a deal worth £76m, and has confirmed that the 233-year-old brand will disappear from the high street after a “short transitional period”.more

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed. more

The UK’s carbon emissions fell by 4% last year, according to official figures. Provisional statistics published on Thursday by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions were 371m tonnes carbon equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2024, down from 385 MtCO2e in 2023.more

Yesterday's knife attack in Amsterdam left a Polish man, two Americans, a Belgian woman and a Dutch woman injured. "We share the pain of those injured, their families and loved ones," Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said in a statement.more

World number one Aryna Sabalenka will face Jessica Pegula in the Miami Open final on Saturday after teenage sensation Alexandra Eala was beaten in the semi-finals. Belarusian Sabalenka, 26, is yet to drop a set at the tournament and was in fine form as she stormed to a 6-2 6-2 win over sixth seed Jasmine Paolini.more

Childbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can be easily blocked.more

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Chinese students in the UK could be forced to disclose links to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the UK government's new register of foreign influence, the Daily Telegraph reported. There are currently around 150,000 Chinese students studying in the UK.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after yesterday's summit in Paris that he wants to invite representatives of the "coalition of the willing" to his country to jointly develop a plan related to the deployment of peacekeeping forces and the future security system.more

Robert Lewandowski, despite coming on in the 68th minute, scored for Barcelona, ​​and his team and Wojciech Szczęsny beat Osasuna Pamplona 3-0 in a postponed match in the Spanish top flight. Barcelona lead the table, three points ahead of Real Madrid.more

King Charles III spent a short period of time in hospital on Thursday after experiencing temporary side effects during cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said.more

More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of the government’s sweeping cuts to welfare, according to the official analysis, with an extra 250,000 people falling into relative poverty by 2029-30.more

Major investors including Axa and Scottish Widows are backing shareholder resolutions pressing retailers Next, Marks & Spencer and JD Sports to increase pay for thousands of workers.more

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "go as far as we have to go" to get control of Greenland, ahead of a planned visit to the Arctic island by Vice President JD Vance that has prompted criticism from Greenland and Denmark.more

Overworked police lack the resources, time and experience to investigate crimes properly, leading to victims being failed and an erosion in faith in law enforcement, an official report has found.more

The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both stepped down as patrons on Tuesday until further notice after trustees quit over a dispute with the chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, a lawyer who was appointed in 2023.more

Spanish media "Marca" and "Cope" report that Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, has awarded each of his players a bonus of 250,000 euros. This is a reward for eliminating local rivals Atletico in a penalty shootout and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.more

Pizza parties and iPads are being offered to pupils as incentives to improve school attendance, according to a new report which says sanctions alone are less likely to work, writes 'The Guardian'.more

Police officers from the Provincial Police Headquarters in Łódź have detained a member of a criminal group in Spain, sentenced to almost 14 years in prison for drug trafficking. The man had been in hiding since 2022. The convict has already been brought to Poland and sent to a prison, where he has begun serving his sentence.more

English councils must prove that they are tackling potholes or face losing funds, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister announced an additional £4.8 billion of funding to undertake work on motorways and major A-roads. He emphasised that councils must “get on with the job” of fixing potholes.more

Immigrants arriving in Portugal will be able to legalize their stay no later than 20 days after submitting an application to the state authorities - according to the so-called fast-track legalization program approved by the Portuguese government.more

Second seed Iga Świątek unexpectedly lost to world No. 140 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 2-6, 5-7 in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 hard court tennis tournament in Miami. The match lasted an hour and 41 minutes.more

The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has increased the funds earmarked for the defence industry by £2.2 billion (over €2.6 billion), which will be added to the Ministry of Defence budget from next year. She emphasised that she wants the UK to become a "defence industry superpower".more

Since 2 April, Polish citizens travelling to the UK have been required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before arriving in the country. Applications for this type of authorisation have been open since early March. The cost of this document is currently £10, but from 9 April the price of an ETA will increase to £16.more

The rate of inflation fell to 2.8% last month as high street fashion stores slashed their prices in February. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said lower clothing prices were largely behind the dip in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) from 3% in January.more