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| English language newspapers are available from circa 2pm in selected Hamburg newspaper shops and can usually be found in the main train station in the Wandelhalle, (direct translation: Change Hall) Altona train station in the upper section where main-line trains leave, Dammtor train station, the airport and a few other sales points. They are very expensive, as are magazines. Saturday and Sunday papers, from the UK, arrive without the extra magazines and magazines with free CD's occasionally come without them. It is sometimes cheaper to have the papers sent by post - see the newspaper section and check to see if your favourite newspaper has this service, by going through the respective website - some newspapers are now offering a full online version for various prices, which can be sent by E-mail |
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| Berlin | 19.05.2008 - The US has just finished its landmark brand new embassy in Berlin, but not everyone is happy about it - Expatica |
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| A Munich school psychologist has produced a study which directly links violent video games with crime and disruptive behaviour. Here, for example, in Hamburg-Nienstedten, Osdorf and Hamburg-Klein Flottbek the attacks on private property, cars and bus-stop shelters by youths has increased dramatically. It has been suggested that a special school nearby may be the source of the attacks. Other youths suggest that drugs are being sold there, or nearby, as well. The agression in many Hamburg schools has taken on a new dimension. The lack of punishment, such as caning, lack of laws and the fact that the police have to let criminal youths go, without putting them in prison, leads to the fact that the few youths that cause the most trouble are under the impression that they can do what they want. Respect for teachers in schools, and authority in general, by youths is at an all time low and a high percent of school leavers are not qualified enough to start an apprenticeship. Police prescence is at an all-time low. Full original story. Over in the UK crimes by girls have increased dramatically. |
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Historic Hamburg Coalition
18th Apr 2008 | The first green-black coalition in Germany. The faces of Hamburg's new political leaders. Ole von Beust (CDU), "I am convinced this will be a success for Hamburg," he said. "This is no experiment, but rather a chance". Christa Goetsch, The Greens, can be seen left
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Hamburg Elections 2008 - 24th Feb
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| UK | 10th Feb 2008 - A really sad day for London. A major fire broke out late Saturday at London's famous Camden market, one of the city's top tourist draws, fire officials and witnesses said. The fire partially consumed a famous pub. Police evacuated bars and clubs packed with young revellers. The fire may have broken out in a small T-Shirt shop. The latest news here |
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| German | Feb 2008 - Turkey's prime minister suggested that Turkish schools and universities should be built in Germany, going against all forms of sense and against integration politics, after a fire which killed many Turkish people in Ludwigshafen. Turkish papers are reporting the fire as being started by Nazis, even though there is no evidence to back this up. Turkey's chances of entering the European Union were more than likely set back many years as a result. Whereas Turkey turned down intervention in the case of Marco, who was held captive until 14th December, see story below, they insisted that thier own people were present during the fire investigations. How strange. Click for stories | and only in German. |
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Germany/Turkey 14 Dec 2007 - The 17 year old German, held against his will in Turkey since April 2007, has been released. The case, which could border on kidnapping, has been very shaky all along and evidence provided by the young British girl, who may have been sexually abused, is reportedly a waste of time. Apparently she couldn't even be bothered to give evidence that would hold up in a court, or turn up at numerous court processes. He may have to appear again, but for the moment Marco W will be with his family for Christmas and Uelzen in Germany will be rightly celebrating his return in great style. The question on many people's lips is, will the British family be convicted for wasting police time and will Marco be able to sue the authorities for many months of captivity, if found to be not guilty? The case has forced many Germans to look elsewhere when booking holidays Maybe Turkey should think carefully...
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January 2008 | Hamburg to Gatwick. Gatwick is no longer in the German Wings flight plan, making the company much less attractive, as they now fly to Stansted rather than Gatwick. This now makes trips down South expensive, time-consuming and difficult, which could be one reason why some do not use Ryan Air. We are not aware of any warnings at all that Gatwick was going to be dropped from the flight plan. German Wings may have experienced a number of problems with slots in Gatwick, which we personally experienced during 2007, and these may have caused the delays and plane jams.
