Plymouth

‘Never-before-seen’ photos of WWII leader General Władysław Sikorski found in Scottish attic by local pub singer

The previously unseen images show Poland’s government-in-exile prime minister and commander-in-chief General Sikorski inspecting Polish troops on St. Andrews main road South Street. Tadeusz Kucharski/Facebook

Rock-and-roller Tad Kucharski had been sorting through some belongings of his late father when he came across the old negatives hidden inside a rusty container in his attic.

Polish man in ‘vegetative’ state dies in Plymouth hospital

After telling the man’s family on Monday that his situation had deteriorated, the UK hospital confirmed that patient identified as RS had since died.

Poland applies to UK authorities for repatriation of vegetative patient

A Polish deputy justice minister said on Saturday he had requested from Britain's Lord Chancellor the return to Poland of a Polish citizen in a vegetative state after a Warsaw court gave the procedure a green light on Friday.

Polish court approves UK coma patient's transportation to Poland

At the request of the Warsaw Prosecutor's office, the District Court of Warsaw ruled on Friday that a Polish man in a vegetative state in the UK is legally incapacitated and approved his transportation to Poland for treatment.

FM vows to obtain diplomatic status for Pole in coma in UK

Poland's foreign minister has said he is taking action to obtain diplomatic status for a Polish man lying in a coma in a British hospital after a Polish consul was denied access to the patient.

Polish clinic offers to take Pole ‘in a coma’ after UK court rules he should be left to die

The man, who has not been named, has been in a coma in a Plymouth hospital since November 6 after suffering a cardiac arrest. The heart attack lasted for 45 minutes and left him with what doctors have described as severe and permanent brain damage.

Distraught sister accuses Brits of ‘MURDER’ after court rules to switch off her comatose brother’s life support

EXCLUSIVE: The Polish man was rushed to hospital in Plymouth, UK, in November after suffering a heart attack which left him with “severe and irreversible brain damage.” Now the UK High Court has ruled his life support be switched off, saying “it is not in his best interests for life sustaining treatment to be given.”

Rust in pieces: A look back at Poland’s lost car graveyard

TFN delves into the story of a ghostly car cemetery and the mysterious man behind it.

“I Love Poland” programme launched

The “I Love Poland” programme, designed to promote Poland worldwide, was launched in Szczecin (north-west Poland) on Saturday. As part of the program, a yacht, “I Love Poland”, was bought by the Polish National Foundation to take part in prestigious regattas.

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