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Warsaw Air Bridge hero remembered: last British pilot to drop supplies to Uprising insurgents dies aged 95

Pictured in later life, Jim Auton flew two missions to Warsaw to resupply insurgents fighting in the Warsaw Uprising. The Polish ambassador to Great Britain described him as a “true friend of Poland” and a “brave and determined man”. Jim Auton Estate

Dubbed “a true friend of Poland” by the Polish ambassador in London, Jim Auton, a bomb aimer serving in 178 Squadron, took part in perilous missions to keep Polish combatants equipped during the ’44 Uprising.

New initiative promoting Polish-British innovation launched - minister

The aim of the UK-Polish TechChallenge initiative is to bring together large corporations and tech start-ups and to support and promote innovation in both countries, said Minister of Development Jadwiga Emilewicz during a press conference on Thursday.

Extraordinary tale of the one-eyed, one-handed war hero who fell in love with Poland and didn’t leave for TWENTY years

Friends with both Józef Piłsudski and Prince Karol Radziwiłł, Lt. General Adrian Carton de Wiart initially went to Poland for three weeks. Described as ‘unkillable’, during the Polish-Soviet war of 1920 he fought off attacking Red Army cavalry armed with nothing more than a pistol before quitting the army and leading a quiet life in a small village.

Poland calls on Iran for immediate release of British vessel - ministry

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Iran to respect international laws on the freedom of navigation and to immediately release the Stena Impero, a tanker flying the British flag, taken over by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.

Best scenario if British people decide to stay in EU - Polish PM

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the BBC television in an interview aired on Thursday that it would be the best scenario regarding Brexit if the British people decided to remain in the EU.

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