The NHS and the UK Health Security Agency are urging the public to maintain good hand hygiene as cases of the highly contagious norovirus continue to surge. The number of norovirus cases in England is currently more than double what is typically expected for this time of year.more

US President Donald Trump did not rule out a forceful takeover of Greenland, a Danish territory, in an interview with NBC News. At the same time, he said the use of force may not be necessary.more

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona beat Girona 4-1 at home in the 29th round of the Spanish football league. The Polish striker, who played the entire match, has 25 goals in total this season. Wojciech Szczęsny started in goal for the hosts.more

Despite concerns from European allies about excessive dependence on Washington for weapons, Great Britain also intends to purchase F-35A fighters from the United States, The Times reported, citing sources in military circles.more

Women in England will be able to get the morning-after pill for free from pharmacies from later this year, the government has said. Emergency contraception is already free of charge from most GPs and sexual health clinics, but ministers say getting it over the counter is more of a "postcode lottery".more

The world-leading Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 7:5, 6:2 in the final and won the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Miami. The American tennis player eliminated Iga Świątek's conqueror - Alexandra Eala from the Philippines in the semifinal.more

In rural Portugal, the number of sheep and goat herders is decreasing year by year, although the demand for their work is not decreasing. Those who have remained in the profession can count on help from local governments and organizations supporting this dying profession.more

Almost half of appeals against London boroughs and TfL result in victory for drivers, writes Standard.co.uk.more

Piotr Żyła, Aleksander Zniszczoł, Kamil Stoch and Paweł Wąsek took fourth place in the team competition of the Ski Jumping World Cup at the mammoth facility in Planica, Slovenia. The Austrians won, ahead of the Germans and the host team.more

The famous “Italian houses available for less than one euro, but there’s a catch” sales pitch has returned, although in truth it’s never really gone away. The ancient town of Penne in mid-southern Italy has announced it is selling houses for 1 euro.more

London is set to be hotter than Ibiza, Mykonos and Kos as the capital could see a week of uninterrupted sunshine. Next week could see the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures are expected to steadily rise to 21C in London by Thursday, making the capital warmer than a number of popular holiday destinations.more

The largest number of respondents (47 percent each) trust the mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, and the speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, according to the CBOS poll. The greatest lack of trust is aroused by the leader of PiS, Jarosław Kaczyński (61 percent) and former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki (55 percent).more

A man who murdered and dismembered his friend before dumping parts of his body in public spaces across Salford and north Manchester has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 34 years in prison.more

In 2024, the highest GDP per capita was recorded in Luxembourg, the lowest in Bulgaria. Polish GDP per capita was 79% of the EU average, Eurostat reported.more

Slovenian Domen Prevc won Friday's World Cup competition on the giant hill in Planica, Slovenia. Paweł Wąsek was 11th, Kamil Stoch - 14th, Piotr Żyła - 17th, Aleksander Zniszczoł - 27th, and Jakub Wolny - 30th. Austrian Daniel Tschofenig secured victory in the general classification.more

Piles of papers containing sensitive military information have been found scattered along a city street. They include soldiers' ranks, emails, shift patterns and weapon issue details, and information which appears to relate to accessing weapons storage and an intruder detection system.more

On the night from Saturday to Sunday (from March 29 to 30), we will change to summer time. The hands of the clocks will move from 2:00 to 3:00, so we will sleep an hour less. Before we change the clocks, it is worth regulating our circadian rhythm so that the time change is as little noticeable to the body as possible - encourages Prof. Elzbieta Pyza.more

Nigel Farage has said men will more readily sacrifice their family lives to be successful in their business careers than women, and that young men are being too “feminised” by modern society.more

WH Smith is to sell its 480 retail stores to the Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capital, in a deal worth £76m, and has confirmed that the 233-year-old brand will disappear from the high street after a “short transitional period”.more

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed. more

The UK’s carbon emissions fell by 4% last year, according to official figures. Provisional statistics published on Thursday by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions were 371m tonnes carbon equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2024, down from 385 MtCO2e in 2023.more

Yesterday's knife attack in Amsterdam left a Polish man, two Americans, a Belgian woman and a Dutch woman injured. "We share the pain of those injured, their families and loved ones," Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said in a statement.more

World number one Aryna Sabalenka will face Jessica Pegula in the Miami Open final on Saturday after teenage sensation Alexandra Eala was beaten in the semi-finals. Belarusian Sabalenka, 26, is yet to drop a set at the tournament and was in fine form as she stormed to a 6-2 6-2 win over sixth seed Jasmine Paolini.more

Childbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can be easily blocked.more

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