A leading health think tank says urgent and emergency care in England is performing "far worse" than before the pandemic. The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.more

Online eVisa fraud is rife, with many scammers capitalising on the influx of pre-travel requirements for destinations around the world. Copycat websites pose as official websites for eVisas or electronic travel authorisations, with the perpetrators stealing money, data and offering ridiculously inflated prices to process applications.more

A Sao Paulo state court has rejected a request by FC Santos footballer Neymar to suspend the publication of a podcast detailing his life and the controversy surrounding his career, calling the lawsuit "abhorrent preventive censorship."more

Planned changes to school uniform policy will affect over four million pupils across England, according to new estimates from the Department for Education (DfE). The government says seven in 10 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools in England will have to reduce the number of compulsory branded items to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students.more

Donald Trump has the lowest public support after 100 days in office of any US president since World War II, the Washington Post wrote yesterday. The newspaper also stressed that Trump has issued the most executive orders in 80 years.more

British drivers are facing a parking ticket deluge, with private companies on track to issue a record 14.5 million penalties this year, new analysis reveals. The RAC’s study found that just five firms are responsible for nearly half of all tickets, highlighting the concentrated power within the private parking industry.more

All Austrian schools will have a ban on mobile phone use from 1 May. The restriction also applies to school trips. The regulations also specify situations in which teachers can exempt students from the ban. The Finnish parliament has also passed a ban on smartphone use in schools.more

The leader of the tennis rankings, Aryna Sabalenka, advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Madrid. The Belarusian defeated the American Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-4.more

Britain’s electricity grid operator is investigating unexplained power plant failures that hit the UK’s system hours before Spain and Portugal were plunged into blackouts.more

As reported by the Central Statistical Office, at the end of 2024, the population in Poland decreased by 147 thousand compared to 2023 and amounted to 37 million 489 thousand. The old age indicator was calculated at 141; this means that for every 100 children aged 0-14, there are 141 people over 65 years old.more

Supermarkets are spending hundreds of millions of pounds on promotional deals for shoppers, as the grocery price war ramps up. Together, nearly 30% of total spending by Britain’s biggest supermarkets was on special offers and discounts in the four weeks ended 20 April, according to the market research company Kantar.more

The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will rival SpaceX's Starlink.more

Arsenal London lost at home to Paris Saint-Germain 0:1 (0:1) in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. For the home team, Polish national team defender Jakub Kiwior played the entire match. The return match in the French capital will take place on May 7.more

This plane graveyard, also known as an aircraft boneyard, is nestled between the Skylark Hotel and London Southend Airport - just an hour's drive along the M25 from South London, and even closer for those in East and parts of North London.more

No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek won against Russia's Diana Sznajder (No. 13) 6:0, 6:7 (3-7), 6:4 in the 1/8 final of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on courts in Madrid. She will face American Madison Keys in the next round.more

Young people have told the BBC they are finding it harder than ever to get a job, with some graduates frustrated at being turned down for roles at supermarkets. The government says getting more young people into work is a priority but UK job vacancies are at their lowest level in nearly four years.more

Asylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they have been convicted of sexual offences, the government has announced. Terrorists, war criminals and any other criminals whose offences carry a sentence of one year or more can already be refused asylum under the Refugee Convention.more

Private landlords and hotel owners are charging councils far in excess of market rent to house people who would otherwise end up on the street, an investigation has found, laying bare the depth of England’s hidden homelessness crisis.more

A British Airways flight from Washington DC to London was forced to make an emergency stop in Boston following reports of a bird strike and “smoke in the cabin”.more

Before the end of the 2024/25 football season, two clubs - Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona - are in the game to complete the treble, i.e. winning the championship and the national cup simultaneously, as well as winning the Champions League.more

The role of women, divisions in the Church, sexual abuse, LGBT rights, the difficult financial situation of the Vatican, the reforms initiated by Francis - these are the main challenges for the future pope. Expectations for the bishop of Rome, who would be able to face these problems, emerge in the daily councils of the cardinals.more

Britain has proposed a broad statement of shared values with the European Union that emphasises support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, the Paris Climate Agreement and open and free trade, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The document, shared with EU members in recent days, is framed as a "geopolitical preamble" to a new strategic partnership between Britain and the EU.more

Remote regions of Greenland have lost access to key satellite services including internet and telephones, the Arctic island's telecoms group said late on Monday, adding it would investigate whether this was related to a massive power blackout in Spain. Greenland's Tusass telecoms company said in a statement it had lost connection to satellite equipment based in Spain.more

A huge fire has broken out at an electrical substation in west London. Around 100 firefighters were tackling the blaze on Aberdeen Place in Maida Vale, where an electrical transformer was alight.more

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti expected to leave club after Copa del Rey final on April 26; Spanish giants suffered Champions League quarter-final exit to Arsenal and are four points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona; Ancelotti could be appointed new Brazil head coach before end of season.more