A spokesman for BAA Gatwick told Hamburg English Pages, BAA Gatwick was disappointed by the decision by GermanWings to cease their service between Gatwick and Hamburg. GermanWings had operated a very reliable service for its passengers and, for example was in the top five airlines for punctuality in December 2007. They were well above average for on-time departures with almost 90% of all of their flights leaving within 15 minutes of schedule.
We are sorry that the airline decided to withdraw the service. BAA Gatwick is keen to provide as much choice in both routes and airlines for passengers and we are constantly seeking to develop the choice further.
A spokesman for German Wings told Hamburg English Pages. We stopped flying between Hamburg and London-Gatwick because the yield did not develop according to our high expectations. Although the seat load factor was quite high, the yield was not.
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| UK | 30 Nov 2007 - Biggest fall in house prices for 12 years - The strongest signs yet that the property market is starting to fall emerged on Thursday as figures showed both house prices and mortgage lending dropped sharply last month. |
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Britain | Sept 2007 - A bad week for British farmers. An EU ban on meat and
livestock from Britain, which had been only just been lifted, was reimposed on Wednesday following confirmation of a fresh outbreak of foot and mouth disease in south-east England. The EU's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has now designated Britain a "high-risk zone" until October 15, subject to review. While the UK is, according to the Commission, complying with all relevant EU directives, the earliest date it can regain full disease-free status, under World Organisation for Animal Health rules, is three months after the last foot and mouth case is diagnosed. http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1189627321.89 |
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Britain | Sept 2007 - EU gives up campaign to make Britain go metric
The EU abandoned efforts to ban the use of pints, pounds and miles in Britain and Ireland in the face ofoverwhelming public opposition.
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| England | July 2007 - The queen made a donation to the British Red Cross' National Floods Appeal, Buckingham Palace said, but did not reveal the amount. The latest England flood news can be found here. To donate and also to help those who were not insured, please click here. |
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Hamburg | July 2007. Tens of thousands of people visited the Dalai Lama in Hamburg, many of whom travelled from around the World to Hamburg. Many people enjoyed the event.
After a series of sound problems, apparently due to rain, badly filmed faulty DVD's of the event were sold for EUR 20 to EUR 50. Many queued for one and a half hours to buy the DVD's burnt on location. Translation of the Dalai Lama's words were not translated simultaneously during the event, rather the translator scribbled the words down in a notebook and read the text back, while the Dalai Lama waited for long periods before he could speak again. It appears as if the high price for tickets (two readings for EUR 80) and the quality of event organisation did not reach the expectations of some who visited the event. The readings could be described as a basic university lecture, with content that most people were aware of anyway. For many it was just a chance to see him in person. |
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Hamburg | July 2007 The Dalai Lama Begins German Visit
June 2007 | His Holiness the Dalai Lama has accepted the invitation of the Tibetan Centre in Hamburg to give a week of lectures in July 2007. Click here. |
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Hamburg | 1st July - Britain has moved to the highest level of terror alert, 'critical'
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The Security Service (MI5) is responsible for protecting the United Kingdom against threats to national security. www.mi5.gov.uk |
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| Hamburg | 1st July - S-Bahn Hamburg and mainline trains possible strike delays, Monday 2nd July until Friday - Railway workers’ trade unions have threatened to strike after the end of the peace obligation period on 30th June. At present no information is as yet available on possible restrictions in rail traffic. The Deutsche Bahn will in any event attempt to keep any inconvenience for passengers at a mininmum and has set up a free service hotline which can be reached immediately around-the-clock under the telephone number 08000 996633. Callers from abroad can receive information via the number +49 1805 334444 (charges will depend on country of origin and provider). Text copied from www.bahn.de (English and German info pages). S-Bahn and HVV local trains and buses. Many routes can be covered by U-Bahn and bus, but will take much longer. See travel page for more links. Train News in German (Deutsche Bahn) | Google UK News | Google Germany News |
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| UK | 1st July 2007 - England celebrates victory over smokers as the new bans take force! At least half a million deaths a year are likely to be prevented by England's smoking ban in indoor places. Employers get ready to crack down on smoking breaks. Click here. |
