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Poznan teen carrying drugs unwittingly gets in police car

by Weronika Gall | 2 Feb 2017 | Polish news

Two police officers were driving through a small village near Poznań when they noticed a teenager on the side of the road. He was a waving at them with a backlit screen of a mobile phone. They stopped and the 16-year-old got into the car without any explanation. He...

What to do in a major accident on Polish motorways

by Weronika Gall | 1 Feb 2017 | Polish news

Łukasz Byśkiniewicz is a reporter of TVN Turbo, a TV station for motorisation fans. He also takes part in many rallies and races. Łukasz explaines how to behave in case of a collision. If you hit the back of a truck, it is difficult to keep cool, but you need to look...

First female Pole reaches South Pole in 69-day Antarctic trek

by Weronika Gall | 26 Jan 2017 | Polish news

Yesterday Małgorzata Wojtaczka finished a 69-day trek to the South Pole. She walked more than 1,200 kilometres and became the first Polish woman who achieved that all on her own. On the last day of her trip she walked for almost 24 hours without a break. She walked...

Polish drivers escape death as their cars break through the ice, in two separate incidents

by Weronika Gall | 24 Jan 2017 | Polish news

At Ukiel lake in Olsztyn the ice broke under a car. The BMW, with the driver inside, went down. The 25-year-old managed to get out on his own, but the car needed to be pulled out by the police and fire department. The incident took place on Friday, January 20 at 10...

Man attaches sled to tram for a free ride, posted video starts police hunt

by Weronika Gall | 20 Jan 2017 | Polish news

A young man attached his sled to a tram and got recorded by his friends. The video was posted on the internet and now he is being tracked by the police. On January 18, in the afternoon, a small group of friends from Elblag decided to go tobogganing. There were three...

Viral video of Polish policeman helping old lady cross road causes both admiration and scorn

by Weronika Gall | 19 Jan 2017 | Polish news

Daily service to the public – that is how the police comment the video recorded by urban monitoring in Legnica (Lower Silesia). In the video we see a local officer stopping traffic to help an old lady cross the road. Lots of people believe it shows an admirable...

Polish man enters 1000-mile Yukon sled dog race – without dogs

by Weronika Gall | 18 Jan 2017 | Polish news

He spent the last few nights on the balcony, getting used to cold weather. It will be very useful, because Michał Kiełbasiński from Łódź wants to enter Yukon sled dog race – but without dogs. They will probably outrun me, but I plan to follow their track. I will be a...

Survey results – how much do the Polish spend on Christmas

by Weronika Gall | 21 Dec 2016 | Polish news

Most Poles spend up to 300 zloty on Christmas gifts. Almost 40% of them buy gifts in shopping malls, one in four – online, according to a survey conducted by IQS research agency (commissioned by Unique Gift company). The biggest problem is the choice of gifts, and...

Increasing numbers of Poles addicted to the internet and social media

by Weronika Gall | 19 Dec 2016 | Polish news

According to the Centre for Public Opinion Research 100 000 people are e-addicted and another 750 000 are at the verge of addiction. All around the world the problem is so severe that there are pavements for people unable to look away from their mobile phones. In...
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