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Polish tunnel builders in Denmark win same pay as locals

Poles working on a twin tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt strait in Denmark have achieved pay parity with Danish workers in a deal struck between unions and the FLC consortium behind the investment.

Officials probe ‘masonic tombs’ in move to uncover their forgotten secrets

The U-shaped, underground brick corridor, which is now home to a protected colony of bats, is dug into Warsaw’s escarpment in the south of the city. But although its existence has been known for a long time, what it actually was, when exactly it was built and who built it remain unknown.

Lublin builders find Nazi bunker during underground carpark construction

Inside archaeologists came across bullets belonging to both German and Soviet troops leading researchers to believe it could have been the site of fierce fighting in 1944.

Nazi tunnels inside inactive VOLCANO could hide long-lost archive of Kraków Gestapo, say explorers

Thought to contain WWII secrets including traitors, the archive believed to be inside the Bond-like underworld complex has been described as ‘an invaluable source of information about the dark times of the WWII occupation.’

Sandomierz, a magical town full of beauty and mystery

The modest size of Sandomierz makes it extremely digestible, and having ticked off the Rynek its natural to find yourself ambling to a castle which, after the correct amount of hallucinogens, could easily be mistaken for a miniature Wawel.

Secret network of tunnels found at former Nazi German army HQ raise speculation they could contain legendary Amber Room

The find, which was made by staff from the Mamerki museum in northeast Poland and a group of volunteer historical searchers, is described as the biggest discovery ever made at the 200-hectare forest headquarters.

KGB spy base, mafia nightclub, secret tunnels… what is really going on in this quiet Warsaw suburb?

Bristling with security cameras and surrounded by a solid steel and marble fence with barbed wire, Sobieskiego 100 is just one of several buildings that is occupied by Russia following agreements signed between the People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

Road tunnel to link two islands in north-western Poland

Construction started on Friday of a EUR-199 million tunnel linking two of the islands on which the north-western city of Świnoujście lies.

Secret tunnels found under Szczecin’s Ducal Castle leave historians baffled

The surprising find was made after expert cavers began exploring a network of passages that had been constructed during WWII.

From Poźrzadło to Łagów: Webber explores the abundant pleasures of rustic life

From an affably eccentric farmhouse in the village of Poźrzadło to the spectacular greenery and glittering lakes of Łagów ten minutes away, life here is something to be savoured and remembered.

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Netflix braces itself for national backlash from diehard fans over its remake of legendary film Znachor

In anticipation of reaction to its modern-day take on the 1982 classic about an outstanding surgeon who loses his memory following an attack, Netflix posted on social media: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Honour, this is Leszek Lichota as Rafal Wilczur. Znachor is coming to Netflix in the second half of the year."

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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