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Touching WWII love story between Polish musician and Scottish nurse uncovered after discovery of haunting waltz

The melancholy piece entitled A Girl’s Tears by musician Bolesław ‘Bollo’ Ilnicki was found in a Scottish hospital where the nurse had looked after him during WWII. NAC/ NHS Lanarkshire

The melancholy piece entitled A Girl’s Tears by musician Bolesław ‘Bollo’ Ilnicki was found in a Scottish hospital where he composed it for the nurse who had looked after him in 1940.

Stepping into history: a Lublin museum gives visitors the chance to dive into Poland’s rural past

From linen to a foxtrot, the museum brings the past back to life.

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Science

Here it is! Lublin firm says it has world's first effective treatment for COVID-19

The drug, made by fractionating the plasma of people who were recovering from Covid-19 or who had it asymptomatically, contains anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulins that can fight and neutralise the deadly virus.

The first report:

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Over 400 miners hold underground protest
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Wrocław clinic uses ‘super viruses’ to battle rebellious bacteria

In an exclusive, TFN profiles the clinic that could transform the way antibiotic-resistant infections are treated.

Dan Session
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Webber's World
From Poźrzadło to Łagów: Webber explores the abundant pleasures of rustic life

Events

22/04 - 31/12 The Warsaw we never knew: Stunning photos of pre-war Warsaw moved online
25/04 - 31/12 Kraków gallery opens online show of Beksiński paintings
04/05 - 31/12 Polin Museum in Your Home
12/05 - 31/12 My heart will always be in Nowy Sącz: Exhibition in honour of theatre dame Zofia Rysiówna
23/05 - 31/12 MOCAK Museum keeps the good times rolling with virtual tours

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