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Paris authorities have introduced new rules for owners of private e-scooters: from now on, riding without a helmet will result in a €135 fine (roughly 3,300 CZK), the French capital's police announced. The measure comes amid a sharp rise in

On Saturday evening, a large bonfire was lit on Freedom Square in the centre of Brno, drawing crowds of locals who grilled sausages, listened to live music and danced. The unusual event was part of the Maraton hudby music festival, which tr

Czechia's shadow sex industry, built on the vulnerability of women, continues to grow — that's the conclusion of the National Organized Crime Agency in its annual report. Last year alone, police uncovered several organized groups that earne

In a Czech first-league match between Plzeň and Teplice, home defender David Krčík, a Slovak international, was shown a straight red card for striking an opponent in the face. The incident occurred in the 89th minute, with the game eventual

The town of Vysoké Mýto is beginning to redesign its streets now that through traffic has been diverted onto the new motorway bypass. The first project on the list is the junction of Javornická and Litomyšlská streets, which will be raised,

Czechia continues to see a rise in the number of children affected by abuse, with both the number of recorded cases and the severity of the violence increasing. This was reported by clinical psychologist Zora Dušková, deputy director of the

Sparta Prague suffered yet another disappointing defeat in the Czech football league — this time losing 0:2 to Mladá Boleslav, and the first half of the match has now gone down in the league's statistical history books. According to Opta, w

The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic has ruled in favour of a mother of three who was required to travel 1,200 kilometres every week — roughly the distance from Brno to Paris — just to pick up her children for the weekend and brin

Pardubice head coach Martin Hyský said he is under enormous pressure after his side squandered a 3:0 lead, later fell behind 4:5, and ultimately settled for a 5:5 draw with Teplice. According to the coach, the mood in the dressing room afte

Had a drone loaded with explosives struck the Ukrainian cargo plane An-26 — reportedly carrying military ammunition, according to German media — the consequences could have been devastating. That is the assessment of the incident near the G

A dispute has broken out in Valtice, part of the popular Lednice-Valtice Complex, between the town hall and residents of four houses on Mikulovská Street. Authorities decided to expand and renovate an existing car park in the town centre, b

Former US President Joe Biden's cancer has metastasized to his bones and other organs, his son Hunter Biden said in an interview. According to him, the illness is causing his father significant pain and visibly draining his strength."The ca