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Four tonnes of blueberries were used to prepare food and drinks at this year's Blueberry Festival in Borovany, South Bohemia. Around 13,000 visitors attended the 20th edition of the event, where a school canteen prepared 10,000 yeast dumplings with traditional blueberry sauce known as žahour. Visitors could also try blueberry beer, wine and other specialities. New records were set in the blueberry dumpling eating contest: Nelly Brožková ate 26 dumplings, while men's winner Josef Voharčík consumed 30. Historical records show blueberries from Borovany were already being exported to Vienna in 1916.

Two Czech designers are building careers in Brussels while combining sustainability with their Czech roots. Fashion designer Veronika Vimpelová has used traditional Czech blueprint fabric in her work and now designs cycling and running clothes for an Antwerp startup. She also previously worked on costumes for the sci-fi film Dune. Interior designer Kristýna Semerák creates tailored homes for Belgian and international clients, focusing on locally available materials and how people use their living spaces. Both say artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing their work, offering useful tools but also creating new challenges.

Czech President Petr Pavel , Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO P%arty) and other politicians have congratulated Linda Nosková on her historic Wimbledon victory and praised runner-up Karolína Muchová. Pavel described the tournament as a celebration of Czech tennis and invited both players to Prague Castle. Babiš called the all-Czech final unforgettable, while opposition Civic Democrat leader Martin Kupka said Czechia was a tennis powerhouse. Mayors and Independents leader Vít Rakušan described the final as a tremendous showcase for Czech tennis.

Czech courts declared 7,614 personal bankruptcies in the first half of this year, seven percent fewer than in the same period of 2025, according to an analysis by CRIF – Czech Credit Bureau. Applications for personal bankruptcy also fell by eight percent. The highest number of cases was recorded in the Moravian-Silesian Region, followed by the Ústí and Central Bohemian regions. The steepest declines were in the Olomouc and Pardubice regions. CRIF analyst Věra Kameníčková said the figures suggest a positive change in the trend, with people's payment discipline improving despite growing consumer borrowing.