Last year was the fourth warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by a build-up of man-made greenhouse gases, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday.

Crowds of people have taken to the beaches pf the Baltic Sea. They aren't seeking fun in the sun, but are scavanging for amber. The recent storm tossed tons of the beautiful, prehistoric sap onto beaches. Those scouring the sands say that such good conditions have not been seen for years.

Pope Francis warned on Monday against a resurgence of nationalist and populist movements and criticised countries that try to solve the migration crisis with unilateral or isolationist actions.

The finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, the biggest fundraiser in Poland will take place on the 13th of January. But the Orchestra will play for the whole year. Last Friday, Jerzy and Lidia Owsiak, in the name of entire organisation, donated a specialist ambulance to the Children's University Hospital in Białystok.

The former Catholic priest of the Polish village of Kalinowka is serving three years in jail for molesting five schoolgirls. But Marta Zezula, a mother whose testimony helped convict him, says the priest's victims are the ones made to feel guilty.

The Supreme Audit Office has released an alarming report. The average Polish person consumes 2 kilgrams of food preservatives, colouring of flavouring each year. While many E-numbered ingredients are natural, many others are not. Dietician Agnieszka Pocztarska spoke to TVN24 about the problem.

Some Polish bishops should lose their jobs after Pope Francis receives a report next month that will accuse them of failing in their duty to report paedophile cases inside the country's powerful Catholic Church, activists said on Monday.

The manager of an 'escape room' in the Polish city of Koszalin was detained for three months on Monday on charges of endangerment after five teenage girls died in a fire at the establishment on Friday.

Elżbieta Bojanowska, the Deputy Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy was the person responsible for the draft amendments to the laws on domestic violence. Due to the massive criticism, she just told her superior, minister Elżbieta Rafalska that she accepts responsibility. Ms Bojanowska has admitted that provisions in the bill were "unacceptable" and incompatible with her intentions.

The president of the Polish National Bank has been interviewed by the national prosecutor in connection with the scandal surrounding the Financial Supervision Authority (KNF). He was summoned as a witness to the events concerning the alleged criminal activity by the KNF's former chair Marek Chrzanowski.

There's still a lot of confusion regarding the price of electricity in 2019, despite recent changes and assurances that the prices will not go up. Now, contracts will have to be renegotiated. This will be a real headache for local governments and other various organisations. To make things worse, the European Commission is requesting clarification as to whether the remedies the government is applying are in line with EU law.

Poland's Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski said on Sunday that Poland would impose harsh fines and sanctions on business owners whose premises do not comply with health and safety standards following the death of five teenagers in an 'escape room' fire.

Residents in Poland's northern town of Koszalin came together on Sunday to hold a vigil for five teenage girls who died in an 'escape room' fire.

04.01 | They play the March of the 1st Brigade and they tell the history of Poland. Last, but not least, they are the latest decorative element in a 140 Polish towns and villages. Now for a look at the Benches of Independence on which the ministry of defense is going to spend a whopping 4 million zlotys.

Representatives of the ruling Law and Justice party are unofficially wondering why Adam Andruszkiewicz was appointed deputy minister of digital affairs. The opposition is pointing to his lack of qualifications to the role. But when speaking officially, representatives are saying that the new minister knows a lot about social media and they're hoping that he'll make Law and Justice more attractive for young voters. The American Jewish Committee has also waded on the appointment and issued a statement expressing their concern referring to the deputy minister's controversial past as the leader of a far-right, nationalist organisation.

Tourists got stranded in a high-mountain shelter in the Tatra Mountains and had to be evacuated by helicopter. This happened at the Valley of Five Lakes but really the entire Tatra Mountain range got buried in snow. Experts are saying we have a winter like we haven't seen in years. While beautiful, it's also dangerous. A 4th-degree avalanche warning is still in effect.

School officials in Poland on Saturday appealed to the media to be sensitive in their reporting after the death of five teenage girls in an "escape room" fire.

Unemployment is so low in Poland that there are even vacancies on the Antarctic. The Polish Antarctic Station is looking for candidates for another expedition to the land of ice and snow. This exceptional job is not only for scientists. A couple who spent a year in the Antarctic told us their story, what it was like to live among penguins and seals.

In the Tatra Mountains, a 4th-degree avalanche warning is in effect. In the north a huge storm continues to batter the coast. And inland storm surges are raising water levels in rivers. Winter is paralysing many parts of Poland and authorities are calling for extra caution.

The Warsaw Museum of Evolution has approximately 8 million artefacts in its storerooms, but they don't have enough space to display even a small fraction of them. That's why it's hard for Poles to take advantage of their scientific discoveries when they don't have enough room or funding.