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Warsaw accuses Germany of illegally dumping tons of rubbish in Poland

Poland is demanding that Germany removes the illegally dumped garbage from its territory. Maciej Kulczyński/PAP

Falsified paperwork was used to transport and dump 35,000 tonnes of rubbish from Germany to Poland, Poland's deputy chief inspector of environmental protection has said.

Today’s news round-up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Every LITTER bit matters: Warsaw start-up looks to clean-up the world

Already hailed by the UN, Planet Heroes are the world’s first crowdfunding platform for local clean-up actions.

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.

Fascinating photos of old Warsaw found in rubbish dump

After spotting a folder among the rubbish bins by his building, a man called Jan took it home where he discovered that it contains black-and-white photos of two neighbourhoods in northern Warsaw, Bielany and Żoliborz, from the 1960s.

Trash-busting OAP cleans five TONNES of rubbish from village river

Pensioner Waldemar Wożniak says he wasn’t motivated by praise but by making the world a better place. Raised in a children’s home, the ex post-office worker said it was his way of paying back his debt of gratitude to the state.

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
History | Life

Oldest time capsule in the WORLD found hidden in church spire

The capsule, which is made of copper and dates back to 1726, was found brimming with treasures in the sphere of the tower at the Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr during renovations.

The first report:

  • Visa affair used by Germany for political pressure on Poland says official
  • Donald Tusk lies about illegal immigration, PM says
  • President Zelensky in Lublin thanks Poland for priceless support
  • Poland's maritime Border Guard receives new patrol vessel
  • Moody’s forgoes review of Poland's sovereign rating

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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