Irish driver Craig Breen, competing in the world rally championship, has died after an accident he suffered during training for a competition in Croatia, his Hyundai Motorsport team has announced.more

Those responsible for beheading a Ukrainian soldier must be brought to justice, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed today in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.more

The reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will be completed on time - President Emmanuel Macron assured today, who together with his wife Brigitte and Minister of Culture Rima Abdul-Malak visited the cathedral and met with the reconstructors.more

"What a spectacle" and a solid portion of "adrenaline" was provided by Fiorentina in Poland - reports "La Gazzetta dello Sport" after the match with Lech Poznań in the quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference (1:4). It was "practically a perfect match for the Italian team" - he adds journal on your website.more

The Government has announced new rules to give communities greater control over short-term lets in their areas which it says will strengthen the tourism sector.more

Belgian households will become poorer by €94.5 billion in 2022, the Belgian Central Bank (NBB) reports today. The reason was primarily rising interest rates and falling stock markets.more

Key members of a Ukrainian symphony orchestra due to play a series of concerts in the UK have not received entry visas to the country on time, The Guardian reported today.more

The leader of the world ranking of tennis players Serbian Novak Djokovic unexpectedly lost to the Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 in the 1/8 finals of the ATP 1000 tournament on clay courts in Monte Carlo.more

The Department of Family will pay $500 a month to young people who have cut themselves off from society, Insider reported. The purpose of the service is to encourage people to reconnect with society and return to normal life. Young hermits, whose number is estimated at 330,000, lock themselves in their homes for months or even years, abandoning school or work.more

Sainsbury's has followed its rival Tesco in cutting the price of its milk. The supermarket said it was reducing the price of its four-pint own brand bottle to £1.55 on Thursday, after Tesco did the same on Wednesday.more

Russia's war with Ukraine will last until at least 2024, because in 2023 neither side is likely to achieve a breakthrough victory or be willing to negotiate, the Washington Post reported, citing secret US documents leaked in recent days to the media.more

Tennis player Iga Świątek was included in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world, prepared by the "Time" magazine. Other athletes also showed up. American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who presented the silhouette of a Polish woman.more

A new strain of Covid, believed by scientists to be "the most contagious yet", has been detected in the UK. The Arcturus mutation has previously led to the reintroduction of many restrictions in India, including the mandatory covering of the mouth and nose.more

Cameras in Iran used to record and detect women who do not cover their heads under Iranian law "very likely" come from China, where advanced technology is used to identify faces, Craig Singleton of the US Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) told Euronews.more

English Premier League football clubs have jointly agreed to stop displaying the logos of gambling-related sponsors on the fronts of football outfits from the 2026/27 season, the league announced yesterday.more

A mobile phone is reported stolen in London every six minutes, shocking official figures have revealed.more

There is still a dispute about how long a person can live. Some researchers argue that we may not have reached the ceiling yet, says "News Scientist". It may be as high as 120 or even 130 years.more

Bayern Munich have suspended for one match and fined Sadio Mane following reports that the Senegalese footballer punched teammate Leroy Sane on Tuesday after the 0:3 loss to Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals.more

The highest-rated dog-friendly beaches in the UK have been revealed, with new data sourced from online reviews used to find Brits’ favourites.more

96.6 percent of employees in Poland believe that the employer should support their mental health, according to the study "Mental health in the Polish labor market". It added that 57 percent of respondents show difficulties with maintaining an appropriate level of motivation at work.more

The mayor of the small town of Polino in Umbria, Italy, where there is not a single shop, bought a van with EU funds for residents to use to go shopping. The car is owned by the entire community in a town in the Umbrian Apennines.more

Anti-racist campaigner and author Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu reacted to the news by saying that her decision was “coming from a place of self-worth.”more

The duel between world number 19 ranked tennis player Magda Linette and Julia Putintseva (45th WTA) will start the Billie Jean King Cup match between Kazakhstan and Poland in Astana tomorrow at 9:30 am Polish time. After them, Veronika Falkowska (253rd WTA) and world number seven Jelena Rybakina will take to the court.more

The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new high, though times for the longest waits are continuing to improve, figures show. more

British fashion designer Mary Quant, regarded as one of the most significant fashion figures of the 1960s, died this morning at the age of 93, her family has announced.more