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Extraordinary mission to fly 100 tonnes of WWII gold from London to Warsaw 80 years after being hidden from the Nazis

The 8,000 gold bars were received by an elite police unit before being taken to secret National Bank vaults in what has been described as being one of the biggest private movements of gold between banks in the world. GS4

Newly-released pictures show the crates containing 8,000 gold bars being received by an elite police unit before being loaded on to three armoured trucks and taken to secret National Bank vaults in what has been described as being one of the biggest private movements of gold between banks in the world.

From Napoleon with love! Gold and diamond necklace French leader gave his Polish mistress goes up for auction

The original receipt that came with the necklace shows that it was purchased in Breslau, now Wrocław, on May 4, 1810, just six days before Walewska gave birth to their lovechild.

Polish gold reserves brought home - central bank

Around 100 tonnes of Polish gold has been brought to the country, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) announced on Monday.

Unbe-leaf-able! Stunning 5th century treasure found lying under pile of LEAVES in forest

According to experts, the ornate, gold clasps were probably formed around the middle of the 5th Century, a period of confusion and chaos caused by the migration of barbarian tribes and the collapse of the Roman Empire.

He’s a record breaker! Bukowiecki wins gold with longest shot put throw in 34 YEARS!!!

Muscle-bound Konrad Bukowiecki does Poland proud after blasting his way into the record books with an incredible 21.5-metre shot put throw, beating previous holder Remigius Machura at the 2019 Summer Universiade championships in Naples, Italy.  

Central bank's gold reserves rise by over 100 tonnes, says National Bank

Not only have gold reserves risen since 2018 but almost half of Poland's gold will be brought into the country, the National Bank governor said.

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Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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