"I can't race forever, but today I already know that even after I've finished competing in Formula One I will still be happy," - announced seven-time F1 world champion Briton Lewis Hamilton in an interview with GQ's Creativity Issue.more

The UK has had no comprehensive plans for what to do in the event of war for a dozen years; there is no precise plan for the defence of the country, no mobilisation plan, no plan to convert the economy to war, Sky News revealed today.more

A string of supermarkets have issued recall warnings on a number of foods. Sainsbury's is asking customers to return packs of by Sainsbury’s Flaked Almonds because Salmonella has been found in packs. Elsewhere, is recalling own-brand packs of Taleggio cheese and Aldi is asking customers to not eat packs of Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White because of a possible presence of metal. more

The three suspects in the stabbing death of a journalist from the London-based Iran International TV station, which is critical of the authorities in Tehran, left the UK within hours of the attack, London's Metropolitan Police said today.more

Forbes magazine has announced a new list of billionaires. There are as many as 2 781 positions on it, 141 more than last year, the CBS television portal highlighted. Among those whose wealth is estimated to be at least one billion dollars, there are eight Poles, of whom the richest ranks 398th and the least wealthy 1 945th.more

Magda Linette advanced to the third round of the WTA tournament in Charleston. The Polish tennis player defeated the number 13 seeded Ukrainian Dajana Yastremska 0:6, 6:4, 6:3. The encounter lasted one hour and 48 minutes.more

The man accused of stealing a £4.8 million gold toilet from an exhibition held at Blenheim Palace in 2019 has pleaded guilty, the British prosecution service said yesterday. The toilet has never been found.more

A case of bird flu infection from infected dairy cows has been found in Texas (USA). This is the first case of H5N1 virus transmission between a human and another mammal, reports New Sicientist.more

Juventus Turin's players won at home against Lazio Roma 2:0 (0:0) in the first semi-final match of the Italian Cup. In the second game of this phase today, Fiorentina will take on Atalanta Bergamo. The rematches will take place in a fortnight' time.more

Landlords could be banned from raising rents for as long as five years under radical SNP plans. Humza Yousaf’s SNP-Green government has have published legislative proposals to implement long-term market controls which could give local authorities powers to create rent caps as low as 0pc.more

The Norwegian government yesterday announced a 50 per cent increase in universal conscription. - from 9,000 to 13,600 recruits. Compulsory one-year training is currently being given to 20-year-old Norwegian princess Ingrid Alexandra.more

Sadiq Khan on Tuesday proposed to extend the Superloop express bus network to provide an alternative to the unfunded £10bn Bakerloo line extension. The mayor promised to bring forward a “Bakerloop” limited stop service that would link Elephant and Castle and Lewisham - the proposed first section of the long-envisaged Tube extension - if he is re-elected on May 2.more

More than 90 per cent. French people believe that their sense of security in their own country has declined in recent years, according to the latest Fiducial-Odox poll for the daily "Le Figaro".more

Robert Kubica, who is competing in the prestigious WEC (World Endurance Championship) long-distance championship this year in the colours of Team AF Corse behind the wheel of a Ferrari, will also compete in the European Le Mans Series in the Orlen Team AO by TF.more

The south London borough of Croydon has been named the beauty capital of the UK. One in 32 people work in the beauty industry there, new research by Oxford Economics shows. This is more than four times the national average of one in 150.more

According to 53.5 per cent of respondents, the advantages of Poland's membership in the EU outweigh the disadvantages, according to 24.7 per cent of respondents the advantages and disadvantages balance each other out and 16.7 per cent claim that the disadvantages outweigh the disadvantages, according to an IBRiS poll for "Rzeczpospolita".more

Bayer Leverkusen's players will today fight to advance to the German Cup final and could push the number of matches without defeat this season to 40. Rivals Fortuna Duesseldorf look at the situation differently. "They have to lose at some point, so why not against us..." - believes goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier.more

Brexit border checks on imports from the European Union will push up food prices in Britain, says a retail chief.more

Patients are dying needlessly every year due to vulnerable Britons with heart problems not being given antibiotics when they visit the dentist, doctors have said.more

Founder of the Belonging Forum says poll suggests there are ‘real issues’ in London with social connection.more

Inter Milan, confidently on their way to the Italian championship, defeated Empoli 2:0 at home in the evening match of the 30th round of the Italian Premier League. Three Polish players - Bartosz Bereszynski, Sebastian Walukiewicz and Szymon Żurkowski - played the entire match for the visiting team.more

The Ivory Coast, which is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans, will raise the price of cocoa beans by 50 per cent from today, from 1 000 to 1 500 CFA francs (from US$1.65 to US$2.47) per kilogram, the Abidjan portal reported yesterday, citing sources in export companies.more

Scotland's new hate crime law has come into force, with JK Rowling and Elon Musk among its critics. The Harry Potter author and the owner of social media platform X both claim the legislation could harm free speech.more

Seven employees of the humanitarian organisation World Central Kitchen (WCK), including those from Poland, were killed in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip. The organisation has suspended its activities in the region, reported WCK, which is based in the US. The group was helping to deliver food and other supplies to the northern Gaza Strip, which had arrived hours earlier by boat.more

Iga Swiatek has strengthened her position at the top of the world tennis ranking. The Pole has 10,835 points in the latest ranking, while second-placed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka has amassed 8,045. Serb Novak Djokovic starts the 419th week at the top of the world tennis ranking, bolstering his own record. Hubert Hurkacz is tenth.more