The United States does not want the joint declaration of the G7 countries to mark the third anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine to include the wording about Russia as an aggressor, the 'Financial Times' reported yesterday.more

Domestic abuse specialists embedded in control rooms receiving 999 emergency calls will help “create force-wide cultural change”, said Jess Phillips as the first phase of “Raneem’s law” was rolled out across England.more

The value of EU exports of goods to non-EU countries in 2024 reached €2.59 trillion, up 1.1 per cent on 2023, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Imports to the EU amounted to €2.43 trillion, recording a decrease of 3.5 per cent on the previous year.more

Boris Johnson is charging £121 for a handshake and a photograph before a live event in Edinburgh. The former Conservative prime minister will appear at the Usher Hall on 2 September for an event titled An Evening with Boris Johnson, which will also allow guests to take part in a question and answer session.more

The San Francisco Court of Appeals has rejected a request from the US Department of Justice seeking the immediate reinstatement of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump restricting the right to US citizenship.more

Jagiellonia Bialystok defeated Serbian team TSC Backa Topola 3:1 for the second time and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Football Conference League. In this round, they could end up against Legia Warsaw, who got there directly after the regular phase.more

British Defence Minister John Healey yesterday compared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In doing so, he commented on US President Donald Trump's words that the Ukrainian leader is a ‘dictator without elections’.more

London is set to enjoy unseasonably warm weather as other parts of the UK is battered by gusts of up to 70mph. Weather warnings have been issued for wind and rain just as temperatures are increasing after a cold spell earlier this month. more

Second-ranked Iga Swiatek lost to Russia's Mirra Andreyeva 3:6, 3:6 and fell in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 hard court tournament in Dubai. The match lasted one hour and 38 minutes.more

Taxpayers who failed to meet the January 31 self-assessment deadline could soon face escalating penalties and interest. However, there may be some respite, following an interest rate adjustment by HM Revenue & Customs. more

There are a record number of patients in hospital with Norovirus in England. Data from NHS England showed 1,160 patients a day were in hospital with the vomiting bug on average last week – double the level at the same period last year.more

Anti-Muslim hate in the UK surged to record levels last year, an organisation tracking Islamophobia has found. Almost 6,000 reports to Tell Mama were confirmed by it as anti-Muslim incidents, more than double the number two years ago, with men targeted more than women for the first time since the body was founded in 2012.more

The supply of new listings is slowing down, but tenants are unlikely to have a problem finding premises. Rents are stabilising, in some cities there are also corrections. Some of the properties that have been rented out so far are going on the market for sale, reports today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3:1 in front of their home crowd in a return leg and qualified for the 1/8 finals of football's Champions League. The hat-trick was scored by Frenchman Kylian Mbappe. Juventus Turin were also eliminated after AC Milan and Atalanta Bergamo fell out on Tuesday.more

The plan for Ukraine after a possible truce with Russia is to deploy up to 30,000 troops from Europe there, overseeing the ceasefire and US protection of the contingent, the UK's Daily Telegraph reported.more

US President Donald Trump has already made no secret of his sympathy for Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his first term in office, but his attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could mark the beginning of a new world order, the US press comments today.more

About 500 London Underground passengers were injured last year after falling into the gap between Tube trains and the platform or getting caught in closing doors. A total of 1,893 “passenger-train interface” (PTI) incidents were reported to Transport for London in 2024, in which 522 people suffered injuries.more

The European media fears a drop in turnover for tourism and service sector companies due to the planned reduction of Ryanair flights in at least five EU countries such as Spain, Denmark and Germany, among others. In Poland, the airline will launch 23 new destinations during the summer season.more

Leading the English Premier League football table, Liverpool drew at Birmingham with Aston Villa 2-2 in a 29th round match played on promotion. Matty Cash, injured since the end of January, returned to the home team's line-up. The Poland representative entered the pitch in the 67th minute.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday during a conversation between the two politicians, the British head of government's office said in a statement.more

UK households who've financially supported family members with a large cash gift in the past seven years could be hit with an inheritance tax bill. The warning has come as HMRC reveals inheritance tax receipts soared to £5 billion from April to October 2024.more

Number two seed Iga Swiatek won against Ukraine's Dajana Yastremska 7:5, 6:0 in the 1/8 final of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Dubai. The match lasted one hour and 32 minutes. The Pole's rival in the quarter-finals will be Russia's Mirra Andreyeva.more

UK inflation jumped sharply in the year to January, driven by rising food prices, air fares and an increase in private school fees. The higher-than-expected jump to 3% from 2.5% in December, means prices rose at the fastest pace for 10 months.more

Sir Sadiq Khan has given the green light for parking fines in London to increase to up to £160. The mayor has approved a request from the capital’s 33 boroughs to hike the cost of penalty charge notices (PCNs) in a bid to create more of a deterrent to “anti-social and obstructive parking”.more

If Europe wants to send troops to Ukraine, I'm for it, but we won't do it because we are very far away, US President Donald Trump declared yesterday. He also praised the outcome of the Riyadh talks, supported the Russian demand for elections in Ukraine and announced a meeting with Putin later in February.more