New supermarket "challenges" that reward shoppers with extra loyalty points for buying more could lead to overspending, consumer groups have warned. Four of the UK's biggest supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons - are now offering members of their loyalty schemes bonus points if they hit spending targets.more

NATO has only a fraction of the air defence capability needed to protect its eastern flank, the British daily ‘Financial Times’ revealed, citing internal NATO calculations.more

German football coach Hansi Flick has become the new coach of FC Barcelona, the Spanish club announced on Wednesday. He has coached Polish ‘Barca’ striker Robert Lewandowski in the past, when he was a player at Bayern Munich.more

The Covid pet boom is over and trading is “subdued” at leading player Pets At Home. It saw profits for the year down 14% to £106m in a “pivotal year” as its digital platform was launched to customers. But it thinks this year will be easier and appears unconcerned by a watchdog review into competition in the sector.more

Researchers at Kyoto University announced on Tuesday that they have constructed the world's first satellite out of wood, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The tiny cube-shaped LingoSat object will be sent into space aboard a SpaceX rocket probably in September.more

Almost 60 per cent of Poles plan to go on a holiday trip with a budget of up to PLN 3,000 per person, according to a Santander Consumer Bank survey. For 48 per cent of respondents, the most burdensome expense during a holiday is booking accommodation, it indicated.more

New City Hall analysis shows that the number of no-fault evictions claims against private renters in London has jumped 52 per cent in the last year – more than five times the figure for the rest of England and Wales.more

Number eight seed Hubert Hurkacz won against American tennis player Brandon Nakashima 6:7 (2-7), 6:1, 6:3, 7:6 (7-5) in the second round of the Grand Slam French Open in Paris.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised yesterday that if his Conservative Party wins the July election to the House of Commons, he would scrap ‘rip-off’ degree courses, i.e. those with few career prospects, and spend the money saved on funding high-quality apprenticeships.more

London’s Evening Standard newspaper is set to scrap its daily editions in favour of a weekly publication. The newspaper is currently circulated free of charge at the capital’s Underground stations from Monday to Friday.more

Stationary border controls at Germany's borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended for another six months, the Interior Ministry announced in Berlin. The ministry said it had notified the European Commission of the extension of border controls, currently in force until 15 June, until 15 December.more

GP surgeries can offer appointments with a range of health professionals including a GP, nurse, clinical pharmacist or physiotherapist, depending on your situation.more

Olympiakos Piraeus footballers triumphant in the Conference League. In the final in Athens, they beat Fiorentina 1:0 after extra time, with a goal scored in the 116th minute by Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi. This is the Greek club's first European Cup title.more

A Polish man released from a Congolese prison has returned to his country after the authorities intervened. According to him, he was imprisoned due to ‘unfortunate presidential diplomacy’ during a visit to Rwanda. According to Mieszko Pawlak, minister at the KPRP, it was a conversation between Andrzej Duda and the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo that led to his release.more

Billionaire Elon Musk has been in talks with Donald Trump about possibly taking on an advisory role in the administration if the Republican takes power again, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. According to the Journal, the Tesla owner is also campaigning to encourage members of the elite to support Trump in the election.more

The UK Home Office has no credible plan for how it intends to implement its programme to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, nor can it show where specifically the money has been spent so far, MPs on the Public Expenditure Committee wrote in a report published yesterday.more

A volcano erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland yesterday afternoon, reported the Icelandic Institute of Meteorology. The fissure is about 2.5 km long and is getting larger, with lava gushing to a height of 50 meters.more

Yesterday, selector Michał Probierz announced a wide team for the Polish national football team for the training camp in Warsaw, which will start on 2 June. By 7 June at the latest, he must limit it to 26 players. These are the most important dates before the scheduled departure to Germany for Euro 2024 on 11 June.more

Karen's Diner, the dining experience known for its cheeky banter and roasts alongside meals, is set to pop up in London next month. The audacious eatery will be in Romford from on June 8 and 9, promising to deliver as much sass as possible. The sharp-tongued service will kick off with five time slots on the Saturday, starting from 12pm.more

LGBTI communities are afraid that if the extreme or conservative right wins in the June European elections, their rights will be limited. "In a few weeks, we may wake up in a completely different Europe," warns Chaber (that's how he introduces himself) from ILGA-Europe.more

Marks & Spencer has announced plans to open two new food halls in London and to upgrade and modernise 12 existing city stores today (May 29). The plans are part of a £30 million project to renew stores in the capital this financial year which is expected to create 100 new jobs.more

Iga Świątek won against Japanese Naomi Osaka 7-6 (7-1), 1-6, 7-5 in the second round of the French Open Grand Slam tournament. The Polish tennis player leading the world ranking is fighting for her third successive and fourth career triumph in Paris.more

The accounts of several Chinese celebrities who flaunt their luxurious lifestyle on social media have recently been blocked, the AFP agency reported, indicating that such a move may be related to the idea of ​​"shared prosperity" promoted by the leader of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping.more

Wealthy white men from rural areas are the UK’s biggest emitters of climate-heating gases from transport, according to a study. Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) looked at transport emissions by income, gender, location, ethnicity and age. The study broke down the transport emissions into international and domestic flights, private road transport and public transport.more

The greatest number of opponents of Poland's presence in the European Union are among the youngest Poles - according to a survey prepared by Opinia24 commissioned by TOK FM as part of a grant from the European Parliament.more