Iga Swiatek is still second in the world tennis ranking, behind only Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. There were no changes at the top of the WTA list. Hubert Hurkacz, on the other hand, dropped from 26th to 28th in the latest world tennis ranking. This is his lowest position in three years. He is still led by Italian Jannik Sinner.more

The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has reached a new record for the first four months of the year. Some 656 people arrived in 11 small boats on Saturday, taking the total number of people crossing in 2025 so far to 8,064, according to provisional Home Office figures.more

Italy’s state railway has announced plans to run between London and Paris by 2029 as part of a €1bn (£860m) investment in services through the Channel Tunnel and beyond. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) says it will use trains inspired by its Frecciarossa (“Red Arrow”) express services in continental Europe to establish competition against incumbent, Eurostar.more

Family divisions will be established in every district and appeal court. The procedure to enable effective enforcement of contact with the child will also be shortened, reports today's ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’.more

Real Madrid, despite playing for more than 50 minutes in the tenth after a red card for Kylin Mbappe, beat Alaves 1:0 away and moved four points closer to Barcelona, who lead the Spanish football league table.more

UK Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds stated yesterday that China's involvement in the British steel industry is not welcome. In an interview with SkyNews television, he thus referred to the circumstances that prompted the British government to take control of British Steel.more

The attack on Catfish was horrible, but I was told the Russians made a mistake, US President Donald Trump announced yesterday. However, he stated that it was not his war, but Joe Biden's war.more

Thousands of tonnes of rubbish are piling up on the streets in Birmingham, UK, after more than a month of strike action by waste collection workers, and residents are complaining of ‘cat-sized rats’. Today trade unionists are due to vote on a proposal to end the crisis.more

Liverpool's players at Anfield Stadium won against West Ham United 2:1 in the 32nd round of English Premier League football. ‘The Reds are leading the way in the Premier League. They increased their lead over second-placed Arsenal London and third-placed Nottingham Forest this weekend.more

Crowds of tourists from Italy and many countries around the world flocked to Venice on the last weekend before the requirement to register arrival and pay a fee on public holidays and weekends comes into force, for the second year in a row. It will remain in force until the end of July. The fee must then be paid by tourists who are not staying overnight in the city.more

Wera Hobhouse, a member of the UK Parliament, has been banned from entering Hong Kong. This is the first such case since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. - reported the Associated Press.more

Tomorrow, the women's tennis team will begin competition at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart. For world number one Iga Świątek, it will also be the beginning of her struggle on her favourite courts. The Pole, who has already won twice in this German city, will fight for her first title of the season.more

Some experts on the subject believe that the time has come for the UK to curtail intelligence sharing with the United States, long one of the most important elements of the two countries' special relationship, writes the Politico website.more

Smartphones, computers and other electronic devices have been excluded from the list of items subject to new bilateral tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, according to a notice posted by US Customs CBP on Friday evening. Hard drives, computer processors and microchips were also exempted from the duties.more

Barcelona defeated Leganes 1:0 away in Saturday's match of the 31st round of the Spanish Premier League football league and consolidated their lead at the top of the table. They are seven points ahead of defending champions Real Madrid.more

The UK has today announced that it will increase financial support to exporters by £20bn, particularly those affected by the tariff increases introduced by the US, in order to give them stability and certainty in the new era of global trade.more

Members of the World Health Organization are close to a deal on a treaty to prepare for future pandemics, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday, with a WHO spokesperson saying discussions had been paused until Tuesday.more

English Premier League runners-up Arsenal London, in whose colours Jakub Kiwior played the entire game, drew 1:1 at home against Brentford in the 32nd round. ‘The Canaries’ are 10 points behind Liverpool, who will take on West Ham United today.more

A hidden gem just two hours from London, a beach on the Kent coast is tipped as "a surfer's paradise". Joss Bay, just 200 metres long, has been named the best beach near London (two and a bit hours, to be not so precise) by the travel buffs over at Conde Nast Traveller.more

Those taking part in the great bank holiday getaway will have to contend with busy roads, a strike by some Gatwick workers and significant works on the railways, including Euston station shutting.more

Tomorrow in Sakhir sees the fourth instalment of the battle between Britain's Lando Norris (McLaren) and defending champion Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) for the lead in the Formula One World Championship standings. Ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Norris has 62 points and Verstappen one less.more

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into the use of EU users' personal data to train an artificial intelligence (AI) model on Elon Musk-owned Platform X, it announced yesterday.more

The UK government yesterday called on MPs to return from their Easter break to pass a bill to save the country's last steelworks smelting steel from iron ore from closure. According to media reports, nationalisation of the plant's owner, British Steel, is being considered.more

By 2150, Venice and the islands and marshes of the Venetian Lagoon could be periodically under water during sea floods, an analysis by Italian scientists has confirmed. Oceanologist Professor Jacek Piskozub stressed that by the end of the century some Polish towns and cities, including districts of Gdansk, could also be flooded.more

Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has gone into business together with experienced director, creator of the ‘Kingsman’ series, Matthew Vaughn. The independent film studio they have set up, UR-Marv, has as its premise the extensive use of modern technology.more