The pound is making a rebound, while hard Brexit could spell financial trouble for Poland. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

The Great Orchestra is repeating the same chorus, over and over, to its conductor. Don't put your baton to rest. After Jerzy Owsiak resigned from heading the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, following the murder of the Gdańsk mayor, thousands of people are standing behind him like a wall, asking him to rethink his decision.

We now know more about the justification for the prosecutor having closed the investigation regarding the political death certificates for 11 mayors of Polish cites. They were published by the All-Poland Youth organisation. The prosecutor concluded that the documents did not contain any threats and were an expression of opinion. It's not surprising that people are outraged, however, when one of those mayors has already been murdered. There will be an appeal against the decision of the prosecutor.

Hundreds gathered at the coffin of murdered liberal mayor Pawel Adamowicz in the port city of Gdansk on Thursday as it lay in state in the museum of the Solidarity movement that helped bring down communism in Poland.

Sea of candles in the shape of a giant heart lit up a memorial in Gdansk on Wednesday honouring the city's mayor who died after being stabbed at a charity event.

Hundreds gathered at the coffin of murdered liberal mayor Pawel Adamowicz in the port city of Gdansk on Thursday as it lay in state in the museum of the Solidarity movement that helped bring down communism in Poland.

Four years have passed since the Black Friday on the currency market when the skyrocketing Swiss franc caused turmoil among Polish credit holders in the said currency. New challenges ahead for the Polish economy in 2019. Huge lack of employees on the labour market. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

Agnieszka Radwańska, the famous Polish tennis player was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Andrzej Duda. She was reconised for her many years of achievements on the tennis court and making the sport popular among Poles.

Winter is not letting up. A blizzard paralysed Białystok on Tuesday. City officials instituted a temporary ban on heavy trucks entering the city. The difficult weather conditions are not only on Polish roads, but also in the mountains. In the Tatras, the 3rd-degree avalanche warning is still in effect. Meteorologists are also warning against the possiblity of heavy snowfall in the high country.

A massive landslide took place in Rutki in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The exact cause is now being investigsted by the fire department. Most probably it was triggered by drilling that was carried out in the area. The landslide destroyed the nearby road and blocked the flow of the Radunia river.

The knife that stabbed mayor Adamowicz symbolically stabbed Jerzy Owsiak. For 27 years the heart of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Now that heart is broken. Jurek Owsiak said that he's done and the Orchestra should play on. But he is sick of the hate and threats that are being directed at him. He has officially resigned from the foundation and wants to get out of the spotlight. But not only those connected with the Orchestra are saying "no". From all sides throughout Poland and on the internet, people are calling on Owsiak to play with the Orchestra, until the end of the world and one day longer.

Brussels has questions about the Vistula Spit. The European Commission wants to know how the planned canal will affect the environment. They also reminded that two years ago Poland announced that it would submit an official opinion on the matter. The area belongs to "Natura 2000" that is protected by EU regulations. The Law and Justice politicians hint that there may be more here at play than just environmental concerns. On Wednesday, the European Commission announced that they received Poland's response regarding the Vistula Spit and that it will be given due consideration.

He is not admitting his guilt and is talking mostly about himself. He took the information regarding the death of Paweł Adamowicz without showing any emotions. Stefan W. has been charged with murder. So how did he get there? How was he able to make it on stage and then brutally attack the mayor with a knife is now being investigated by the prosecutor. And eye-witnesses are also telling us about the horrific event. Here are the details.

If everything had gone to plan as had been the case in the last 27 years, we would all be celebrating and commending the enormous sum collected by the thousands of volunteers and donated by millions of poles. At more than 92 million zlotys, it's still not over. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will play until the end of January.

A strike by teachers seems like it may become a reality. After the fiasco of talks with minister Anna Zalewska, the Polish teachers union has called on its members to demand 1,000 zloty pay raise from their employers. If this doesn't bring the expected results, the chairman of the union is not ruling out a strike.

There were no fiery political speeches, divisions or disputes. But there was thought and reflection during the spontanous marches and demonstrations against violence. They took place in several dozen cities throughout Poland. In Warsaw, the march started in front of the Palace of Culture and Science and ended at the Zachęta National Art Gallery.

Polish police have detained at least 10 people since Tuesday over calls on social media for murder and acts of aggression made in the wake of the killing on a public stage of Gdansk's mayor.

Jerzy Owsiak is resigning as the head of the foundation and the president of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. As he said recently, "hate which is in people has exploded with all its might. There is too much hatred, attacks, insults and bad language". He also mentioned the tragically killed Paweł Adamowicz: "the Mayor of Gdańsk was with us and will be with us until the world ends and one day longer".

British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political chaos that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave.

The only positive solution after the British parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's agreement on withdrawal from the European Union is for Britain to stay in the EU, the chairman of EU leaders Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.

A former Polish security official arrested by Polish authorities has been charged with spying for China while still working for Polish government institutions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Freedom, equality, solidarity and openness. That was his motto. For 20 years he was the Mayor of Gdańsk. Paweł Adamowicz said more than once: "all for the good of Gdańsk", because he loved the city and perhaps the city loved him back. Flags in Gdańsk are now flying at half-staff in mourning for its leader.

It was the climax of the finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. It was 8 o'clock in the evening. Mayor Adamowicz was on stage thanking the residents of Gdańsk. "Gdańsk is the most wonderful city in the world," he said. Then the countdown started marking the end of the event. Suddenly, an attacker ran onto the stage. It took only seconds. The man threw himself at the mayor and stabbed him 3 times with a 14,5-centemeter knife. He didn't try to run away, he didn't try to resist. Instead, he rejoiced on the stage.

Poland's parliament will approve its 2019 state budget on Wednesday, the head of the finance panel told Reuters, which observers said would reduce the chances of an early election.

A progressive voice, a man connected with Gdańsk since his birth, defender of minorities, with these words the international media described Paweł Adamowicz. The Mayor of Gdańsk died several hours after being stabbed with a knife during the finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity event on Sunday. He was 53.

On Monday evening, in major Polish cities, including Warsaw, Gdańsk, Kraków, Poznań and Katowice, began marches in memory of the Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz who died earlier that day due to stab wounds. Thousands of people attended the manifestations, among them were politicians from various parties.

Members of the European Parliament stood for a minute of silence in Strasbourg on Monday in memory of Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who died in hospital of wounds sustained in an attack on Sunday evening.

Pawel Adamowicz, the liberal mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, died on Monday of his wounds, a day after being stabbed by a man who rushed the stage during a charity event.

Polish ruling party chief Jarosław Kaczyński has cancelled a campaign event on Sunday ahead of European Parliament elections due to poor health, officials said, amid uncertainty in Poland over his ability to run the conservative grouping.

The Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz has been attacked with a sharp instrument on stage of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity during the traditional "Light to the Sky".