Mega brothel project to open outside Vienna

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Europe’s biggest mega-brothel is set to open in Austria – with 150 hookers servicing more than 1,000 punters a day. Businessman Peter Laskaris – who’s behind the 16 million Euro  scheme – explained: “It’s more than just a brothel. It will be more like a four star hotel with all the usual facilities – but […]

One life: Live it well @ Holmes Place

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Already broken your new year’s resolution? Well if you have, you are not alone. Statistics show that only 50 per cent of people even manage to keep their resolution past the end of January whereas 25 per cent of people give up after just one week so…  if you are still going strong as spring […]

Dwarf police concerns as ministry considers amendment

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Opposition leaders fear that the Austrian police force could become a “squadron of midgets” as the interior ministry plans to scrap a minimum body height rule for applicants.A spokesman for the federal interior ministry – which is headed by Johanna Mikl-Leitner of the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) – announced today (Tues) that the plan was […]

Vienna hotly tipped as Madonna reveals gym plans

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Vienna may be among the European cities pop star Madonna is eyeing up as locations for her fitness centres.The award-winning singer’s management announced recently that she had plans to open 10 gyms in Brazil, Argentina, Asia and Europe. The branch will be called The Hard Candy Fitness Centers after her 2008 album “Hard Candy” which […]

Four in 10 police applicants fail fitness check

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Almost half of young Austrians applying to become police officers in Vienna fail the mandatory fitness test, it has emerged.Vienna police said today (Fri) around four out of 10 applicants did not pass the fitness check, and that the basic German skills test was also a stumbling block for many wannabe police officers.The Organisation for […]