The loyalty program for PKP Intercity passengers is to be ready in June next year - informed the president of PKP Intercity, Janusz Malinowski. He added that passengers will be able to receive tickets for points.more

Health officials have issued a warning over the latest Coronavirus strain, which comes with a host of unpleasant symptoms. This new variant, which has been detected across Europe and other continents, has symptoms that differ from the flu-like signs of previous strains.more

The Catalan government and Spanish airport operator AENA have approved a €3.2 billion expansion of El Prat Airport, Barcelona's main airport, a move opposed by environmentalists and opponents of mass tourism.more

Number five seed Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the second round of the ATP 250 tennis tournament on grass courts in s'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. The Polish tennis player won yesterday against Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut 7:6 (7-2), 6:4. The match lasted one hour and 38 minutes.more

The biggest lottery prize the UK has seen could still be won after Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw had no winners. Friday’s jackpot will be an estimated £208 million and would be the largest prize awarded in the UK, National Lottery operator Allwyn said.more

Rental price growth has slowed significantly, according to the latest figures from Zoopla's Rental Price Index, with the average rents for new lets agreed 2.8% higher in April 2025 than the same time a year ago.more

Cheap chicken and beef from Australia, Poland and Uruguay is on the rise on UK supermarket shelves, according to the National Farmers’ Union, as supermarkets look for money-saving options.more

England's footballers unexpectedly lost 1:3 (1:1) at home to Senegal in a friendly match. This is their first defeat under German coach Thomas Tuchel. In another match, Lithuania, Poland's group rival in the World Cup qualifiers, lost 0:5 to Denmark.more

Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next year under government plans to scrap a 200-year-old law. Ministers are planning to scrap the Vagrancy Act, which outlaws rough sleeping in England and Wales. The law was introduced in 1824 to deal with rising homelessness, but Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has called it "cruel and outdated".more

Among the fatal shooting victims in Graz is a teenager with Polish citizenship, the Austrian dailies "Kronen Zeitung" and "Die Presse" reported today. The rest of those killed by the attacker were Austrians.more

Britons are hoarding physical cash amid extreme economic uncertainty and to provide a safety net for possible banking system outages such as the recent one in Spain, according to the Bank of England’s chief cashier.more

The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to send thousands of foreigners who are in the US illegally to the Guantanamo prison, the Washington Post wrote yesterday. Among those sent back could be several hundred citizens of European countries, including Poland, the newspaper reported.more

Millions more people will have robotic surgery over the next decade under NHS plans to slash the huge waiting list for hospital treatment. The move will mean a significant expansion in how often surgeons use robots when treating people for cancer, hysterectomies and joint replacements, as well as in medical emergencies.more

Robert Lewandowski, accompanied by lawyers and security guards, appeared in the District Court for Warsaw-Śródmieście, where a hearing is being held today regarding the dispute between him and his former manager Cezary Kucharski. The footballer is to give evidence in closed session.more

About 50 thousand people were left without electricity yesterday due to a failure on the island of La Palma, part of the Canary Islands archipelago. After a few hours, the operator reported that the power supply had been restored.more

Eurostar hailed the arrival of a “new golden age of international sustainable travel” as the rail operator unveiled plans to launch direct services linking London St Pancras with Germany and Switzerland.more

Russia wants to occupy half of Ukrainian territory by the end of 2026, “Newsweek” wrote on Tuesday. Moscow plans to occupy the entire area lying east of the Dnieper and most of the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.more

Brits select Rolls Royce as SMR reactor supplierThe UK government-owned Great British Energy-Nuclear yesterday named Rolls Royce SMR as the supplier of small nuclear reactors. The winning technology will get government backing, with the new reactors scheduled to start up in the mid-2030s.more

Hundreds of millions of people around the world cannot have as many children as they would like. Among the top reasons are the high financial outlay involved in raising a child and the lack of a suitable partner, according to a study by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the BBC reported yesterday.more

Poland lost 1-2 to Finland in Helsinki in their third World Cup qualifying match. The match was interrupted for about 40 minutes because a fan fainted. The Netherlands, also in Group G, crushed Malta 8-0.more

Self-driving taxis and bus-like services will be permitted on England's roads by spring 2026, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. This marks a significant step forward, as it will be the first time companies in the UK can trial autonomous commercial services without a human driver monitoring journeys. more

London could bask in 27C heat this week, although thunderstorms may break up the pleasant weather. The Met Office has warned thunderstorm alerts could have to be issued as it forecasts "intense rainfall" across parts of the UK.more

Unemployment in the UK rose in April to the highest level in almost four years, official figures showed, as tax increases introduced by Rachel Reeves added to a broader slowdown in the jobs market.more

The 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will begin at 4pm on Saturday at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The most prestigious Hypercar category will be contested by Robert Kubica in the AF Corse team, counted alongside the two factory Ferrari teams among the main candidates for victory.more

Northern Irish police said 15 of their officers were injured yesterday during anti-immigrant rioting that took place in Ballymena, about 40km from Belfast, Skynews reported.more