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World’s deepest swimming pool opens in Poland with a depth of 148ft and underwater wreck

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The world’s deepest swimming pool opened in Poland on Saturday, with a depth of 148 feet (45 metres) and a water volume equivalent to 27 Olympic-size swimming pools. DeepSpot opened its doors to the public in the central Polish town of Mszczonow, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) from the capital Warsaw, and includes a small … Read more

New book captures depth a doctor witnessed as he struggled to decide who could be saved in Belsen

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On a warm Sunday morning in mid-April 1945, a small team of soldiers and medics set off in Jeeps from British Army headquarters in north-west Germany on a special mission. For 15 miles, they drove eastwards towards the enemy lines, passing through dense forest before rounding a bend in the road and coming to a … Read more