The defending Italian Cup champions Juventus Turin fell in the quarter-finals of the competition, eliminated at home by Empoli. The game was tied 1-1 after 90 minutes and no extra time was played, going straight into penalty kicks, which the visitors won 4-2.more

Police officers from Łódź have arrested a 45-year-old man who had been hiding in Great Britain since 2018 and was wanted on numerous arrest warrants, EAWs and Interpol red diffusion notices, among others for leading a group that defrauded 160 people "with a grandson" and for introducing 1.5 tons of marijuana into circulation.more

More than 290,000 Canadians have signed a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strip tech mogul Elon Musk of his Canadian citizenship for acting against Canada’s national interest.more

Leading English Premier League football side Liverpool beat Newcastle United 2:0 in front of their home crowd in the 27th round. The clash between runner-up Arsenal London, who are already 13 points behind ‘The Reds’, and third in the table Nottingham Forest was a goalless draw.more

Diana, Princess of Wales’s former lover James Hewitt has said the princess would have been “concerned” about the bitter rift between the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex and done her best to try to reconcile her sons.more

US President Donald Trump Wednesday said that the European Union was formed to "screw" the United States as he threatened to levy 25 percent tariffs against the bloc. Trump's latest invective brought swift reaction from the EU, with one official saying the bloc had in fact been a "boon" for the United States.more

Second division team Dunkerque and Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the semi-finals of the French Cup yesterday. The Dunkerque players caused a surprise with a 3:2 win over Champions League participant Brest, while PSG crushed fourth-leg Stade Briochin 7:0 away.more

Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO.more

Three years of war in Ukraine have had an impact on Poland's image among Portuguese public opinion. Evidence of security concerns is the smaller number of Portuguese travelling to Poland - with the exception of students.more

We can all agree that deciding where to live and raise a family is one of life’s most important decisions, and can help with the previously-mentioned needs connected to family life.more

RB Leipzig completed the group of semi-finalists of the German Football Cup. Yesterday, the charges of coach Marco Rose beat VfL Wolfsburg 1:0 in front of their home crowd. The victory was secured for the hosts by Slovene Benjamin Sesko from a penalty kick in the 69th minute.more

Londoners could see ten days of sunshine as one of the gloomiest winters in years comes to a close. The capital is set for lengthy bright spells with plenty of wintry sunshine following a bleak start to the year, BBC Weather has said.more

XL bullies made up half of the banned or dangerous dogs seized and euthanised by police forces in England and Wales last year, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by Radar shows 3,464 suspected XL bullies were seized in 2024.more

Barcelona's players drew with Atletico Madrid 4:4 (3:2) in the first semi-final match of the Spanish Cup. The goal for the hosts was scored by Robert Lewandowski. The second pair is made up of Real Sociedad San Sebastian and Real Madrid, who will play today. The rematches will take place in early April.more

The Metropolitan Police does not always do enough to find missing children, a police watchdog has found. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said in its report that in some cases the force did not act quickly enough or take any action to find them, or evaluate the levels of risk to the child thoroughly.more

The CEO of the French aerospace and defense company Airbus, Guillaume Faury, is to travel to Poland in the coming weeks. Donald Trump's return to the White House is prompting the government in Warsaw to buy European planes instead of American ones, reports Le Monde.more

Planned strikes by train drivers on London’s Elizabeth line on Thursday and Saturday have been called off after a new pay offer. Members of Aslef had planned to stage a series of strikes that would have caused travel disruption in the capital.more

Fourth-tier team Cannes and Premier League-playing Stade Reims have become the first semi-finalists in the French Football Cup.more

Ukraine may sign a deal with the United States on minerals in Washington on Friday, AFP reported yesterday, citing a senior Ukrainian official. Earlier, the Financial Times reported that Ukraine had agreed to the American agreement.more

A record number of children died in the Channel last year according to UN data shared with the Guardian that officials have said should serve as a “wake-up call”. Last year, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) Missing Migrants Project recorded the highest number of deaths and missing persons in the Channel, with 82 people losing their lives, at least 14 of whom were children.more

Tesla car sales in the European Union fell by half in January 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to ACEA. At the same time, the market share of electric cars reached a record 15 percent. Hybrids are becoming increasingly popular in Poland.more

Inter Milan defeated Lazio Roma 2:0 (1:0) at the San Siro and advanced to the semi-finals of the Italian Football Cup. Piotr Zielinski played the entire encounter in the colours of the hosts. Inter's next rival will be AC Milan. The matches of this phase, including the rematch, will take place in April.more

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to travel to Washington to meet Donald Trump after setting out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027. On Tuesday, the prime minister said he would cut the foreign aid budget to fund the military boost - a move welcomed by the Trump administration but labelled a "betrayal" by development charities.more

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said private company Ocean Infinity had resumed the search for the wreckage of flight MH370, which disappeared during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014.more

Police will be given new powers to search homes without a warrant for stolen mobile phones under major legislation which targets theft, street crime and anti-social behaviour.more