The Balkan Insight website warns against fraudulent beauty clinics that are mushrooming in Greece. Self-proclaimed clinics extract thousands of euros from clients, people go into debt to pay for their services, but the desired results are not achieved.more

Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that he will remain as coach of the Austrian national football team, despite talks with Bayern Munich. Austria will be one of Poland's rivals during this year's European Championships.more

Aldi has launched a nationwide campaign to find prime locations for new supermarkets. The areas which receive the most suggestions from customers will be considered as part of Aldi’s plans to build hundreds of new stores across the UK. The retailer currently has more than 1,000 stores across the country, but is aiming to reach more than 1,500 supermarkets as part of its long-term plans.more

Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia opens the April CBOS trust ranking. In second place is the deputy prime minister and head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. In third place, ex aequo, are the mayor of the capital, Rafał Trzaskowski, and the president of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. The president of PiS, Jarosław Kaczyński, is met with the greatest distrust.more

The leader of the world tennis rankings, Iga Świątek, easily won against the American Madison Keys 6:1, 6:3 and advanced to the final of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Madrid. The match lasted one hour and 11 minutes.more

The UK will be the worst-performing economy in the G7 next year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as high interest rates and the lingering effects of last year’s surge in inflation weigh. In a downbeat assessment, the Paris-based thinktank also downgraded its forecast for UK growth this year to 0.4% from a November forecast of 0.7%.more

Today, the British newspapers "Daily Express" and "The Independent" report the statement of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who promised that on the 25th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union, Polish GDP per capita will be higher than in Great Britain.more

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have committed to introducing extra security checks to crack down on riders working illegally, the Government has said. Workers in the gig economy are self-employed and have the right to substitute another rider to carry out jobs.more

Tech that comes with weak passwords such as “admin” or “12345” will be banned in the UK under new laws dictating that all smart devices must meet minimum security standards.more

Boris Becker has been released from a London bankruptcy court judgment after a judge found the famous tennis player had done "everything in his power" to repay tens of millions of pounds to creditors.more

As of April 1, there were 77,450 people in prisons and pretrial detention centers in France, the highest number in history, the country's Ministry of Justice reported. During the year, as many as 4,370 inmates arrived. Prisons are overcrowded and some inmates have to sleep on mattresses.more

People across much of England are voting in local elections today. This is the last big test of public mood before the elections to the House of Commons, which will most likely take place in the second half of this year.more

The US military cannot trust artificial intelligence (AI) because the models it uses also make bad decisions and could trigger a nuclear war. The use of these technologies in making important decisions in combat situations should be restricted, 'Foreign Affairs' magazine estimates.more

The Scottish government survived a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, giving the Scottish National Party (SNP) a chance to pick a new leader to replace outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf.more

Borussia Dortmund defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at home (1-0) in the first match of the Champions League semi-final. The rematch in the French capital will take place on May 7.more

Duralex, a French manufacturer of glass kitchenware, also popular in Poland, especially in the 1980s and 1990s, has been declared bankrupt. The company had been struggling financially for many years, recently exacerbated by soaring energy prices following Russia's aggression against Ukraine and Chinese competition.more

The UK Home Office said yesterday that the detention of illegal immigrants singled out for deportation to Rwanda under an agreement with the country had begun.more

District electoral commissions will still be accepting applications for lists of candidates for the European Parliament today (2 May) until 4 p.m. The list of candidates must be supported by the signatures of at least 10,000 voters.more

Former Lech Poznań players' coach Nenad Bjelica will still leave Union Berlin in May after seven months in the job, the Kicker magazine and other German media reported. The club has so far not commented on this news.more

Nearly 90 events will take place in the UK during the eighth edition of Polish Heritage Days, which starts at the beginning of May and aims to promote Polish culture, traditions and the contribution of Poles living there to the life of the country.more

Housing in Poland is growing more expensive at a very fast pace. Buying the M of your dreams is becoming more challenging every year. However, what is a problem in the country may look a little different from the perspective of Poles who have emigrated to the UK for work purposes and are planning to return to their homeland.more

Polling stations are open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., all EU citizens registered on the electoral rolls of their councils in London can vote, and new this year is the requirement to show your ID when collecting ballots.more

Spanish commentators are expecting a fierce duel for the La Liga king of scorers title involving Robert Lewandowski, and stress that the Pole joined the competition after Monday's hat-trick in the match against Valencia CF (4:2).more

Two Poles - 68-year-old Michal Jaroslaw P. and 42-year-old Marcin M. - appeared before Manchester Crown Court yesterday on charges of murdering a 67-year-old man and quartering his body.more

The UK has returned its first illegal immigrant to Rwanda, in line with a deportation agreement with the country, 'The Sun' newspaper revealed last night.more