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| UK | 1st July 2007 - Military on alert as rains threaten Great Britain again. Click here. |
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| UK | 29th/30th June 2007 - Britain on critical security alert. Car bombs in London and Glasgow (click the links in this text). Terrorism in the UK. |
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| Germany | May 2007 - ASEM meeting in Hamburg. News in English and G8 News in English (Heiligendamm). Massive protest action expected with massive amounts of taxpayers money being spent on protection and police prescence. |
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| Virginia Tech Shootings - The Latest News... And will the US ban guns all together? Maybe they'll never learn. Maybe the government has forgotten that the firearms lobby is less important than the lives of its own people, not to mention the influence it has on the rest of the World. Firearms are often portrayed in Hollywood films/movies. |
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| UK | Thursday, 5 April 2007 - Kidnapped British Soldiers Released. Iran government plays with fire in order to attempt to humiliate Britain. |
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Germany | Thursday, 5 April 2007
In Germany smoking is well out of control and lobbyists are still influencing politicians to such a level that investigations into possible criminal acts should be considered as TV documentaries have proved.
Breathing other people's smoke is called passive, involuntary or secondhand smoking and causes health problems, whether minor or major, for all who are forced by smokers to breathe it in. Some of the immediate effects of passive smoking include eye irritation, headache, cough, sore throat, dizziness and nausea. Adults with asthma can experience a significant decline in lung function when exposed, while new cases of asthma may be induced in children whose parents smoke. Short term exposure to tobacco smoke also has a measurable effect on the heart in non-smokers. Just 30 minutes exposure is enough to reduce coronary blood flow.
It is amazing that smokers still have so-called good reasons to smoke and some really fantisise that their human rights are affected by non-smokers, in order to change the subject and do what they want, without any consideration about the people around them. It is time for tobacco companies to look at alternative forms of income, because if they don't many employees will lose their jobs.
Non-smokers will win. It is no longer a question of if, but a question of when. Germany will have to conform to European law and that means that millions of people who are banned by smokers from restaurants, café's, discos and bars will also be able to go to these places - in other words, the human rights of non-smokers will be respected for the first time in Germany, much against the will of many smokers.
Amazing though it may be, The Techniker Krankenkasse, a health insurance organisation in Hamburg-Eppendorf, Christoph-Probst-Weg in Germany, allows smokers, who work there, to stand in front of the main entrance in groups, even though smokers are the cause of many of the costs involved. A great form of advertising.
When will the law change so that a total ban can take hold? Who knows... We will keep an eye on sources of news.
Source: http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact08.html
German source: Mythen um das Rauchen: „Zwölf an der Zahl“ www.rauchstopphilfe.de
Smoke Free Movies, the website and organisation, has material which can be used, such as documents, PowerPoint© presentations and short films - Click here |
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| Europe | 13th Feb 2007: The Google news pages. Belgian Court Rules That Google Violated Copyright Laws... Stories. Does this mean the end of Google News? |
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Hamburg | 20th Jan: Nienstedten, formerley a village in its own right, is now a part of Hamburg and had more-or-less kept its village flair up to the moment it was decided that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (a white elephant at best) was to be built there. Since Kofi Anan officially opened the building, the street outside was renamed and the pavements were renewed for the visit, greed has taken over and has all but destroyed the peace, quiet and architecture.
One by one architecturally important houses and villas are being destroyed and are being replaced by 2 or 3 buildings squashed into the space one house had occupied. This has resulted in the ruination of the area and also a serious and worrying change in the type of people living there. A number of questionable yuppies have moved in, who found the area fashionable and youths from a local school, near the Botanic Gardens are terrorising the neighbourhood and destroying anything that gets in their way, such as bikes in the bike sheds near Klein Flottbek S-Bahn Station. Criminal activity has increased dramatically with cars being stolen direct from driveways. |
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Since a well known nursery for plants and trees sold out for a rumoured 64 million Euros, even more houses were built on the land they sold, including controversial houses built out of glass where the residents pose for walkers visiting the local Wester Park, in dressing gowns, while eating breakfast.
