Poland's ruling eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) scored limited gains in regional government in Sunday's election, but lost a high-profile race for Warsaw mayor, an exit poll showed, laying bare divisions in Poland over the party's democracy record.

The first round of local elections in Poland was held on Sunday. According to first exit polls by IPSOS, Rafał Trzaskowski received 54,1 percent of votes which means he will become the new mayor of Warsaw and no second round will be necessary. Trzaskowski's main rival, Patryk Jaki got 30,9 percent of votes.

Tens of thousands of supporters of the European Union began marching through London on Saturday as part of what organisers say will be the largest ever demonstration to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half and set up a third goal to steer the German champions, playing with 10 men, to a 3-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday for their first win in five games in all competitions.

Once a Polish cinematic giant "Se-ma-for" is now on its knees. It's in private hands and in deep financial trouble. The bailiffs have begun to remove anything of value, including items of true historic significance.

Surrounded by plants and the sound of birds' singing. This is what what travelling in a green anti-smog tram in Katowice looks like. The passengers of line 11 can find out how to fight smog and pollution. All they have to do is hop on.

Electricity in Poland is set to be a lot more expensive which means price hikes overall. Poland imports massive amount of poisonous diesel cars that don't adhere to current emissions requirements. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Ryanair will press ahead with plans to move Polish staff on to self-employed contracts, Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs said in an interview with Reuters.

Forty years ago, on the 16th of October, the Archbishop of Kraków Karol Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI, who served from 1522 to 1523. He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. John Paul II has been credited with being instrumental in bringing down Communism in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mateusz Waligóra has become the first-ever person to cross the Gobi desert alone. The Polish traveller began in the town of Bulgan in Western Mongolia, nearly two months ago.

Poznań Game Arena 2018. A three-day festival for game players and fans of multimedia fun. Prereleased game showing, presentation of the hottest equipment and e-sports tournaments were just some of the attractions for both old and young alike. It's the largest event of this kind in Cenrtral-Eastern Europe.

The European Court of Justice - the highest court of the European Union - issued on Friday an injunction against the implementation of Poland's new law on the Supreme Court, freezing any changes to the existing system.

The President of the European Council in the French capital with a cutting-edge gadget. Mr Donald Tusk visited Paris and rolled around the city on a power scooter. He posted the video of his eco-tour online.

The head of the European Parliament said on Thursday EU countries who refuse to host refugees could instead pay more for EU migration and development projects in Africa, signalling possible compromise to end a bruising dispute in the bloc.

The United States suspended imports of pork from Poland on Thursday over an outbreak of the highly contagious hog disease African swine fever in that country.

Ukraine has set up a group to stop any attempt by Russia to influence next year's elections, a state security body said on Thursday.

Another person has been charged in connection with the unrest which took place on Saturday during the Equality March in Lublin. If found guilty, the man could spend 10 years in prison for assaulting a police officer.

Hackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland with sophisticated new malware and may be planning destructive cyber attacks, a software security firm said on Wednesday.

A Poznań court ruled that the Society of Christ Fathers had to pay the victim of a paedophile priest one million zlotys in damages. The society confirms that they have made the payment, however, they will take the case to the Supreme Court.

A Ukrainian Su-27 air force fighter crashed during a training exercise on Tuesday, killing both the pilot and co-pilot, a statement from the general staff said.