Poland

PICTURES: Polish Man Gives Thumbs Up Days After Total Face Transplant

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK

A 33-year-old Polish man has had a total face transplant just weeks after an accident which also saw his jaws crushed by stone cutting machinery. ...

Innocents Abroad: The Rise of Cross-Border Child Abduction by Parents

Vicki McLynn | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Vicki McLynn

The number of international family disputes requiring the involvement of UK courts has almost quadrupled in the space of only four years, according to a report published by one of this country's most senior judges.

Parts Of UK Poorer Than Regions In Romania, Poland And Slovakia

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK

Parts of Wales and the North East of England are poorer than regions in Romania, Poland and Slovakia, according to statistics from the EU. West Wal...

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DWP Removes Jobs Advertised In Polish From DirectGov Site

HuffingtonPost.com | Felicity A Morse | Posted 06.02.2013 | UK

The Department of Work and Pensions has taken down a number of job vacancies on the government website after it emerged they were written entirely in ...

Poland: Progress and Prejudice

Hanna Kozlowska | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Politics
Hanna Kozlowska

I am turning 24 years old this year, as is the Polish democracy, and I sincerely hope that as I grow older, Poland releases itself from that painful split and comes to my universe.

BEAT THE WEEK: Rumblings In Romania And Peeved Poles

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 01.02.2013 | UK

It's been a testing week for European relations. There have been rumblings in Romania over rumoured 'anti-British' ads to dissuade immigrants, Pol...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: In Pole Position

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Friday 1 February 2013... 1) IN POLE POSITION The German foreign minister took to the comment pages of yester...

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Poland Willing To 'Accommodate' Cameron's EU Renegotiation Demands, Says Ambassador

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 01.02.2013 | UK Politics

Poland is willing to let the UK renegotiate its relationship with the EU in an attempt to stop David Cameron leading Britain out of the union, the Pol...

Polish Becomes Second Most Common Language.. (And Manx Gaelic The Least)

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK

Polish is the second most common main language in England and Wales with more than half a million speakers, according to the 2011 Census. Nearly on...

Tony Blair Awarded By Poles For Helping 'Open Up Britain'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK Politics

Tony Blair has been awarded by business leaders in Poland to thank him for supporting the country's bid to join the EU, and opening up the British lab...

Poland by Piste

Sonia Waszkowiak | Posted 29.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Sonia Waszkowiak

I dare you to forget about Switzerland and France and join me skiing in Poland this winter. Coming from the UK, you are sure to notice how much cheaper everything is. Prepare to switch off your recession-brain and get in the big spender state of mind.

Poland 'Happy To Take UK's Place At EU Table'

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Politics

Poland has said it would be happy to usurp the United Kingdom as a leading member of the European Union if the British government chooses to negotiate...

Poland's New Dissidents

Dimiter Kenarov | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK
Dimiter Kenarov

In the minds of many Polish politicians and the majority of the public, shale gas is not so much an economic windfall, or a new industry promising employment, or an alternative source of fossil fuels, but a mythological weapon against a mythological enemy, a gargantuan pepper spray against the bad Russian bear.

Pro-European and Proud!

Tony Koutsoumbos | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK Politics
Tony Koutsoumbos

When did it become such a shameful thing to be pro-European and proud in this country? Why do politicians who sing the praises of Britain's membership of the EU in private, retreat in to the shadows in public? Why do the most vocal defenders of Europe's greatest ever achievement warn only of the dangers of withdrawal rather than share their vision of a united and prosperous union with Britain at its heart?

More Atheist, Immigrants And Graduates Than Ever

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK

If you were living in England and Wales in 2011, you're more likely to be atheist, well educated, healthy, single and born in a foreign country than e...

'Stolen' Ashes From Holocaust Victims Used In Artwork

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.12.2012 | Home

Sweden's Lund art gallery has displayed a painting which the artist claims was created using ashes from a former Nazi concentration camp. The ashes...

'Controlling' Husband Abducted, Tortured, Murdered And Buried Ex-Wife

PA | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

A controlling former husband has been jailed for life for kidnapping and murdering a woman who was snatched off a street as she walked to work. Vit...

Teenage Rape Victim To Get £50,000 Payout After Abortion 'Harassment'

Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

A Polish teenage rape victim who was forced to travel over 300 miles to have a termination after being denied an abortion has been awarded compensatio...

Who Would Want To Live In The World's Thinnest House? (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK

Almost everyone has dreamed of owning the largest house in the world, resplendent with gardens, multiple wings and areas to entertain friends and fami...

Deluge In Warsaw

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Sport

England's World Cup qualifier against Poland had to be called off after heavy rain left the Warsaw pitch unplayable. Extensive rain fell on the Pol...

PHOTOS: Parents Defend Priest Who Had Schoolchildren 'Lick Cream Off His Knees'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK

A Polish catholic priest has been forced to defend himself after pictures emerged of children licking cream off his legs. The photos show an "init...

Understanding Katyn

Dr Rory Finnin | Posted 13.09.2012 | UK
Dr Rory Finnin

This week the National Archives of the United States released to the public a massive corpus of declassified documents related to Katyn, the massacre of nearly 22,000 unarmed Polish prisoners by Stalin's secret police in 1940.

'Kiss My Ass': Mitt Romney's Press Aide Scolds American Journalists

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Politics

American reporters were told to "show some respect" by Mit Romney's press aide on Tuesday, after their shouted questions about the Republican presiden...

Racism in Football: UEFA Can No Longer Pass the Buck

John Mann | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK Politics
John Mann

Now that the dust has long since settled from the Euro 2012 championships it is perhaps a chance to review the successes and failures of the tournament, not on the field but rather in terms of tackling the incidents of racism and antisemitism which I had been forecasting for many months.

Sensible Drug Policies: Will Evidence Finally Overtake Prejudice?

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK Politics
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch

One hundred years after the first international drug control treaty was signed the failure of the "war on drugs" is indisputable. In Europe two distinct trends are emerging around how countries are choosing to tackle drug policy; a punitive, criminalization approach--which is failing dramatically and expensively--or one based on scientific evidence and harm reduction--which is bearing fruits.