Ukrainian farmers who have returned to their hometowns, liberated last fall from Russian occupation, are clearing their fields with their own hands; people are risking their lives, but argue that they can no longer wait for fear of losing their sources of income, US broadcaster CNN reported today.more

With a sensational 2:3 defeat of Denmark in Kazakhstan began yesterday's series of matches in the qualifiers for the European Football Championships. The Scandinavians in Astana were already leading 2:0 after 35 min. The next three goals were scored by the hosts, who finished the match in "10".more

Ukrainian crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks donated by the UK and have returned home to continue the fight against the Russian invasion, the British Defense Ministry reported today.more

More than 80 percent of Poles do not know where the nearest shelter is. Alarming results of a survey by the InfoSecurity24.pl portal.more

The charity Rape Crisis England & Wales said its Breaking Point report highlights a "record high" backlog in the crown courts, with a Freedom of Information request to HM Courts and Tribunal Service revealing 7,859 sexual offence cases and 1,851 adult rape cases are waiting to be heard. more

Magda Linette and American Bernarda Pera defeated Germany's Laura Siegemund and Russia's Vera Zvonariova 6:1, 7:6 (7-5) in the second round of the doubles of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Miami (prize pool $8.8 million).more

Russia's invasion of Ukraine will continue as long as Vladimir Putin believes he can impose his will on Ukraine with military action or force it to stop fighting when the West abandons it, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).more

Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England. more

Over the course of four years, the number of returns filed by the richest taxpayers with annual incomes of more than PLN 1 million has increased. The data also shows that Poles have not become poorer during the pandemic, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported today.more

Jan Habdas reached 124m and finished 11th in the ski jumping World Cup competition in Lahti, Finland. Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi triumphed with 136.5m taking his 30th career victory and third of the season. Only one round was played, which was interrupted several times due to too strong winds.more

Cambridge University's men's team won this year's edition of the famous rowing eight Boat Race. In the women's competition, the university's athletes also triumphed. A year ago, Oxford's men's team won, breaking a series of three triumphs by their rivals.more

A transgender police candidate from the town of Torrelodones near Madrid has sparked a lively polemic in Spain. During the competitive exams in March, he changed his gender to female and achieved the best results in physical fitness tests in the female category. The other candidates feel cheated, writes "ABC."more

Polish national soccer team coach Fernando Santos admitted ahead of Monday's match against Albania in Warsaw in a Euro 2024 qualifier that there will be changes in the lineup compared to the 1:3 loss to the Czech Republic. "They will not be radical, but I foresee them," he added. - he announced.more

London's Paradise Fields park will be home to beavers in the fall. They will be settled there as part of the UK's just-approved first project to reintroduce these rodents to urban areas. The beavers are expected to prevent flooding near Greenford Station. But the project has another purpose - to allow English people to learn about the habits of these animals and the benefits of their presence in tmore

Amsterdam authorities call for 20 km/h speed limit for electric bikesmore

58 percent of Ukrainian employees work in large companies, according to the "Polish Labor Market Barometer" survey. Nearly one in two entrepreneurs say they have a Ukrainian employee, and nearly one in three Ukrainian workers are employed as skilled middle-level staff, it added.more

Customer loyalty cards have long provided a bonus hit for shoppers - from discounts on the weekly shop and special offers to points to spend on treats, stores have almost raced to outdo one another with the best deals.more

Some environmental groups oppose the extermination of rats in urban spaces, which have proliferated in the wake of a strike by municipal workers in Paris against pension reform and the backlog of tons of garbage on the capital's streets, the daily Le Figaro reported.more

Polish national team player Matty Cash, who suffered an injury during Friday's match against the Czech Republic (1:3) in a European Championship qualifier, has left the red and white team's training camp and will not play tomorrow against Albania, the "Łączy nas piłka" portal reported.more

Energy giant Ovo has launched its first deal for customers cheaper than the government's cap on household bills. The firm will offer a fixed 12-month tariff of £2,275 for existing customers, at a time when the government is limiting typical household bills to £2,500.more

Number eight seed Hubert Hurkacz defended five matchbills and won against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis 6:7 (10-12), 7:6 (9-7), 7:6 (8-6) in the second round of the ATP 1000 hard-court tennis tournament in Miami (prize pool $8.8 million).more

A gynecologist from The Hague who is the father of more than 500 children worldwide will stand trial, the daily De Volkskrant reported yesterday. The 41-year-old sperm donor was sued by Donorkind, an organization for donor children, and the mother of his two children.more

The sale of laughing gas to the public will be banned as part of a wider crackdown on antisocial behaviour, a Cabinet minister has confirmed. Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove said the “scourge” of nitrous oxide was turning public spaces into “drug-taking arenas” and was helping fuel anti-social behaviour that ministers are determined to stamp out.more

Spain defeated Norway 3:0 in the first match between the two teams in the European Football Championship qualifiers. The victory, though high, was not as comfortable as the score suggests. Two goals were scored only at the end. Croatia, on the other hand, tied with Wales 1:1.more

The forced takeover of Credit Suisse bank has helped avert a global banking crisis, but it has struck a blow to Swiss pride, Belgian business daily De Tijd wrote yesterday. "Switzerland is no longer a safe island," the newspaper assessed.more