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A shore thing: TFN explores Warsaw’s eastern beaches

Warsaw is the only European capital with a wild river bank, a nature reserve and natural sandy beaches in the very heart of the city. Kalbar/TFN

Rated by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten urban beaches in the world, TFN’s Jo Harper heads to the east bank of Warsaw to learn how justified the plaudits really are.

Polish town grants honorary citizenship to Ukrainian war hero

Leszno, a town in western Poland, has awarded honorary citizenship to Vitali Skakun, a Ukrainian marine combat engineer who sacrificed his life on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine by blowing up a bridge to slow the enemy’s offensive.

Ukrainian sapper who blew himself up to stop Russian tanks honoured by Leszno bikers after they reveal he had lived in the town and was a club member

Vitalii Volodymyrovych Skakun was hailed a hero after blowing himself up to stop a row of Russian tanks.  Now members of the Klub Motocyklowy Bikers Legion Leszno have paid tribute after revealing that Skakun used to live in the town and was a club member.

Stockholm bridge lights up for Nobelist Skłodowska-Curie

On Saturday Stockholm inaugurated its annual Nobel Week with an illumination in tribute to Polish chemist and two-time Nobelist Maria Skłodowska-Curie on the city's main Vaesterbron Bridge.

Historic Poland-Germany border crossing reopens as striking new eco-bridge

Accessible only by foot and by bike, the Siekierki-Neurüdnitz bridge in West Pomerania will primarily act as a unique bicycle crossing that will seek to maintain the area’s ecological balance whilst providing cyclists with a straight-forward 60 kilometre run to Berlin.

Gigantic footbridge for the disabled is dubbed ‘Donkey Kong obstacle’ as row breaks out over its fitness for purpose

Opened on April 29th, the gigantic 126-metre-long yellow-green labyrinthine structure over a busy motorway is made up of six zig-zagging ramps with sharp 180 degree bends.

Historic bridge at centre of Tom Cruise row to be put back into service after renovation

The news marks the latest twist to a remarkable story that saw the abandoned crossing make international news over summer after it was revealed that negotiations had been entered which would have seen the structure blown up as part of a film stunt in the new Mission Impossible film.

It’s The Debrief Christmas Special 2020!

It’s that time of year again for The Debrief Christmas Special! Hosted by John Beauchamp with guest Ed Wight, Managing Editor of The First News.

So long, Tom! Historic bridge saved from Tom Cruise bomb

The historic bridge near Jelenia Góra was saved after a statement released by Daniel Gibski, the Deputy Lower Silesian Regional Monument Conservator, confirmed it had been added to the Register of Monuments.

Culture Ministry Faces Dilemma over 'Mission Impossible' Bridge

Poland's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage is scratching its head over the fate of an old bridge film-makers want to blow up during filming for the seventh 'Mission Impossible' movie.

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Zofia Posmysz: acclaimed writer and Auschwitz survivor laid to rest in Oświęcim

One of Poland’s major chroniclers of the Holocaust, Posmysz survived three years in German captivity to become an award-winning journalist and author.

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  • Polish women's team wins silver medal at European rowing championships
  • Over 20 pct of young Poles want no children
  • World Bank to invest in Polish technology companies

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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