The mayor of the small town of Polino in Umbria, Italy, where there is not a single shop, bought a van with EU funds for residents to use to go shopping. The car is owned by the entire community in a town in the Umbrian Apennines.more

Anti-racist campaigner and author Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu reacted to the news by saying that her decision was “coming from a place of self-worth.”more

The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new high, though times for the longest waits are continuing to improve, figures show. more

The duel between world number 19 ranked tennis player Magda Linette and Julia Putintseva (45th WTA) will start the Billie Jean King Cup match between Kazakhstan and Poland in Astana tomorrow at 9:30 am Polish time. After them, Veronika Falkowska (253rd WTA) and world number seven Jelena Rybakina will take to the court.more

British fashion designer Mary Quant, regarded as one of the most significant fashion figures of the 1960s, died this morning at the age of 93, her family has announced.more

It would be hard to find a city outside Ukraine and Russia that has changed more as a result of Vladimir Putin's unleashed war than Rzeszów, now a global aid centre for the attacked country, according to the British daily 'Financial Times'.more

Napoli players' coach Luciano Spalletti has announced that Victor Osimhen will return for the Champions League quarter-final tie against Milan. The Nigerian striker is Serie A's top scorer this season. He has been treating an injury recently and without him the team lost 0:1 at Milan yesterday.more

One in four UK parents have been forced to give up their job or drop out of education due to spiralling childcare costs.more

In Alicante, in the east of Spain, a man accused by his ex-wife and his son's mother of so-called machismo, or violence against women by men, may escape punishment because he has officially changed his gender and registered with the civil registry office as a woman, Spanish public broadcaster TVE reported.more

Banknote maker De La Rue has said that demand for banknotes around the world is at its lowest level in 20 years.more

Poland is already the third player in the European Union when it comes to exporting chocolate. Sweets are produced in Poland by global corporations, but dispersed Polish companies are also playing an increasingly important role - we read in today's edition of "Rzeczpospolita".more

The European Football Union has awarded the UEFA Grassroots award to the Amp Futbol Poland association for creating Europe's first women's team. There are currently a dozen players enrolled in the team, which trains monthly in two-day camps.more

The government has rejected calls to ban physical punishment of children in England, saying they are already protected in lawmore

A few days before the closure of the last nuclear power plants in Germany, the topic is still a matter of controversy. The vice-chairman of the FDP believes that shutting down the plant "is a dramatic mistake". The majority of German citizens oppose the phase-out of nuclear energy.more

The European Football Union (UEFA) has received three applications to host the 2028 and 2032 European Championships, with as many as seven national federations applying in total. The final decision will be taken in October.more

Leaked secret documents from the Pentagon, which include 50 British Special Forces soldiers present in Ukraine, pose a threat to their lives, according to MPs and security experts quoted by 'The Times'.more

Another wave of strikes and demonstrations against the pension reform has been announced by trade unionists for today, the 12th. The Interior Ministry has mobilised 11,500 police and gendarmes across the country, including 4,200 in Paris.more

"I will sign a statement before Wimbledon if necessary. After all, we are athletes and we want to play as much as possible, especially in Grand Slam tournaments," - Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova stated on the Championat portal.more

The UK imposed sanctions on two Cypriot nationals who helped Russian oligarchs Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov hide assets, as well as family members of several other oligarchs.more

Northwest Australia braces for a tropical cyclone that could hit this evening. Wind gusts of 275 kilometers per hour are expected, the national weather center said.more

US President Joe Biden began a three-day visit to the Republic of Ireland yesterday afternoon, during which he meets with the country's leaders. He will also visit the places where his ancestors come from.more

Real Madrid, defending the trophy, beat Chelsea London 2-0 at home, and Napoli, with Piotr Zieliński, lost 0-1 away to AC Milan in the first legs of the quarter-finals of the Champions League football. The return leg is scheduled for April 18.more

Three rescues after e-bike and e-scooter fires across London over Easter weekend has prompted a warning from firefighters, as cases spike this year. London Fire Brigade (LFB) rescued a man from a home in Dalston after a converted e-bike caught fire in the early hours of Sunday.more

French President Emmanuel Macron will not apologize for his words that Europe should not be "drawn into a crisis" over Taiwan, an anonymous official of the Elysée Palace told reporters. The statement was included in an interview with Macron for the website Politico and the daily "Les Echos".more

The second round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) will take place on Sunday at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal. Robert Kubica will start in the WRT team.more