The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had "tremendous potential" that he would unlock.more

A greater number of people are borrowing more and expecting to save less as the rising cost of living bites in the UK, official figures suggest.more

Szymon Marciniak will be the first Pole ever to referee tomorrow's Champions League semi-final football match between Liverpool and Villarreal. It will be his eighth game refereeing in the Champions League this season.more

The birth of a baby South African porcupine was an extraordinary event for the staff at the London Zoo. However, the circumstances of the birth were even more unusual. To the astonishment of its keepers, the female Hettie did not hide in her lair at this important moment, but gave birth in the enclosure, in front of the zoo visitors.more

70 percent Poles support the decision to abolish the limits of people in public places, compulsory quarantine, isolation and wearing masks in closed places. 26% are against lifting the restrictions. - according to the CBOS poll from the turn of March and April.more

It's not just City Hall that's moving east, it's Central London itself. This weekend, thousands of us will be making the toss up between lunch at Green Park and lunch in Greenwich, hitting the shops on Oxford Street or at Westfield Stratford, going 'out out' in Soho or Shoreditch. more

Robert Lewandowski is among the laureates of the traditional Laureus awards. The Polish footballer of Bayern Munich was honored in the "Outstanding Achievement" category, appreciating the fact that he set a record for the number of goals scored in one Bundesliga season.more

A campaign to remind Londoners to check whether fellow bus or Tube passengers need their seat was launched on Monday. Transport for London said the continued return to public transport meant that travellers who are less able to stand were struggling to find a seat.more

Lekarze medycyny sądowej znaleźli w ciałach cywilów zabitych przez Rosjan w Buczy fleszetki - małe rzutki umieszczane w pociskach, by zwiększyć siłę rażenia, które szeroko stosowano w czasie I wojny światowej - podał dzisiaj brytyjski "The Guardian".more

Government plans for a new so-called ‘Global Britain tax’ will make it harder and more expensive for British businesses and investors to forge important new relationships with markets outside Europe, with up to £200 in additional taxes being put on the cost of flights, business leaders warned.more

Hubert Hurkacz maintained the 14th position in the world ranking of tennis players, and Iga Świątek kept the lead in the world ranking of tennis players. For the first time, the 20-year-old Raszynian topped the ranking on April 4.more

"From a counterintelligence point of view, China is the greatest threat to the US," said FBI director Christopher Wray. He stressed that Chinese cyber spies have stolen more data from the US than hackers from other countries combined.more

The mental health of those working in the hospitality industry is worse than at height of the pandemic, according to a new survey by Censuswide and hospitality marketing firm Flipdish.more

"The Russian army has made this year's Easter in Ukraine red with blood," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video posted today on social media.more

Barcelona lost unexpectedly to Rayo Vallecano 0-1 in the backlog of the Spanish league football league, and thus the leader of the league table Real Madrid is one point from winning the title.more

The UK’s first full-size driverless buses, operated by Stagecoach, will take to the road this week in Scotland and could be carrying passengers by summer.more

"One way to keep peace is to prepare for war and strengthen your country," warned Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton, quoted today by News.com. He added that the greatest threats to peace were posed by China and Russia.more

AC Milan once again took the lead in the Italian Premier League after a 2-1 victory over Lazio in Rome. Ciro Immobile scored a goal for the hosts, which makes him the most effective active player in this competition.more

Adam Clark, 51, from Blackpool, took his new puppy Ollie for his first walk around the block and stumbled across a small fortune, when the lucky young dog dug up 15 gold sovereign coins worth almost £6,000.more

Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 in Sunday's 34th round of the English Premier League. The Reds are still in second place in the table, but only a point behind the leading and defending Manchester City title.more

The British press, commenting on the outcome of the French presidential election, points out that Emmanuel Macron is the first president in 20 years to be elected for a second term, but differs in its assessment of whether the result is his triumph or merely a victory.more

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World tennis ranking leader Serbian Novak Djokovic lost to Russian Andrei Rublev 2:6, 7:6 (7-4), 0:6 in the final of the ATP tennis tournament on courts in Belgrade (prize pool 534.6 thousand euros).more

Britain is playing a key role in helping Ukraine, but it took almost 10 years before it adopted its current hawkish policy towards Russia, because that is how long it took British services to convince politicians to end their favouritism towards the Kremlin, the Financial Times noted yesterday.more

In yesterday's second round of the French presidential election, President Emmanuel Macron, who is seeking re-election, won with 57.6 per cent of the vote; National Unity leader Marine Le Pen received 42.4 per cent of voters, according to poll results reported by the Elabe Institute and SFR for BFM TV at 20:00, shortly after polling stations closed.more