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The case of a Pole who is serving a sentence for espionage in a Russian prison camp has been treated as a priority by the consul in Moscow from the very beginning; the consul provides the inmates with all possible help - the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.more

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. more

The first poll in almost a year in which most Scots oppose secession from the United Kingdom is a serious warning to the head of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, the local media reports today.more

Donald Trump says he has no plans to launch a new political party, telling a conservative conference in Florida that it would split the Republican vote. In his first speech since Democrat Joe Biden became president, he also hinted that he might run for office again in 2024.more

Politicians from PiS, KO, Left, Polish Coalition and Confederation believe that the most important people in the country, responsible for fighting the pandemic, should be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Confederation, however, stipulates that they should cover the costs of vaccination from their own resources.more

Alex Salmond has said there is a failure of leadership in Scotland, as he criticised Nicola Sturgeon and claimed there had been a 'calculated and deliberate suppression of key evidence' to a Scottish parliamentary committee. more

Expelled from Sweden in early February, the Russian diplomat was a spy, reports the daily Dagens Nyheter. According to the newspaper, 35-year-old Dmitry Volkov worked for the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SWR).more

The Leader of Poland 2050 Szymon Hołownia in February once again led the ranking of Poles' trust in the country - 51% trust him surveyed by CBOS. President Andrzej Duda came in second with 47 percent trust, and the third - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who is trusted by 42 percent of respondents.more

MEPs attending meetings of the UK House of Commons remotely are subject to the same dress code as those sitting in the room, the deputy speaker instructed, excluding a deputy who wished to speak from the kitchen of his home wearing a sweatermore

The Scottish authorities' response to the coronavirus pandemic, which is to impose restrictions faster and more carefully lift them than in England, seems to be paying off, the Financial Times reports today.more

Boris Johnson’s allies have dismissed incorrect claims that his fiancee is playing a leading role in the Government.more

Plans to lift the lockdown in England faster than announced by the government were dropped after scientists were warned that it would increase the number of deaths from Covid-19 by an additional 55,000 and, in a worse scenario, by as much as 91,000. - writes the British press on Tuesday.more

Rishi Sunak could extend the furlough scheme until at least July after the Prime Minister revealed his long-awaited roadmap out of lockdown, reports say. more

Facebook on Tuesday announced that it would reinstate news content on its social media platform after the Australian government agreed to amendments to its proposed media bargaining code. more

Foreign ministers from EU countries have agreed to place further sanctions against Russian officials over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.more

Poland's ruling party PiS is finishing developing a new demographic program to encourage Polish women to give birth - the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza" reports.more

Former US president Donald Trump still commands the loyalty of Republican supporters despite being impeached for a second time over the storming of the US Capitol building in January, a new poll has found.more

BORIS JOHNSON hailed Brexit Britain for already making its mark as a leader on global issues at a virtual session of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.more

“We don't serve politicians; neither at the table, nor will we sell them anything to take away, ”announced a well-known restaurant in Florence, often frequented by them. The owners accuse politicians of forgetting about the catering industry.more

The Spanish government yesterday rejected an appeal by leaders of the separatist Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), who called on the authorities in Madrid to agree to the organization of an independence referendum in the region.more

Andrzej Duda, Mateusz Morawiecki and Szymon Hołownia open the trust ranking in February, but each of them is losing the sympathies of Poles - according to the IBRiS survey for Onet published yesterday.more

Despite stark failures in curbing Covid-19's spread, the UK has scored a notable success with its mass vaccination drive, giving 15 million people a first dose by this weekend.more

The time has come to resolve the Catalan conflict, said Pere Aragones, leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) after Sunday elections to the Catalan parliament. TVE commented yesterday that these elections may affect the stability of Pedro Sanchez's minority government.more

Boris Johnson wants England’s current lockdown “to be the last” but warned he could offer no guarantees on a reopening of society that will have to be “cautious.”more

A group of Tory MPs is calling for the government to commit to a "free life" and end lockdown measures before May.more