Under a Labour government there would be “no option of a life on benefits”, the party has said, as it set out plans to reduce the number of young people not in work, education or training. The shadow work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, said the party would recruit 8,500 more mental health workers and promised that the sickness benefits bill would fall under Labour.more

The Polish Football Association confirmed yesterday that the final squad for the upcoming national team matches will be announced late on 14 March. The wide-ranging list has already been sent to UEFA but, as noted, has not been published as a matter of past practice.more

Food makers should be forced to display “shrinkflation” labels on products that have been reduced in size but retained the same price, shoppers have said. Almost 80pc of customers have said they are concerned over the phenomenon of so-called “shrinkflation”, according to a survey by Barclaycard.more

London Luton Airport has said it plans to ditch the 100ml liquids rule by this summer by bringing in new high-tech scanners. London City Airport became the first in the UK to get rid of the 100ml liquid limit last year, while Heathrow Airport has said it also plans to have done away with the rule by summer.more

The number of people smoking pipes, shisha and cigars in the UK has risen fivefold over a decade, and experts say this could lead to a rise in smoking-related cancers such as mouth and lung cancer.more

Barcelona players Pedri and Frenkie De Jong, who suffered injuries in Sunday's Spanish Premier League away match against Athletic Bilbao (0:0), must pause for several weeks. This means that they will not play in the rematch with Napoli in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, among others.more

Catalan Maria Branyas, the world's oldest living person, celebrated her 117th birthday yesterday. The senior citizen, who was born in the USA, is an avid enthusiast of the works of Frederic Chopin.more

Travellers during the Easter holidays face transport chaos as border forces officials working at Heathrow consider striking. Border Force workers angry about planned changes to shift patterns have until March 22 to decide on whether to trigger industrial action. more

Inter Milan defeated Genoa 2:1 (2:0) at home in the match concluding the 27th round of the Italian Football Premier League and consolidated top spot in the table. The Milanese have won all 12 matches this year, including nine in Serie A.more

The Congress of the French Parliament, a joint meeting of both houses of parliament convened to introduce amendments to the constitution, yesterday adopted a law on including the right to abortion in the constitution.more

On Friday, March 8, the thirteenth edition of the LSE SU Polish Economic Forum will begin in London, the largest conference about Poland outside the country, which attracts over 700 participants every year. Polish students of the world's best universities will meet with representatives of the business world, politicians and scientists to debate the future of the Polish economy.more

English championship contenders Arsenal London crushed last in the table Sheffield United 6:0 (5:0) in an away match concluding the 27th round of the English Premier Football League. An assist was scored by Jakub Kiwior.more

Former US President Donald Trump cannot be excluded from running in the elections without a prior decision of Congress - the US Supreme Court ruled yesterday, invalidating the decision of the authorities of Colorado, Illinois and New Hampshire to exclude Trump from the primary elections due to his participation in the insurrection against the state.more

More than four in five outdoor billboard advertisements are in the poorest half of England and Wales, leading experts to warn that the discrepancy risks deepening health inequalities.more

Poles can win 11 medals at the Olympic Games in Paris - predict analysts from Gracenote, a company specializing in metadata development. The same company estimated that the Polish team would win 18 medals in Tokyo, but in fact they won 14 medals in Japan.more

Charter flights to the capital of Albania, Tirana, will be launched during the holiday season from the port of Olsztyn-Mazury. This year's charter network of the Warmian-Masurian airport increases to three destinations, including flights to Turkish Antalya and Tunisian Enfidha - the Olsztyn-Mazury port announced.more

The cost of regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 4.9% from Sunday. The jump is likely to be unwelcome for rail passengers, adding to the rising cost of living seen in recent years. It also comes at a time when passengers have faced disruption to services due to strikes by rail workers over the past 18 months.more

Every year, in the "Readers' Choice Awards" plebiscite, readers of "Traveller" magazine choose the most recommendable countries for tourism. Japan won this year's vote, which was attended by over half a million people.more

Towns within commuting distance of major cities have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years, new research suggests. The cost of new lets rose by more than a third in areas such as Bolton and Newport between 2020 and 2023, property portal Zoopla said.more

Iga Swiatek still leads the world ranking of tennis players. The advantage of the Pole over the runner-up - Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka - is 1,380 points. Novak Djokovic, in turn, started his 415th week in the leading position.more

About 40 per cent of journeys on London’s public transport network will be more expensive due to the limited impact of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s “fares freeze”, it can be revealed. It means that Transport for London’s income from fares will increase by up to £75m over the next 12 months, if travel returns to pre-pandemic levels – the bulk from more expensive Tube journeys.more

Britain’s sharp regional divide is on track to deepen with London’s economy pulling further ahead despite the government’s levelling up promises, according to a report.more

Napoli defeated the runner-up Juventus Turin 2-1 at home in the hit of the 27th round of the Italian top league. The victory was secured in the 88th minute - although the visiting goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny saved Victor Osimhen's penalty kick, Giacomo Raspadori scored an effective rebound.more

Norway is at the top of the list of European countries that can be safely traveled by car - this is the result of an analysis carried out by the Vignette Switzerland platform, taking into account data from the European Transport Safety Board. The criterion was not only the road infrastructure, but also the number of road accident victims per million inhabitants.more

Cadbury’s first shop has been recreated using more than 600 bars of Dairy Milk to mark the company’s 200th anniversary. In 1824, John Cadbury opened the first Cadbury shop at 93 Bull Street in Birmingham, complete with plate glass windows with mahogany frames, which he was said to have cleaned every day.more