Iga Swiatek defeated Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 4:6, 6:0, 6:2 in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on clay courts in Madrid. In turn, Hubert Hurkacz, seeded number eight, lost to the tournament's "12th" American Taylor Fritz 6:7 (2-7), 4:6 in the 1/8 finals.more

Every week a new video seems to surface of bike riding thieves snatching mobile phones from pedestrians’ hands on the streets of London. Phone thefts have more than doubled in some parts of London in recent years, according to new statistics from the Metropolitan Police.more

Meat and dairy products, plants and seeds are among the goods now subject to physical checks when imported to Britain from the European Union from Tuesday.more

The Home Office has admitted losing contact with thousands of migrants set to be deported to Rwanda - with claims they could have fled to Ireland. An internal document revealed that officials are only in touch with 2,143 of the 5,700 people earmarked to be on the first flights to the African state. more

The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion. On Monday she went on a one-day visit, on behalf of the Foreign Office, to "demonstrate solidarity with the women, men and children impacted by the war".more

Barcelona cruised to victory thanks to Robert Lewandowski's second-half hat-trick after Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was sent off. The hosts, who are on the cusp of relinquishing the La Liga title to Real Madrid despite the victory, took the lead when Fermin Lopez struck.more

Use your voice to prevent others from deciding for you - with this slogan, the European Parliament encourages Europeans in 27 member states to take part in the June elections. The spot published yesterday is intended to make the young generation aware of what Europe would look like if the European Union had not been created.more

The Financial Times has struck a deal with the ChatGPT developer OpenAI that allows its content to be used in training artificial intelligence systems. The FT will receive an undisclosed payment as part of the deal, which is the latest to be agreed between OpenAI and news publishers.more

Grocery delivery firm Getir has said it will be leaving the UK, Europe and the US to focus on its core market in Turkey where it generates the bulk of its revenue. It comes after a long period of speculation that its UK operations were in financial trouble.more

The price of bread, biscuits and beer could be at risk of rising as a result of months of wet weather in the UK, a report has suggested. Harvests of crops including wheat, barley and oats may fall by more than 17% this year compared to 2023.more

There is a growing dispute between the UK and Ireland over the return of illegal immigrants. The Irish government wants Britain to take back migrants arriving from there fearing deportation to Rwanda. London says it will not agree until it can send them back to France.more

The US federal medical agency CDC has confirmed the first case of HIV infection during a cosmetic procedure. Three victims opted for a so-called vampire facelift procedure at an unlicensed clinic, the ABC news portal reported.more

The rivals of the Polish national team in the Euro 2024 group - especially Austria and the Netherlands - are struggling with numerous health problems. Michal Probierz's national team's situation seems much better at the moment. His players will play their first match of the tournament on 16 June - against the Netherlands.more

Located between the picturesque River Alde and a stretch of stunning English coastline that looks onto the North Sea, the charming Suffolk town seems straight out of a dream.more

Poles are the second longest working nation in the EU after the Greeks; we work three hours longer per week than the EU average, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute. In Poland, 5 per cent of people work part-time, while the average for EU countries is 17 per cent. - it noted.more

Iga Swiatek won against Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6:1, 6:0 in the fourth round of the WTA 1000 tournament on courts in Madrid. The Polish tennis player's opponent in the quarter-finals will be Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.more

Immigration from Central and Eastern Europe, which began with the 2004 EU enlargement, later contributed to some extent to the UK's withdrawal from the Community, but was not the decisive factor, according to Professor Aleks Szczerbiak, a political scientist at the University of Sussex.more

Temperatures plummeted to -6.3C in Shap, Cumbria, as the UK is hit by cold air from Greenland and the Arctic...more

Ireland’s government has told Rishi Sunak it will send asylum seekers back to the UK in a growing diplomatic row over the Tory Rwanda law. UK and Irish ministers are due to meet in London after Justice Minister Helen McEntee claimed the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland is now higher than 80% due to a shift in migration patterns in recent months.more

Manchester City's players defeated Nottingham Forest 2:0 in an away match in the 35th round of the English Premier League. The defending champions are second in the table and their loss to leading Arsenal London is only a point. ‘The Citizens’ also have one less match played.more

Scotland's First Minister (First Minister) Humza Yousaf today announced his resignation as leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) and said he would step down as head of government as soon as a successor was selected.more

At the end of 2023, Poland's population will reach 37,637,000, less than 130,000 less than in 2022. - according to a report by the Central Statistical Office. More than 272,000 live births were registered. This is the lowest number of births recorded in the entire post-war period.more

Already certain of the Italian league title, Inter Milan defeated Torino 2:0 at home in the 34th round of the Italian football premier league. Both goals were scored by Turk Hakan Calhanoglu. It was the team's 28th consecutive match without defeat in these competitions.more

The UK plans to equip its armed forces with a hypersonic cruise missile of its own design by 2030 to catch up with Russia and China in this sphere, 'The Sunday Telegraph' reported.more

Temperatures in Europe are rising roughly twice as fast as the global average, reported the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the EU climate agency Copernicus, warning of consequences that will affect, among other things, human health and melting glaciers.more