‘The guarantees to Kyiv that US President Donald Trump is talking about will be of no value in terms of Ukraine's security,’ assessed British retired general Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO deputy supreme commander in Europe from 2011-14 and author of the book ‘2017: War with Russia'.more

55 per cent of respondents believe that in the current international situation in Poland, compulsory compulsory military service should be reinstated. 35.8 per cent of respondents are against it, according to an IBRiS poll for ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

Online fashion retailer Boohoo is renaming itself Debenhams in a major revival of one of Britain’s oldest and best known retail names. Boohoo bought the 247 year old former department store chain out of administration for £55 million in 2021 after it collapsed during the pandemic and kept it trading as an online only retailer. more

Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Barcelona advanced to the quarter-finals of the football Champions League without any problems. It was only after a penalty shootout, however, that Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Liverpool.more

Eleven passengers on a TAP flight from Lisbon to London yesterday needed medical attention after suffering smoke poisoning on board the machine just minutes after take-off.more

The UK will not impose its own tariffs in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium from Canada, which are due to take effect on Wednesday, a British government official announced on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters. He assured that the two countries continue to cooperate on economic issues.more

Ukraine has expressed its readiness to accept the US proposal to implement an immediate, temporary 30-day ceasefire, and the US will immediately restore information and intelligence sharing and military support to Ukraine, according to the text of a joint US-Ukraine statement following yesterday's talks in Saudi Arabia.more

A 59-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a collision between two vessels that occurred in the North Sea on Monday, the BBC reported yesterday, citing Humberside police, who are investigating. Both vessels are still on fire.more

More than 20 years after the terrorist attacks in Madrid, which killed more than 190 people, including four Poles, the threat of attacks has not disappeared. Police in Spain regularly report the arrest of potential jihadist-linked attackers.more

Second seed Iga Świątek defeated Czech Karolina Muchova 6:1, 6:1 in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Indian Wells. In the three matches in California so far, the Pole has allowed her opponents to win a total of... six games.more

With over 50,000 plants to be found across the grounds, Kew Gardens in Richmond is well worth a visit. But the UNESCO World Heritage site is not the most affordable.more

The Ministry of Defence has revealed its blueprint for censoring official documents under legislation to make government records more transparent.more

Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years, sooner than expected. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods. Such products are grown from cells in small chemical plants.more

Manchester United plans to build the largest football stadium in the world, alongside the existing Old Trafford, the club's co-owner Jim Ratcliffe announced today. The facility is expected to hold 100,000 spectators.more

An easyJet pilot has been grounded for flying his passenger aircraft too close to a mountain in Egypt, according to reports. Captain Paul Elsworth’s Airbus A320 came within 770ft of disaster when it descending towards the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, The Sun said.more

Tesco has issued an apology to its customers as it confirms the discontinuation of one of its fridge essentials in all UK stores, following enquires from shoppers about the missing product on social media.more

People living near power cables could receive £250 a year off their energy bills as the UK government hopes to speed up construction of infrastructure vital to the transition away from fossil fuels.more

Donald Trump is making Europe great again; the US president has given the EU its strongest boost since the end of the Cold War, wrote the Financial Times' chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman yesterday, referring to Trump's slogan - “Make America Great Again”.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of today's US-Ukraine meeting in Saudi Arabia, the chief executive's office reported yesterday. Starmer hopes the talks will result in the resumption of US military aid to Ukraine.more

Hubert Hurkacz dropped out in the third round of the ATP 1000 tournament in California's Indian Wells. The No. 21 seeded tennis player lost to Australian Alex de Minaur (No. 9) 4:6, 0:6. The encounter lasted just one hour and 13 minutes.more

Today Greenlanders will elect a new parliament. The outcome of the election could determine the island's independence from Denmark. US President Donald Trump has announced a takeover of Greenland and in a recent social media post mentioned billions of dollars of investment.more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is aiming to raise £700m to fund its plan to launch cross-Channel rail services that would compete with Eurostar. Virgin, which previously operated intercity trains in Britain including between London and Glasgow, plans to start rail services connecting the UK capital with Paris and Brussels. It would also look to run trains to Amsterdam.more

Russia's embassy in Canberra has warned Australian authorities of ‘serious consequences’ if it sends peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ reported yesterday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that he was considering joining the so-called coalition of the willing.more

The fire, which broke out after a collision between a container ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea yesterday, is still ongoing, port authorities in the British town of Grimsby told AFP today. Dozens of people abandoned the vessels after the crash just before 9.50am yesterday, with the Coastguard rescuing 36 people.more

An international group of scientists has reported that the rate of glacier melt has increased dramatically over the past decade. The result is not only rising sea levels but also a loss of freshwater resources.more