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In an effort to win back public support UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has introduced new measures to halt the wave of migration from Poland to the UK. All the women entering the UK will now be entered into a “Miss Poland UK” contest with the best looking getting to stay and the ugly ones [...]

There has been some whispers going around that the German Soccer Federation has been in discussions with UEFA regarding Germany co-hosting Euro 2012. Whilst Poland is rebuilding and erecting new stadiums there are doubts that ex-Soviet Ukraine will be able to take on the task of staging half the tournament which is a bit of [...]

Netherlands is famous for clogs, England is famous for fish & chips, Italy is famous for pizza, Switzerland is famous for clocks. Now what is Poland famous for? Ah yes… now I remember:

John Cleese in his first commercial for Bank Zachodni WBK, a second commercial is currently being filmed in Warsaw. The ad was also aired in all news programmes in Poland after representatives from a small town near Krakow complained when it was referenced in the advert, when Cleese claims that he “has an aunt from [...]

When completed, the new “Sea Towers” high-rise complex overlooking the Gulf of Danzig will have an overall height of 138 metres. The building consists of two connected towers with 28 and 36 floors respectively. Situated directly on the harbour front as well as being centrally located, the structure will eventually provide around 32,000 square metres [...]

More Polish storms. Lightning across cities in Poland.

There are a few reasons why I picked Gorzow as the first city profile. I used to live there and it’s widely known as one of the most depressing places in Poland. High unemployment, Communist blocks, skinheads and a feature on a TV program called “The Worlds Worst Gangs”. To be honest it got a [...]