TVN24 News in English

TVN24 News in English

Woman nearly froze to death at a bus stop in Łódź

The first case of hypothermia this season was reported on Wednesday by medical rescuers in Łódź. A woman was found on Kilińskiego street, whose body temperature fell down to 25 degrees Celsius. The rescuers warmed her up and took her to a hospital.

Civic Platform first wants Donald Tusk to say if he'd run for president

Civic Platform (PO) plans to hold internal vote that would elect a presidential candidate. According to unofficial information, the party first plans to wait for Donald Tusk's decision regarding his bid - if the former prime minister and outgoing chief of the European Council decides to run for president, there will be no vote.

Zoo in Poznań to rescue nine tigers stuck at Belarus border

A truck carrying caged tigers has been stopped on the Poland-Belarus border since Sunday (October 27) as Belarusian authorities refused it permission to cross into the country. One animal has died in transport. The condition of remaining nine animals has been assessed as "tragic".

Polish animations make Oscars record-long candidates list

Polish animation is battling it out on a long list for an Oscar. The chances are good for "Acid Rain" by Tomasz Popakul, and "Portrait of Suzanne" by Izabela Plucińska. These films could gain nominations from the Academy, but it will be difficult since there is a record number of films in this category for consideration.

20th edition of Polish Effie Awards with Discovery's Katarzyna Kieli on the jury

The Polish Effie Awards were handed out once again for the 20th time. The gala was hosted in Warsaw in association with TVN, and bestowed awards for the best marketing campaign in Poland. This year, the head of the jury was Katarzyna Kieli, President and General Director of Discovery Central Europe and Middle East. During the gala she talked about what surprised her while working on the jury.

NIK president responds to review of his assets declaration

The scandal over Marian Banaś, the President of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) continues. Although the case moves forward, Mr Banaś remains in his position and no final date for the conclusion of the investigation by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) has been given.

Law and Justice MEPs abstained in vote on LGBT people in Uganda

The European Parliament has taken a firm stance against the death penalty for homosexuality in Uganda. The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority. Law and Justice MEPs abstained from the final voting because they maintain it promotes the LGBT movement in Africa.

"Rzeczpospolita": Scandal in the finance ministry - accusations of abuse of office

Although complaints were filed 3 years ago on Marian Banaś' former coworker at the Ministry of Finance, the Prime Minister's Chancellery has been slow to respond. The "Rzeczpospolita" daily claims abuse of office was among the charges against Arkadiusz B. who worked closely with the Minister of Finance and current head of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK).

Electoral commission issues negative opinions on 36 electoral protests

The National Electoral Commission (PKW) on Monday issued negative opinions regarding 36 electoral protests. Four of them had been submitted by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, one by Civic Coalition, and one by Polish People's Party - informed the head of the National Electoral Bureau (KBW), Magdalena Pietrzak. The PKW has recommended the Supreme Court not to pursue the complaints any further.

Mother and her three children die in a fire in Inowrocław

A 31-year-old mother and her three children, aged 3 months, four and five years, died in a fire of a tenement house in Inowrocław (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) on Monday. Twelve fire department units were working at the scene. The cause of the fire is yet unknown.

Disciplinary spokesperson on "smear campaign": no grounds for inquiry

Proceedings carried out so far with the questioned witnesses, including judge Łukasz Piebiak, did not reveal any factual or legal grounds to launch disciplinary inquiries or present disciplinary charges regarding the alleged misconduct - the Disciplinary Spokesperson for the Common Courts Judges, Piotr Schab, said on Friday. He was referring to the hate campaign scandal aimed to discredit certain judges, that was allegedly orchestated by employees of the Ministry of Justice.