Animated adaptation of "Peasants" by Władysław Reymont, directed by Dorota Kobiela-Welchman and Hugh Welchman, became the Polish candidate for the Oscar in the best international feature film category - announced the Oscar Commission chaired by producer Ewa Puszczyńska.more
Currently, 33.8% of voters want to vote for the United Right. respondents; on KO - 28.1 percent; to the Third Way - 9 percent; for the Confederation - 8.8 percent, and for the Left - 8.7 percent. - according to the United Surveys survey published today for Wirtualna Polska.more
Sunday's North London derby in the 6th round of the English Premier League ended with a 2-2 draw. Arsenal players playing at home took the lead twice, but Tottenham made up for the loss.more
Car drivers could be charged up to £4 to use the Blackwall tunnel or Silvertown tunnel, according to official documents.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has approved an updated request from Transport for London to erect road signs informing drivers that they will need to pay to use the tunnels from 2025.more
Students in Rome and Milan again pitched tents in front of universities to protest against the lack of places in dormitories and high room rental prices. Thus, they resumed the campaign from the spring, after which the Italian government promised to allocate funds from the budget to create an accommodation base and allocate unused buildings, for example former barracks, for dormitories.more
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to protest against the Government’s proposed ban on the XL bully.
Protesters held signs in Trafalgar Square saying “don’t bully our bullies” and “muzzle Rishi” – just hours after a man was bitten by a dog believed to be an XL bully in a south London park.more
In yesterday's match of the 5th round of the Italian football league, Bologna, with Łukasz Skorupski in goal, drew at home with defending champions Napoli 0-0. Inter Milan won the fifth victory, defeating Empoli, who are closing the table, 1-0.more
"We cannot accept all the misery in this world. Europe is the continent that is doing the most. We, the French, are doing our part, welcoming more and more children," said President Emmanuel Macron last evening in an interview with TF1 and France 2 television stations.more
In the warehouses of the Tate Britain museum in London there is a forgotten painting depicting Fryderyk Chopin as a child. Efforts are underway to make the painting, which has probably never been exhibited, available to the public.more
As a result of the war in Ukraine, Poland doubled its military spending. The August 15 military parade in Warsaw was the largest in decades; 2,000 people took part in it. soldiers, 200 vehicles and almost 100 jet planes at a time when the war in neighboring Ukraine has been going on for a year and a half - the website of the daily "Handelsblatt" reports today.more
Paris Saint-Germain players defeated Olympique Marseille 4-0 in a prestigious match of the French top league. The goals were scored by Achraf Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani and Goncalo Ramos. Kylian Mbappe had to leave the pitch injured in the first half.more
More than 100 London Metropolitan Police officers have laid down their weapons, refusing to conduct firearms patrols, after a police sniper who shot a 24-year-old black man during an operation was charged with murder.more
Almost 400 skulls of protected primate species have been confiscated in seven months; a sign of the growth of the lucrative trade in this commodity, said French customs, as cited by France24.more
After winning against Italy in Łódź 3:1 (15:25, 26:24, 25:23, 25:21), Polish volleyball players advanced to the Olympic Games in Paris. In the qualifying tournament held at the Atlas Arena, the Polish team won six matches and lost one match.more
For the first time in Switzerland's history, imports of foreign cheeses will exceed exports of Swiss cheeses; this imbalance casts a shadow over the country's rich dairy tradition, according to Swiss producers, who are quoted in an article by the SwissInfo portal.more
Consumer group Which? warned that the same food product can cost up to 9 times more if it is branded. Supermarkets have therefore been urged to ensure that budget lines are available at all points of sale - and in sufficient quantities.more
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who has a three-day trip to the US scheduled, today questioned whether international migration rules and conventions established decades ago still serve their purpose.more
Robert Lewandowski scored two goals and his Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 3-2 at home in the 6th round of the Spanish football league. The "Pride of Catalonia" was losing 0-2 until the 81st minute.more
Reverend Paulina Hławiczka-Trotman was elected bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain (LCiGB). As reported by the ekumenizm.pl portal, she is the first Polish woman in the world to be elected Lutheran bishop and the first Polish female Protestant bishop in general.more
Defending champion and series leader, Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, the 16th round of the world championship, at the Suzuka track. The second was the Briton Lando Norris, and the third was the Australian Oscar Piastri, both McLaren team drivers.more
Work to start installing 675 new bike hangars in Hackney will begin in October - giving local residents more secure hangar space than any other borough in London.more
Hundreds of cows have died of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD), known as "cow Covid" - an infectious, viral disease of cattle that has been spreading throughout Spain for many months. In addition to farmed cattle, it also affects wild animals, mainly deer and roe deer.more
