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Mission NOT Impossible: Dorociński says dreams do come true after landing MI8 role

The Queen’s Gambit star revealed he has been auditioning for a part in the Mission: Impossible franchise since 2011. Phil Bray/Netflix

VIDEO: The Queen’s Gambit star revealed he has been auditioning for a part in the Mission: Impossible franchise since 2011 and that after 1,200 auditions says his dream has finally come true.

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.

Cruise missile! Mission Impossible 7 bosses plan to BLOW UP 100-year-old Polish bridge

Producers of the new Tom Cruise film may have gone a Bridge too Far with the planned stunt which will see the historic 1909 suspension bridge  near Jelenia Góra blown to smithereens. 

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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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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