Ian Willoughby

Lurdes Gloria Manuel, who this year became indoor world champion in the 400 metres, has been named Czech Athlete of the Year for 2026. 

As elsewhere in Europe, Czech civil aviation has been disrupted by bomb threats. A Czech expert says the current level of threats hasn’t been seen in 25 years.

The international media have dubbed Czech Ondřej Surý “the man who saved the internet” and “the unsung hero of the internet” after he created a patch for flawed code.

Dominik Hašek has demanded legislation to block events featuring Russian athletes after a top sports court overturned a ban on them in ice hockey competitions.

Among the recipients of state awards on Czechoslovak Independence Day was Kumar Vishwanathan, who has devoted decades of his life to helping Czechia’s Roma community. 

For the first time in the term of the current Czech government, an MP, ANO's David Pražák, has left the party for which they were elected.  

For the book Directed by Miloš Forman film scholar Andreas Halskov interviewed scores of people who knew or admired the late two-time Oscar winner.

The Babiš government’s fast-tracking of a bill to end license fees for public broadcasers, including a vote passed in the early hours of Saturday, has sparked protests.

Egon Bondy’s 1973 novel Unsound Siblings (Invalidní sourozenci) was recently published in English for the first time. 

The “Super El Niño” climate pattern will mainly hit Pacific Ocean states. However, experts warn that Czechs will also feel it – in the prices of certain commodities.