England players lost 0-1 to Brazil in a friendly match at Wembley in London. In the second half, 17-year-old Endrick scored the winning goal.more

A basket of basic Easter shopping will be around 3 per cent more expensive on average compared to 2023. - predict the authors of the 'Retail Price Index' report. They reported that grocery additives will become more expensive, while the prices of fish, meat, cold cuts and dairy products will also be higher. Fruit, on the other hand, will become cheaper.more

Nearly half a million Starbucks-branded mugs have been recalled after people suffered burns or cuts. The recall is for four ceramic mugs with metallic coating manufactured by Nestlé USA and sold in the 2023 Starbucks Holiday gift sets.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the third round of the ATP Rank 1000 tournament in Miami. The eighth-seeded Polish tennis player defeated Kazakh Aleksander Shevchenko 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3. The meeting lasted nearly two hours.more

There was a violation of Polish airspace by one of the cruise missiles fired at night by the Russian air force - the Operational Command of the Branches of the Armed Forces reported this morning. The head of the National Security Bureau, Jacek Siewiera, talked about the incident with the Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.more

Canadian wild turkeys are increasingly seen in cities, as are many other wild animals, from coyotes to raccoons. The North American turkey population is recovering, experts point out.more

Londoners are set to pay average council tax bills of £2,000 per year in almost half of all boroughs, newly released projections have shown. more

Researchers in London are seeking to develop the world’s first vaccine to prevent lung cancer in people who are at high risk of the disease. Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, University College London and Oxford University have created the “LungVax” - a vaccine that activates the immune system to kill cancer cells and stop lung cancer.more

From 1 April, adults in Germany will be able to legally carry up to 25 grams of cannabis. The home cultivation of cannabis (up to three bushes) and the storage of 50 grams of the substance for personal use will also be permitted. Changes to the law relating to the legalisation of access to cannabis were approved yesterday by the Bundesrat, the second chamber of parliament.more

Writers are being invited to apply for a “unique” new paid position which would see them charged with penning poems about London’s most famous bridges. City Bridge Foundation, the charity that owns and maintains five key London bridges including Tower Bridge, is looking for a poet-in-residence to immortalise the famous structures in verse.more

Poland finished fifth in the World Cup team competition on the mammoth hill in Planica. The second round was cancelled due to too much wind, Austria won ahead of Slovenia and Norway.more

Documents, medicines, money, provisions and a phone - this is what Poles would take with them during a rapid evacuation. In contrast, the majority of respondents openly admit that they are not prepared for such a situation and do not know where the nearest shelter is located near their place of residence.more

The Islamic State (ISIS) has taken responsibility for yesterday's attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow, Reuters reported, citing the terrorist organisation's Telegram channel. The number of victims of the attack has risen to 93, Russia's Investigative Committee reported today; it also estimated that "the number of victims will be higher". more

Duchess Kate, wife of the British heir to the throne, Prince William, revealed yesterday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy. King Charles III has stated that he is proud that his daughter-in-law, has chosen to go public in this way about the cancer she has been diagnosed with.more

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the seventh consecutive year, according to the UN's World Happiness Report, published on Wednesday, which takes into account criteria such as healthy life expectancy and GDP per capita. Poland was ranked 35th this year.more

Kamil Stoch was 11th, Aleksander Zniszczol 14th, Piotr Zyla 23rd and Dawid Kubacki 32nd in yesterday's individual World Cup competition on the mammoth hill in Planica. Slovenian Peter Prevc triumphed ahead of Austrian Daniel Huber and Norwegian Johann Andre Forfang.more

The energy price crisis caused the sharpest increase in UK absolute poverty in 30 years, new figures show. Steep prices rises, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, meant hundreds of thousands more people fell into absolute poverty. The figure jumped to 12 million in 2022-2023, a rise of 600,000.more

Barcelona coach Xavi has been suspended for two games after a red card in the away Spanish Premier League football match against Atletico Madrid. The visitors won 3:0, with Robert Lewandowski scoring one of the goals and two assists.more

London is the most anti-Semitic place in the West, a hardline Israeli minister claimed on Wednesday. Amichai Chikli said a mix of far-Left “wokeism” and Islamic extremism meant the capital is no longer safe for Jews.more

Tesco has revealed that it will be gifting £200 worth of Clubcard points as part of an Easter giveaway campaign. There will be a chance for 500 Tesco Clubcard members to win £200 worth of points, totaling 10 million points valued at £100,000. more

None of the 121 governors of the Bank of England to date have stood trial for offences committed in connection with their office, although Humphrbank angliiy Morice, governor from 1727 to 1729, who committed large-scale financial embezzlement, came close to doing so.more

Former president of Spain's football federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales will be detained on his return to the country from the Caribbean in connection with a corruption scandal involving a deal to host the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, according to media reports citing police services.more

The federal Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 state prosecutors' offices yesterday filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing it of monopolizing the smartphone market and stifling competition. Prosecutors say Apple's practices raise prices for consumers, make it harder to switch phones to third-party cameras and hurt the U.S. economy.more

The ruling Conservative Party in Great Britain has only 4 percentage points. advantage over Reform UK - a group whose honorary chairman is Nigel Farage, the main advocate of Brexit - according to a YouGov survey published yesterday for The Times.more

The contest to become Ireland’s next prime minister is turning into a one-horse race after the higher education minister, Simon Harris, secured the backing of nearly half his parliamentary party before he had even confirmed he was running.more