Shops and services may have to be forced to accept cash in the future to help protect vulnerable people who rely on it, MPs have said. A Treasury Committee report into cash acceptance stopped short of recommending a change in the law, but said the government had to improve its monitoring of the issue.more

FC Barcelona drew at home with Inter Milan 3-3 (2-2) in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. The return match in Italy will take place on May 6.more

Around the world, working hours vary from 35 hours a week in France to 40 hours in Poland to 45 hours in Turkey. More and more countries are considering introducing a four-day workweek.more

Britain's King Charles III sent a personal message to cancer sufferers yesterday, speaking of the "daunting and sometimes terrifying experience" of sufferers and their loved ones. The monarch was also diagnosed with cancer in February.more

The US has signed a deal with Kyiv to share profits from the future sale of Ukraine's mineral and energy reserves, after months of tense negotiations. The deal aims to provide an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in Ukraine's defence and reconstruction - as well as to address Washington's concerns over the amount of aid it has already contributed.more

Voters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of England on Thursday. There are local elections to 24 of England's 317 councils and six mayoral authorities on 1 May.more

A passport point was opened at Wrocław Airport on Monday, where travellers can obtain a temporary document on the spot. Wrocław Airport is the fifth airport in the country - after Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków and Gdańsk - where such points operate.more

Arkadiusz Milik has extended his contract with Juventus Turin until the end of June 2027, the Italian club announced. The footballer has been struggling with injuries for a long time and has not played for almost a year.more

A new design for priority seating on London Underground trains has been unveiled by Transport for London. The new priority seating on the Tube will feature a 'This is a priority seat' message, as well as a more distinctive colour contrast. more

No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek won against American Madison Keys (No. 5) 0:6, 6:3, 6:2 in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on courts in Madrid. In the duel for the final, she will face either American Coco Gauff.more

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing hot water or heating when their old type of electricity meter goes out of action. Energy companies have said it will be "very, very difficult" to replace all Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters with smart meters before the old technology is switched off on 30 June.more

A leading health think tank says urgent and emergency care in England is performing "far worse" than before the pandemic. The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.more

Online eVisa fraud is rife, with many scammers capitalising on the influx of pre-travel requirements for destinations around the world. Copycat websites pose as official websites for eVisas or electronic travel authorisations, with the perpetrators stealing money, data and offering ridiculously inflated prices to process applications.more

A Sao Paulo state court has rejected a request by FC Santos footballer Neymar to suspend the publication of a podcast detailing his life and the controversy surrounding his career, calling the lawsuit "abhorrent preventive censorship."more

Planned changes to school uniform policy will affect over four million pupils across England, according to new estimates from the Department for Education (DfE). The government says seven in 10 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools in England will have to reduce the number of compulsory branded items to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students.more

Donald Trump has the lowest public support after 100 days in office of any US president since World War II, the Washington Post wrote yesterday. The newspaper also stressed that Trump has issued the most executive orders in 80 years.more

British drivers are facing a parking ticket deluge, with private companies on track to issue a record 14.5 million penalties this year, new analysis reveals. The RAC’s study found that just five firms are responsible for nearly half of all tickets, highlighting the concentrated power within the private parking industry.more

All Austrian schools will have a ban on mobile phone use from 1 May. The restriction also applies to school trips. The regulations also specify situations in which teachers can exempt students from the ban. The Finnish parliament has also passed a ban on smartphone use in schools.more

The leader of the tennis rankings, Aryna Sabalenka, advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Madrid. The Belarusian defeated the American Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-4.more

Britain’s electricity grid operator is investigating unexplained power plant failures that hit the UK’s system hours before Spain and Portugal were plunged into blackouts.more

As reported by the Central Statistical Office, at the end of 2024, the population in Poland decreased by 147 thousand compared to 2023 and amounted to 37 million 489 thousand. The old age indicator was calculated at 141; this means that for every 100 children aged 0-14, there are 141 people over 65 years old.more

Supermarkets are spending hundreds of millions of pounds on promotional deals for shoppers, as the grocery price war ramps up. Together, nearly 30% of total spending by Britain’s biggest supermarkets was on special offers and discounts in the four weeks ended 20 April, according to the market research company Kantar.more

The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will rival SpaceX's Starlink.more

Arsenal London lost at home to Paris Saint-Germain 0:1 (0:1) in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. For the home team, Polish national team defender Jakub Kiwior played the entire match. The return match in the French capital will take place on May 7.more

This plane graveyard, also known as an aircraft boneyard, is nestled between the Skylark Hotel and London Southend Airport - just an hour's drive along the M25 from South London, and even closer for those in East and parts of North London.more