Britain almost doubled the number of visas given to foreign health and care workers last year, government data showed, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over immigration ahead of an election expected later this year.more

Aleksander Zniszczol was eighth, Maciej Kot 33rd, Kamil Stoch 36th, Piotr Zyla 37th and Paweł Wasek 41st in Friday's ski jumping World Cup competition in Lahti, Finland. Slovenian Lovro Kos won. Overall leader Austrian Stefan Kraft did not advance to the second round.more

Billionaire and one of the co-founders of OpenAI Elon Musk has sued the company and its chief executive Sam Altman, accusing them of misappropriating their founding mission by putting profits before the good of humanity. According to Musk, the Microsoft-linked company has in effect already created general artificial intelligence (AGI) and is worth $80bn.more

The first ever Barbie doll will be among 180 going on display in a new exhibition at London’s Design Museum exploring the “design phenomenon” behind the hit film.more

"Right now we, including myself, have to score more goals and win more games," said Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona in an interview for his club's website. When asked about the Polish national team fighting for Euro 2024, he replied: "We are ready to play in the play-offs."more

Krakow Airport, which inaugurated its operations exactly 60 years ago, plans to exceed the threshold of 10 million passengers served in a year for the first time in its jubilee year, port authorities said on Thursday.more

House prices are rising in the north but falling in the south, according to Zoopla’s latest house price index. Properties in Northern Ireland saw the biggest increase, with prices up 4.3pc year-on-year, followed by Scotland (2.2pc) and the North West (0.7pc). Prices also rose in the North East, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and Wales.more

The cost of the programme to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda could exceed half a billion pounds, the UK's National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report published today. This is a much higher figure than the government has reported so far.more

The organizers of this year's games in Paris officially received the keys to the Olympic Village. On Thursday, the 52-hectare complex will host over 14,000 people. athletes and team members were visited by French President Emmanuel Macron.more

The return to the House of Commons after nine years of George Galloway - a very left-wing, very anti-Israel and highly controversial politician - means that the toxic atmosphere in British politics against the backdrop of the Gaza war will get even worse, according to British media.more

The Body Shop is closing a further 75 shops, after the skincare and cosmetics chain announced it was going into administration earlier this month. A total of 489 jobs will be lost as a result of the closures, which will take place over the next four to six weeks. more

Taking an unauthorised family holiday is about to get more expensive, with the government announcing that fines for children in England missing school are to rise by 33%.more

France and Juventus Turin player Paul Pogba, the 2018 world champion, was banned for four years due to a doping case earlier this season. The almost 31-year-old midfielder has been temporarily suspended since September 2023.more

Thousands of people came today to the area around the Orthodox church in Moscow where the funeral of opposition politician Alexei Navalny is taking place. Those gathered chanted his name. There are communication problems at the site. Representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Russia attended the ceremony.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned police chiefs that "mob rule is replacing democratic rule" and officers must therefore protect politicians and democratic processes more robustly.more

Athletic Bilbao players defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 at their home stadium in the semi-final rematch and advanced to the Spanish Cup final for the 40th time. They will play for the trophy on April 6 in Seville against RCD Mallorca.more

The use of nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine or elsewhere is highly unlikely, the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed in a recent report, referring to Vladimir Putin's address to the nation yesterday.more

Threats to the West are nothing new, but Vladimir Putin's speech yesterday indicates his increasing confidence that the war in Ukraine is starting to go his way, British media comment.more

One in three Poles is worried about whether they will be able to pay their bills, and one in two will not be able to handle an unexpected expense, according to Deloitte's "Consumer Signals" survey. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said they would not have enough money at the end of the month - a 3 percentage point increase from December 2023.more

Seeded three, Hubert Hurkacz lost to the French Ugo Humbert 6:3, 6:7 (8-10), 3:6 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tennis tournament on hard courts in Dubai. The Pole wasted three match points in the second set. This is his second defeat against this rival in three weeks.more

The first modern British home using mud has been built as part of a project to construct more energy efficient housing.more

The extension of child benefit payments for all children under the age of 19 has been passed by the Dáil, with the planned extension being brought four months from September to May 1. Currently parents only get child benefit for each child up until their 18th birthday, but under plans announced in the Budget this was to be extended to every dependent child up to the age of 19 in September.more

Red Bull's Dutchman Max Verstappen, the 2021-2023 Formula One world champion, is the favourite for the season starting on Saturday in Bahrain. There are a record 24 races on the calendar. The last is scheduled for 8 December in Abu Dhabi.more

The German government is preparing more and more specifically for a possible attack by Russia on Germany or one of the NATO countries. The 13-page document for the Bundestag presents an analysis of the threats leading to the outbreak of war, reports the Bild daily.more

Eighty-three routes, including four new ones - to Dubrovnik, Faro, Olbia and Trieste - will be operated from Krakow in the upcoming summer schedule by Ryanair. The carrier will add two aircraft to its base at Krakow Airport, making it the largest base in Central and Eastern Europe.more