The viewers' votes were not enough to guarantee Luna and the song "The Tower" a place in the final ten selected in the first Eurovision semi-final. This year's competition is under the slogan "United By Music", and a total of 26 countries will fight for victory in Saturday's final, 20 of which will be selected in two semi-finals.more

The new Scottish National party leader John Swinney will become Scotland’s seventh first minister after winning the backing of MSPs. As is traditional, opposition leaders stood against Swinney in the vote, which he won just eight days after Humza Yousaf dramatically announced his departure, with the backing of 64 SNP MSPs, while the seven Scottish Greens abstained.more

After analyzing data following a launch scrub Monday, United Launch Alliance managers decided to haul the Atlas 5 rocket carrying Boeing's Starliner astronaut ferry ship back to its processing facility to replace a suspect valve, delaying another launch try to at least May 17, NASA said in a blog post Tuesday.more

A "nationwide issue" which caused huge delays at passport e-gates has been resolved, the Home Office has said. Major UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh all confirmed a Border Force problem was causing delays with arrivals late on Tuesday.more

Veteran defender Thiago Silva will return to Brazilian club Fluminense after leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. The 39-year-old Silva said last week he was not extending his contract with Chelsea and Fluminense announced Tuesday that the center back is joining on a free transfer.more

The UK, US and Australia have sanctioned the Russian leader of cyber-crime gang LockBit.more

Britain's Prince Harry arrived in Great Britain yesterday to take part in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, a sports competition for wounded and maimed soldiers and veterans, which he organized on his initiative.more

Borussia Dortmund advanced to the final of the Champions League. In the return match, she defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 (0-0). The German team also won the first match 1-0. The second finalist will be selected by Wednesday's Real Madrid-Bayern match. In Munich it was 2:2.more

Extending the period in which pregnancy can be terminated from 12 to 18 weeks, as well as abolishing the requirement for parental consent for abortion in the case of teenagers aged 15-17 - these are the main changes to the Health Act agreed upon by the Danish government with part of the opposition.more

In medieval England, squirrels most likely contributed to the spread of leprosy. This is indicated by genetic analyzes of the remains of these animals and people collected near the known leprosarium.more

The IT sector is perceived by employees in Poland as the most attractive; it was indicated by 51 percent. respondents - according to the Randstad Employer Brand Research report. Compared to last year's survey, the industry advanced from 8th position.more

The British media have recently been full of information from the border between the worlds of film and sports. According to anonymous sources cited by "The Sun" newspaper, the new shareholder of the Leeds United club was to be the popular comedian, Will Ferrell. The actor is a famous fan of English football and a friend of Ryan Reynolds, who is doing well as the director of the Welsh club Wrexhammore

First-time buyers and homeowners looking to remortgage are still facing a "significant challenge" when it comes to finding affordable deals, the Halifax has said.more

The British ambassador was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday and warned that British military facilities and equipment may be attacked in Ukraine and abroad in response to Kiev's use of British weapons to attack Russian territory - writes Reuters.more

The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system, the BBC understands. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will not identify a specific culprit when he addresses MPs today, but is expected to warn of the dangers posed by cyber espionage from hostile states.more

There is a risk that the US will withdraw from Europe. I have been trying to convince Germany to take over the role of European leader for 40 years, but they are very reluctant, admitted former president Lech Wałęsa in an interview for the Danish newspaper "Jylland-Posten".more

David Moyes returned for a second spell in charge of West Ham in December 2019; manager helped club avoid relegation in first season and won Europa Conference League last summer; Moyes set to be replaced by former Wolves boss Julen Lopeteguimore

John Swinney yesterday became the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and if he receives a vote of confidence from the Scottish Parliament, he will replace Humza Yousaf as the First Minister (Prime Minister) of Scotland. Swinney, 60, was leader of the SNP once earlier this century.more

The European Commission announced yesterday that it would end the procedure under Art. 7. v. Poland. However, this will not happen earlier than May 21. In the EC's assessment, there is no longer a serious threat to the rule of law in Poland. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, congratulated Prime Minister Donald Tusk.more

Iga Świątek is still the leader of the world ranking of tennis players. After the Polish woman's triumph in the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, her advantage over her second final rival in this event - Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus, increased to 3,412 points. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz is still in ninth place, and Serbian Novak Djokovic remains the leader.more

Rishi Sunak has said the general election result is "not a foregone conclusion", despite "a disappointing" set of local elections for the Tories. Speaking to broadcasters for the first time since the extent of Tory losses were clear, the PM said he was "determined to fight" on.more

France sent about 100 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion to Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine. They are to help the Ukrainian army repel Russia's offensive in Donbas - said analyst Stephen Bryen, deputy undersecretary of state at the Pentagon during the presidency of Ronald Reagan (1981-89), in an article for the Asia Times website.more

Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK". In an interview with the BBC, the right-wing politician vowed to get the islands back through diplomatic channels but said there was “no instant solution”.more

Preliminary calculations prepared for "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" by Łukasz Kozłowski, chief economist of the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs, show that in 2025 the minimum wage will amount to over PLN 4,500.more

Szymon Marciniak will be the main referee of the second leg of the semi-final match of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which will take place on May 8, UEFA informed. The first meeting between these teams ended in a 2-2 draw in Germany.more