There were 1,518 executions worldwide in 2024, the highest number since 2015. - reported Amnesty International (AI) yesterday in its annual report on the use of the death penalty worldwide. Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the increase, with a total of 1,380 executions.more

The official plan to increase access to NHS dental services in England has been a “complete failure”, and some of the government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis, a damning report warns.more

Flights to Girona near Barcelona in Spain were inaugurated last week by Lublin Airport. The connection is operated twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. After Rome, this is another new destination on offer from Lublin Airport.more

Polish national football team goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski has extended his contract with Bologna FC until 30 June 2026, the Italian Premier League club announced yesterday. The 33-year-old Zabrze-born player has been playing for Bologna since 2018.more

Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising, external. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommendations apply to beverages such as sugar-free 'toothkind' squash that has ingredients such as aspartame, stevia, saccharin and sucralose. more

Brits are now being urged to prepare for all outcomes after the European Union (EU) told 450,000,000 people to get their '72-hour survival kit' ready. Last week, the EU told their citizens to have all their essentials at hand amid growing tensions in Europe.more

Health workers will be sent door-to-door under drastic new NHS plans to tackle sickness rates across England, according to reports. A community health worker will be allocated 120 homes to visit every month to see if help is needed under plans set to be rolled out in June, The Daily Telegraph reports.more

Tomorrow's meeting between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-finals promises to be spectacular, Spanish media commented today, also highlighting the problems of defending champion Real Madrid.more

The US Army Europe and Africa Command (USAREUR-AF) has announced the planned relocation of US military personnel and equipment from the Jasionka airport near Rzeszów to other locations in Poland. President Andrzej Duda stressed today that the relocation of US military personnel and equipment from Jasionka airport is not a withdrawal of troops.more

Advanced CT scanners at some UK and European airports mean liquids and laptops can stay in the traveller’s bag – but the 100ml size limit remains.more

Ukraine's ambassador to the UK and former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has confirmed the existence of a secret Ukrainian-US headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. The site had become a ‘secret weapon’ in cooperation with the US; operations against Russia were planned there, war games were played and weapons were requested, he revealed.more

British Gas will take on 90,000 customers left without an energy supplier after Rebel Energy went bust earlier this month. On Sunday, the industry regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, appointed British Gas to begin supplying gas and electricity to 84,000 household customers and 6,000 businesses.more

If the presidential election were held this Sunday, in the first round, KO candidate Rafał Trzaskowski would get 38.3 per cent, 5.1 percentage points more than at the end of March, while the PiS-backed Karol Nawrocki would get 20.1 per cent. - according to a United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska.more

Ivan Juric is no longer the coach of Southampton. The team, whose player is Jan Bednarek, lost their chances of staying in the Premier League on Sunday. ‘Saints’ have picked up just 10 points in 31 rounds.more

It would be a mistake to abandon the special relationship between the UK and the US, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday. More action is needed to tackle the challenges of customs, he added.more

Relocation is just one option in the EU's migration pact, which is intended to ease the burden on countries struggling with high numbers of arrivals or the instrumentalisation of migrants. Countries can also opt for a financial equivalent or to second their staff to assist in asylum procedures.more

Record numbers of Britons are going to the gym, as the desire of many gen Zers to socialise while getting fit instead of drinking in the pub drives an unprecedented surge in membership, a report shows. In all, 11.5 million people aged 16 and over– a new high – now belong to a gym in the UK, a rise of 1.6 million from 2022. It means one in six people have taken out a membership.more

Wizz Air will launch two new direct routes from Poland to Hungary in the summer. Passengers will be able to fly from Gdansk and Wroclaw to Budapest, the carrier said.more

Kevin de Bruyne has announced he will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season. De Bruyne, 33, has won 16 trophies since joining from Wolfsburg in 2015, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2023.more

Average bus speeds in London have reached a ten-year low. Despite promises and targets to speed buses up, no progress has been made. The obvious problem is, buses are stuck in traffic.more

Official figures show that 728,000 people came to the UK in the year to June 2024 - fewer than in the previous 12 months. The fall was greater than expected because the estimated number of people who came in the year to June 2023 was revised up sharply, to 906,000. more

Iga Świątek is still in second place in the world ranking of tennis players, behind only Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. For the first time in history, there are three Polish women in the top 30 of the WTA list. Magdalena Fręch advanced to 28th position, and Magda Linette to 30th.more

The British royal couple, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, begin a four-day state visit to Italy today. They will visit Rome and Ravenna. The trip also has a special meaning for them: Wednesday is their 20th wedding anniversary. The king is remembered for his love of Italy, and as heir to the throne, he has visited it 17 times.more

Motorists started to use the Silvertown Tunnel for the first time on Monday – with car drivers paying up to £4 to use the first new road crossing under the Thames for 58 years. The opening of the mile-long twin-bore tunnel, which links North Greenwich with Canning Town and the Royal Docks, also meant that tolls were imposed for the first time at the nearby Blackwall tunnel.more

Two Labour MPs have been denied entry to and deported from Israel in a move described as “deeply concerning” by the UK foreign secretary. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected at the Israeli border after being accused of planning to spread “anti-Israel hatred”.more