It's not too late to start learning Czech - here are some tips from our friends from Empire - The Know-How Institute ..read more

The police negotiated in the centre of the city of České Budějovice with a man who took a saleswoman in a tobacco shop hostage. At about 4:00 pm, the police managed to free the woman. The central square of the city of Přemysla Otakara II is now partially closed, the traffic stopped ..read more

In tornado-hit villages, a storm today tore seventy tarps from dilapidated houses that protected them from further damage. The heavy rains have also caused damage to the area affected by the tornado, albeit incomparable with the disaster of the previous week ..read more

According to the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), COVID-19 was the second most common cause of death in 2020. 10,539 people died because of it, which is equal to over 8% of the total number of deaths. Ischemic heart disease remains in the first place (19,171 deaths), the third place is taken by cerebrovascular diseases (4,196). In general, cardiovascular diseases account for 30% of all deaths in the republic ..read more

Due to an overnight thunderstorm and hurricane, around 145,000 households in the Czech Republic were left without electricity on the morning of June 30. The most common cause of accidents is falling trees and branches on power lines ..read more

The Ministry of Health has banned travelling from the Czech Republic to Russia from July 1 due to the spread of coronavirus delta mutations. From July 5, it will also be impossible to travel to Tunisia, which is one of the most popular Czech destinations for the summer holidays ..read more

The Czech Republic will hold an auction for the sale of the Broadway Palace in Prague. The starting price is 1 billion crowns. The electronic auction will start on September 14th and end on September 16th. Built in the 1930s, Broadway Palace is one of the largest functionalist constructions in the historical centre of Prague ..read more

With a year delay caused by the covid-19, Irish fashion chain Primark opened a store on Wenceslas Square at 9:00 am today. Before 8 am, a queue began to form in front of the store. Primark employees created corridors on the sidewalk. The opening was accompanied by The Queen's song "We Are the Champions". No incident happened at the event.   ..read more

Getting away from it all – out of Prague, away from the gridlocked traffic – is a great way to unwind after a hectic week. You can take your car (or the bus, or a train) to somewhere well outside the city and get out in nature. While the good weather lasts, it’s helpful for hikers and would-be hikers to know where they can find trails of varying difficulty to work off the tensions of the week ..read more

What better way to treat a Saturday night hangover than swim in the Vltava river on a Prague Sunday morning ..read more