TVN24 News in English

TVN24 News in English

Four charges for 22-year-old who attacked people with a gun in Warsaw

Attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm, breach of personal inviolability and criminal threats - these four charges were presented to the 22-year-old man who had been attacking people holding a gin in his hand on Sunday in central Warsaw - said Chief Commissioner Robert Szumiata from the inner city police department in Warsaw.

Scandal at Gdynia Film Festival. Jacek Bromski's "Solid Gold" withdrawn

A scandal is erupting at the Film Festival in Gdynia over the film produced by Jacek Bromski, which was inspired by the Amber Gold affair. The movie was suddenly withdrawn by the co-producer - the state-owned Polish Television. The director is protesting and others are supporting him. He claims it's political. The Polish Television, on the other hand, claims the director has censored his own film due to pressure from people associated with the affair.

Former chief justice pleads with PM to dismiss justice minister Ziobro

The former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Adam Strzembosz, is appealing to the prime minister to dismiss justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro. In a statement released in the internet, Professor Strzembosz said that the minister of justice is responsible for nominating judges to high positions, who are prepared to all the necessary moral concessions to get the job.

Fears over Law and Justice's proposed changes to ZUS contributions

Employers are nervous and trade unions' representating employees are too. When it comes to the changes to the social insurance contributions announced by Law and Justice. There's been contradiciting information coming from the government regarding these changes, which are to be formally clarified over the weekend.

Prof. Strzembosz: the "good change" follows purely negative selection

The minister of justice is a great liability, he appoints incompetent people, who are either frustrated, or ready to satisfy their big ambitions no matter the price - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Professor Adam Strzembosz, said on Wednesday in TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach". He added that the hate campaign in the ministry "showed what sort of people the minister appoints".

Car hit by express train. Injured 19-year-old woman in hospital

A 19-year-old woman drove her straight in front of a speeding express train going from Warsaw to Wrocław. The accident took place at an unguarded railway crossing in Ociąż, Ostrów Wielkopolski county (Greater Poland voivodeship). "The woman sustained very serious injuries and was taken to a hospital," said the spokesperson of the hospital in Ostrów, Adam Stangret.

TVN's "Czarno na Białym" reporters uncover black market trading in babies

Newborn children are being sold on a mass scale in Poland. There can even be thousands of women who are delivering babies to order. A few thousand children per year valued at 130.000 zlotys each. Reporters from TVN's "Czarno na Białym" exposed this dark market. The Polish law allows people who had nothing to do with the child in the first place to obtain the legal guardianship of the baby easier than the adoption rights.

Surgical retractor left inside the body. Woman dies after removal surgery

A 33-year-old woman had two surgeries. During the first one, she was left with a surgical retractor in her body. As a result of the second operation, after the object had been removed, the woman died. Not immediately, but shortly after the operation - said Leszek Sobieski, the director of the voivodeship hospital in Konin (Greater Poland voivodeship). The prosecutor’s office is investigating the circumstances of the woman’s death.

Indictment in the case of brutal attack on teenagers in Kraków

A man suspected of brutal attack using a machete on teenagers in a bus in Kraków may face eight years in prison. The indictment in this case, regarding eight adult participants of the incident, has been filed in court - Polish Press Agency learned from district court's press office.