Two Romanians claiming to be plain-clothed police officers have been arrested for stealing from tourists yesterday (Sun).Daniel D., 42, and Valerica D., 40, wore metal badges saying “Police Officer” and asked holidaymakers in the centre of Vienna for their IDs. The duo then nicked their wallets and mobile phones.The Romanians were caught after a witness […]
Two farmers have discovered a massive cannabis plant in the middle of one of their fields, it has emerged.Police in Upper Austrias Urfahr-Umgebung district said today (Mon) that the corn farmers contacted them after spotting the illegal plantation when they gathered the harvest this morning.Drug experts said the confiscated marijuana had a street sale value […]
Hotel prices in Graz and Linz are on the rise, a comparison portal has found.Travel website Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) announced today (Thurs) that a standard double room in the Styrian capital Graz Austrias second-biggest city cost 110 Euros per night in October, up from the previous month’s 103 Euros.The website, which compares hotel prices […]
B&H Airlines will offer flights between Banja Luka and Vienna from next month.The aviation company, which was founded as Air Bosna in 1994, announced today (Thurs) it will start offering two connections per week between Bosnia and Herzegovinas second largest city and the Austrian capital from 31 October.B&H Airlines added it also won the rights […]
A 22-year-old Viennese locked away his wife for more than seven months, it has emerged.Mario Hejl, a spokesman for police in the capital, confirmed a report by daily Heute today (Thurs). Hejl explained: “Vienna police deliberately decided not to make the case public since it was considered unsuitable.”The spokesman said the suspect had been arrested […]
Traffic on a major railway route in Tyrol had to be closed down this morning (Thurs) after workers discovered a leak in a rail tanker.Federal Railways (ÖBB) announced that staff had noticed gas escaping from a wagon at Kufstein station. Officials decided to evacuate the venue and halt traffic for around an hour as a […]
Verbund chief Wolfgang Anzengruber has said planned investments might be delayed due to the continuing debate over a capital increase.The government has been at odds for weeks over whether it should console the energy provider with 500 million Euros in an overall one-billion-Euro capital increase. The Austrian State holds a 51 per cent interest in […]
Two Austrians have been reunited with their Mercedes limousines after experts located the stolen cars in the Czech Republic.Motorists association ÖAMTC said today (Weds) it informed Interpol after tracking down the expensive vehicles which were stolen in Vienna on Monday.Czech police, who confiscated the S-Class motors in capital Prague, have started investigating the crime in […]
Vienna hotel room prices have declined dramatically, new figures show.International hotel comparison platform Trivago said today (Tues) the average price for a standard double room in the Austrian capital dropped by 17 per cent to 108 Euros per night this month compared to June 2010.Viennese hotel rooms however remain more expensive than the European average […]
A cancer-suffering Viennese claims he suffered serious injuries when he was beaten up by a policeman after complaining about an unjust parking ticket.The mans lawyer Marcus Januschke said today (Thurs) his client was attacked by an officer outside a station in Vienna-Floridsdorf.”The assault occurred out of the blue,” Januschke claimed, adding that fresh post-surgery had […]