Labour council torn apart over new plans to let staff ‘work from holiday resorts’
Bassetlaw District Council is under fire over plans to allow employees to work from abroad (Image: Getty) A Labour-run council has been slammed after moving ahead with plans to let staff work from abroad for up to four weeks at a…
Tödlicher Zwischenfall bei umstrittenem Stierkampffestival
Symbolfoto: OSCAR GONZALEZ FUENTES / Shutterstock.com Ein Mann starb am vergangenen Wochenende, nachdem er während eines umstrittenen Stierkampffestivals namens ‚Corraleja‘ in der kleinen Stadt Fundación, Magdalena, Kolumbien, von einem Stier aufgespießt wurde. Berichten zufolge war Yovanis Marquez, vermutlich 35 Jahre…
Foto eines Flugpassagiers geht viral, alle sagen dasselbe
Ein aktuelles Bild eines übergewichtigen Passagiers, der versucht, in einen engen Flugzeugsitz zu passen, hat im Internet eine explosive Debatte ausgelöst und viele fragen sich, ob die Flugbranche ihre Einstellung zur Sitzplatzvergabe überdenken muss. Tausende Kommentare Das umstrittene Foto, das…
Labour and Reform UK row erupts over women’s safety
Angela Rayner and Nigel Farage have different ideas over how to tackle issues such as ‘revenge porn’ (Image: Peter Nicholls) Reform UK has vowed not to “let women’s safety be hijacked to justify censorship” after Nigel Farage came under two-pronged attack for plans…
Britain in ‘grave danger’ of failing biggest test since WW2 as Trump chases Ukraine deal
A leading analyst said Putin will consider the Alaska summit ‘a victory’ (Image: Getty) Britain and Europe are in “grave danger” of failing the greatest security challenge since World War II, experts warned as President Donald Trump races to nail down a peace agreement…
Moments of War: Memories of German Soldiers in Pictures (Part 43) _de
A German paratrooper eats during a lull in the fighting at the Battle of Ortona in Italy (December 22, 1943). A fully camouflaged German soldier with a drum-loading MG 34 on the Eastern Front. In the photo: Field Marshal Walter…
Incredible pictures in comparison: Berlin at the end of the Second World War and today _de
Getty Images has combined photos of Berlin during World War II and from 2015 to stunning effect. These fascinating images capture the contrast between the city devastated by the defeat at the end of World War II and the modern,…
A quiet moment at the front – Farewell between Earth and Eternity _de
Sometimes words aren’t needed to capture the incomprehensible. A glance, a moment, a gesture—they say more than entire books. The black-and-white photo above depicts just such a moment. A German soldier kneels silently before the fresh graves of his comrades….
1,700 rounds per minute: MG34 – the Bundeswehr’s super weapon _de
The MG 34 design originated in Germany during the interwar period before the two World Wars. Until World War II, machine guns were typically water-cooled—and accordingly heavy and immobile. Efforts to develop an air-cooled machine gun led to the…
The downfall of Germany in World War II in 30 pictures
Ruins of the Berlin Cathedral City Palace Lustgarten Willys MB Jeep 1945 After France was recaptured by the Allies, the Germans mustered their own forces for a comprehensive counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge. They inflicted heavy losses on…