Jersey News
Jersey-UK health controversy continues
Jersey tried for years to keep the reciprocal health agreement with the UK going as long as possible, a retired civil servant has claimed.
The ex-health department administrator, Graham Prouse, has...
Berlin News
Audrey Hepburn stamp auctioned
An anonymous bidder has bought a rare German stamp of Audrey Hepburn for
Oxford News
Oxford rain harvesting costs too much
Oxford city council has decided to shelve plans to harvest rainwater after initial costs were estimated at
Barcelona News
Water wars may be a thing for the past for the city of Barcelona, with the opening of its long-awaited river water desalination plant
Vienna News
Vienna tops EU energy price list
Vienna has some of the highest energy prices in the European Union. A recent report released by Austrian energy watchdog Energie Control (E-Control) compared prices in the 15 capitals of all EU member...
Jersey News
Jersey German occupation guide
The Germans built an impressive number of fortifications around Jersey when they occupied the island in 1940. There are underground and above ground bunkers and gun emplacements visible at every looko...
Jersey News
Connex expands summer bus services in Jersey
A new express bus service for the summer season is operating on one of Jersey
Brussels News
More places in Brussels secondary schools
The city of Brussels has announced that it is to increase class sizes in the first year of its secondary schools for September 2009. The move follows a crisis caused by
London News
Dragon awards for the recession
On 15 May, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Ian Luder, launched the 2009 Dragon Awards, which he sees as particularly relevant in the current recession.
Jersey News
More Jersey beaches than in the previous year have been recommended by the Marine Conservation Society (MSC) 2009 good beach guide, although the total for the British Isles as a whole has decreased....
Copenhagen News
The move by transport company Movia, in January this year, to allow tickets for public transport to be bought via SMS, has been far more successful than first anticipated, reports Politiken newspaper....
Brussels News
Belgian senator Alain Destexhe has announced his plans to create a new museum in Brussels dedicated to 20th-century Belgian artist Paul Delvaux
Vienna News
Vienna International Airport (VIA) has announced a dramatic fall in passenger numbers for the first quarter of 2009. Overall, the number of passengers from January to March fell 14.8 per cent to 3,660...
Berlin News
Simon Rattle stays on in Berlin
The world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra announced on 13 May that 54-year old Britain, Sir Simon Rattle, would be extending his contract as chief conductor until 2018. The decision to approve...
