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Western tolerance has fuelled growth of immigrant ghettoes – Templeton Prize winner

 

Former Czech dissident and priest Tomáš Halík says West has replaced Christian message of ‘love thy neighbour‘ with ‘tolerate thy neighbour‘

14 May 2014

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Deer still stuck behind Iron Curtain

 

One species, the Red Deer, still refuses to cross Czech Republic/Germany border even though the physical fence came down a quarter century ago

23 Apr 2014

Pensioner loses shoe in train near-miss

 

Video Footage emerges of the terrifying moment a pensioner is hit by a train at a level crossing but miraculously avoids injury

22 Apr 2014

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Czech priest and former dissident Tomáš Halík wins £1.1m Templeton prize

 

Roman Catholic philosopher branded ‘enemy of the regime’ by Communist authorities follows Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu in taking world’s biggest prize

13 Mar 2014

Explosives found at Palestinian embassy in Prague

 

Czech police say they found explosives at the Palestinian mission in Prague while investigating a New Year's Day blast that killed the ambassador

16 Jan 2014

Czech police find weapons at Palestinian mission

Czech investigators find unregistered weapons at the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Prague, as ambassador was killed in an explosion after opening a safe

02 Jan 2014

Exploding safe which killed Palestinian ambassador was in daily use

Czech police are conducting forensic tests on a safe which blew up when being used by Jamal al-Jamal

02 Jan 2014

Palestinian ambassador to Prague killed by exploding safe

A senior Palestinian diplomat has died after an explosion at his flat in the Czech capital

01 Jan 2014

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Environmental underwear raises Czech eyebrows

A campaign with his and hers underwear logos of cormorants and beavers attracts criticism

20 Dec 2013

On the beat: Czech policeman plays piano

A policeman takes a musical break from his beat on Prague's streets by treating passers-by to a tune on a street piano

11 Dec 2013

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Mandela: Czech PM 'dreading' funeral

Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has been caught on mic admitting he is "dreading" attending the funeral of the former South African president

09 Dec 2013

Bank robber hands himself in after paying friends

Bank robber in Prague confesses only 10 minutes after robbing bank, explaining that he only did so because he had financial difficulties

05 Dec 2013

'Virtual tour' of Stalin’s gulags created online

Visitors to Czech website can get a rare view of a gulag camp by viewing a series of panoramic photographs taken around a now disused Siberia prison camp

03 Dec 2013

Czech election: Social Democrats favourites to form government

Czech Social Democrats score highest number of votes in election which could see Communist party invited to join coalition government

26 Oct 2013

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Czech elections: Communists could end up back in power

Communist Party could find itself back in power as part of Czech coalition government 24 years after Velvet Revolution

25 Oct 2013

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They came to build a better life ... and to feel the benefit of Britain

East Europeans have arrived in our cities in large numbers to find work. Many are now jobless, but remain here because of our welfare state.

20 Oct 2013

Dazzling light shows illuminate Prague

Light artists project their work onto the city's historic landmarks to dramatic effect

18 Oct 2013

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Czech president says smoking is fine after 27 years old

The president of the Czech Republic has been criticised for claiming that smoking is safe if the habit begins when the body is fully developed

17 Oct 2013

Ex-Czech leader marries aide 'who cost him his job'

Petr Necas marries Jana Nagyova, who was involved in a bribery and spy scandal that helped cost him his job.

24 Sep 2013

Czech government loses no confidence vote

The new Czech cabinet formed by allies of leftist President Milos Zeman has lost a confidence vote in a split vote that made it likely the country will hold an early election before the end of the year, possibly as soon as October.

07 Aug 2013

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BMX rider's daring overtake using a wall

Czech rider Michal Maroši managed jump into pole position and win the World Championship Four Cross by an astonishing overtake while riding on a wall.

07 Aug 2013

Wild boar chase in Prague

A wild boar has been captured on CCTV running recklessly through the streets of Prague before police manage to catch it.

15 Jul 2013

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Woman 'walks off' after fall under train

CCTV shows how a Czech woman beat the odds this week in the Prague underground when she fell under an oncoming train but then crawled out from between carriages unscathed.

02 Jul 2013

Czech premier's wife 'followed by spy chief under orders of lover'

A former head of Czech military intelligence has admitted following the wife of the country's prime minister under the orders of a female aide at the centre of a sex and corruption scandal.

17 Jun 2013

Czech PM resigns amid spying and corruption scandal

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has announced he will step down, amid a massive corruption scandal in which his top aide was charged with bribery.

16 Jun 2013

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