Hosts Russia will begin next week's World Cup as the lowest-ranked of the 32 teams participating in the tournament, according to FIFA's latest world rankings announced on Thursday.

Tax freedom day, but that doesn't mean we have a tax holiday. Meanwhile, counterfeit items are running rampant and the mortgage market is on the rise. Mateusz Walczak has the latest business news.

Another day, another protest. This time it's against the new Constitution for Education. Dozens of students and educators at the University of Warsaw are criticising the bill introducted by the Minister of Science and Higher Education. They want democracy and autonomy, and they fear the influence of outsiders and political agenda. The ruling party says there are at least 100 changes to be made to the bill.

Nearly two dozen people have gotten Salmonella poisoning after eating cake at Green Cafe Nero and all have been taken to hospital. For now, the chain is blaming it's suppliers. Sanitary inspectors however, have a different opinion. Here's why you too should watch out what you eat when the summer weather hits.

The central airport is a central issue in the campaign before local elections in Warsaw. The candidate for Law and Justice, Patryk Jaki wants to build a new airport that would be called the Central Transport Hub and located 47 kilometers outside Warsaw. His opponent, Rafał Trzaskowski from Civic Platform is against this idea and wants to develop the operating Chopin airport.

Synthetic drugs continue to poison. Thirteen people were taken to hospital, some of them are in critical condition and even worse that some of them are minors. One man has been detained for selling the dangerous concoction. He could face eight years in jail. Here's more about why Poland is losing the fight against synthetics.

She is only four years old but when her father needed help, she knew what to do. She remembered the number to the emergency services - 112. So she called paramedics to the rescue.

The ruling party is trying to pacify criticism from the European Commission regarding the rule of law in Poland. On Tuesday, they published the three rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal. However, it's been over 800 days since those rulings have been made, and there is a catch. The rulings were published with a disclaimer saying that the rulings had been passed with violation of the law. Members of Committee for the Defense of Democracy (KOD) said "the 5th of June is a day of victory for all the Democrats".

The Sejm rejected the motions submitted by Civic Platform for a vote of no confidence against deputy prime minister Beata Szydło and minister of family, labour and social policy, Elżbieta Rafalska.

On Wednesday in Rzeszów, began a trial in the case of murder of 17-year-old Iwona Cygan that was committed 20 years ago. Seventeen accused have been sat in the dock, including 14 retired, former police officers.

"It’s premature to comment on the proposal of placing permanent US Army base in Poland," said the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. In his opinion, NATO needs more details to be able to take a position.

When you walk into the tiniest local shop in Poland's smallest village you will see an abundance of products. Although there is no problem with quantity, some have long argued the products are lacking in quality. Do foreign companies send sub-standard products to Polish customers? Is it an urban legend or a fact justified by the lower purchasing power of Poles? The European Commision have taken on the task.

They came into the world but their parents couldn't fly. Thanks to workers at the center for the rehabilitation of protected animals they will have a normal chance at life. Three chicks were born to their disabled parents. Now they are eating, gaining weight and waiting for their first lessons in flight.

The gap in VAT collection is still too large; LOT airlines is expanding and the market worth of Polish national football team. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

There's some news regarding the horse auction in Janów Podlaski. It will take place mid-August and last for two days. Also the name, "Pride of Poland" is back, but most likely, the usual participants will not be back. As people close to the industry say, what was once one of the top events in the world is starting to look like amateur hour.

A dangerous landing by a skydiver in Piła. The man ended up stuck in a tree, some 20 meters above ground level. He needed the help of firemen and high-altitide rescuers. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Yet another waste fire in Poland. This time in Wielkopolskie Voivodeship. In it's peak, 13 fire brigades were involved. The police suspect arson.

Still no breakthrough regarding the situation in the children's hospital in Białystok. The nurses there demand a raise. 80% of them did not show up to work. The hospital had to limit the number of admitted patients.

A parliamentary committee has ruled not to support a motion for a vote of no confidence for minister of family affairs Elżbieta Rafalska and deputy prime minister, and former PM, Beata Szydło. The motion was brought forth by Civic Platform, accusing them of bearing "political responsibility" for the protest of people with disabilities in the parliament. During a hearing, both Elżbieta Rafalska and Beata Szydło denied the accusations with Ms Szydło calling the motion against Ms Rafalska - "dumb".

Is this the political end of MP Stanisław Pięta? The chairman of his party, Law and Justice, has made the decision that he will be suspended as a member of the party and parliamentary grouping. He will also be replaced in the intelligence commitee and the Amber Gold commission. Those are the consequences of an affair, the media say, he was involved in. The opposition hopes this is not the end. Or at least: it shouldn't be.

The Polish FA chairman has lost hope. Zbigniew Boniek, once himself a great player, wrote: Kamil Glik will not go to the World Cup. Kamil Glik is one of the most important players of the Polish national team and he has suffered an injury, less than 2 weeks before the start of the tournament. On Tuesday, it has been confirmed the shoulder is seriously damaged. That's a big loss for the team, but everyone on it says: this will not stop us!

"The rule of law is an issue that we mustn’t avoid and that we won’t avoid. Earlier on, we spoke some about judiciary reform in Poland and we will discuss it further today", said the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his visit to Poland.

Poland's Lech Wałęsa, who led protests and strikes that shook communist rule in the 1980s, has thrown his authority behind moves to persuade the European Union to do more to stop reforms in the country which, as critics say, threaten the rule of law.

Law and Justice members of the verification committee announced on Tuesday they want the commission to notify the prosecutor’s office to examine irregularities regarding the tenement on Poznańska 14 in Warsaw. They claim that there were illegal attempts to sell the apartments belonging to the building.

The shoulder injury suffered by Poland's Kamil Glik will most likely exclude the defender from the squad for the World Cup in Russia as it would take at least six weeks until he is ready to restart training, Poland's team doctor said on Tuesday.

Stanisław Pięta has been suspended as Law and Justice (PiS) member. The decision by the party’s leader Jarosław Kaczyński means that Pięta will also be suspended as a member of the parliamentary club. Furthermore, he will cease to sit in the parliamentary committee on Amber Gold affair and parliamentary special committee, PiS politicians informed.

Business news. A new airport for Warsaw is becoming more of a reality while wages for farmers are rising faster than in any other sector. For these stories and more here is Mateusz Walczak.

Robert Brylewski - singer, guitarist, composer, song writer and one of the biggest stars on the Polish alternative music scene has died at the age of 57. He set up Kryzys - one of the first punk-rock bands in Poland. He also founded Brygada Kryzys, Izrael and played in concerts with Armia.

Four cases within the last several days. Young seals have been the target of a crime, at least that's what their wounds show. First, there were two seals tied with rope with a brick attached. Next, there was the seal Helenka whose skull was shattered. On Sunday, yet another was found with a severed stomach. Who is attacking the seals and why?

Police officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation closed an amphetamine laboratory near Grójec in Mazowieckie Voivodeship. They secured over two and a half litres of liquid amphetamine, from which almost four kilograms of ready-to-use drug can be produced. Two people were detained.