The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk testified in court as witness at a trial of his former chief of office, Tomasz Arabski and four other officials. Mr Tusk gave evidence in the trial connected to the 2010 Smolensk plane catastrophy that claimed lives of 96 people, including President Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria. Donald Tusk was the Polish PM at that time. The public and the politicians are now trying to determine the outcome of Mr Tusk's testimony.

A drunk man is trying to drive a car. Obviously, he has trouble doing so, so he asks others for help. How do they react? That's what the traffic police in Katowice wanted to find out and conducted an experiment. Watch the outcome, but bear in mind that the driver was not drunk. It was only an actor pretending to be under the influence.

"Poland's trade turnover with the USA reached a record 12.7 billion dollars in 2017. This is a good time to strengthen relations and show how much we have to offer," the entrepreneurship minister, Jadwiga Emilewicz said while visiting the Polish Chamber of Commerce established by prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the beginning of April. She emphasised that last year's trade turnover represented a 22-percent increase compared to 2016, and was the result of favourable trends in Polish-US relations, as well as a strong and stable Polish economy.

Poland's Modern Party has submitted a draft bill on civil partnerships. It was drawn up in close cooperation with LGBT organisations. It calls for recognition of same-sex and opposite-sex partnerships and for them both to be recognised by a common declaration in a registration office.

Iwona Hartwich from the Protest Committee of Parents of Disabled People in the "Kropka nad i".

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Ludwik Dorn and Adrian Zandberg in today's edition of "Fakty po Faktach".

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Six fire brigades were fighting the flames of the salt graduation tower in Kraków. The fire started after midnight. The police suspects that the construction was deliberately set on fire.

Nine cars were burnt and eleven in total destroyed in Chełmno. The perpetrator may face up to five years in prison for arson. This is yet another crime of this sort as in the previous week, a 14-year-old was caught by the police and admitted to burning ten cars. The boy couldn't rationally explain his motive.

The police detained 17 member of a group that specialised in robbing mainly elderly people by using the so-called policeman scheme. The criminals passed themselves as policeman over the phone and manipulated their victims into handing over their money and valuables, in order to protect it from theft. The court decided to arrest 13 people for a 3-month period. They may face up to ten years in prison. Among the arrested was the group's leader who may face up to 15 years behind bars.

Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, was back again in court in Warsaw. He testified as witness in the trial of Tomasz Arabski, his former office chief and four other officials, regarding the 2010 Smolensk airplane crash that killed the Polish President, his wife and other top officials. Mr Tusk was Polish prime minister at that time.

Two man reportedly organized neo-nazi concerts and now may face up to two years in prison. Police caught them in a huge operation against the radical. Let us remind you that promoting fascism and other totalitarian ideologies is forbiden by law in Poland. As well as it is just schocking for this to take place in a country where 6 million people were murdered by the German Nazis during World War Two.

Drowning in Białystok. According to eyewitnesses, a man went missing in the area. Upon arrival, the police and fire department officers noticed clothes near the shore. After almost four hour-long operation, the body was located and taken out of the reservoir.

Parents of disabled children want more support and a meeting with Jarosław Kaczyński - the leader of the ruling party. What they get instead is advice from the Deputy Prime Minister: you better stop protesting for the sake of your children. To help the children, physiotherapists arrived at the Sejm earlier today but faced some obstacles and couldn't meet their patients. It seems the protest in the Sejm will be continued.

In the winter of 2006 the roof collapsed under a huge snow cover killing dozens Five people had already been found guilty of the tragedy and the construction law was amended soon afterwards. But only now has the court decided that the State Treasury also holds part of the responsibility. Today's verdict may smooth the path for compensation payments to the families of the victims.

The President wants to hold a referendum on the plan to amend the constitution. The right wing Law and Justice claims that the constitution from 1997 is flawed, elitist and should be changed. However it is sceptical about the idea of a referendum and argues the President should abandon it.

They dream of cheering on NBA players. But now they're competing with each other in Chorzów, at the 21st Polish Cheerleading Championship. They will be giving it their all for their dreams to come true.

Elementary school students in Poznań have the opportunity to take part in a space programme co-created with NASA. In May, they will make contact with the International Space Station and be able to ask questions and communicate. So far, the children are loving it.

Doctors at the University Clinical Center in Gdańsk have repeated the famous feat of Doctor Zbigniew Religa from almost two decades ago. They successfully transplanted both the heart and kidney of a man at the same time. He is now well on his way to recovery.

"We must expect the richest people to share the wealth", said in "Fakty po Faktach", the father of Polish prime minister, Kornel Morawiecki. With these words he commented on the so-called solidarity levy, proposed by his son. Stefan Niesiołowski, MP from PSL-UED formation called government proposals an "absurdity" and added that they aim "only at buying time".

In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund predicts Polish GDP will grow 4.1% in 2018 and 3.5% in 2019.

The first lady of Poland, Agata Duda was in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Her message was "no more war and no more hateful ideology". She went to Germany to meet female prisoners who survived and commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the camp. It has been estimated that over 132,000 women and children died in Ravensbrück. Including 40,000 from Poland.

Parents of those with disabilities spent yet another day at the Sejm. Now, they're waiting for the Law and Justice Chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński. They've already met with the Prime Minister and President. They are demanding better benefits for those with disabilities and their caretakers.

Krzysztof M. has been charged with attempted murder with intent. In October he allegedly attacked 21-year-old Albert in the centre of Poznań. The young man fell onto the road and was then run over by a car. Despite being in critical condition Albert didn't give up. Nor did his skateboarding friends. They organised a fundraiser for his rehabilitation.

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The police and the Internal Security Agency intervened in Dzierżoniów. Neo-fascists wanted to organise a concert there. We have pictures and information from the police operation from our Kontakt24 service.

Musicians from a cult Polish band Myslovitz are again without a lead singer. Six years ago, the leader and co-creator of the group, Artur Rojek left to pursue a solo career. Today, Myslovitz says goodbye to Michał Kowalonek who has been with the band since 2012.

There will be no degredation bill that would strip certain communist officers of their rank. However, according to president's spokesman, Krzysztof Łapiński, there may be another solution to this issue.

Professor Bogdan Chazan has been nominated as the gynaecology and obstetrics consultant for Świętokrzyskie voivodeship. He is an outspoken opponent of legal abortion and the IVF treatment. In recent years, he has also been mired in scandal.

People with disabilities and their parents continue the protest in the Polish parliament. They say they won't leave until their demands are met. The government has proposed a so-called solidarity levy, that would be paid by the wealthiest, to help those most in need. The opposition didn't spare criticism.