Apparently, unlike Blankenese or even Othmarschen, there is no form of protection against the random building of cheap and ugly buildings for astronomical prices, with descriptions like half-mansion, with view of the Elbe, or park villa, when what they really mean is a normal flat/apartment or small house for millions of Euros. The building work, noise and damage caused by trucks has been almost non-stop for seven years. The lessons learnt elsewhere are being ignored by the authorities.
The most worrying aspect about the changes is that pedestrians (children etc) are often forced to walk in the road due to cars parked on the pavements - an agressive American woman bar owner and her partner are well known for this. This coupled with the fact that circa 70 percent of the people who drive through the area do not respect the 30kmh speed limit, makes it a dangerous place to be and often leads to near misses - speeds of up to 80kmh are not unusual. There are often people who walk in the road, even when the pavements are not blocked, with dogs, prams and children! It appears as if many people in this area just don't care about other people and the original Nienstedteners are leaving one by one - most of the corner shops have gone - sad!
To read about the positive sides of the area , visit www.nienstedten.de - one page is in English. |
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| Europe | 18th Jan 2007: Hurricane Kyrill News on the Travel Page |
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Hamburg | 27.12.2006 While Hamburg's government is heavily, and almost blindly, backing China trade, culture, art and much more (as if nothing bad is happening there), Fu Xiancai, 47, a farmer in central Chongqing province is yet another Human rights victim, among many thousands, if not millions, of others. Fu Xiancai has shown bravery in the face of severe adversity in continuing his claim for compensation after losing land to the Three Gorges damm project. He was severely beaten up after appearing on TV and is now paralysed. But he has vowed to continue the fight! More on Fu Xiancai
The British Consulate has now gone in Hamburg and the Chinese could take over the commercial vacuum left behind, which HEP predicted 2 years ago. The first sign of this may be the rumours that the Chinese may be moving into part of the same building on the Alster. Are Chinese imports going to take over, is China going to be too powerful to control, or is something going to be done before it's too late? A visit to exhibitions in Germany where British products were usually found, results in so-called British traditional gift items being found with ''Made in China'' on the them. Wake up UK Trade and Investment! Is Europe ignoring Human rights by backing trade with China and did they really deserve to get Hong Kong? Many questions are still open in a World of varied opinions. |
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| UK | 27.12.2006 Earthquake wakes Britain! More news here. |
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27.12.2006 Aircraft Deals
Boeing ended five years of Airbus supremacy, overtaking its European rival in terms of new orders >>> |
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| USA | 25.12.2006 Legendary entertainer James Brown died early on Christmas Day, aged 73. More news here. |
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| UK | 21.12.2006 - Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded today after a thick blanket of freezing fog forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled and grounded at airports serving Britain's capital. Click for up-to-the-minute news |
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Germany | 09.10.2006 Memorial Service Held for Deutsche Welle Journalists
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=1hlzupIfch376I2
Following the murders of two Deutsche Welle journalists in Afghanistan over the weekend, colleagues commemorated Karen Fischer and Christian Struwe at its offices in Bonn and Berlin on Monday. |
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Musical Chairs in the Executive Suite at Beleaguered Airbus
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=1hlzupIfch376I5
The CEO of the EADS subsidiary Airbus has reportedly resigned over disputes he had with the parent company involving restructuring the troubled aircraft manufacturer. |
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| London - 10th Aug 2006 - Major Delays in Airports around London. Hand luggage banned. British police say a major terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight has been disrupted. Security was level critical. Latest News. |
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| March 2006 - Australia: Cyclone Larry - Please Help. Appeal - donation sources | Latest News |
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| 01.03.2006 - Cat Death Puts Some German Pets on Short Leash Germany ordered cats to be kept indoors and dogs on leashes in five states hit by bird flu. DW World |
