Caroline Garcia will be the first opponent of the second seeded Iga Świątek in the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Miami. In the 1st round, in which the Pole had a bye, the Frenchwoman defeated the Hungarian qualifier Anna Bondar 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).more

US and Ukrainian Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky agreed yesterday to a ceasefire on attacks on energy facilities. Trump suggested a security-driven takeover of Ukrainian nuclear power plants and promised help in the case of Ukrainian children abducted by Russians, the White House announced.more

Wierszowisko 2025 – the largest Polish poetry festival for children and young people in the UK – has returned with a record number of participants. The finale of this event took place on 16 March in Edinburgh, it will come to Manchester on 11 May and will take place in London on 15 June.more

According to ZUS data, the number of sick leave days due to mental and behavioral disorders (F00-F99) in 2024 amounted to 30.3 million. This is 16.2% more than in 2023, when there were 26.1 million.more

A “truly evil” 19-year-old who murdered his mother and two younger siblings as part of a failed plot to kill 30 children and become the worst mass murderer in British history has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years.more

Greek Anastassios Sidiropoulos will be the main referee of Friday's World Cup qualifying match between Poland and Lithuania in Warsaw, UEFA announced.more

Venice authorities have launched a website where you can book your visit to the city in spring and summer on the days when it is mandatory, and pay a fee if you are not staying overnight. The fee is 5 or 10 euros, depending on whether you pay in advance or just before arrival.more

All Poles planning to travel to the UK after 1 April are required to have a new form of visa. The permission to enter the UK is called Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) and without it, no Polish citizen who does not have a regulated migration status in the UK (e.g. settled status) will be allowed to enter the country.more

Santander has announced it is set to close 95 branches across the UK, putting 750 jobs at risk. The High Street bank said its customers were increasingly shifting to banking online and it was aiming to start closing almost a quarter of its branches from June.more

Russian leader Vladimir Putin once again refused to yield to US President Donald Trump during a telephone conversation on Tuesday and suffered no consequences for it, the British newspaper "Daily Telegraph" assessed.more

On Tuesday, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force tracked a force of Russian Navy warships and military cargo ships through the English Channel. The Russian convoy may be the final run to complete the evacuation of Russia's naval base at Tartus, Syria, and will deliver additional weaponry that can be used on the front in Ukraine.more

A man who was dismembered into 27 pieces was killed with a hammer-type weapon, a murder trial has been told. Stuart Everett's remains were first discovered by a member of the public in an abandoned bunker at a nature reserve in Salford in April last year.more

Friday's matches, including Poland vs. Lithuania in Warsaw, will kick off the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the UEFA zone, which has 16 spots in the expanded World Cup. In other countries, the competition has been going on for a long time - Oceania is finishing, and in Asia, Japan could advance as early as Thursday.more

The Ministry of Justice is pushing through regulations that will deprive convicted drivers of the opportunity to work in professions that require a clean criminal record for years or for life, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

Keir Starmer has spoken to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky after the US and Russia agreed to work towards a limited ceasefire on energy infrastructure in the war-torn eastern European nation.more

For the first time in the history of Maltese tourism, Poles are at the top of the European countries that have visited this Mediterranean country the most. This is shown by data from January 2025.more

Ikea will be bringing its mix of meatballs, lampshades and kitchen planning to London’s Oxford Street from 1 May, when the world’s largest furniture retailer finally opens its store 18 months late.more

Christian Eriksen has said he is likely to leave Manchester United at the end of the season. "My contract is expiring and I am ready to look for a new club," said the Danish footballer, who suffered a heart attack against Finland during the 2021 European Championships.more

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed that the first step toward peace in Ukraine will be an energy and infrastructure ceasefire. They have also agreed to begin negotiations on further steps, the White House said after a meeting between the leaders of the United States and Russia.more

Vacancies have increased in the construction industry as well as for gardeners, teachers and maintenance workers, according to a new report. Research by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and data firm Lightcast showed a recent fall in demand for veterinary nurses, delivery drivers and train and tram drivers.more

Millions of people in England and Wales with a long-term health condition should have their body mass index (BMI) checked regularly to prevent diabetes and heart disease, an NHS watchdog is recommending.more

A blatant attempt at spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine has been exposed after Russian-linked sources attempted to pass off a fake front page of a British newspaper, the Hull Daily Mail, as genuine.more

The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. Mr Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.more

No one was injured in the incident involving a Delta Connection flight that was making a “go-around” due to an approach problem Sunday, officials said.more

Iga Świątek is still second in the world ranking of tennis players, behind only Aryna Sabalenka, but after the WTA 1000 competition in Indian Wells, the Pole is now separated from the Belarusian by 2,231 points. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz is still 22nd in the latest ATP ranking. Italian Jannik Sinner, who is serving a three-month suspension for violating anti-doping regulations, is still on top.more