The legal smoking age in the UK could be raised to 21 as part of a “radical” review commissioned by health secretary Sajid Javid, reports claim.more

From the beginning of the year, a visa could receive up to 21.5 thousand. IT specialists, incl. from Belarus and Ukraine - established "Rzeczpospolita." This is an important impulse for the domestic industry struggling with the deficit of professionals - we can read in today's edition of the journal.more

Piotr Zielinski scored one of the goals for Napoli in the 3:0 away win against Spezia in the last round of the Italian Premier League football match. It is the Pole's sixth league goal of the season, but the first since mid-December.more

As a result of the war in Ukraine, the number of refugees worldwide for the first time in history exceeded 100 million, reported the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi. "This is a record that should never be set," said the diplomat.more

Manchester City has become England's national football champion for the eighth time in history and the fourth in the last five seasons. In the 38th round of the league, "The Citizens" defeated Aston Villa 3-2 and kept their point of advantage over Liverpool. She was relegated from the league as Burnley's third team.more

YouTube removed over 70,000 video recordings and 9 thousand channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines, including those which called the Russian invasion a "liberation mission", the British daily The Guardian reported yesterday.more

"It was a great event for me that I was the first president since the beginning of the war, invited here to appear before the Verkhovna Rada and represent the Republic of Poland, all my countrymen, the entire Polish nation" - said President Andrzej Duda yesterday in Kiev summing up his visit to Ukraine.more

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne was named the footballer of the 2021/22 season in England in a fan vote. The Belgian passed his club mate Portuguese Joao Cancelo and two Liverpool players Trent Alexander-Arnold and Egyptian Mohamed Salah.more

UK charities have called on the government to bring in leave for those who suffer from menstrual pain. It comes as Spanish politicians approve a new draft bill that would allow those with painful periods to have three days off a month.more

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (parliament) extended the martial law, which will be in force in the country at least until August 23, by 90 days yesterday.more

Passengers flying into Gatwick were in a 'state of panic' when they looked out of their windows to see the words 'Welcome to Luton'. The large, white lettering was seen in a field near to the Sussex airport, which is around 70 miles away from London Luton Airport.more

Some regions of Spain have been hit by record-breaking heat at this time of the year, the air temperature locally exceeds 40 degrees C and is about 15 degrees higher than the average for this time of the year, the state weather agency AEMET informed yesterday.more

Kylian Mbappe announced yesterday evening that he would extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2025, and in the next minutes he scored three goals in the season ending league match against Metz. The Parisians, who had already secured the league title earlier, won 5-0 at home.more

The Madame Tussauds museum could not be missing from the Platinum Jubilee celebrations scheduled for June. From May 27, for two weeks, you will be able to admire the Royal Dress Collection, which will include replicas of seven unique creations in which the British queen presented herself during her reign. Among them there will be a dress by Sir Norman Hartnell and Ian Thomas.more

The World Economic Forum (WEF) begins today in Davos, Switzerland. In talks about the most important world problems, incl. the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and economic crises will be attended by nearly 2,500 people - politicians, business representatives, NGOs and scientists.more

The five-year restoration of the Elizabeth Tower, topped with the Big Ben bell, to restore one of London's most famous symbols to its former Victorian glory, is now almost complete, Sky News reported today.more

Rangers FC players won the Scottish Cup. In the final match, played at the Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, they defeated the team Hearts of Midlothian 2-0 after extra time.more

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in the Hamburg district of Steilshoop was attacked on Saturday night - the building was pelted with stones and containers with paints in the colors of the Russian flag. Tires were set on fire near the building, making it difficult for the services to reach the place.more

Russia has tried to use drones in Ukraine to identify targets, but due to the high level of losses and the domestic production capacity limited by sanctions, it is running out of them, the British Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.more

The leader of the world ranking, Iga Świątek, will face Łesia Curenko in the first round of the French Open Grand Slam. Hubert Hurkacz will play against the Italian Giulio Zeppieri.more

I am afraid that the spread of monkey pox in Europe may accelerate with summer events and festivals, warned the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe, Hans Kluge.more

Ukrainian refugees are being left homeless as relationships with host families in the UK break down, community groups have warned. more

"We will not allow such scenes as in Ukraine to take place on Polish soil. The Polish army is and will be even stronger and more numerous," Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak assured yesterday in Kraśnik (Lubelskie Voivodeship).more

RB Leipzig players won the German Cup for the first time in history. In the final in Berlin they defeated SC Freiburg 4: 2 after a penalty shootout. After 90 minutes and extra time it was 1-1. So the team from Leipzig made up for defeats in the finals with other rivals - in 2019 and 2021.more

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