- 3d ago
Polish shops and malls open on 30 August for fifth shopping Sunday of 2026
Retail stores and shopping centres across Poland will open on 30 August 2026 before entering a three-month Sunday trading pause that lasts until December.
- Aug 22
Śląsk Wrocław and ten-man Widzew Łódź draw 3:3 after late Shabani equalizer
Śląsk Wrocław recovered from a two-goal deficit to secure a 3:3 home draw against ten-man Widzew Łódź on Saturday in the fifth round of the Ekstraklasa.
- Aug 22
Gale-force winds prompt zoo closures in Warsaw as storm triggers 1,900 callouts across Poland
Gale-force northerly winds led Warsaw authorities to close the zoo and public parks on Saturday, while emergency services recorded over 1,900 storm-related interventions across Poland.
- Aug 22
Polish firefighters log over 1,900 storm calls and evacuate 12 scout camps overnight
Intense thunderstorms and torrential rain prompted over 1,900 emergency interventions and left roughly 19,400 homes without power across central Poland on Saturday morning, while 12 scout camps were evacuated as a precaution.
- Aug 15
Ultralight seaplane crashes in forest near Łowicz landing strip, 50-year-old pilot survives
An ultralight seaplane crashed in a forest near the Bobrowniki landing strip outside Łowicz on Saturday morning. The 50-year-old pilot from Warsaw survived and was airlifted to a specialist hospital in Łódź.
- Aug 13
7-year-old boy dies after drowning at Aquapark Fala in Łódź; prosecution reclassifies case as involuntary death
A 7-year-old boy who spent six minutes submerged at Aquapark Fala in Łódź on 27 July has died after two weeks in hospital. His parents donated his organs, and prosecutors have reclassified the case as involuntary causing of death.
- Aug 10
Protests in 22 Polish cities demand end to anti-Ukrainian violence under slogan "Don't be indifferent"
The Committee for the Defense of Democracy organized protests in 22 Polish cities on 9 August 2026 under the slogan "Don't be indifferent," responding to a wave of violent attacks and hate speech targeting Ukrainians and other minorities.
- Aug 1
Lambert wins first Łódź Speedway GP, Dudek second; Zmarzlik's 14-final streak snapped
Robert Lambert took victory at the first-ever Speedway Grand Prix round in Łódź, while series leader Bartosz Zmarzlik failed to reach the final for the first time in 14 rounds, finishing sixth.
- Jul 31
CPK board fires CEO Filip Czernicki and deputy as Poland's flagship airport project enters construction phase
The supervisory board of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny dismissed president Filip Czernicki and board member Dariusz Kuś on 30 July, handing interim leadership to Marcin Michalski as the Port Polska megaproject prepares to break ground in September.
- Jul 29
Poland beats Ukraine 3-1 to reach VNL semifinals, Bołądź scores 24 points
Defending champions Poland overcame a second-set stumble to defeat Ukraine 3-1 in the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals in Ningbo, China. Bartłomiej Bołądź led with 24 points as Poland set up a semifinal clash with Slovenia on Saturday.
- Jul 28
Israeli driver in Łódź deliberately runs over cyclist after confrontation, faces life sentence
A 34-year-old Israeli citizen was arrested after deliberately hitting a cyclist with his car twice on a Łódź bike lane, leaving the victim with open leg fractures. He faces up to life imprisonment.
- Jul 27
Poland's deputy minister sold micro-apartments to brother before steering short-term rental law
Ireneusz Raś, the deputy sports minister who drafted a law on short-term rentals, owned three micro-apartments in a Lodz building now operating as an aparthotel. He sold two to his brother, a priest, and transferred the third to his ex-wife three months before joining government in December 2023.
- Jul 27
Widzew Łódź's big-money signings fail to deliver as Motor Lublin hold them to 2-2 draw in Ekstraklasa opener
Widzew Łódź, heavily reinforced with Karol Świderski and Mario Garcia, could only manage a 2-2 home draw against Motor Lublin in the first round of the PKO BP Ekstraklasa season.
- Jul 20
Poland to test nationwide air-raid sirens on Tuesday in 'ALARM-2026' drill
Sirens will sound across Poland on 21 July between 7:00 and 19:00 as part of the 'ALARM-2026' exercise, testing the country's warning and alerting systems for air-strike threats.
- Jul 11
Zmarzlik third in Malilla, extends Speedway GP lead to five points as Thomsen springs surprise
The Polish six-time world champion finished behind surprise winner Anders Thomsen and Britain's Robert Lambert, widening his advantage over Brady Kurtz with four rounds remaining.
- Jul 9
Russian couple sentenced for espionage and bomb plot in Poland: Igor R. gets 7 years, Irina R. 3 years
A court in Sosnowiec handed prison terms to Igor R. and Irina R. on 9 July 2026 for collaborating with Russia's FSB and sending a parcel containing a cumulative bomb.
- Jul 8
Tadeusz Baranowski, legendary Polish comic book artist and creator of Diplodok, dies at 81
The artist behind iconic characters like Diplodok and Professor Nerwosolek passed away on 7 July, leaving a legacy that shaped generations of Polish readers.
- Jul 4
Russian missile and drone strikes kill 12 in Kyiv and Boryspil on first day of school
Overnight Russian bombardments hit a Kyiv railway depot and a residential building in Boryspil, prompting EU talks on emergency interceptor missile transfers as Ukraine begins the school year.
- Jun 19
President Nawrocki signs six bills into Polish law, covering taxes, crisis management and free speech
President Karol Nawrocki enacted six pieces of legislation on Friday, including tax simplifications, a military medical academy and a law shielding participants in public debate from litigation aimed at silencing criticism.
- Jun 16
Father charged after 3-year-old son found alone on third-floor window sill in Łódź while he walked dog
A 3-year-old boy in just a diaper was spotted standing on the third-floor window sill of a Łódź apartment block, throwing objects out while his father was out walking the dog. Police forced entry and rescued the child; the father now faces up to five years in prison.
