Hubert Hurkacz, who had a so-called ‘free ticket’ in the opening round, defeated Britain's Jack Draper 6:1, 7:5 in the second round of the ATP 1000 tournament on courts in Madrid. The match lasted one hour and 19 minutes. The Polish tennis player's rival in the 1/16 final will be Germany's Daniel Atlmaier.more

British drivers risk a £120 fine if they fail to display a UK identifier when driving abroad and must use a UK sticker when driving their car in Spain, it has been announced. That's the warning from Swansway Motor Group, which is encouraging holidaymakers to check their licence plates if they're considering driving their car abroad this summer.more

A third UK airport has now lifted hand luggage restrictions on laptops and liquids in time for summer. Aberdeen International Airport is the latest airport to remove the requirement for passengers to limit liquids in hand luggage to 100ml and place them in clear plastic bags.more

London children are not immune from the damaging effects of Covid on their education despite their traditionally high exam results, a social mobility expert warned today.more

FC Saarbruecken, who play at the third league level, are selling fans pieces of the turf on which they sensationally defeated national champion Bayern Munich in the 2nd round of the German Football Cup. The 40x20 cm cut-outs will go to the 600 people who make the highest bids.more

British police today announced that five men have been charged with hostile activities in favour of Russia. Two of them are British citizens. They will all face trial on 10 May.more

A law passed by the British Parliament allowing the deportation of illegal immigrants to Rwanda received formal approval from King Charles III yesterday, marking its entry into force. The government, meanwhile, has said it already has a date booked for the first flight and the migrants selected.more

Personal integrity, including resistance to corruption, as well as patriotism and being guided in one's political activities solely by concern for Poland's interests - these are, according to CBOS respondents, the most important features of future MEPs. Being a representative of various minorities was found to be the least important.more

Defending champions Manchester City won smoothly away against Brighton & Hove Albion 4:0 in an outstanding English Premier League football match and are still the most serious contenders for triumph in the competition. Jakub Moder featured in the home team's line-up.more

The pro-independence coalition between the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Scottish Greens, which had been in place for three years, fell apart yesterday due to a dispute over abandoning existing greenhouse gas reduction targets.more

The exhibition in Tampere, Finland, will close, having become the 'most hated' in the country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The building will then serve as the site for a new museum dedicated to Finnish-Russian relations.more

Labour has promised to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services within five years if it wins the next election. It says a new public body would inherit existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsibility for running services.more

Barcelona have joined the race to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. The star striker is enjoying an incredible season for the Magpies, having scored 21 goals across all competitions this season.more

The European Parliament adopted the first legislation in EU history to combat violence against women and domestic violence. They are intended to help prevent rape and to better protect women against cyberbullying and online harassment, including sending them obscene content. However, the EU has failed to adopt a common definition of rape.more

Londoners are split over TfL's announcement that the Piccadilly Line is set for major upgrades - with some suggesting that other Underground lines should have come first. The project will cost an estimated £2.9 billion, with the Tube line expected to close later in the year for improvements to the infrastructure and the testing of new trains.more

Sports commentators from Spain claim that the leader of the tennis rankings, Iga Świątek, is facing one of the most serious challenges in her career, which is winning the WTA tournament in Madrid. They emphasize that the titled Pole has never won this competition.more

More and more parents in Germany are turning to counseling services because their Christian children want to convert to Islam "in order to no longer be outsiders at school," the Bild tabloid website reported, citing a security official.more

Using the phrase ‘back in your day’ to older colleagues could be considered age harassment, an employment judge has ruled. The “barbed and unwelcome” expression highlighting the age gap between two people may amount to “unwanted conduct”, a tribunal concluded.more

This year, 60 per cent of respondents are not planning a trip for May, according to a survey commissioned by Wiener. It noted that two years ago, 47 per cent of respondents made such a decision.more

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said he would ‘happily’ fly asylum seekers to Rwanda, but only after summer. The UK government has not approached the budget airline to aid in carrying out its controversial plans to ship thousands of people off to the African country. But the Ryanair CEO has indicated he would be willing to make money off the deportation of migrants to a country known for human righmore

Xavi will stay with Barcelona for another year after agreeing to finish his contract to 2025, in a reversal of his decision to quit at the end of the season.more

London Underground customer service managers are to stage a fresh strike in a dispute over terms and conditions. Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) will walk out on Friday April 26 and then ban overtime until May 5.more

Roads could start going back up to 30mph by the end of the year, the Welsh government has announced, just months after lower speed limits were put in place.more

The UK has the worst rate of child alcohol abuse worldwide, and more than half of British children have drunk alcohol by the age of 13, according to a report. The study, one of the largest of its kind by the World Health Organization (WHO), looked at 2021-22 data on 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries who were asked about alcohol, cigarettes and vape usage.more

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