Europe Czech Republic Television journalist Nora Fridrichová has launched a charitable initiative called Šatník (The Wardrobe), to provide single-parent families in need with collected clothing, shoes, toys, appliances and sport equipment
Europe Czech Republic 935.000 legal foreign workers, 360.000 from Ukraine, were employed in the Czech Republic in 2025, +11% on 2024; despite this, firms still face a shortfall, with the Chamber of Commerce estimating a need for around 250.000 more workers
Europe Czech Republic Over 40 swimmers, three of them wearing a crown, took part in Prague's traditional Three Kings Swim: boats carried participants to the centre of the Vltava River for a swim back to the shore, with water around 2°C and air temperatures falling to -5°C
Europe Czech Republic After 58 years, the D1 motorway is finally complete with the opening of the last section at Přerov; the new 10km stretch was finished 3 months ahead of schedule and is expected to significantly relieve traffic in the region
Europe Czech Republic The hepatitis A outbreak in Czechia is not abating; almost 3.000 cases of the disease have been recorded so far this year, which is twenty times more than 2024 and the highest figure in 30 years