The media group apologised and removed Martin Rowson's drawing from its website saying it "does not meet our editorial standards" after it was branded a "repellent explicitly racist cartoon".more
Newark Airport, New Jersey, USA, overtook New York's John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) in terms of the number of passenger connections to Europe. Only Spain (5) and Italy (4) have more destinations from Newark than Poland (three).more
Magda Linette was eliminated in the third round (1/16 finals) of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Madrid. Meanwhile, Jan Zieliński and Monaco's Hugo Nys advanced to the 1/8 finals of the ATP tournament ((prize pool: EUR 7.7 million).more
The UK and Poland have signed an agreement worth £1.9 billion under which a modern British air defense system will be delivered to Poland, the government announced in London.more
Moscow reacted sharply to the takeover of the building belonging to the Russian embassy by the Warsaw authorities. Poland was attacked by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. "This state should not exist for us as long as there are absolute Russophobes in power," said the Kremlin propagandist.more
Real Madrid beat Almería 4-2 at home in the 32nd round of the Spanish soccer league. Frenchman Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick with 17 league goals this season. The leader of the scorers classification Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona scored one more.more
Train drivers are set to strike again, including on the day of the FA Cup final, as part of a long-running row over pay, the Aslef union says. As well as striking on 3 June, members will walk out on 12 May and 31 May.more
Over the last three years, the percentage of Poles admitting to smoking cigarettes has started to grow and now amounts to almost 29%. According to experts, the existing strategies to combat tobacco addiction have proved ineffective, and the Ministry of Health is still looking for an idea how to change it.more
Buckingham Palace has released the full list of people taking on special roles at the coronation ceremony next weekend.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6.more
Britain's youngest billionaire, the boss of fitness brand Gymshark, has told LBC the UK is an "amazing" place to do business and he wouldn't give up his job for anything.more
The Royal Navy says it is investigating after documents marked "official sensitive" were reportedly found in a Wetherspoons pub toilet. According to the Sun, the files carried details about HMS Anson - one of the navy's most advanced vessels.more
After numerous twists and turns in Madrid, the best Polish tennis player won 6: 7, 6: 4, 7: 5 with the Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Now Hurkacz's rival will be Croatian Borna Coric.more
The Portuguese armed forces, in cooperation with the Spanish Navy, are monitoring the movements of Russian ships off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Radio Observador reports. The information was confirmed by the Spanish General Staff.more
Federal Criminal Police officers searched the headquarters of the football club Bayern Munich. The reason was the suspicion of money laundering by the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov. The honorary president of the Bavarian club is Uli Hoeness, a friend of Usmanov's, the Bild daily portal reported on Friday.more
A big change to GP appointments in England is on its way next month in a move that will affect millions, Birmingham Live reports. The new way of working comes one month after it was confirmed the 8am phone-in scramble would be abolished.
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The Holy Father was very firm about the recent attacks on St. John Paul II. He said that the accusations of the brother of the Vatican citizen Emanuela Orlandi who disappeared 40 years ago are stupid. The words of Pope Francis are also quoted by foreign media, as well as the official Vatican website Vatican News.more
Parts of the UK are set to soak up temperatures of up to 21C over the May Bank Holiday making it hotter than Athens, according to the Met Office’s latest forecast.more
UK and Germany will cooperate in the next phase of work on advanced tank anti-tank munitions, it was announced yesterday. The new rounds will be used in the Challenger 3 tanks under development by the British and the German Leopard 2 tanks.more
Iga Świątek advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Madrid. The seeded number one Polish tennis player won on Friday with the Austrian Julia Grabher 6:3, 6:2. Her next rival will be American Bernarda Pera (No. 28).more
The mass of hot air that has been maintaining over the Iberian Peninsula since Tuesday has led to record temperatures in Portugal, where the mercury reached almost 37 degrees Celsius.more
