Londoners have backed rent controls after a City Hall politician declared the capital was facing a ‘cost of rent crisis’—with the city’s over two million renters handing over on average over 40 per cent of their wages to landlords.more

Robert Lewandowski has extended his contract for another year with Barcelona, who are happy with the numbers the team's top striker is achieving this season, Catalan newspaper ‘Mundo Deportivo’ reported today.more

The British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending but could be blown off course if Donald Trump goes ahead with threatened tariffs, a leading economic thinktank has warned.more

A 25% tax is set to be imposed on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US , ending exemptions from the rules for goods from major trade partners including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, as well as the European Union.more

The Home Office has been accused of quietly blocking thousands of refugees from applying for citizenship if they arrived in the UK by small boats or hidden in vehicles. Guidance for staff assessing people who have applied for naturalisation says that, since Monday, applicants who have “made a dangerous journey will normally be refused citizenship”.more

MFA spokesman Pawel Wronski confirmed today that two Polish citizens are to be deported from the US. At the same time, he pointed out that during the previous year, up to 24 January this year, there had been 67 deportations of Polish citizens from the United States.more

Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies on the platform were selling plates without checking customers' documents and establishing their legal entitlement to the plate.more

In a match between two Polish tennis players, Magda Linette defeated Magdalena Fręch 7:5, 5:7, 6:4 in the second round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Doha. The next opponent of the Poznań player, who will turn 33 on Wednesday, will be the Ukrainian Marta Kostjuk.more

Danish Military Intelligence (FE) yesterday presented three scenarios of the threat to Europe from Russia after its war with Ukraine ends. They assume that the United States will not support European NATO countries and that these countries will not strengthen their defenses sufficiently.more

Heathrow Airport is set to confirm a multi-billion pound investment plan to expand two of its terminals ahead of submitting proposals for a third runway to the government this summer.more

The Randstad research institute has examined the level of job satisfaction among employees in Poland. It turned out that many of them are looking for new offers because they are not fully satisfied with the amount of remuneration and the atmosphere at work.more

Shoppers inspired by health food trends on social media helped lift retail sales in January, easing pressure on high-street stores after a gloomy festive period. Barclays said credit and debit card spending grew 1.9% year on year in January – the highest upsurge since March 2024.more

Donald Trump enjoys greater public approval at the start of his second presidency than when he began his first term in 2017. However, Americans remain sharply divided in their opinions depending on party sympathies, according to polls.more

Manchester City lost 3-2 at home to Real Madrid in a crucial play-off match for the Champions League round of 16. Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund are close to qualifying for the next round, having won their away matches 3-0. The return matches will take place next week.more

Celebrities urged Nando’s yesterday to take responsibility for its supply chain, warning that industrial chicken farms are killing Britain’s rivers.more

UK jobseekers say employers are hiring fewer staff – whom they expect to do more for less pay. "This is the worst I’ve ever experienced in the job market, including the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which also left me unemployed for a time, and the pandemic," said David Hoghton-Carter, 46, a corporate strategy professional from Leeds.more

'There was no bad blood between Manchester City and Real Madrid'. - assured the English team's coach Pep Guardiola ahead of the Champions League 1/8 finals bargain. 'The royals' boycotted the Golden Ball gala as Rodri beat Vinicius Junior in the poll for the best footballer of 2024.more

Jeremy Clarkson has said he can’t get on with people who voted for Brexit, weeks after experiencing the nightmare ramifications of leaving the EU.more

The government’s hike in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) has left 96 per cent of nurseries planning to increasing fees, while UK parents already face some of the highest childcare costs in the world. According to a survey of 728 nurseries nationwide by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), one in six estimate that they will make a loss this year due to tax hikes. more

Migrant workers who come to the UK to bolster the country’s care system are having to share beds, sleep rough, and are in some cases being charged more than £20,000 in illegal fees, according to research.more

Yesterday, the Honorary Citizenship of the City of Gdynia was solemnly conferred on one of the most respected experts on Polish history, Professor Norman Davies.more

Inter Milan's players won at home against Fiorentina 2:1 at the end of the 24th round of the Italian Premier League. Polish representatives Piotr Zielinski and Nicola Zalewski came on the pitch in the second half. The Nerazzurri moved a point closer to Serie A leaders Napoli.more

A West London council has revealed it is hit by around 20,000 attempted cyber attacks every day. Hammersmith and Fulham says it has applied measures such as anti-phishing and enhanced firewall rules to combat the attempted attacks.more

At least one person was killed and four injured when American singer Vince Neil's plane collided with a private jet at an airport in Scottsdale, Arizona. Increased air safety checks are underway in the US after a series of recent three crashes.more

Britain has not seen the details of US President Donald Trump's plan to introduce new tariffs on steel and aluminium, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman said, according to Reuters. The British government has no plans to retaliate at this time.more