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Man dies after being hit by a light aircraft

A tragic accident took place in the town of Smerek in Podkarpackie voivodeship. A light aircraft that had been flying close to the ground hit a man standing in the field. The 46-year-old died on site. We received this information on our Kontakt24 platform at kontakt24@tvn.pl.

Poll: Rafał Trzaskowski would beat Patryk Jaki in the race for mayor of Warsaw

Fierce battle for support before the upcoming elections for the mayor of Warsaw. According to the latest poll by Kantar Millward Brown for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, in the first round, Rafał Trzaskowski would win with Patryk Jaki by only 4 percentage points. If the elections were held this Sunday, 73 percent of those surveyed declared they would definitely take part.

Another day of hearings of the candidates for the Supreme Court

Another day of hearings of the candidates for the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, 68 candidates were invited for interview, of which 35 placed their bid for the Disciplinary Chamber and 33 for the Chamber of Extraordinary Supervision and Public Affairs - informed the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS).

Tragic series of drownings. Control reveals lack of safety at the bathing spots

Bathing spots were inspected and the results are terryfying, and that was just in one region of Poland. The Supreme Audit Office aims to expand their actions to every part of the country. Almost every day brings tragic news regarding drownings this summer. One of the most drastic examples is the drowning of three siblings in the sea.

"Constitution T-shirt on monument" case dropped by the prosecutor

It was legal, procedurally valid but unfounded. This was how the court in Biała Podlaska evaluated the detainment by the police of the man who in the beginning of August, hung a shirt with the word "Constitution" on a monument of Maria and Kaczyński. Stanisław Dembowski, an activist for the Committee for the Defense of Democracy (KOD) was detained that same day, his phone was taken away and he was presented with a search warrant on his home.

Officers outraged after police commander temporarily freezes "personal expenditures"

There will be no extra perks for law enforcement officials. The head of the police command, Jarosław Szymczyk sent a letter to regional police headquarters in which he ordered a freeze on personal expenditures that can't be included in salaries paid out to the police. Police officials are outraged and underline that reaching into the pockets of police officers is a bad idea.

First weekend of campaign before local elections. First "punches" were thrown

First conventions and first videos. The first weekend of campaign before local elections. Many promises have been made and first "punches" have been thrown. As a response to the opposition's billboards with Jarosław Kaczyński, Law and Justice released a video from demonstrations against, among others, political influence over courts. In Sandomierz, PM Morawiecki was supposed to address only the farmers and their issues, he devoted plenty of time to the opposition. Although initially he spoke of "one Poland", he later went on and said "they incite fear", "they pick on fights" and "they fear us". The first weekend of campaign forecast a ruthless fight for votes.

Legia Warszawa knocked out from European cups second year in a row

Polish football champions Legia Warszawa have been knocked out in the 3rd round of Europa League qualifications. This time, the taste of defeat is even more bitter as they have lost to F91 Dudelange, a semi-professional club, champions of Luxembourg. It's the second season in a row without Polish clubs in European cups.