Poland marked the 81st anniversary of the Katyń Massacre. Ceremonies took place across the country to honour the 22,000 victims, mainly army and police officers, who had been murdered by the NKVD on Stalin's orders in 1940.

There is no credible reason to believe the former minister of transport Sławomir Nowak will attempt to mislead the investigation, while there has been a number of shortcomings in the manner the prosecutor's office and the Central Anticorruption Bureau have been handling the case - the tvn24.pl portal has unofficially learned these were the main arguments behind the court's decision to release the former minister from detention.

A Polish court ruled on Monday that antitrust approval for state-owned refiner PKN Orlen's takeover of newspaper publisher Polska Press should be suspended, said the office of the Polish human rights commissioner, which brought the appeal.

The police blocked entry routes to the Jasna Góra meadows. Bikers who couldn't enter gathered in the nearby streets. Some 100 fines were issued, and videos and photos from the event are to be examined by the prosecutor and sanitary authority. Sunday's pilgrimage marked the start of the biking season.

The health minister has agreed to prioritise vaccinations of representatives of 5 professions, including emergency dispatchers and groups responsible for organising vaccination process, the chief of PM's office Michał Dworczyk said on Monday.

A set of 10 photographs taken by Konrad Brandel in 1873 showing Warsaw cityscape have been recently added to the Warsaw Rising Museum's vast collection.

Health Ministry on Monday reported 12,013 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 61 deaths. So far, the country has reported a total of 2,586,647 cases, of which 58,481 were fatal.

The Council of Europe Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights has rejected all Polish candidates for ECHR judges - TVN24 reporter Michał Tracz learned on Friday. There were three Polish candidates: Aleksander Stępkowski, Elżbieta Karska and Agnieszka Szklanna.

"As regards to the number of hospital beds and ventilators, Polish people should feel safe" - President Andrzej Duda said on Friday after the Cabinet Council meeting. He informed that over 10,000 hospital beds and approximately 1,000 ventilators were free and ready to use.

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband who helped modernise the monarchy and steer the British royal family through repeated crises during seven decades of service, died on Friday at Windsor Castle. He was 99. Polish Embassy in London extended condolences to the Royal Family.

Poland seems to have passed a peak in the number of coronavirus infections, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Friday, adding that the country is still testing its health system capacity.

"The purpose of my visit was to reaffirm our policy that Ukraine is not alone in defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and inviolability of its borders and that Ukraine has every reason to defend itself" - Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said on Thursday in Kiev.

A senior Polish judge put a transgender child in danger by tweeting about her and a complaint will likely be filed with prosecutors, an opposition politician said on Thursday regarding the incident which has outraged liberal Poles.

By the end of April, all people over 60 who are willing to, will get vaccinated, PM Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on Thursday. His top aide Michał Dworczyk announced a plan of alternative ways to get vaccinated.

Police, prosecutors, city hall and historic preservation office are investigating the case of artefacts that went missing from the area where the Warsaw Ghetto once had been designated.

Poland's daily coronavirus-related death report hit a new record of 954 on Thursday though a health ministry spokesman said the figure included deaths from over the Easter weekend and did not represent a 24-hour period.

"The COVID-19 pandemic and some of the measures taken to tackle it had a devastating effect on the lives of millions, but also revealed, and sometimes aggravated, existing patterns of abuses and inequalities" - Amnesty International wrote in its international report for 2020/21. The document closely examines human rights situation across the world. In the section devoted to Poland, the organisation lists, among other things, further erosion of the independence of the judiciary, attack on LGBTI rights, and restricted access to abortion.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Wednesday it had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and reports of very rare cases of blood clots in people who had received the shot. Nevertheless, the EU drug regulator concluded that benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks.

Rapper Taco Hemingway has become the first Polish artist to reach a billion streams on Spotify. Two of his tracks have been already played over 30 million times each. The most popular song is Taco's collaboration with another rap artist Quebonafide.

Poland will extend COVID-19 restrictions until April 18, its health minister said on Wednesday, as the country struggles to cope with a third wave of infections that authorities fear could be aggravated by people mixing at Easter.

A senior official at Europe's medicines regulator has said there is a clear "association" between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain, though the direct cause of the clots is still unknown.

"We want to vaccinate people over 60 by the end of April" - Poland's prime minister's top aide Michał Dworczyk said on Tuesday. He also said when changes to the vaccination programme and decision as regards to restrictions would be announced.

Health Ministry on Monday (March 6) informed about 8,245 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and 60 COVID-related deaths. According the ministry data, over 78 percent of ventilators dedicated to COVID patients were in use.

Krzysztof Krawczyk has died. He was a legendary figure of the Polish music scene. The famous baritone singer will be long-remembered for hits such as "Parostatek", "Jak minął dzień", and "Rysunek na szkle". In recent weeks, he went through COVID-19. After two weeks in, he left the hospital on Saturday.

He took his bike, boarded a ship to Gdańsk, and he began his journey through Poland. Sometimes according to a plan, and other times at random. In his book "Pedalling Poland" from 1935, English journalist Bernard Newman pictures

Good news from Germany. Bayern's key striker Robert Lewandowski is set to resume training. However, according to "Sport1" reporter, Poland skipper is still unlikely to play in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg against PSG on April 13. "The knee joint must be spared. Current tendency, whether he can play in the return match against Paris: Rather not!" - Florian Plettenberg wrote.

Health Ministry on Monday (March 5) informed about 9,902 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and 64 COVID-related deaths. So far, Poland has reported a total of 2,448,463 infections and 55,005 fatalities.

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz was vaulted into the top 20 for the first time in his career on Sunday after clinching his maiden Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open, a win he said provided added "motivation" to succeed.

Two dogs ran away from a household in the outskirts of Kielce and roamed the streets of the city in the night, only to show up at 7:30 a.m. sharp at the door of a police station. "They must have been desperate to join the force" - police officers say.