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| 22.02.2006 - The number of dead birds found with the lethal H5N1 strain of avian flu rose to 103 in north-east Germany on Tuesday. Health and agriculture officials have warned the public not to touch any dead animals because of the risk of infection to humans through direct contact with infected birds and bird carcasses. Full story - Expatica.com. |
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| London, 11.12.2005 - Large explosions rock petrol storage depot near Luton Airport. Many injured. BBC pages and a series of links, online videos and reports. Search news reports Worldwide. |
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| 19.11.2005 - QM2 leaves Hamburg at 6:00am on the 19th November 2005 on a bitter cold foggy morning. Just before 5am the fog lifted to unviel the QM2 in her full glory. With steam rising from the somewhat warmer Elbe, she edged her way backwards out of Elbe Dock 17 and almost up to the Cruise Terminal. After a short stop she moved quickly downriver out of Hamburg towards Cuxhaven and further on to Southampton. The Hamburg English Pages photos, from 4:20am to 06:30am, are now online in the Hamburg Gallery. |
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A380 landed in Hamburg
8th November 2005 - 14:20: The photos are in the Hamburg Gallery - Click here for news. The A380 will be fitted with cabin material and sprayed in Hamburg. The first landing in Germany was in Frankfurt. Latest News > English > German. Photo by HEP - August 2005 |
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Boeing due to set record flight
Boeing's 777-200R was launched this year amongst much fanfare
Boeing is due to break the world record for the longest non-stop passenger airline flight when one of its jets lands at London Heathrow on Thursday. Click here for BBC story, plus audio and internet video links |
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Queen Mary 2 in Hamburg again.
09.11.2005 - The photos from the 8th and 9th are now in the Hamburg Gallery. 8th Nov: She was not put in dry dock due to tide level uncertainty. The ship was turned on the 8th and was nudged into dry dock at 8am on the 9th Nov. She was berthed at the Cruise Terminal overnight and will remain in dry dock until the 19th. We were in Blohm & Voss at 06:30am on one of the three cranes behind the dock and also right next the ship. |
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13.10.2005 - The British Consulate-General in Hamburg will close in September 2006. Reports suggest only Düsseldorf, Munich and Berlin to remain open.
A very sad day for Anglo-German relations. Hamburg not amused, Leipzig and Stuttgart very upset.
Story one and story two - see links on these pages for more. Inside British Consulate - scroll down to 50th Anniversary photo link in our Gallery
13.10.2005 - Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust, respects decision, despite all his efforts being in vain. The Mayor had tried everything including a major cost cutting special offer. Plans may be released from an independent source as to how the building could still be used as a hub for British interests, although this information is based upon rumours being circulated and not on confirmed facts. Ambassador suggests that a representitive covering Hamburg from Berlin will be enough. But who here believes that? Click here for all Consulate Abendblatt stories over a longer period.
Hamburg Mayor, Ole von Beust - centre
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| All the figures and theatrical props used in the Wallace and Gromit films were destroyed in a fire at the warehouse in Bristol where they were stored. More... |
| Huge blaze destroys historic pier. The world's longest pleasure pier will be rebuilt after it was gutted by a massive blaze, town officials pledged. Southend Borough Council leader Anna Waite estimated it would cost millions to rebuild. More... |
| October 2005 - Asian Quake. Latest News. Asian Quake - Other News |
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NEW YORK TERROR ATTACKS - 11TH SEPTEMBER 2001
To find how the anniversary of the attacks are being covered by the World's media and how news is being covered throughout the year, please click here |
LONDON TERROR ATTACKS - 7TH JULY 2005
A series of explosions hit London's transport system during rush hour Thursday morning, causing the suspension of the entire underground railway network and bus system... more below |
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These three act as a reminder of all the other places where terrorism has left its mark, including Bali and many more |
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| Discussion amongst Brits in Germany (Forum) - www.britboard.de |
| Tony Blair's first statement on London explosions |
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| UK: Queen's Speech 2005 - includes online videos, facts and links |
