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Something of a lifeline has been given to the last major hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic, OKD. The fate of the business and thousands of jobs at stake though is still though not certain in spite of positive recent results.

The Czech Republic and Slovakia on one side and France and Austria have agreed that new rules need to be sought over the thorny issue of workers from low wage countries in Central Europe being sent to work in high wage economies without the local benefits and conditions. But the Czech Republic sees this issue as part of a broader debate.

Ester Ledecká is preparing to compete in not one but two sports at the 2022 Winter Olympics: snowboarding and skiing.

First results from a scan of the famous Venus of Dolní Věstonice show it was made from one piece of clay from the local site.

Czechs have learnt the dates when the second presidential elections in the country’s history will be held. The official announcement on Wednesday should concentrate minds and act as a spur to the host of candidates already declared.

The last stretch of the D11 highway linking Prague with Hradec Králové opened to traffic on Monday after an unbelievable 38 years and 11 months. The legal battles that delayed its construction have many people asking whether the country would not benefit from a stricter law on compulsory purchase.

A Transparency International campaign aims to fight corruption in Czech sport, particularly the abuse of public funds.

On the 49th anniversary of the Soviet invasion, then Czechoslovak Radio chief Karel Lanský recalls that fateful time.

Czech Radio has brought readers rare, as yet unpublished photographs of the 1968 Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. The photos were taken by Polish geologist Leszek Sawicki who was attending a conference in Prague at the time and was trapped in the capital city for several days after the invasion. Mr. Sawicki died earlier this year and the photos have come to Czech Radio courtesy of his wife who discovered them among his belongings.

The Czech Republic has expressed solidarity with Spain and offered condolences following Thursday’s terrorist attack on the Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, and a later attack in Cambrils. In the attacks, at least 14 people lost their lives.