On Sunday, June 9, the summer correction of the railway timetable came into force. We will get from Warsaw to Gdańsk in record time of 2 hours. 25 min., travelers will be able to use 13 new stops, including: in Szczecin and Kołobrzeg.more

Franz Kafka's deep insecurity about his work is the focus of a letter coming to Sotheby's in which he describes his problems with writer's block. In this moving and personal letter, addressed to his friend Austrian poet Albert Ehrenstein, Kafka confesses that he can no longer write.more

One in four workers employed on agricultural plantations in European Union countries is an immigrant, according to estimates from Madrid's Comillas University, published by Spanish media on Wednesday.more

There are as many as 49 district electoral commissions in Great Britain where Polish citizens can vote in Sunday's elections to the European Parliament. This is almost one sixth of all foreign district electoral commissions.more

A host of pubs across the capital have put pint prices up by more than 20% since the start of last year, an Evening Standard analysis has found, while it can cost more than £3 more for the same beer in different parts of the capital. If a group of four friends each got a round in, that could add as much as £50 to the total bill.more

A body has been found in the search for TV and radio presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi. The 67-year-old went missing on Wednesday after setting off on a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach.more

The Czech police tightened security measures with immediate effect on the night from Saturday to Sunday. The alert covers public places, shopping malls, means of transport and railway stations. The measures taken are said to be related to the suspicion of a possible terrorist attack.more

There are 622 players in the squad of participants of the European Championships in Germany, including 26 Poles. The youngest player of the tournament will be Spaniard Lamine Yamal, who will turn 17 the day before the final. The oldest, Portuguese Pepe, celebrated his 41st birthday in February.more

Oxford University has announced it is to hand back a 500-year-old sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The almost 60cm-tall bronze statue, which depicts Tirumankai Alvar, had been on display at the university’s Ashmolean Museum.more

A court in Copenhagen yesterday arrested a 39-year-old man on charges of punching Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Danish media reported that the suspect in the attack was Polish.more

Austria, which will be Poland's rival in Group D of the European Football Championships, drew in St. Gallen defeated another tournament participant, Switzerland, 1-1 in their last friendly match before leaving for Germany. The victories included: Croatia, Belgium and Spain.more

The Duke of Sussex has been granted permission to appeal against the dismissal of his high court challenge over a change to his level of personal security when he visits the UK.more

The Earth's atmosphere is now retaining more than twice as much heat as it did in 1993, which is of growing concern to scientists, reports the journal ‘Earth System Science Data’.more

Iga Swiatek won in the final against Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini 6:2, 6:1 and triumphed at the Grand Slam French Open for the fourth time in her career and the third time in a row. She had previously been best in Paris in the 2020 and 2022-23 editions.more

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron conducted a video interview with a person impersonating former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the Foreign Office reported yesterday.more

On as many as seven occasions, doctors sent home a 50-year-old Canadian woman who presented to the emergency room. The reason for this decision was her alleged drunkenness. As it later turned out, the woman suffers from a very rare condition - enteric fermentation syndrome, as a result of which her body spontaneously produces ethanol.more

Donald Trump is in breach of a British High Court order to pay £300,000 in legal costs to the former spy who compiled a salacious dossier alleging Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Sky News can reveal Trump has failed to comply with the costs order with Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who compiled the infamous document.more

Before taking up seasonal work, it is worth checking the terms of the offer and opinions about the company, especially since the rates vary greatly. The contract with the employer should be signed no later than on the first day - recommend specialists from Manpower.more

The injured Arkadiusz Milik as well as Jakub Kaluzinski and Paweł Bochniewicz were not on the list of 26 players called up to the Polish national team for the European Championships in Germany, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) announced at midnight. At this time the deadline for sending the final team to UEFA passed.more

Two retirement-age activists from the group Just Stop Oil disrupted Britain's “wedding of the year” yesterday by spraying powder from a powder extinguisher at people gathered outside Chester Cathedral, where the marriage of Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, was being celebrated.more

The Eiffel Tower, the most famous architectural structure and symbol of Paris, was decorated with five Olympic rings 50 days before the start of the Games.more

The attractiveness of the cities we live in is determined by a number of factors. Friendly surroundings, a sense of security, opportunities for recreation or convenient transport - each of us pays attention to slightly different issues. The latest Global Cities Index report identifies a ranking of cities with the highest quality of life. In first place we have a European city.more

The best place to live in London has been named by MyLondon readers - and it probably won't come as much of a surprise to most. According to our readers, Richmond Upon Thames in South West London is the best place in the city to live, and with its upmarket style, leafy green spaces and great transport links, it's easy to see why.more

Defender Harry Maguire and midfielder Jack Grealish were not included in the 26-man England squad for the European Football Championships in Germany. The leaders of the "Sons of Albion" will be striker Harry Kane from Bayern Munich and midfielder Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid.more

Rents for new lets have increased by 6.6% in the year to April, but this is the slowest annual rise for two-and-a-half years, according to Zoopla. The property portal said the average rent on a new let had risen by £80 a month compared with a year earlier. Although demand had eased, there were still 15 people on average chasing every home for rent.more