Iga Swiatek won the WTA tournament in Doha for the third time in a row. In the final, the leader of the world ranking of tennis players defeated the third seed Yelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan 7: 6 (10-8), 6: 2. This is her first title this year and 18th in her career.more
We’re all worried about train strikes but, if you’re looking at moving to a good commuter town outside the M25, you need to be careful. While the average house prices may be cheaper than London, there are certain locations where your morning train is likely to make you very, very late for work.more
Biedronka is launching the sale of goods online, the chain announced on Thursday. 4,000 products are to be available in the e-store, it added, including dairy, meat, beverages and bread, among others.more
UK retail sales rebounded dramatically in January, with volumes rising by 3.4% after a disastrous December, offering hope that the UK’s recession will prove to be the shortest in history.more
Foreign tourists must now pay a 150,000 rupiah (£7.60; $9.60) levy to enter Bali, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations.
Indonesian authorities say this is aimed at protecting the island's environment and culture.more
Dawid Kubacki finished eighth in today's ski jumping World Cup competition in Sapporo, Japan. The overall World Cup leader, Austrian Stefan Kraft, was the winner.more
Alexei Navalny's death is further evidence of what a brutal regime Russia has become under Vladimir Putin and must serve as a reminder that any negotiations with the Kremlin are pointless, British newspapers comment today.more
Anders Breivik, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, lost a lawsuit he brought against the Norwegian state for human rights violations on Thursday. The mass murderer had complained about poor prison conditions.more
The leaders of Europe's strongest football leagues should have no problems with victories this weekend. There will be no blockbuster matches, although the clash between Manchester City and Chelsea London a few seasons ago could be regarded as such.more
People voting on the ILiveHere website ranked 20 of the worst places to live in the UK, giving their verdict on the ‘most depressing locations’ in the land. Famed for quaint cobbled streets, the imposing Pendennis Castle and the world’s third largest natural harbour, voters said Falmouth was giving residents ‘a terminal case of ennui.’ more
Poles are sceptical about Vladimir Putin's words that he will only send his troops to Poland if Poland attacks Russia, wrote 'Rzeczpospolita', citing an IBRiS poll.more
Energy bills will fall in April by nearly £300 a year for a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity, a leading forecaster says. Consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted a 15% drop, taking the typical annual bill to £1,635 - the lowest in more than two years.more
Iga Swiatek advanced to the final of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Doha without stepping on court. The Pole's semi-final opponent, former world number one Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic, withdrew today.more
Health officials have launched an investigation to determine why cases of tuberculosis have increased in England. The largest increases have been seen in London, as well as urban centres of the West Midlands and North West, officials said.more
The new names of London's six Overground lines have been revealed, significantly changing the look of the famous Tube map.
Last August, Transport for London (TfL) announced it wanted to give the routes distinct identities to make it easier for passengers to navigate the network.more
Every police force in England and Wales is being handed a share of £66 million to ramp up patrols in areas plagued by anti-social behaviour.
The Government funding is expected to allow each of the 43 forces to launch uniformed patrols for up to an estimated 20,000 hours a year in so-called “hotspot” areas where there are high levels of violence and disorder.more
According to Spanish media, Real Madrid will not extend Luka Modric's contract expiring at the end of the season. This means that the Croatian footballer will, after 12 years, leave the 'Königsberg' team, with which he has won the Champions League five times and won many other trophies.more
The board of Russia's prison service announced today that Alexei Navalny, the leader of the anti-Kremlin opposition and considered the most important opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died in a gulag.more
The UK's ruling Conservative Party suffered two successive heavy defeats in yesterday's House of Commons by-elections. The losses will intensify the pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and show that there are virtually no safe constituencies left for the Conservatives.more
World ranking leader Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha. The defending Polish tennis player defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6:4, 6:0.more
The principle of "one for all, all for one" contained in the North Atlantic Treaty fully applies to us, assured the head of British diplomacy, former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who was in Poland yesterday in an interview for TVN24.more
Much to Brussels' disappointment regarding immigration, the new pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk does not intend to change much in relation to the policy pursued by the Law and Justice government - said the British newspaper "Daily Express" yesterday in a commentary.more
As prosecutors this week charged two teenagers with murdering the mother of one of the leaders of a criminal group, Swedish police expect a new wave of gang violence.more
Reports of antisemitic incidents in the UK reached a record high last year, according to figures from a Jewish security charity. The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded reports of 4,103 anti-Jewish hate incidents in 2023, up from 1,662 in 2022 and almost double the previous record of 2,255 hit in 2021.more
