News from Poland
Shock in Krakow as gunman opens fire on crowded market square, killing six
Six people are dead and about 15 more injured, 12 critically, after a gunman drove onto Krakow’s historic Main Market Square on Saturday afternoon and...
Poland court chaos: PM suspends head judge, protests flare and President races back
Poland’s long-running fight over its top court has turned into open confrontation in Warsaw. On Friday, October 30, judges backed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s...
Beavers chew down sign warning walkers about beavers in Poland
Foresters in southern Poland put up a sign to warn walkers about beavers felling trees beside a pond, but it didn't last long. The beavers...
Passenger trouble sparks police alert on Warsaw-Alicante flight
A passenger on a Warsaw-Alicante flight caused enough concern for the crew to request police before the aircraft reached Spain, with Alicante Airport preparing for...
CCTV captures Intercity train smash into lorry trapped on Gdansk level crossing
CCTV from a level crossing in northern Poland has gone around the world after an Intercity service slammed into a trapped lorry with a dithering...
Giant 55-metre Virgin Mary statue taller than Rio’s Christ unveiled in tiny Polish village
Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary now towers over fields in a quiet corner of Poland after its formal unveiling on Saturday, August 15. Locals,...
Polish swimmer conquers Baltic after 55 hours then doctors make strange request
What would happen to your body after almost 55 hours swimming through the Baltic Sea without sleep? One Polish athlete has now given scientists a...
Polish beachgoers form human chain in seconds to search for missing toddler: That’s community spirit
Hundreds of ordinary holidaymakers on a busy Baltic beach in Stegna dropped everything at a moment’s notice on June 29 when a worried mum feared...
Poland struggles with multiple escaped exotic animals in one week
Exotic animals continue to create chaos across Polish regions as authorities and owners scramble to recapture several creatures on the loose and causing chaos. Recent...
These 100 sheep have one of Europe’s most unusual jobs, and it’s not just eating grass
If someone told you the newest employees at a Volkswagen factory had four legs and produced wool instead of paperwork, you'd probably think they were...
Portugal is making a big airport change that could reduce long travel delays
If you have ever landed in Portugal during peak summer and found yourself stuck in a slow-moving passport queue, you will know how quickly a...
Dying patients in Poland could be allowed one last visit from the pets waiting at home
For some patients in hospice or palliative care, the hardest separation is not only from home, but from the animal that makes it one. A...
Why Poland is overtaking Germany and attracting Spanish investment in 2026
Poland’s economy now is now growing around four times faster than Germany’s. Unemployment in the eastern parts of Germany sits more than double that of...
FlixBus revives Poland’s controversial 666 bus route to Hel after years of religious backlash
FlixBus has confirmed plans to relaunch the notorious 666 bus service from Krakow to the Baltic resort town of Hel this summer. The decision revives...