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

A&E waiting times have deteriorated so much this winter that at some hospitals in England more than half of patients have had to wait more than four hours.more

Ford has announced that it will cut jobs in Europe. Over the next three years, Germany - 2,300 and Great Britain - 1,300 will lose the most jobs.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government would "do whatever is necessary" to secure the country's airspace in the face of the possibility of Chinese spy balloons invading it.more

Russian troops in Ukraine are trying to advance in most sectors of the front line but have not accumulated enough offensive combat strength in any of them to have a decisive effect, the British Ministry of Defense said.more

Alicja Rosolska and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe defeated Mubarak Al-Naimi from the hosts and Yekaterina Yaszyna from Russia 7:5, 6:2 in the first round (1/8 finals) of the doubles WTA 500 tournament on hard courts in Doha.more

A yellow weather warning for fog is in place for large parts of the UK this morning and could cause huge travel disruptions. According to the Met Office commuters could face slower journey times with potential delays to bus and train services.more

There are as many as 130 primary schools currently rated as poor by Ofsted across England. more

Robert Lewandowski was included in the list of 26 players nominated for the "11 of the year" 2022, drawn up by the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Footballers' Union (FIFPro). The results of the plebiscite will be announced at a gala in Paris on February 27.more

Three people have died in two shootings at Michigan State University, local police said this morning. At least five people are injured.more

The UK's Daily Telegraph wonders about the reason for the declining number of marriages in the UK, despite the fact that, according to research, marriage is beneficial to both society and health.more

Due to the surplus of wine in France, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to spend €160 million on distilling the liquor to obtain industrial alcohol for pharmaceutical and cosmetic use, French public radio station RFI reported.more

Four opening games of the 1/8 finals of the football Champions League will be played today and tomorrow. The match in the French capital, where Ligue 1 and Bundesliga table leaders Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich will play each other, stands out.more

Research from Getir analysed the average monthly search volumes for ‘how to break up with someone’ across 15 major UK cities to find which regions are searching the most for help to get out of their relationships.more

Japanese police have smashed a network of voyeurs who, for 30 years, secretly photographed and recorded women taking naked baths in hot springs. At least 10,000 women were their victims, the media reported.more

84 per cent of Poles surveyed are satisfied with their relationship with their partner(s) and 63 per cent declare satisfaction with their sex life. Poles rank below the global average in every aspect of satisfaction with their love life, according to the Ipsos survey.more

British employers expect to raise wages for their staff by the most in at least 11 years but the 5% pay deals for workers would still fall well below expected inflation, a survey published on Monday showed.more

Four Afghan boys aged between 13 and 16, who arrived in the UK across the Channel last year, have been arrested in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a school in Dover, 'The Times' reported today.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead confidently in the world women's tennis ranking. Behind the Pole, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Tunisian Ons Jabeur are classified. Magda Linette has moved up from 22nd to a career-best 21st position. Serbian Novak Djokovic still leads the world tennis ranking.more

"We see no sign whatsoever that (Russian) president (Vladimir) Putin is preparing for peace (...) What we see is president Putin and Russia still want to control Ukraine. We see how they are sending more troops, more weapons, more capabilities," NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement.more

UK holidaymakers heading overseas this Easter will typically have to pay 72% more to hire a car than they did just before the coronavirus pandemic, data shows. more

Outrage and astonishment among politicians in Italy was caused by the words of former Prime Minister, Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, who harshly criticised President Volodymyr Zelensky. He stated that he would never have met him as head of government. His statement also hit Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who saw Zelenski in Brussels and is about to travel to Kiev.more

Piotr Zielinski's Napoli won 3:0 against Cremonese, while Arkadiusz Milik's Juventus Turin beat Fiorentina 1:0 in the 22nd round of the Italian football premier league. In yesterday's other matches, Udinese drew 2:2 with Sassuolo and Bologna lost 0:1 to Monza.more

At least £145.5 million was spent by 14 UK government departments using business cards - i.e. out of taxpayers' pockets - in 2021, an increase of 71.4 per cent compared to 2011. - reported the opposition Labour Party in a report published today.more