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".

Poland's Supreme Court will not consider a further two demands from ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) for vote recounts in some districts after a tight Senate election, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

There will be a new tax for big-box stores and employment capital plans are being rolled out. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

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.

The Ministry of Investement and Development has signed a letter of intent for a renewable energy deal with General Electric. According to U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Georgette Mosbacher, plans for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea will increase Poland's energy security.

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.

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.

The Regional Court in Inowrocław on Tuesday arrested for two months a 61-year-old man suspected of involuntary causing fire which had led to the death of a woman and her three daughters - the spokesperson for the District Prosecutor's Office in Bydgoszcz, Agnieszka Adamska-Okońska.

A complaint against Poland formulated by the European Commission regarding the recently adopted disciplinary measures for judges has reached the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The EU Commission requested proceeding the case under an expedited prodecure.

The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) have detained the mayor of Włochy district and a well-known developer from Warsaw. Both men were caught red-handed exchanging a bribe for favourable construction planning decision.

The driver who caused a deadly accident in Warsaw district of Bielany has been arrested for three months - the District Court in Warsaw ruled on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Krystian O., however, will not yet be physically placed under arrest as a medical certificate is necessary.

Poland's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected one of six requests for a vote recount by the ruling nationalists (PiS) following the October 13 election in which they narrowly lost their majority in the upper house Senate.

Loan borrowers who repaid earlier than expected can count on a commission refund. Should penalties for drivers in Poland be increased? Nearly half of young Poles live with their parents. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

The European Parliament rejected a resolution that would require countries to more effectively search for and save refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. This was only by a majority of two votes.

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.

Almost ten years after the tragedy a group of Polish prosecutors and criminal technicians once again flew to Smoleńsk to study the Tupolew plane wreck.

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).

We've filed a complaint in court against the decision not to launch an investigation into alleged major fraud by Jarosław Kaczyński of which he was accused by Austrian businessman Gerald Birgfellner - one of the Austrian's lawyers, Roman Giertych, said on Monday.

Gorzów police have detained a 24-year-old woman suspected of attacking and casting ethnically motivated insults at a 31-year-old citizen of India. The woman is said to have cast offensive words at the man, hit him and taken his waist bag with his money inside - Mateusz Sławek from the Lubusz Police Department said on Monday.

The National Electoral Commission (PKW) has not found any violations of the electoral law that could, in their view, have affected the overall vote count and final election results - the PKW wrote in a report on this year's parliamentary results.

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.

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.

This Friday was called "Rainbow Friday". There was a drive for the acceptance of LGBT people, in and outside of schools. The main aim was to discuss people's differences and appeal for tolerance.

Ten Vietnamese immigrants were detained while trying to enter the country illegally. They were being smuggled into Poland in a shipment of plywood originating in Estonia, and were detained on the border with Lithuania.

They were supposed to crack down on tax fraud, but allegedly, they were stealing money from the taxpayers themselves. According to a report in the "Rzeczpospolita" daily bureaucrats in the Ministry of Finance closely linked to the embroiled Marian Banaś are accused of cheating the government out five million zlotys.

The Supreme Court informed on Friday that the two first electoral protests submitted by the ruling PiS party will be processed on October 30. The said protest pertain to Senate elections in constituencies number 12 and 92. The protests will be processed behind closed doors.

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.

Iwona Hartwich was banned from Poland's parliament after camping out for weeks in a corridor last year demanding more state support for disabled people. This week she walked into the building to collect her certificate of election.

On Thursday afternoon, Polish ferry Jan Śniadecki had an accident in the Swedish port of Ystad. The vessel bumped against the concrete wharf, seriously damaging the bow. No one got hurt. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated.

Heaps of food in garbage dumps. Poles buy much more than they need and then they don't know what to do with the excess, even though a lot can be done with a little effort.