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Neo-Nazi Nuremberg: Germany forced to confront its dark side
03 May 2013 06:09 PM
The long-awaited appearance in court of a far-right group accused of murdering immigrants has revived awkward questions for the country
Postcard from... Düsseldorf
03 May 2013 12:00 AM
Not all Germans show unwavering respect for authority. “Court Case Dieter” as he is nicknamed, has spent nearly half his life actively loathing it. The 77-year-old retired sports teacher has been in court a record 230 times for insulting establishment figures.
Composer sounds the wrong note with official anthem for swearing-in of Holland’s future king
21 April 2013 06:30 PM
The Dutch–British composer of an official anthem intended for the swearing-in of Holland’s future king, Willem-Alexander, was forced to withdraw his work today amid vitriol from tens of thousands of online protesters and claims that the song sounded like North Korean propaganda.
Hello Lenin! How the 'Red Elvis' went East
21 April 2013 12:00 AM
Book traces fate of Cold War defectors who went the 'wrong way'
'McPassengers' to be offered extra-wide seats
12 April 2013 05:50 PM
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to offer extra-wide seats to cater for super-sized passengers in an effort to match “trends in demographics.”
Roll up! Roll up! All the fun of the fair as fresh fleas are wired up to perform
05 April 2013 06:28 PM
Ringmaster Robert Birk tells Tony Paterson how 60 new recruits kept his show on the road
Protesters plan to occupy life-sized Barbie Dream House
02 April 2013 07:17 PM
Barbie and her boyfriend, Ken, could receive police protection after activists vowed to protest against a life-sized Barbie “Dream House” due to open as a tourist attraction in Berlin next month.
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Bloody attack brings terror to capital’s streets
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Mothers' diets may harm IQs in two-thirds of babies
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Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
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After woman sells virginity for $780,000, here are the results of our prostitution survey
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'
Plenty of sleaze
The Freemasons’ Code
Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’
Why clubs are keen to take a stand
In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie
Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest
Steve Bunce on Boxing
Masculinity in crisis?
Have US shock jocks gone too far?
The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey
Heavenly Bodies
