Robert Lewandowski scored his second consecutive brace as Barcelona breezed past Real Valladolid with a comfortable 4-0 LaLiga victory on Sunday.

"We are ready for any eventuality and we hope nothing happens –

The oldest Polish woman - Wanda Szajowska - died at home in Kraków on Friday at the age of 111, her friend Maciej Krzyżanowski told Polish Press Agency (PAP). Szajowska was probably the oldest female pianist in the world.

Polish chemical firm Grupa Azoty's ATTP.WA  Pulawy ZAPP.WA unit is producing carbon dioxide at less than a third of nominal capacity as high natural gas prices hit profitability, a group spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.

A new gas pipeline between Poland and Slovakia officially commissioned on Friday will boost energy security in Europe, the prime ministers of Poland and Slovakia said.

Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has joined Juventus on a one-year loan from Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille, the Serie A club said on Friday.

The war in Ukraine has been going on for six months now. "As a society, we've got exhausted by helping, but it's no surprise as we've been helping in an extreme situation for half a year and helping in a very intensive way," spokesperson for Polish Humanitarian Action Helena Krajewska told TVN24 on Thursday (August 25). "There's still plenty of tasks to complete," she stressed, adding that winter would be the biggest upcoming problem.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday he would visit Paris on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, defence cooperation and energy issues with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Polish racewalker Katarzyna Zdziebło could benefit from a well-deserved vacation after winning silver medals at both the World and the European athletics championships but she is instead going back to the hospital where she works.

Polish leaders - including president Andrzej Duda, prime minister Morawiecki, and foreign minister Rau - sent their best wishes on Wednesday (August 24) to Ukrainian nation on the 31st anniversary of the adoption of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. "Let friendship bind the Poles and the Ukrainians together strongly. Long live independent Ukraine! Long live independent Poland!" - Andrzej Duda said in a video published to mark the occasion.

Czech tests results are comparable to the Polish ones - Poland's Chief Inspectorate of Environment Protection announced on Tuesday (August 23) after presenting the results of tests conducted on water samples from Oder River. Apart from the Czechs, Poland has also asked labs in the Netherlands and United Kingdom to carry out separate tests on water samples from Oder.

A team of sappers secured and removed five WWII-era anti-tank mines from the north-eastern town of Kolno (Podlaskie Voivodeship). For the duration of their mission, local residents living within 600 metres from the site had been evacuated, and the voivodeship road running through the town had been closed to traffic.

European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering their countries if the EU does not enact a union-wide ban, Lithuania's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

61% of respondents have a negative opinion on Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet, according to a Kantar poll carried out for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. 34% of those asked in the survey shared a positive opinion regarding the government. 5% remained undecided.

A fragment of a new textbook meant to be used in high-schools starting this fall has sparked huge controversy and received severe criticism from teachers, activists and parliamentary opposition. In the disputed chapter, the author of "History and the Present" wrote - among other things - that "increasingly refined methods of separating sex from love and fertility lead to treating the sphere of sex as entertainment, and the sphere of fertility as production of humans or, as one might say, breeding". "Who will love children produced this way?" - asks the author, Professor Wojciech Roszkowski. The publishing house which had printed the textbook said in a statement issued on Monday (August 22), it would remove the controversial passage despite "not accepting the aforementioned criticism and wrongful interpretation".

Olsztyn Police calls upon car owners who lost their license plates during Sunday's heavy rainstorm to come to the station to pick them up. The lost and now found plates also include those from outside of the Olsztyn area. In order to collect the plates, drivers will have to report with their vehicles' registration cards.

Poland will refund gene treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in newborns and infants up to the age of 6 months. Zolgensma - dubbed the most expensive medicine in the world - is a chance for a normal life for babies affected by this rare genetic disease, which not so long ago was considered incurable. Each year approx 40-50 children with SMA are born in Poland.

Satellite images analysed by scientists from Germany point to a mass algal blooms in Oder River. The photos taken by the Sentinel 2 satellite show a gradual spread of algae concentrations between late July and mid-August.

Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad on Sunday, their first win of the new LaLiga season.

More and more Poles are affected by the price spike. As many as 74% of respondents declare they have recently limited their spending due to high prices, according to the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. Only 25% of those asked said they haven't limited their spending in recent months. Furthermore, 75% expressed negative opinion regarding government action aimed at tackling the prices spike.

A large overgrowth of toxic algae linked to industrial pollution is the most likely culprit behind mass fish deaths in the river Oder, a German research institute said.

Humanitarian organisations are run by whole machines. In order for the actual support to work, a huge army of people is needed - Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) spokesperson Helena Krajewska told TVN24 on Friday. August 19 has been designated as World Humanitarian Day by the United Nations General Assembly.

According to the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, the ruling United Right coalition would win the upcoming parliamentary election with 29% of votes. 27% declared their support for Civic Coalition, and 13% would choose Poland 2050. In total, five parties would win seats in the Sejm.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday (August 18) three MiG-31E warplanes equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have been relocated to its Kaliningrad region for a round-the-clock duty. Kaliningrad, a Russian Baltic coast exclave is located between NATO and European Union members Poland and Lithuania.

Inflation in Poland in July 2022 was at 14.2% year on year, according to the latest report by Eurostat. This is one of the highest increases in consumer prices in the European Union. The highest inflation was recorded in Estonia and Latvia, whereas the lowest in France and Malta.

"According to German scientists the ecological disaster in Oder River could have been caused by the so-called golden algae, which are found only in saline water," WWF Freshwater Conservation Specialist Dr Alicja Pawelec told TVN24 on Thursday (August 18). She added, however, it was impossible for this algae to exist in freshwaters and a question should then be asked how had it got there. "Not all test results have been made public, although the government boasts that they are carrying them out," the expert said.