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| 27th April 2005 - With rain pouring down on Airbus in Hamburg, the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has safely landed, having completed its maiden flight under blue skies and sun in Toulouse. Crowd noise was louder than the aircraft itself. Click here to take a walk around Toulouse with Hamburg English Pages, during a visit to Airbus and Toulouse itself - photos from 2003. Toulouse is also famous for its unmanned underground trains, but if one train stops, the whole system falls apart and stations fill to overflowing (from experience). Very odd, thin and short trains run every 2 or 3 minutes and it is not possible to see the tracks. Extra doors on the platforms open opposite the doors on the train itself |
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| News links: Airbus A380 completes test flight. Photos: Click here. Google World Search |
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| A380 Hangar in Hamburg - Apr 2005 - above |
Airbus Toulouse - Apr 2003 - below |
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The underpass in Toulouse with A380 - Apr 2005
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| The main bridge in historic Toulouse - Apr 2003 |
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| 7th April, 2005. Airbus A380 still doing test runs, but on the tarmac |
| 6th April 2005, Prince Rainier III Dies at 81 |
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| The Royal Wedding on 8th April was almost upon us… Royal wedding postponed for Pope… Quote: "The wedding is still going to be a good day, but it has just been pushed back 24 hours" More… This has caused a real headache for the souvenir industry, as many printed 8th April on mugs, towels, spoons and many other items. Many companies are rushing to reprint everything in just a few days. More… News links and other links can be found on our Royal Page. Click for the BBC story, "Media barred from Royal wedding" - the page that appears has many links, including video and audio links. Official website: www.royal.gov.uk. Online live coverage, as well as TV, coverage may be available: www.bbc.co.uk, www.cnn.com or www.zdf.de and on www.ard.de / www.ard-digital.de - ARD: Samstag/Saturday, 12.23 - 17.00 (277 min) German time |
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| Archive - 22:10 Saturday, 2nd April 2005 - The Pope has died - News |
| 01.04.2005 - The Vatican says Pope John Paul II has received holy communion for the dying, after suffering a heart attack and going into septic shock. Links: More and also Latest News - www.vatican.va (official websites may not be available, due to the amount of people viewing them). Vatican News and Vatican website search |
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| Monday, 28th March 2005 - A tsunami warning has been issued after an earthquake registering at least 8.2 struck off the coast of Indonesia again - more and click here for latest tsunami news. Click here for APPEALS PAGE and Asia Quake feature |
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21.03.2005 - The big event in April was the HRH The Duke of York’s visit to Hamburg on Monday the 4th April 2005. Prince Andrew visited various points of interest in his role as Special Representative for International Trade and Investment – www.uktradeinvest.de – www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk - including those set for closure. After Hamburg, he continued his tour of Germany in Munich. The visit finished on the 7th. Links to various royal websites and news can be found on our Royal Page. Officially released details – www.britischebotschaft.de
HRH Duke of York’s official calendar and other details |
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Friday 18th Feb 2005 - Roads all round the TV tower were closed and S-Bahn and main line rail lines were closed, causing chaos. During a routine check a frost damaged piece of concrete, the size of a dinner plate was found, which could have fallen. Further checks had to be made
Friday 18th Feb 2005 - Jungfernstieg underground station was also cleared by the fire services, after a minor electrical problem set off smoke alarms, adding to the chaos. Unconfirmed reports suggest this happened the day before and has happened a few times in the past as well |
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| The Prince of Wales will marry his long-term partner Camilla Parker-Bowles this spring (2005). Select the up-to-the-minute News Websites Link or select our Royal page. Click here for official announcement |
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| IKEA stabbing and chaos after new opening in North London. 22 people crushed. All special offers withdrawn. IKEA shocked at behaviour of customers. Store closed until thoughts have been made about situation. News Page |
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| Crowds gathered in the English port of Falmouth to welcome sailor Ellen MacArthur home after her record-breaking voyage around the globe. News Websites Link |
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| Boscastle in north Cornwall experiences the worst flash flooding in its history, ravaging the coastal community. BBC News Online looks at the rescue efforts and clean-up operation. Older residents of Lynton & Lynmouth in nearby Devon can remember well the wall of water that hit them in the 50's, on the same day in the month, after questionable possible reported cloud bombing experiments - BBC website with videos, map and story - HEP was in the Lynton & Lynmouth museum dedicated to the disaster - an area everyone should visit, an area of outstanding natural beauty. |
