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Skiers rescue stag trapped in snow

 

A dramatic video has emerged online of skiers rescuing a deer which fell into a snow hole in Obertilliach, Austria

17 Feb 2014

Can Eddie the Eagle jumpstart his dream?

 

TV The ski jumper hopes to lead celebrities to glory in Channel 4's The Jump – but doesn’t rule out a comeback of his own. Harry Wallop joins him on the slopes

24 Jan 2014

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Skiers warned not to go off-piste as Alps resorts put on high avalanche risk

 

Authorities frustrated that many ignore warnings despite a string of recent deaths

28 Dec 2013

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Father seriously injured in avalanche which killed his son learns of death from hospital bed

 

Cameron Bespolka, 16, from Winchester, died and his father Kevin Bespolka, 51, was seriously injured in the tragedy

19 Dec 2013

British teenager killed in Austrian avalanche tragedy is named

 

Cameron Bespolka, 16, from Winchester, died and his father Kevin Bespolka, 51, was seriously injured in the tragedy

18 Dec 2013

British teenager killed by avalanche in Austria

Unnamed 16-year-old dies in avalanche that also leaves father in serious condition while skiing near the resort of Lech am Arlberg

18 Dec 2013

Natascha Kampusch detective 'was killed because he knew too much'

Natascha Kampusch investigator was "on to something big" before he died, his brother claims

07 Nov 2013

Agony for mother who lost custody of children in 'barbaric' Austrian ruling

Solicitor's daughter denied custody of four-year-old sons in fight with Austrian society doctor after "barbaric" court ruling

06 Nov 2013

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Barbican, review

Classical Music Ivan Hewett on the sublime last night of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra at the Barbican, which was devoted to Brahms

31 Oct 2013

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Father describes how daughter died on family ski trip

Father describes how his 10-year-old daughter died while on skiing holiday in Alps, after she lost control on slope and crashed into tree.

15 Oct 2013

Otzi the ice man's relatives 'found' in Austria

Austrian scientists believe they have found the descendants of a human mummy, 5,300 years after he died and was preserved in ice high on a glacier in the Austrian Alps.

11 Oct 2013

Dramatic letter details Australian outlaw Ned Kelly's capture

A letter has emerged giving a graphic account of the capture of the notorious Australian bushranger Ned Kelly after his last desperate stand 133 years ago.

09 Oct 2013

Facing the Modern, National Gallery

Art The National Gallery's exhibition dazzles with amazing paintings by Schiele, Klimt and their contemporaries - but the way they are displayed is very confusing says Richard Dorment

07 Oct 2013

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Why the great Viennese artists were obsessed with sex

Art Ahead of a new National Gallery exhibition, Martin Gayford details the obsession with sex of Kokoschka, Klimt and Schiele

07 Oct 2013

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Austria's ruling coalition narrowly survives far-right gains

Austria's pro-Europe, centrist coalition partners face weeks of hard bargaining to extend their seven years in power after voters gave them only a tiny combined majority while boosting the far right and a new liberal party.

30 Sep 2013

Holy water 'unsafe to drink'

Holy water at Austrian religious sites is often contaminated with faecal matter and bacteria, researchers have found, saying it is unsafe to drink.

18 Sep 2013

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Poacher takes hostage after shooting four

A poacher who shot three police officers and a paramedic in a killing spree before barricading himself into a farmhouse has been found dead.

18 Sep 2013

Austrian poacher takes hostage after shooting four

A poacher has barricaded himself into a farmhouse in Austria after shooting dead three police officers and a paramedic.

17 Sep 2013

Danubia, by Simon Winder

Books Noel Malcolm enjoys a rich – but occasionally overripe – history of the Habsburgs.

12 Sep 2013

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Dominatrix 'forced masochists to do farm chores'

An Austrian dominatrix forced "submissive" masochists to do manual labour after they replied to an advertisement, police say.

11 Sep 2013

Outcry over sale of bell praising Adolf Hitler

An Austrian bell with an inscription praising Hitler has caused a fierce debate in the village where it lay undiscovered for 80 years.

28 Jul 2013

1,200ft high bridge opens in Austria

A new tourist attraction in Austria has opened allowomg visitors to walk 1,200 feet above a glacier.

16 Jul 2013

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Son saw mother's fatal fall on family skiing holiday

A ski instructor on a family skiing holiday watched helplessly as his mother fell backwards into the snow and fatally banged her head while snowboarding.

03 Jul 2013

Edward Snowden 'suspicion' leads to Bolivian president's jet being diverted

Bolivian President’s plane diverted on flight from Russia and forced to land in Austria over suspicions Snowden might be on board.

03 Jul 2013

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British man 'killed in climbing accident' in Austrian Alps

A British climber has died in the Austrian Alps after reportedly falling 200 metres down a rocky slope while hiking with a companion.

29 Jun 2013

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