Royal Mail’s chief executive Rico Back quit today after two years in charge marked by battles with unions over efforts to restructure the postal service. In a surprise departure, the 66-year-old German businessman has agreed with the board to step down with immediate effect and will leave the company on August 15. Hamburg-born Mr Back … Read more
Royal Mail’s chief executive Rico Back quit today after two years in charge marked by battles with unions over efforts to restructure the postal service. In a surprise departure, the 66-year-old German businessman has agreed with the board to step down with immediate effect and will leave the company on August 15. Hamburg-born Mr Back … Read more
Out with a bang: German nuclear power station’s cooling towers are demolished in spectacular explosion The demolition took place at the site of the Philippsburg power plant, near the city of Karlsruhe The explosions were triggered shortly after 6am on Thursday in the south-west of the country Timing of the demolition was kept quiet to … Read more
Growing up, the story of the starfish stuck with filmmaker Tyler Gildin. The parable – a boy saves a starfish stranded on the beach by throwing it back into the water – was told often at his summer camp. Years later, Gildin was astonished when he discovered his grandfather, Herb, recounting the tale at a … Read more
Thailand’s king and queen inspect PPE made by the military in front of groveling army chief – weeks after royal ‘self-isolated’ with 20 concubines at German hotel King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida were seen at a Bangkok regiment Pictures show them watching soldiers produce PPE to hand out to the public The controversial ruler … Read more
Protesters brought May Day into the age of coronavirus today by keeping their distance at a rally in Greece – but authorities in Germany were bracing for extremists to hijack protests in Berlin by rallying against the lockdown. The International Workers’ Day protests on May 1 typically attract thousands of people across Europe, but many … Read more
Fringe protesters in Germany are planning rallies against the coronavirus lockdown today under cover of traditional May 1 workers’ demonstrations. While the usual left-wing protesters have vowed to observe social distancing, others are plotting a ‘hygiene demo’ which typically attracts conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers who scorn the lockdown measures. Extremists from left and right have … Read more
Fast food! Shot of a jackal chasing a magpie is among entries in prestigious German photography contest A photo of a golden jackal chasing a magpie is one of the entries in the Glanzlichter Nature Photo Contest The competition is open to nature photographers of all experience from hobbyists to professionals The overall winning picture was … Read more
Fast food! Shot of a jackal chasing a magpie is among entries in prestigious German photography contest A photo of a golden jackal chasing a magpie is one of the entries in the Glanzlichter Nature Photo Contest The competition is open to nature photographers of all experience from hobbyists to professionals The overall winning picture was … Read more
GPs posted naked selfies to draw attention to healthcare workers fighting on the German coronavirus frontline without protective equipment and clothing Blanke Bedenken aim to tell Germany’s health ministers their calls for PPE weren’t heard The group said ‘when we run out of what little we have, we look like this’ Firms producing the equipment … Read more