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Masterpieces worth over 7K inherited by Kraków city after being found in dead collector’s flat

The collection, which includes 100 paintings by Polish masters such as Jacek Malczewski, and Jerzy and Wojciech Kossak, was discovered after the woman, who hasn’t been named, passed away in 2011. Miasto Kraków

VIDEO: The collection, which includes 100 paintings by Polish masters such as Jacek Malczewski, and Jerzy and Wojciech Kossak, was discovered after the woman, who hasn’t been named, passed away in 2011.

The name’s Bond… the Real James Bond! Documents reveal spy called James Bond worked at British Embassy in Warsaw in 1960s

Investigators at the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) stumbled across documents showing that the man, whose full name was James Albert Bond, arrived in Warsaw on February 18, 1964, using the cover of secretary-archivist of the British Embassy's military attache.​

Wroclove doc wins international prize for kissing research

Dr Agnieszka Żelaźniewicz from the University of Wroclaw picked up the Ig Nobel gong for her research into how inequalities in national incomes affect how people kiss.

Happy Ending! Twenty years ago today, production of the iconic ‘Maluch’ ended with a series called Happy End

With its boot at the front and engine at the back, the car officially known as the Fiat 126p quickly became a favourite for those struggling under communist rationing. Years later it would become an iconic collectors’ piece, sought after by, among others, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks. 

Happy Ending! Twenty years ago today, production of the iconic ‘Maluch’ ended with a series called Happy End

With its boot at the front and engine at the back, the car officially known as the Fiat 126p quickly became a favourite for those struggling under communist rationing. Years later it would become an iconic collectors’ piece, sought after by, among others, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks. 

Cop that: Silesian Spiderman arrested in bid to conquer Paris’s second tallest skyscraper

VIDEO: Having previously scaled Warsaw’s Marriott Hotel and a string of other urban international landmarks, Marcin Banot was interrupted by emergency workers who brought a premature end to his latest vertical adventure.

Pick-up artist: the man who knows all about the art of picking mushrooms

TFN talks with Marek Snowarski, the creator of a leading website on picking mushrooms, and finds out just what draws him to the forests.

That’s the spirit: first Polish Orthodox Church built in a 100 years opens its doors to the faithful

The huge church will serve the believers living in southern Warsaw.

Axe you like it: ancient chopper handed to museum by anonymous donor

Thought to be 1,000 years old, the axe will add to the understanding of the history of the Bieszczady region.

Fundraisers campaign to buy rubbish-collecting pensioner new car

Waldemar Woźniak needs a new vehicle to help him shift stuff such as old fridges dumped in forests.

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