They chained themselves up to doghouses to fight for animal rights. For the 12th time, throughout Poland there was the "Zerwijmy łańcuchy" (Breaking the chains) event. The organisers of the awareness campaign is the psy.pl website. Singers, actors, journalists and passersby joined in. They hope that Poles will learn that keeping dogs on chains is inhumane and simply wrong.

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Saturday it was possible to agree a deal with Britain on leaving the European Union by the end of 2018. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference in Krakow, Poland, Tusk said: "We will try for it in October ... and I think there is a chance to have an accord by the end of the year."

A light aircraft made a crash-landing on the Vistula river in Toruń on Saturday. Thankfully no one was killed or injured. Investigators are trying to determine the reason for the crash.

The United States will be "very active" at December's U.N. climate discussions even though Donald Trump pulled out of the global accord, the incoming Polish chairman of the talks said.

The investigators are looking into the accident involving a young boy and a police car from President Duda's motorcade in Oświęcim. They called in an expert witness who will issue an opinion on the wounds of the victim. The spokesperson for the police in Oświęcim announced that although doctors claimed there were no serious injuries, the expert opinion will have to made regardless.

The national convention of Civic Coalition has been held in Bydgoszcz. Politicians from Civic Platform and Modern Party presented their programmes in the run-up to local elections. Leaders of Civic Platform spoke about Mateusz Morawiecki and the tape scandal. They also said they needed to defend local government's and self-governance from Law and Justice.

In only two weeks local elections will be held. In the run-up, we have another weekend of conventions. In Lublin, the prime minister promised another round of large-scale investments and the chairman of Law and Justice said the situation is clear: either politicians from the past or the "good change". In Bydgoszcz, the opposition reminded voters of the tape scandal in which new recordings of Mateusz Morawiecki have been uncovered.

Donald Tusk visited Kraków on Saturday. He said he hoped that on the 11th of November, to mark the centenary of independence, Poles will find a way to unite with one another. Earlier, he was at a conference dedicated to the role of the Catholic Church in European integration.

A priest in Western Poland has been sentenced for growing marijuana. Despite a full confession and penitence, he was found guilty. He will at least avoid penitentiary, as he received a suspended sentence. His bishop has relieved him from his duties as a priest and is currently waiting to learn his further fate in a priests' retirement home.

Lower house of Polish parliament has passed a law on employees capital plans. Russian minister of energy says oil prices will go up and Poland will be affected. Sunday trade ban makes Poles spend more money at petrol stations. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Accident involving presidential motorcade in Oświęcim. A police car hit a child on a crosswalk. The hit was "slight," President's spokesperson, Błażej Spychalski told TVN24.

While Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is able to avoid uncomfortable questions from local journalists, he found it a little bit more difficult in an interview he gave for CNN. In it, he told Richard Quest about Poland's position towards the European Union - that the country is very pro-European, but somewhat Brussels-skeptic.

The so-called tape scandal with secret recordings of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, before he became PM, continues. Mr Morawiecki can be heard offering help, sinecures for his friends and their children. Ahead of local elections, this could be difficult for the ruling party, but nevertheless, the party leader Jarosław Kaczyński has decided to close ranks and defend the PM he nominated. The opposition now is saying that the revelation of these new recordings could be due to a strife within the party.

Once again a European Court is questioning the independence of Polish judiciary. A court in Madrid has made inquiries on the rule of law in Poland, before it would extradite a Polish citizen. This is only the latest example of the European country having reservations regarding the guarantee of a fair trial in Poland. This is due the recent controversial changes to the judicial system.

Romania appears to be backsliding in its judicial reforms, the European Commission said on Wednesday, underlining its concerns that the country could be a potential domino after Hungary and Poland with their autocratic governments.

There was a terrifying accident at Warsaw Centrum Metro Station, as an escalator suddenly sped up causing a pile-up of people at the bottom. Fortunately the safety mechanism switched on and greater tragedy was averted. However, three people were taken to the hospital and others had minor injuries.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki gave a speech at the Harvard Club in New York City on Thursday, opening for a panel discussion among the leaders of the country's biggest firms, such as PZU, PKO BP, and Pekao S.A., meant to encourage foreign investments in Poland.

The driver of the Porsche who caused a deadly accident that killed a 57-year-old man in Slovakia has been arrested and placed in temporary detention pending arraignment. The second man who was also taking part in the illegal street-race in Dolny Kubin will be released as long as he posts bail. The third man is free and awaiting trial.

The women who blocked the nationalists' march during the Independence Day last year have been found guilty of hindering a legal assembly. That was the ruling of the Regional Court in Warsaw. Each of the counterprotesters must now pay a 200 zloty fine and jointly pay for court fees. Those convicted say they will appeal against the decision.

Law and Justice representative Stanisław Piotrowicz threatened representative Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus with a lawsuit for her online comment. She encouraged people to read and share information about the then prosecutor Piotrowicz dismissed a case against a paedophile priest. It concerns a parson that was later convicted of paedophilia. Mr Piotrowicz insists that he was not responsible for throwing out the case and he had nothing to do with it. Ms Scheuring-Wielgus, on the other hand, also highlighted the comment which Mr Piotrowicz made, concerning the way the priest behaved with children.

They've been on a hunger strike for the last month and on Thursday they came to Warsaw. Nurses from Przymyśl are agitated by the words of Law and Justice about their protest. They wanted to visit the Sejm to voice their opinion, but the Marshal of the Sejm and the Marshal's Guard wouldn't let them in.

To vaxx, or not to vaxx. 121,000 people signed a project bill that would liquidate the requirement to vaccinate children against infectious diseases. In most cases it would leave the decision to the parents. Those in medical community though, claim that there is no justification to not vaccinate children and that the claims of the anti-vaxxer movement are fake news. But still the citizens' initiative introducing the anit-vaccination bill wan not thrown out. The majority in the Sejm voted to send the bill to the committee.

The row over the Supreme Court continues to rage. Tensions were ramped up by both sides recently, in part due to the Polish President claiming that judges protesting against reforms are violating the Constitution. Judges and lawyers, in turn, claim that the President is the one breaching the fundemental act. The European Court of Justice will have its hands full with cases regarding the Polish judiciary. There's a pending lawsuit from the European Commission and questions for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court.

Mateusz Morawiecki rang the opening bells at the New York Stock Exchange. What a way for the prime minister to kick-off his visit to the United States. The purpose of his visit is to promote Polish business and encourage investment in Poland.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis told me that the Pentagon is working very intensively over the offer to set up permanent U.S. military bases in Poland, said Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak after the meeting of defense ministers of NATO member-states in Brussels.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has again been left out of the squad for this month's matches against Poland and Scotland, announced by the Portuguese federation on Thursday.

Poland's economy is beating expectations with GDP up to 4,8 percent for 2017. Millennials love luxury goods and this shows in the luxury market's rapid expansion. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Hungary and Poland said on Thursday they have gone to the European Court of Justice to challenge tighter European Union rules on the employment of workers from low-pay EU states.

The Polish government said on Thursday that a new decree will banish the worst-quality coal from the market, improving air quality, but environmentalists said a two-year delay means the government is favouring the mining industry over public health.

Lawmakers took up a citizens'-initiative bill which calls for a liquidation of the requirement to vaccinate, except for certain cases. Getting rid of the compulsory vaccination is being criticised by experts. The National Sanitary Inspectorate is sounding the alarm that in Poland there is noticeable rise in cases of measles compared to the same period of last year.