A 30-year-old woman passed away after crashing into an oncoming car in Lower Austria yesterday evening (Thurs). The driver passed away before paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident near Herzogenburg. The driver of the other car, a 35-year-old woman, and her three children were hospitalised in St. Pölten with undisclosed injuries. Police are […]
Cows rescued from fire
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Twenty cattle were saved after lightning struck at a farm in Lower Austria. Eleven fire brigades consisting of 130 men managed to herd the animals out of the barn just in time. The fire fighters also ensured that the flames would not spread to the adjacent house of the farming family. No one was injured […]
Pickpockets nabbed in Carinthia
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Two young men arrested in Völkermarkt, Carinthia, on Wednesday are accused of having made 7,000 Euros by stealing from people at motorway service areas across the country, police said today (Fri). The felons, aged 19 and 22, are in custody. They are suspected of being behind a string of pickpocketing offences at highway rest stops […]
Beckham leaves after salad snub
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Victoria Beckham stormed out of a restaurant after her special request fell on deaf ears. Elisabeth Sereda, the Hollywood correspondents of Austrian showbiz magazine Live, revealed that the ex-Spice Girl and her entourage stood up and left after a waiter denied her wish for a salad as offered in the menu but without onions. Sereda […]
A German worker had to be hospitalised after an accident in the province of Salzburg. The man, 41, fell five metres to the ground as he erected a crane with colleagues at a building site in Zell am See yesterday (Thurs). Doctors did not give detailed information on the kind of injuries he suffered when […]
Diaz denies big boob dreams
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Cameron Diaz revealed she has never considered plastic surgery. The Hollywood star told Austrian star news weekly Live: “I never wanted to buy myself a new pair of breasts. I found a few push-up bras and I’m very satisfied with them.” The 38-year-old actress reminisced: “I had a grandmother with an enormous cleavage, while my […]
Sacher snatches rival
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One of Vienna’s best known hotels has a new owner. Elisabeth Gürtler said today (Fri) she planned to turn the Hotel Bristol “into a new pearl of the city.” The millionaire businesswoman’s Sacher Hotels GmbH acquired the tradition-rich resort for an undisclosed sum. Business magazine Format recently claimed the five-star hotel’s takeover price ranges around […]
Arnautovic gains undesired fame in UK
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A disputed Austrian footballer has made an English newspaper’s top unwanted list. Marko Arnautovic is among the 26 players listed by The Guardian in its new “Europe’s most unwanted” chart. The 22-year-old joined German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for around seven million Euros after Italian giants Inter decided not to keep him for longer after […]
Driver reverses to hit police car
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A crazed motorist was arrested after ploughing into a police car – in reverse gear. Police officers decided to follow the man due to his erratic driving style in Vienna-Favoriten on Wednesday evening. After the boozed-up driver finally pulled over, he put his vehicle into reverse to crash into the parked police car. The 54-year-old […]
A young child has been airlifted to hospital after a traffic accident this morning (Fri). The minivan of a group of seven Italians came off the A2 southern motorway near Modriach in Styria. The tourists are understood to have been heading to Vienna. A girl – whose age has not been given by officials – […]