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‘It was hell’, says Elbląg star after smashing quintuple iron man world record

Robert Karaś, 33, achieved his feat in Mexico this week with the record setting time of 67 hours 58 minutes and 1 second. Manuel Doblado/Facebook

Robert Karaś, 33, achieved his feat in Mexico this week with the record setting time of 67 hours 58 minutes and 1 second, beating the previous record by a staggering 4 hours and 41 minutes.

Vistula Spit canal project will be good for Polish sovereignty says PM

The prime minister has said a new canal that will cut across the Vistula Split, which separates the Baltic from the Vistula Lagoon, will strengthen Poland’s sovereignty.

Skydiver gets yellow card after parachuting onto football pitch during match

VIDEO: Wearing a black and green wingsuit, the unnamed skydiver stunned players as he swooped onto the pitch in Elbląg during the fourth tier match between ZKS Olympia’s reserve team and GKS Pisa Barczewo.

Looking ahead to 2021, here’s a list of Top 10 places to visit after pandemic has gone

After travelling the length and breadth of the country in pursuit of pleasure, our man Webber says he’s hit the jackpot TEN TIMES!

French daily marks anniv's of Poland's worker protests and martial law

A French newspaper has marked the 50th anniversary of worker protests on the Polish coast, and the 39th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by publishing an article entitled the "Unknown war in the middle of Europe".

Cannabis firm hits a new high after raising 4 million PLN in 30 minutes

An Elbląg company manufacturing CBD and hemp fibres for the textile industry have hit a new high after raising 4.2 million PLN in just 38 minutes in an online fundraising drive.

If 2020 feels like the end of the world, I’m happy to end it inside Dwór Dawidy

In this week’s Webber’s World, our intrepid explorer finds himself 30km east of Elbląg in a rambling old manor house set amongst silent forest paths, misty morning fields, grazing wild deer, and a snuffling rabbit named David. Welcome to Dwór Dawidy.

Wondering where to take a train? Choo-choose Elbląg!

Easily accessed by a picturesque trip on PKP (approximately three hours from Warsaw with a change at Malbork), Elbląg is a town that although remaining somewhat off the radar, nonetheless warrants lavishing with attention.

Forester finds ancient Neolithic settlement in Elbląg wood

The settlement may have belonged to a little-known people who lived on the Baltic coast around 2000 BC.

Search launched for lost Viking cemetery

Using ground-penetrating radar to try and identify the site, archaeologists say the likelihood of finding skeletons was high.

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Top 5 articles:

  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
Life

Call of the wild: Adventurers team up to brave subzero temperatures and 100km winds as they ski across Greenland in just ONE month!

Experienced explorers Mateusz Waligóra and Łukasz Supergan will be walking the 600km distance from the west to the east of the world’s largest island on skis, with a plan to complete the arduous journey in just one month.

The first report:

  • Left party marks 25th anniversary of constitutional referendum
  • Defence minister inaugurates voluntary military service
  • Poland takes gold in women's kayaking at World Cup Racice
  • South Korean KHNP offers co-financing of Polish nuclear project
  • Poland accepts 3.5 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

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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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