51 per cent of Poles are in favour of the presence of religion in public schools. 58 percent of respondents support the idea of limiting religion lessons to one hour per week. According to 69 per cent, the grade from this subject should not be included in the average at the end of the school year, according to the CBOS survey.more

‘Poland's strong economy, military strength and awareness of the Russian threat make it a key country in Europe, which is particularly important in the face of US indecision,’ Edward Lucas, this newspaper's columnist and security expert, writes in ‘The Times’ today.more

Iga Swiatek continues to lead the world ranking of female tennis players. Despite withdrawing from several Asian tournaments, her lead over Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is as high as 1,069 points. Magdalena Fręch recorded another rise to a career-best 27th position.more

Thunderstorms and heavy rain may cause travel disruption across parts of southern England and Wales, the Met Office has forecast.more

The British Foreign Office today announced the withdrawal of family members of its embassy staff in Israel, due to the escalating fighting between the country and the Hezbollah organisation and the risk of wider conflict in the region.more

Marcin Bulka's OGC Nice drew 1:1 at home against Paris Saint-Germain in the 7th round of the French Football Premier League. Ali Abdi scored the goal for the hosts. The Polish national team goalkeeper had several successful interventions, but capitulated after a shot by Nuno Mendes.more

Israel has failed to fully achieve either of the two objectives of the operation launched after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, the only thing Israel has fully succeeded in is revenge, assessed Dr Ahron Bregman of the Department of War Studies at King's College London.more

US biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been named this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, the Nobel Committee announced today. They were recognised for discovering a mechanism that helps to understand the development of autoimmune diseases, cancer or diabetes.more

At least 973 illegal immigrants in 17 boats crossed the Channel into the UK on Saturday, the UK Home Office reported yesterday. This is the highest daily total in almost two years.more

Shops open on all Sundays are wanted by 52.6 per cent of Poles. Compared to the February survey, this is an increase of 6.6 percentage points. - reported today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

National team player Matty Cash, who was pausing due to a thigh injury, made his first appearance since 24 August. The Aston Villa right-back played the entire game as his team drew goalless at Villa Park against Manchester United in the seventh round of the Premier League.more

Sue Gray, Downing Street's Chief of Staff, resigned yesterday, explaining that to continue in her role would risk distracting attention from the government's actions. Indeed, for some time now, the attention of the British people has been focused not on the actions of the government, but on what is happening around it.more

An anniversary commemoration ceremony began today in Israel for the victims of the attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on the Jewish state. At 6:29 a.m. (5.29 a.m. in Poland), Israeli President Yitzhak Hercog asked the relatives of the 370 people killed a year ago by terrorists at a music festival at the kibbutz Reim to observe a minute's silence in memory of those murdered.more

The London area where homes sell the fastest has been named. New data from property site Rightmove has listed the fastest-selling areas in the capital, and the top area sees homes change hands in just a month.more

Robert Lewandowski scored three goals, all in the first half, as his Barcelona side beat Alaves 3-0 away in the ninth round of the Spanish Premier League. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who signed a contract on Wednesday, was not yet in the table leader's matchday squad.more

Online financial fraud is the second most valuable criminal business after drugs, generating up to USD 1 trillion in revenue. In Poland, fraudsters defraud more than PLN 0.5 billion annually, reports ‘Puls Biznesu’.more

Fungi move, communicate and have sex,’ conveyed mycologist Dr Marta Wrzosek. They are similar to animals and share a common ancestor with them.more

Sparks from the Middle East conflict are igniting hatred in the UK too, wrote British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in The Sunday Times on the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. He stressed that only a two-state solution could break the cycle of violence in the Middle East.more

No. 4 seeded American Coco Gauff won Czech Karolina Muchova 6:1, 6:3 in the final of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Beijing. The duel lasted one hour and 17 minutes.more

During the negotiations over the terms of Brexit, Russian intelligence recruited with the help of so-called compromises an Irish parliamentarian to seek to undermine relations between the UK, Ireland and the European Union, ‘The Sunday Times’ revealed today.more

Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 2:0 in front of their home crowd in the ninth round of the Spanish Premier League. The defending champions ‘The Kings’ have 21 points, the same as table-leading Barcelona, who play against Alaves today.more

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Friday that it has launched an investigation into the potentially unlawful use of facial recognition technology by Irish airline Ryanair.more

Fifteen people were arrested yesterday in London in connection with a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians and a counter demonstration, the London Metropolitan Police reported. However, police are not ruling out further arrests.more

Dutchman Arne Slot has become the first ever coach to lead Liverpool's players to nine wins in their first 10 stakes matches. Yesterday, ‘The Reds’ beat Crystal Palace 1:0 in the seventh round of the Premier League. Manchester City and Arsenal also picked up victories.more

Parts of Antarctica are turning green more quickly than previously thought, leaving scientists "shocked" at the impact of climate change in the region. The area covered by vegetation in the Antarctic Peninsula is 10 times larger than four decades ago, a UK research team has said.more