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| David Bowie Had Emergency Heart Surgery in Hamburg St.Georg Hospital - Google News Search |
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| Bomb Explosion in Cologne - Google News Deutschland or click Google |
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| Flooding in Hamburg and northern Germany - NDR coverage in German - Google News Deutschland - No English results - Translation Page |
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| Car badly damaged by flying portable toilet in Hamburg - Google News Search |
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| Nearly 80% of women wish they could change their dull and treadmill lives and are convinced that men have it easier, according to a new survey - Sky News |
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| Ducks quack to each other in regional dialects, with London ducks brashly drowning out their relaxed rural relatives, a researcher says - Google Search |
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| Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States died Saturday, 6th June 2004. He was 93. CNN, the BBC and over 500 websites on Google News |
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| Major Gas Oven Explosion in Glasgow Factory - A UK information line providing regular updates for concerned relatives and others affected by the blast has been set up on 0870 9009586 - we have not tested this number from Germany - Story 1: 11th May - Major explosion - Glasgow - BBC - Story 2: Rescue operation at blast factory and witness forum or try a Google news search - BBC pages include many relevant links |
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| Bigger EU 'will net UK billions' BBC 1st May 2004... HEP: And will cost Germany jobs and more |
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| Douglas McAdam and his wife Susan - British Consul-General - leaving 15th May 2004 to retire to Portugal |
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27th April 2004 - Innocent E-Mails followed by Telephone & E-Mail Terror - The latest problem to hit E-Mail users in Hamburg. Every day many companies and individuals are sent no end of Spams and viruses by E-Mail - most of these E-Mails cannot be traced back to the senders - we also receive many illegal mails and have been forced to filter most of them out, with the risk of losing other E-Mails. As a result, new dimensions have been reached and a new breed of anti-spammer crusader has emerged. As they are unable to find out who these criminals are, they are attacking other senders and taking out their frustration on the few people who send E-Mails that can be identified, most of whom send E-Mails for totally innocent reasons, but may have some form of commercial connection. Recently an E-Mail concerning Amnesty International, and an appeal to stop the stoning of an African woman was doing the rounds, and those that answered it using the E-Mail addresses in the list are now being threatened by phone and sent E-Mails. These E-Mails were mostly answered by reply, without looking to see whose E-Mail addresses were in the list - most assumed they belonged to people they knew and it was OK to answer. Our reports have revealed that one person, who tried to sound like an arrogant young lawyer, is one person behind the calls and E-Mails. The German speaking male caller, whose name is now known, is just one spanner in the works and part of the latest wave of E-Mail related problems. If you have been called or contacted, please let us know.
If replying to E-Mails, always check to see that you know all the people in the list and never send E-Mails with more than one recipient by open mail (the golden rule), with the result that all recipients can see all E-Mail addresses. Always send a list by Bcc - Blind Carbon Copy (many people are not aware of this function. If you receive an E-Mail that has been sent like this, you cannot see the people on the list, so do not reply to all, only to the sender and only if you know them well. This new breed of anti-spammer has spent time reading legal reports on the Internet and has nothing against starting legal action or has nothing else better to do, which could result in very high costs for those trying to scrape an existance or even for charitable institutions - another blow for the small business operator who relies on E-Mails to cut costs! |
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| 22nd April 2004 - As with all aspects of driving, it pays to be careful. At the back of Airbus today, near Finkenwerder, one driver was probably not paying attention... Just as the aircraft above was taking off, two cars crashed into each other - result, one elderly lady injured and two written off vehicles... The orange and white aircraft was the second aircraft on the runway, the first aircraft abandoned take-off after trying to start at least 6 times - more than likely just a test start, which happens often |
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