Danielle Collins will be Iga Świątek's opponent in the 1/8 final of the tournament in Doha. The top seeded Polish tennis player had a 'free draw' in the first round, while the American beat Belgian qualifier Elise Mertens 6:4, 7:6 (8-6).more

Scottish Government leader and leader of the pro-independence Scottish Independence Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly announced today her decision to step down from both posts. She will remain in them until her successor is elected.more

There was a major failure of Lufthansa's IT systems at Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt this morning. As a result, an as yet unknown number of flights were delayed or cancelled. The problem mainly affects the check-in and boarding systems, reports the Bild newspaper portal.more

A British citizen has died in Ukraine, the UK Foreign Office announced yesterday. He is the eighth Briton to be killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion of the country.more

According to Western intelligence sources, Russia is amassing aircraft and helicopters near the border with Ukraine, indicating that it is preparing to throw them into battle to support a stuttering ground offensive, the Financial Times writes today.more

Paris Saint-Germain's players succumbed at home to Bayern Munich 0:1, while AC Milan beat Tottenham Hotspur in Italy with the same result in the first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. The rematches will take place on 8 March.more

London City Airport could be about to add extra flights on Saturday afternoons – but there is already opposition from some local groups. more

Germany abandons further security measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. After the abolition of the obligation to wear masks on long-distance trains, further relaxations will follow soon. A pandemic is no longer a threat, said German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.more

Number five seed Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the 1/8 final of the ATP indoor hard court tournament in Rotterdam. The Polish tennis player defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut 7:5, 6:7 (7-9), 7:6 (7-4) in the opening round.more

For the first time in almost 300 years, the British Queen Consort will be crowned with an existing crown, rather than a specially made one for the occasion. Buckingham Palace has announced that his wife Camilla will wear Maria Teck's 1911 crown at the coronation of Charles III.more

Ireland could be blanketed in snow amid frigid conditions later this month or early in March as a weather pattern that contributed to the ‘Beast from the East’ blizzard, and the heavy snowfalls in 2010, is expected to develop in the coming days.more

With the Norwegian national football team, Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard helps Manchester City striker Erling Haaland score goals. Today they will both be opponents in the match at the top of the Premier League.more

Millions of households in Britain are facing another financial squeeze with local authorities set to raise council tax by the maximum amount possible as they attempt to make up for funding shortages. more

The European Union, and in particular France and Belgium, is the largest importer of frogs' legs in the world, with fatal consequences for the world's population of these animals, reports the weekly "Spiegel".more

The prospect of higher earnings and more interesting tasks are the most important factors inducing people to look for a new job, according to a report by the employment agency Manpower. In the current workplace, employees are most demotivated by too low wages and bad management style.more

Ukrainian and Russian footballers who stayed at training camps had a fight in the Turkish Royal Seginus hotel. "The Ukrainians have won, and the Russians are leaving the hotel," Ukrainian media reported.more

Renters are leaving London at the highest rate in a decade, according to research. more

When it comes to the UK divide, you’re either team North or team South. But it seems a spot that sits somewhere between the two has been named the ‘most underrated’ city in the UK.more

The advantage of opponents of Scottish independence over supporters is now 12 percentage points, which means that it is even higher than it was in the 2014 referendum, according to a poll published today.more

The coach of the Polish football team, Fernando Santos, met with Robert Lewandowski – informed the PZPN portal "Łączy nas ball", which posted a photo of them together on the beach.more

Banksy has unveiled a new Valentine’s Day mural created on a wall in Margate. The new artwork, shared on the famous street artist’s Instagram page on Tuesday morning, appears to touch on domestic violence.more

The use of Chinese-made DJI drones by British police is of grave concern to the government, the Daily Telegraph reported. The newspaper reveals that more than two-thirds of police drones were manufactured by a company that the US authorities considered a threat.more

In 2022, 2.47 million working days were lost in the UK due to strikes, the highest number since 1989, despite the fact that the data actually only cover seven months, the Office for National Statistics said today.more

Although U.S. President Joe Biden has said the U.S. will not provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, officials in Washington say they are likely to provide Kiev with more advanced air defenses, or at least agree to deliver F-16s from other countries, the Financial Times reported today. ".more

The European Football Union (UEFA) has apologized to Liverpool for initially blaming the English club's supporters for the organizational chaos ahead of last year's Champions League final against Real Madrid in Saint-Denis near Paris.more