Cocaine use in Europe declined slightly during the Covid-19 pandemic, but has now reached a new high. Many countries have also seen a relatively strong increase in methamphetamine, the German daily Tagesspiegel writes, citing the latest report by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).more

Kamil Stoch, Piotr Żyła, Paweł Wąsek, Aleksander Zniszczoł, Tomasz Pilch and Jan Habdas will represent Poland in the Ski Jumping World Cup in Lahti, the Polish Ski Association announced on Twitter.more

Planned rail strikes in March and April have been called off. RMT union members, including train guards, who work at 14 train companies were set to walk out on 30 March and 1 April.more

A two-day summit of EU heads of state and government begins in Brussels. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in his invitation addressed to European leaders, announced that one of the main topics of the talks would be to increase the production of ammunition and deliver it to Ukraine, as well as ensuring the EU's competitiveness in the long term and ensuring energy consumers at more

Prince William began an unannounced two-day visit to Poland yesterday. The heir to the throne of Great Britain wanted to thank British and Polish soldiers for their service and learn more about the care given to Ukrainian refugees, the media reported.more

English Premier League soccer referees have been instructed to introduce breaks in the game before the start of Ramadan. This is to help Muslim players endure the fasting period more easily, Sky Sports News reports.more

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, testifying under oath before the House of Commons Committee on Privileges, denied that he had lied about "Partygate", i.e. illegal parties at Downing Street during Covid-19 restrictions.more

In the first eleven weeks of the year, nearly 2,400 cases of aggression occurred in refugee centers in the Netherlands, twice as many as in the same period in 2022. - reports the Asylum Seekers Reception Agency (COA). "Knives, axes, theft and drugs are a daily occurrence in asylum shelters," the agency says. - their staff say.more

Discount chain Lidl has published an official apology after two customers complained that they had been "humiliated by the behavior of the cashier". About the incident that happened in Wells in the county Somerset was reported last weekend by the local press.more

Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, the world ranking leader and the event's organizers announced on Twitter. The reason is a rib injury, with which the tennis player has been struggling for several days. "It's a very difficult decision, but health is the most important thing," she said. - admitted the Pole.more

A whale in the Baltic Sea, 70 kilometers north of the Gulf of Gdansk, was recorded by Gdynia resident Marcin Grabowski, the Gdynia magistrate reported Tuesday. It stressed that in front of the eyes of the ship's crew, the animal, probably a humpback whale, emerged from the water several times, after which it swam away further.more

The player, who is from Co Meath, became Ireland's 11th lottery millionaire this year after winning a Lotto jackpot worth €3,987,540. Organisers are urging people to check their ticket numbers to ensure they haven't missed out on the enormous prize.more

Kacper Kozlowski has left the training camp of the Polish national soccer team, which is preparing for Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Czech Republic and Albania, due to injury, confirmed PZPN spokesman and team manager of the national team Jakub Kwiatkowski.more

Language purists affiliated with the Association for the Defense of the French Language have sued the management of Notre-Dame Cathedral for translating explanations in the shrine into English only, AFP reported Tuesday.more

A Croydon used car salesman said people are trading in vehicles they bought from the dealership two years ago, making a huge loss.more

The latest public opinion poll shows that nearly 60% of Poles brush their teeth twice a day, and less than 20% do it only once. In turn, over 11% of the respondents reach for a toothbrush three times a day, and less than 3% - more often. Worse yet, only just over 2% clean their teeth after each meal. The survey also shows that nearly 3% of respondents do not brush them every day.more

Many everyday groceries have more than doubled in price over the last year as the cost of own-brand items continues to rise, according to consumer group, Which? more

Poland has an 86 percent chance of advancing to the 2024 European Football Championships, according to an analysis by Gracenote. That's more than, among others, all of the red and white's rivals in Group E of the qualifiers or the defending champion Italians.more

Sanctions imposed on Russian citizens after the attack on Ukraine are rather effective, as they freeze their assets, but insufficient, and legal mechanisms should be created to seize these assets, according to experts who track corruption.more

The cost of living rose more than expected last month as salad and vegetable shortages helped push up food prices at the fastest rate in 45 years. more

A number of people were injured and 15 were hospitalized after a ship capsized today in a dry dock in the Leith district of Scotland's capital Edinburgh, the Scottish Ambulance Service reported.more

2.5 percent of non-EU physicians have been refused permission to work in Poland. The main reason is the lack of knowledge of the Polish language, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reports today.more

Former German national team player Mesut Oezil, a player for Turkey's Basaksehir Istanbul, has announced on social media that he is ending his sports career with immediate effect.more

Depleted uranium missiles are not nuclear weapons, the British Defense Ministry said yesterday in response to Putin's comment that Britain's transfer of such missiles to Ukraine would amount to an escalation because "the West has begun to use nuclear weapons."more

The results of this year's European Tree of the Year plebiscite were announced at the European Parliament on March 21. The winner was the Fabrykant oak tree growing in Lodz's Klepacz Park. Also on the podium was the Dragon Oak from Slovakia and an apple colony from Ukraine.more