Thousands of Poles took to the streets on Friday night on a second day of demonstrations against a near-total ban on abortion. Catholic Poland’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that existing legislation which allows for the abortion of malformed foetuses was ‘incompatible’ with the protection of life. Furious protesters rallied in several cities in a … Read more
Thousands of Poles took to the streets on Friday night on a second day of demonstrations against a near-total ban on abortion. Catholic Poland’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that existing legislation which allows for the abortion of malformed foetuses was ‘incompatible’ with the protection of life. Furious protesters rallied in several cities in a … Read more
Thomas Cook has stopped selling holidays to Turkey and Poland after they were added to the UK Government’s quarantine red list and tourists began a scramble to get home by 4am on Saturday or face two weeks in self-isolation. As of 4am on Saturday anyone returning from Turkey or Poland, as well as the Caribbean … Read more
Holidays to Italy and Greece are SAVED as Grant Shapps fails to add them to the Government’s travel quarantine ‘red list’ despite increase in cases – but travellers from Turkey and Poland must now self-isolate for 14-days Grant Shapps announced that Poland and Turkey are being added to ‘red list’ Travellers returning to England from … Read more
Poland is enjoying a moment as one of the few countries we can visit without having to self-isolate on our return to the UK – and it’s a place for a wonderful autumn or winter break. Warsaw, the capital, is a delight, often overlooked in favour of Krakow, with its lively nightlife, and Gdansk, home … Read more
Belarus’s embattled president Alexander Lukashenko says he has placed the military on high alert and will close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid fears of a ‘war’. The strongman, known as Europe’s last dictator, appealed to the ‘crazy leaders’ of both countries, plus Ukraine, not to let conflict break out, saying it ‘will not resolve … Read more
Ax heads are found ‘in near perfect condition’ in Poland were used in hand-to-hand combat during the Battle of Grunwald some 600 years ago The Battle of Grunwald was fought by 50,000 soldiers in Poland on July 15, 1410 Experts and volunteers flock to the battlefield with the hopes of finding artifacts One volunteer discovered to … Read more
‘I’m very grateful that I’m alive’: Cyclist Fabio Jakobsen thanks trauma doctors for saving his life after Dutchman’s horror-crash at Tour of Poland left him in a coma Fabio Jakobsen was metres from victory on stage one of the Tour of Poland The Dutch champion vaulted over the finish line barriers following collision The crash … Read more
‘I’m very grateful that I’m alive’: Cyclist Fabio Jakobsen thanks trauma doctors for saving his life after Dutchman’s horror-crash at Tour of Poland left him in a coma Fabio Jakobsen was metres from victory on stage one of the Tour of Poland The Dutch champion vaulted over the finish line barriers following collision The crash … Read more
More than 150 Jewish gravestones used by the Nazis to help build a road have been found in a small market square in a town in Poland. The grim discovery was made during construction work in the town of Leżajsk where workers removed a layer of asphalt and found the ‘matzevot’, which is Hebrew for … Read more