Deutsche Bahn under fire for plan to name train after Anne Frank
Critics say use of diarist’s name by national rail provider conjures painful images of persecution of Jews in second world war Deutsche Bahn planned to name its high-speed ICE train … Continue reading
Surge in UK consumer borrowing fuels likely interest rate rise
The 9.9% annual growth figure further adds to concerns of unmanageable debt among UK households Consumer debt is rising by nearly 10% a year. The figure would have been higher … Continue reading
How Europe exported its refugee crisis to north Africa
Fewer people are crossing the Mediterranean, but a nightmarish bottleneck has been created instead A man looks out of a barred door at a detention centre for migrants in Gharyan, … Continue reading
Average UK debt at £8,000 per person (not including the mortgage)
Survey reveals 6m Britons fear never being debt-free with 25% struggling to make ends meet and 62% worried about personal debt levels The survey found 10% of respondents had ‘maxed … Continue reading
Hitler joined Nazis only after another far-right group shunned him
Professor suggests history could have taken different path if Hitler had not been rejected by German Socialist party Weber claims that if Adolf Hitler had been allowed to join the … Continue reading
Half of UK adults are financially vulnerable, City watchdog finds
FCA figures will increase concern among policymakers over how British households will cope with an interest rate rise The FCA has found that 4.1 million people are already in serious … Continue reading
New frontier for science as astronomers witness neutron stars colliding
Extraordinary event has been ‘seen’ for the first time, in both gravitational waves and light – ending decades-old debate about where gold comes from Play Video 0:45 Physicist explains significance … Continue reading
Monday’s gravitational wave observation is astronomical alchemy
Proof that celestial collisions called kilonovas create gold is the first wonder to arise from coordinated observations – expect more to come An artist’s impression of gravitational waves generated by … Continue reading
Sebastian Kurz: could 31-year-old’s audacious bid to lead Austria pay off?
Critics of Kurz, who topped polls in run-up to Sunday’s election, argue his campaign embraced divisive agenda set by populist right Sebastian Kurz and his partner, Susanne Thier, leave a … Continue reading
Austria set to elect youngest EU leader in move to the right
Sebastian Kurz has campaigned on a platform of being tough on migrants and easy on taxes Veiled woman passes an election poster of Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, leader and … Continue reading
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