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- Oct 4
Poland probes errant airstrike warning sent to 700,000 in western border region
Poland's Government Centre for Security apologized after an emergency text warning of Russian airstrikes in Ukraine was sent to up to 700,000 residents in western Lubuskie Voivodeship instead of eastern Lubelskie.
- Oct 4
Two die and one is severely injured after car hits tree in Białczyk
Two people died and a third was airlifted to a hospital in Gorzów Wielkopolski after a Renault veered off a straight road and hit a tree near Białczyk on Saturday evening.
- Oct 1
Poland faces sharp weather shift as high-pressure warmth yields to 8°C cold front
High-pressure system Arno will maintain temperatures up to 25 degrees Celsius through Friday before Atlantic fronts and arctic air lower daytime highs to 8 degrees Celsius next week.
- Sep 30
Polish sprinter Kornelia Lesiewicz retires from athletics at 23 after recurring injuries
The Polish 400-metre runner and Tokyo 2020 Olympian announced the end of her competitive career on Wednesday following several seasons disrupted by health problems.
- Sep 26
IMGW issues dense fog alerts across northern Poland with visibility dropping below 200 meters
Poland's meteorological institute issued first-degree warnings for six voivodeships from Saturday night through Sunday morning, while daytime temperatures are set to reach 23 degrees Celsius.
- Sep 19
Stal Gorzów secures playoff berth despite 45:44 home loss to relegated Włókniarz Częstochowa
Gezet Stal Gorzów defended their first-leg lead to finish seventh in the PGE Ekstraliga, sending Krono-Plast Włókniarz Częstochowa down to the second tier despite suffering injuries to three riders.
- Sep 3
Autopsy confirms acute cardiorespiratory failure in death of cinematographer Witold Płóciennik
Forensic examinations conducted on 8 September found no evidence of third-party involvement or suicide in the death of 56-year-old cinematographer Witold Płóciennik, whose body was discovered near Lubniewice following a multi-day search.
- Aug 29
Oleksii Koliadych wins third C1 200m world title in Poznań in 40.95 seconds
Poland's Oleksii Koliadych edged Uzbekistan's Artur Guliev by 0.10 seconds to win gold in the men's C1 200 metres at the 2026 Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Malta.
- Aug 2
Storms tear off roofs, topple trees across Poland; over 1,000 firefighter interventions
Violent thunderstorms and wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h swept across Poland on Saturday, tearing roofs from buildings and prompting more than a thousand emergency call-outs, with the hardest-hit regions of Wielkopolska and Mazowsze bearing the brunt.
- Jul 23
Polish prosecutor moves to detain MP Michał Woś and strip immunity from Łukasz Mejza in twin cases of alleged fraud and obstruction
On 23 July 2026, Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek filed two requests with the Sejm: one to detain and forcibly bring in PiS MP Michał Woś after he skipped four summonses, and another to lift the immunity of former PiS MP Łukasz Mejza over EU-funded training projects.