Jutrzejszy strajk kolei sparaliżuje Wielką Brytanię
Związek zawodowy brytyjskich kolejarzy i pracowników transportu (RMT) zapowiedział strajk w dniu 27 lipca. Branża kolejowa wprowadziła tymczasowy rozkład jazdy i zwróciła się z prośbą o podróżowanie pociągiem tylko w razie konieczności. Ponad 40 tysięcy członków Network Rail i 13 spółek kolejowych planuje podjąć akcję protestacyjną wyrażając w ten sposób niezadowolenie z warunków pracy i […]
Polish weekend at ActOne Cinema in Acton – a film, walk, exhibitions and talks
Come to a fun weekend for everyone! Introducing some of the Polish creative community at ActOne Cinema in Acton – a film, a walk, talks, art. Here is your last weekend of July sorted: Poles at ActOne – make sure you are there! The community cinema in Acton, West London and Talking and Exploring have teamed up […]
Desperate drivers in Dover turned the roadside into a public urinal
The chaos continues near the Port of Dover as holidaymakers continue to be stuck in endless traffic jams. Some travellers, often accompanied by their children, had to stay in the queues for more than 7 hours. The crisis situation started last on Friday the 22nd of July as millions of people took it to the […]
The late Warsaw insurgent Gen. Stanisław Nałęcz-Komornicki was born 98 years ago
Stanisław Nałęcz-Komornicki was an outstanding officer of the Polish Army during WWII. He participated in the battles for Wał Pomorski, Kołobrzeg, and Berlin. He also commanded a platoon during the Warsaw Uprising. The future Polish officer was born in a noble Varsovian family on the 26th of July 1924. During the 1930s, he was active […]
Polish footballer Piotr Zieliński financed the launching of a child care home foundation
Polish forward Piotr Zieliński, who plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Poland national team, bought and renovated two buildings in his hometown of Ząbkowice (Lower Silesia) to turn them into orphanages under his “Peter Pan” foundation. The “Peter Pan” foundation aims to help children growing up in families impacted by alcoholism and other […]
Polish volunteer fighter Tomasz Walentek was killed in Ukraine
Polish MMA fighter Tomasz Walentek who fought against Russia alongside Ukrainian forces, was killed in Donbas a few days ago, according to Poland’s MMA organisation. https://twitter.com/MMAPolska_Org/status/1550820314166206464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1550820314166206464%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fpolicy%2Fforeign%2Fpolish-mma-fighter-killed-ukraine „It is with great sadness that we received the information about the death of Tomek, who, as a Polish volunteer, fought in the international defence legion of Ukraine and […]
A Polish play „Intruder” will be presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
“Intruder” is a bilingual (English-Polish) solo play, written and performed by Polish actor Remi Rachuba, and directed by Marcus Montgomery Roche. The monodrama tells the story of a Pole travelling to Scotland to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Once he reaches his destination, he is confronted with a series of traumatic events. According […]
Poles crowdfund 23.5 million zlotys to buy a Bayraktar drone for Ukraine
A quite unusual fundraising campaign has recently been launched. The goal of the initiative was to provide Ukraine with a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAV drone worth almost 5 million € (PLN 23 597 275). Yesterday, the 22.5 million zlotys needed for providing Ukraine’s Armed Forces with the Turkish drone were gathered thanks to the participation […]
Eurovision 2023 will be held in the UK instead of Ukraine
Although Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, the event’s organisers announced the upcoming edition is to take place in the UK, which was the runner-up with Sam Ryder. The decision has been taken as Ukraine cannot host such an event amid the war, which has been raging there since Russia launched its […]
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov threatens Poland with a Russian invasion
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a message on Telegram accompanied by a video announcing „impressive military plans„. „We already have a plan to demilitarise NATO countries, and Poland is the first in the line after the conquest of Kyiv,” he announced. Already back in May, Kadyrov threatened Poland for the incident involving the Russian ambassador […]
