Karim Benzema attended Real Madrid's training session yesterday ahead of the return leg against Liverpool in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League football. The Frenchman missed last weekend's league game against Espanyol Barcelona with an ankle injury but has since recovered.more

The 'NRP Mondego' failed to carry out a mission to accompany a Russian ship north of the island of Porto Santo, in Madeira, after 13 personnel refused, on Saturday night, to embark for security reasons.more

A hair comb made from part of a human skull has been identified recently from among thousands of ancient artifacts recovered during archeological excavations around Cambridge, England. The comb, dubbed the Bar Hill Comb, was found by scientists from the Museum of London Archaeology in London, England.more

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs this year, making it the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs as the industry braces for a deep economic downturn.more

The indomitable Iga Swiatek eased past perennial British hopeful Emma Raducanu in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday.more

Free childcare for working parents in England is expected to be expanded in Wednesday's Budget to cover one and two-year-olds.more

Financial Supervision Authority in Poland is working on a statutory solution: a settlement or repayment of the loan at the average exchange rate of the Polish Central Bank - the daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

More than 1,000 scientists and postgraduate students were barred from working in the UK last year on national security grounds, amid a major government crackdown on research collaborations with China.more

Erling Haaland has become the youngest player to score 30 Champions League goals on his way to scoring a remarkable five in Manchester City's Champions League clash with RB Leipzig.more

It is likely that Finland will join NATO before Sweden, and we are preparing for this possibility, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted for the first time.more

The British ship HMS Portland is tracking the movements of a Russian task force made up of the frigate Admiral Kasatonov and the tanker Akademik Pashin passing near British waters, the Royal Navy said.more

Schoolchildren and parents have pleaded with Education Minister Norma Foley to step in and introduce a homework ban. In letters to the minister, children wrote about how they were being forced to give up hobbies because they were given so much work to do after school.more

World Cup leader Halvor Egner Granerud from Norway won the Ski Jumping World Cup in Lillehammer on Tuesday. Granerud prevailed in a thrilling final ahead of the two Austrians Stefan Kraft and Manuel Fettner. Poles jumped poorly yesterday.more

More than 1/3 of the world's companies allow employees to perform professional duties from abroad, and more than half for hybrid work, according to a report by the consulting company Deloitte. In the case of Polish companies, 13% of them allow work from any location. companies - added.more

The British newspaper "Mirror", citing its own sources, argues that this will happen next week. There is no shortage of speculation that Meghan Markle ultimately wants to compete with Gwyneth Paltrow's profitable lifestyle platform, The Goop. What is certain is that the name of the blog refers to the favorite red wine of the actress - Tignanello.more

I am confident that in 2023 we will be able to declare that the Covid-19 pandemic is over and no longer a threat to public health on a global scale.more

Job vacancies in the UK have fallen for the eighth time in a row as companies blamed economic pressures for holding back on hiring new staff. The official figures come a day ahead of Wednesday's Budget when the chancellor is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work.more

104 matches will be played in the first soccer world cup with 48 teams, the New York Times reported online. Today in Kigali, the FIFA Council is to approve the new format of the 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico.more

Various rail and Tube strikes by the RMT and Aslef unions will be disrupting public transport in London this week. As well as national rail and the Underground, the Overground and the Elizabeth Line are expected to be impacted.more

The boffin who once served as the Government's chief scientific officer says that as well as destroying south coast cities such as Brighton and Portsmouth, such an event would hit London hard more

High street banks have announced bank branch closures across the UK, including Barclays, which is closing 55 branches in 2023. more

More than 1,500 police officers have been accused of violent offences against women and girls over a period of six months, and less than 1% have been sacked, according to new figures.more

Iga Świątek advanced to the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Indian Wells. In the third round, the leader of the ranking of tennis players defeated - after a match lasting over two hours - Canadian Bianca Andreescu 6:3, 7:6 (7-1). Her next opponent will be British Emma Raducanu.more

French MPs want to introduce a new law according to which minors under 15 will need parental consent to set up an account on a social networking site. The draft also sets the minimum age from which it will be possible to set up an account - 13 years.more

Figures from leading vet charity PDSA, which provides vital care for pets during the cost of living crisis, have revealed that half (50%) of owners in London are having to make personal sacrifices to ensure they can continue to provide for their pets. more