Supreme Court confirms incidents in 11 polling stations with no impact on final result
The Polish Supreme Court ruled that allegations of electoral irregularities in 11 local polling stations, raised in a presidential election protest, were well-founded. However, the court determined that the discrepancies uncovered did not alter the overall result of the second round of the presidential election Evidence presented during the proceedings confirmed the irregularities beyond doubt, […]
A Hero to remember: Wing Commander Piotr Łaguna, one of Churchill’s Few
On 27 June 1941, Acting Wing Commander Piotr Łaguna stepped into the dispatch room beaming with joy. He had just received news that his wife and children—lost to the chaos of war—were alive, discovered in a refugee camp in India. For the first time in years, he allowed himself to hope. The darkness of war […]
Polish King’s Sigismund I stolen ring found in a German museum
A 16th-century ring once belonging to King Sigismund I the Old — looted during the Second World War by German soldiers — has been located in a museum in southwestern Germany. The Polish government is now formally seeking its restitution, calling the artefact an “irreplaceable cultural treasure” and a part of Princess Izabela Czartoryska’s famed […]
RAFA RIDES 2025: Hołd dla Bohaterów – Polacy na Rajdzie Rowerowym w Kendrew Barracks
W sobotę, 14 czerwca 2025 roku, baza wojskowa RAF- Cottesmore – Kendrew Barracks stała się miejscem niezwykłego wydarzenia, które połączyło sport, historię i wspólnotę międzynarodową. Pod egidą Royal Air Forces Association (RAF Association) odbył się coroczny rajd rowerowy RAFA RIDES 2025, w którym udział wzięło blisko pół tysiąca pasjonatów kolarstwa. Wśród uczestników szczególnie wyróżniała się […]
George Orwell: The writer who warned the world about totalitarianism
George Orwell was born on 25 June 1903 – over 122 years ago. Yet the enduring relevance of his novels is nothing short of remarkable. His works continue to captivate readers and serve as powerful warnings to humanity, with some observers noting, with a sense of unease, how eerily prophetic they have become. Born on […]
Hague NATO Summit: Defence spending standard increased to 5% GDP, US reaffirms commitment to Article 5
The recent NATO summit in The Hague concluded on Wednesday afternoon with a set of decisions hailed by both Polish President Andrzej Duda and Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz as “very important and beneficial for Poland.” Chief among them was the Alliance’s endorsement of a major increase in defence spending, alongside […]
Unveiling of a plaque commemorating Captain Witold Pilecki in the European Parliament
On 24 June 2025, the European Parliament in Brussels hosted the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Captain Witold Pilecki and the presentation of an exhibition prepared by the Institute of National Remembrance. The event was attended by MEPs, scouts, representatives of the Institute of National Remembrance and the Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners […]
Polish astronaut reaches space aboard Ax-4 mission’s Dragon capsule
At precisely 7:31 a.m. British Summer Time on Wednesday, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board the privately funded Ax-4 mission is Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, marking a landmark moment for Poland’s ambitions in space exploration. The spacecraft is now en […]
“Summer Fête” at Brompton Oratory – The Polish tent delighted Londoners once again
On Saturday, 21 June, the annual “Summer Fête” picnic was held in the gardens of the Brompton Oratory Catholic Church in London. The Polish stall, organised for several years by the British Poles media, was a great success, attracting crowds eager to taste our excellent traditional products. Once a year, the church opens its gardens […]
Jan Matejko: Poland’s most important historical painter
Jan Matejko, one of Poland’s most revered painters, was born on 24 June 1838 in Kraków. A towering figure in 19th-century art, he studied at the Kraków School of Drawing and Painting before continuing his education at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1873, he was appointed the first director of Kraków’s […]
